DIAMOND BAR, CA July 7, 2006 - Chino Hills Mayor Pro Tem Gwenn Norton-Perry has been unanimously re-elected as Chair of one of the Southland's principal organizations charged with combating air pollution from mobile sources. Temecula Mayor Ronald H. Roberts was also unanimously re-elected as Vice-Chair.
The Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (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 $200 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.
"I am delighted to have been re-elected as Chair of the MSRC," said Norton-Perry. "The MSRC's Clean Transportation Funding offers a vital resource to local agencies and businesses committed to reducing air pollution. This funding gives them an opportunity to act on their commitment by providing them with financial help to invest in cleaner technologies and projects that will provide new approaches to tackling many of our transportation-related challenges. I look forward to leading the MSRC for another year in our efforts to support innovative projects that will help clean up our air."
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 be the second term for both Norton-Perry and Roberts.
The Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (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 $200 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.
"I am delighted to have been re-elected as Chair of the MSRC," said Norton-Perry. "The MSRC's Clean Transportation Funding offers a vital resource to local agencies and businesses committed to reducing air pollution. This funding gives them an opportunity to act on their commitment by providing them with financial help to invest in cleaner technologies and projects that will provide new approaches to tackling many of our transportation-related challenges. I look forward to leading the MSRC for another year in our efforts to support innovative projects that will help clean up our air."
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 be the second term for both Norton-Perry and Roberts.