In an effort to clean up the air around its shipping ports, members of the California House of Representatives voted Tuesday to impose a fee on every container moving through the ports of Long Beach, Los Angeles and Oakland. 

The bill calls for a $60 fee for every container that passes through the ports and is expected to raise at least $400 million a year in revenues to be put towards easing the traffic congestion and air pollution generated by the ports, which handle more than 40 percent of the nation's goods.

Opposition from those who believe this bill would further contribute to escalating consumer prices, which rose at a record level of 1.1 percent in June, could present a roadblock to its passage.

The Senate is expected approve the bill soon, while Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has yet to offer an official position on it.