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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	April 10, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Letter of Support to Fund the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/10/2018

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor

Contact:	Randy Sawyer, 925-335-3210
cc:	Randy Sawyer Tasha Scott Marcy Wilhelm CAO-Legislation

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: April 10, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

AUTHORIZE the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to sign a letter to the County's Congressional representatives providing support to continue the funding for the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB), as recommended by the Contra Costa County Hazardous Materials Commission.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no fiscal impact to the County.

BACKGROUND:

The CSB was created by the 1990 Clean Air Act and investigation chemical incidents to determine the root cause of the incident and makes recommendations on how to prevent such similar incidents in the future. The President’s proposed budget would defund the CSB. Attached is a letter from the Hazardous Materials Commission making a request that the Chair of the Board send a letter to the County’s Congressional representatives to continue to fund the CSB.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The County has over 3,500 facilities that handle hazardous materials, including four petroleum refineries and a number of chemical facilities. The valuable lessons learned from the CSB investigations will be lost, including how to prevent releases, spills, and fires from facilities handling hazardous materials.