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MOA0800002 <br />MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT <br />I. Parties <br />This Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) ("Agreement") is entered into between the <br />Texas Commission on Environmental Quality ("TCEQ") and the local governments signing this <br />agreement (Local Governments), collectively, the "Parties." <br />1. The Parties represent that they have the authority to enter into this MOA, <br />including the authority granted in the Texas Government Code Chapter 791 Interlocal <br />Cooperation Contracts. <br />2. The TCEQ has authority under Section 5.229 of the Texas Water Code and <br />Section 382.033 of the Texas Health and Safety Code to enter into this MOA. <br />3. Local Governments have authority under Section 382.115 of the Texas Health and <br />Safety Code to enter into this MOA. <br />II. Intent and Purpose <br />The intent of this Agreement is to memorialize both the renewal of the agreement <br />between the original Parties (TCEQ and the Local Early Action Compact (EAC) Signatories) and <br />to acknowledge new Local Governments to the agreement to implement the following rules <br />aimed at the control of air pollution from motor vehicles: 30 Texas Administrative Code <br />("TAC") Chapter 114, Control of Air Pollution from Motor Vehicles, Subchapter J, Operation <br />Controls for Motor Vehicles, Division 2, Locally Enforced Motor Vehicle Idling Limitations, <br />Sections 114.510 - 114.512 and 114.517. <br />The Parties, TCEQ and any new Local Governments, enter into this Agreement for the <br />purpose of renewing or ratifying, as applicable, the agreement delegating rule enforcement from <br />TCEQ to the Local Governments and incorporating the emission reductions resulting from the <br />implementation and enforcement of the above-referenced rules into the State Implementation <br />Plan ("SIP"). <br />III. Definitions <br />As used in this Agreement the following terms have the meanings given below: <br />1. "EPA" shall mean the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. <br />2. "TCEQ" shall mean the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. <br />3. "Local Government" has the meaning assigned by 30 TAC Section 114.510.