Western Oil & Gas Ass'n v. Orange County Air Pollution Control District

Opinion

MOSK, J.

We are called upon to decide whether an air pollution control district established under section 24198 et seq. of the Health and Safety Code 1 is authorized to regulate the amount of lead contained in gasoline sold within the district for use in motor vehicles. We conclude that this power resides not with the districts but with the statewide Air Resources Board (hereinafter ARB) established by the Mulford-Carrell Air Resources Act (§ 39000 et seq.) and that the rule adopted by defendant Orange County Air Pollution District (hereinafter district) regulating the lead content of…