DIAMOND BAR, Calif. July 24, 2007 - One of the Southland's leading organizations which fund programs to combat air pollution from mobile sources has unanimously re-elected Chino Hills Mayor Gwenn Norton-Perry to serve as Chair of the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC) for a third term. The MSRC also unanimously re-elected Temecula City Council Member Ron Roberts as its Vice-Chair.
Norton-Perry represents the San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) on the MSRC. She is involved in many transportation and regional organizations, including serving on the Board of Directors for SANBAG, the County transportation agency, and Omnitrans, the San Bernardino Valley transit agency. In addition to her public service, she is Vice President of Carter & Burgess, Inc., one of the nation's leading and largest architectural, engineering, and planning firms.
"Mobile sources are the biggest contributor to air pollution in the South Coast region, and introducing new clean technologies to our roads is one of the best ways we can get significant pollution reductions cost-effectively," said Norton-Perry. "I am very honored to serve once again as Chair of an organization that continues to be at the forefront of funding innovative programs and technologies designed to reduce mobile source air pollution and look forward to leading the MSRC in the coming year."
Ron Roberts is the immediate past president of the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) and serves as the SCAG representative on the MSRC. Roberts is past Chair of the Riverside County Transportation Commission Board of Directors, in addition to several other organizations dedicated to local and regional transportation issues. He is a retired California Highway Patrol Officer and currently works for Riverside County's Third Supervisoral District as a Legislative Team Member. This will also be Roberts' third term as Vice-Chair.
The MSRC allocates Clean Transportation Funding from a $4 surcharge on vehicle license fees, specifically to be used for local projects designed to reduce air pollution from mobile sources such as trucks, buses, and off-road construction equipment. Thirty cents of every surcharge dollar goes into the MSRC fund. More than $220 million has been distributed for air pollution-reduction programs in Southland communities since the MSRC was established in 1990. Clean Transportation Funding is heavily leveraged with investments from government agencies, as well as private sources, with billions of additional dollars contributed to projects throughout the region.
Norton-Perry represents the San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) on the MSRC. She is involved in many transportation and regional organizations, including serving on the Board of Directors for SANBAG, the County transportation agency, and Omnitrans, the San Bernardino Valley transit agency. In addition to her public service, she is Vice President of Carter & Burgess, Inc., one of the nation's leading and largest architectural, engineering, and planning firms.
"Mobile sources are the biggest contributor to air pollution in the South Coast region, and introducing new clean technologies to our roads is one of the best ways we can get significant pollution reductions cost-effectively," said Norton-Perry. "I am very honored to serve once again as Chair of an organization that continues to be at the forefront of funding innovative programs and technologies designed to reduce mobile source air pollution and look forward to leading the MSRC in the coming year."
Ron Roberts is the immediate past president of the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) and serves as the SCAG representative on the MSRC. Roberts is past Chair of the Riverside County Transportation Commission Board of Directors, in addition to several other organizations dedicated to local and regional transportation issues. He is a retired California Highway Patrol Officer and currently works for Riverside County's Third Supervisoral District as a Legislative Team Member. This will also be Roberts' third term as Vice-Chair.
The MSRC allocates Clean Transportation Funding from a $4 surcharge on vehicle license fees, specifically to be used for local projects designed to reduce air pollution from mobile sources such as trucks, buses, and off-road construction equipment. Thirty cents of every surcharge dollar goes into the MSRC fund. More than $220 million has been distributed for air pollution-reduction programs in Southland communities since the MSRC was established in 1990. Clean Transportation Funding is heavily leveraged with investments from government agencies, as well as private sources, with billions of additional dollars contributed to projects throughout the region.