SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (AQMD)

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South Coast Contract No.ML14012 INS Air Quality Management District Qean transportation Funding from the MSRC AB 27661MSRC LOCAL GOVERNMENT MATCH PROGRAM CONTRACT PARTIES - The parties to this Contract are the South Coast Air Quality Management District (hereinafter referred to as "SCAQMD ") whose address is 21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, California 917654178, and the City of Santa Ana (hereinafter referred to as "CONTRACTOR ") whose address is 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California 92701, 2, RECITALS A. SCAQMD is the local agency with primary responsibility for regulating stationary source air pollution within the geographical boundaries of the South Coast Air Quality Management District in the State of California (State), SCAQMD is authorized under State Health & Safety Code Section 44225 (AB 2766) to levy a fee on motor vehicles for the purpose of reducing air pollution from such vehicles and to implement the California Clean Air Act, B. Under AB 2766, SCAQMD's Governing Board has authorized the imposition of the statutorily set motor vehicle fee, By taking such action, the State's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is required to collect such fee and remit it periodically to SCAQMD. C. AB 2766 further mandates that thirty (30) percent of such vehicle registration fees be placed by SCAQMD into a separate account for the sole purpose of implementing and monitoring programs to reduce air pollution from motor vehicles. D. AB 2766 creates a regional Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC) to develop a work program to fund projects from the separate account, Pursuant to approval of the work program by SCAQMD's Governing Board, SCAQMD authorized this Contract with CONTRACTOR for equipment or services described in Attachment 1 - Statement of Work, expressly incorporated herein by this reference and made a part hereof of this Contract. E. CONTRACTOR has met the requirements for receipt of AB 2766 Discretionary Funds as set forth in CONTRACTOR's Local Government Match Program Application /Proposal dated'October 10, 2013. F. CONTRACTOR is authorized to do business in the State of California and attests that it is in good tax standing with the California Franchise Tax Board, G. All parties to this Contract have had the opportunity to have this Contract reviewed by their attorney. 3. DMV FEES - CONTRACTOR acknowledges that SCAQMD cannot guarantee that the amount of fees to be collected under AB 2766 will be sufficient to fund this Contract. CONTRACTOR further acknowledges that payment under this Contract is contingent upon SCAQMD receiving sufficient funds from the DMV, and that SCAQMD assumes no responsibility for the collection and remittance of motor vehicle registration fees. AUDIT AND RECORDS RETENTION A. CONTRACTOR shall, at least once every two years, or within two years of the termination of the Contract if the term is less than two years, be subject to an audit by SCAQMD or its authorized representative to determine if the revenues received by CONTRACTOR were spent for the reduction of pollution from motor vehicles pursuant to the Clean Air Act of 1988. B. CONTRACTOR agrees to maintain records related to this Contract during the Contract term and continue to retain these records for a period of two years beyond the Contract term, except that in no case shall CONTRACTOR be required to retain more than the most recent five years' records. SCAQMD shall coordinate such audit through CONTRACTOR'S audit staff.