(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

1. (1) The San Joaquin Valley has a serious air pollution problem that will take the cooperation of land use and transportation planning agencies, transit operators, the development community, the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District and the public to solve. The solution to the problem requires changes in the way we have traditionally built our communities and constructed the transportation systems. It involves a fundamental shift in priorities from emphasis on mobility for the occupants of private automobiles to a multimodal system that more efficiently uses scarce resources. It requires a change in attitude from the public to support development patterns and transportation systems different from the status quo.
2. (2) In 2003 the district published a document entitled, Air Quality Guidelines for General Plans. This report is a comprehensive guidance document and resource for cities and counties to use to include air quality in their general plans. It includes goals, policies, and programs that when adopted in a general plan will reduce vehicle trips and miles traveled and improve air quality.

3. (3) Air quality guidelines are recommended strategies that do, when it is feasible, all of the following:

   1. (A) Determine and mitigate project level and cumulative air quality impacts under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code).
   2. (B) Integrate land use plans, transportation plans, and air quality plans.
   3. (C) Plan land uses in ways that support a multimodal transportation system.
   4. (D) Local action to support programs that reduce congestion and vehicle trips.
   5. (E) Plan land uses to minimize exposure to toxic air pollutant emissions from industrial and other sources.
   6. (F) Reduce particulate matter emissions from sources under local jurisdiction.
   7. (G) Support district and public utility programs to reduce emissions from energy consumption and area sources.

4. (4) The benefits of including air quality concerns within local general plans include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

   1. (A) Lower infrastructure costs.
   2. (B) Lower public service costs.
   3. (C) More efficient transit service.
   4. (D) Lower costs for comprehensive planning.
   5. (E) Streamlining of the permit process.
   6. (F) Improved mobility for the elderly and children.

(c) The adoption of air quality amendments to a general plan to comply with the requirements of subdivision (d) shall include all of the following:

1. (1) A report describing local air quality conditions including air quality monitoring data, emission inventories, lists of significant source categories, attainment status and designations, and applicable state and federal air quality plans and transportation plans.
2. (2) A summary of local, district, state, and federal policies, programs, and regulations that may improve air quality in the city or county.
3. (3) A comprehensive set of goals, policies, and objectives that may improve air quality consistent with the strategies listed in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a).
4. (4) A set of feasible implementation measures designed to carry out those goals, policies, and objectives.