Administration of vehicle registration fee.
Riverside Municipal Code § 3.38.040
in effect3.38.040 - Administration of vehicle registration fee.
A. Receipt of fee. Vehicle registration fees due pursuant to this chapter disbursed by the SCAQMD and transmitted to the City shall be accepted by the Fee Administrator.
B. Transfer of funds. Upon receipt of the vehicle registration fees, the Fee Administrator shall be responsible for placement of such funds into a separate account as hereinafter specified.
C. Establishment of Air Quality Improvement Trust Fund. The Fee Administrator shall establish a separate interest-bearing trust fund account in a financial institution authorized to receive deposits of City funds. Interest earned by the account shall be credited to that account and shall be used to finance mobile source air pollution reduction programs.
D. Use of Air Quality Trust Fund. The City shall only use vehicle registration funds pursuant to this chapter for programs that reduce air pollution from motor vehicles pursuant to, and for related planning, monitoring, enforcement and technical studies necessary for the implementation of the California Clean Air Act of 1988.
E. Audits. The City consents to audits, at least once every two years, of all programs and projects funded by the vehicle registration fee revenues provided under Health and Safety Code § 44223. The audits shall be conducted by an independent auditor selected by the SCAQMD. The District shall deduct any audit costs incurred from the City's fee revenues if it finds that the City has not been utilizing the funds in a manner prescribed by this chapter.
(Ord. 5930 § 1, 1991)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT3REFI_CH3.38MOSOAIPOREPR_3.38.040ADVEREFEFetched: 11/1/2026