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Ordinance amending the City of Pittsburgh, Code of Ordinances, Title One, Administration, Article VII Procedures, Chapter 161 Contracts, Section 161.42 "Clean Construction Diesel Operations" by repealing the existing Section 161.42 and replacing it with a new Section 161.42 with the same title and purpose.
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WHEREAS, in 2011, City Council enacted Ordinance 11 of 2011, effective July 27, 2011, to add a Section to the City Code entitled "Clean Construction Diesel Operations" in order to minimize human exposure and health risks from diesel particulate emissions and to reduce the health costs, missed school days, lost worker productivity and premature mortality linked to exposure to diesel particulate matter and other diesel pollutants; and
WHEREAS, the City has been working on drafting the necessary regulations and contract specifications required by this Section; and
WHEREAS, in undertaking this process and conducting additional research, the City has determined that certain changes to the Section are necessary for effective implementation.
Be it resolved that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The City Code is hereby amended at Title One, Administrative; Article VII, Procedures; Chapter 161 Contracts; by adding a new section ?161.42 entitled "Clean Construction Diesel Operations" to supersede and replace the existing ?161.42.
? 161.42 - Clean Construction Diesel Operations ("CCDO")
161.42(a) Definitions. For purposes of this Section, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) Authorized Partner means an entity that enters into a written contract with the City to work with the City and/or on its behalf on a City Construction Project. For purposes of this Chapter, Authorized Partner is not meant to include another governmental entity.
(2) Best Available Retrofit Technology ("BART") means technology verified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("US EPA") or the California B...
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