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Public Resources Code - PRC

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• § 21080.22 — (a) This division does not apply to activities and approvals by a local government necessary for the preparation of general plan amendments pursuant to Section 29763, except that the approval of gener
• § 21080.23 — (a) This division does not apply to any project which consists of the inspection, maintenance, repair, restoration, reconditioning, relocation, replacement, or removal of an existing pipeline, as defi
• § 21080.24 — This division does not apply to the issuance, modification, amendment, or renewal of a permit by an air pollution control district or air quality management district pursuant to Title V, as defined in
• § 21080.25 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Affordable housing” means any of the following: (A) Housing that is subject to a recorded covenant, ordinance, or law that restr
• § 21080.26 — This division does not apply to minor alterations to utilities made for the purposes of complying with Sections 116410 and 116415 of the Health and Safety Code or regulations adopted thereunder.
• § 21080.27 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Affordable cost” has the same meaning as “affordable housing cost” as defined in Section 50052.
• § 21080.27.5 — (a) This division does not apply to any of the following activities by a local agency: (1) An action to lease or facilitate the lease of land owned by the local agency for a low barrier navigation cen
• § 21080.28 — (a) This division does not apply to either of the following: (1) The acquisition, sale, or other transfer of interest in land by a public agency for any of the following purposes: (A) Preservation of
• § 21080.28.5 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to clarify the applicability of this division to the provision of public access within a park or open space area by a county park agenc
• § 21080.29 — (a) A project located in Los Angeles County that is approved by a public agency before the effective date of the act adding this section is not in violation of any requirement of this division by reas
• § 21080.3 — (a) Prior to determining whether a negative declaration or environmental impact report is required for a project, the lead agency shall consult with all responsible agencies and trustee agencies.
• § 21080.3.1 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that California Native American tribes traditionally and culturally affiliated with a geographic area may have expertise concerning their tribal cultural resourc
• § 21080.3.2 — (a) As a part of the consultation pursuant to Section 21080.
• § 21080.30 — (a) For purposes of this section, “real estate transaction” means the acquisition or disposition of any interest in real property.
• § 21080.31 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following definitions: (1) “Adequate supply” has the same meaning as set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 116681 of the Health and Saf
• § 21080.32 — (a) This section shall only apply to publicly owned transit agencies, but shall not apply to any publicly owned transit agency created pursuant to Section 130050.
• § 21080.33 — This division does not apply to any emergency project undertaken, carried out, or approved by a public agency to maintain, repair, or restore an existing highway, as defined in Section 360 of the Vehi
• § 21080.34 — For the purposes of Section 21069, the phrase “carrying out or approving a project” shall include the carrying out or approval of a plan for a project that expands or enlarges an existing publicly own
• § 21080.35 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), this division does not apply to the installation of a solar energy system on the roof of an existing building or at an existing parking lot.
• § 21080.4 — (a) If a lead agency determines that an environmental impact report is required for a project, the lead agency shall immediately send notice of that determination by certified mail, email, or an equiv
• § 21080.40 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Affordable housing project” means a project consisting of multifamily residential uses only or a mix of multifamily residential
• § 21080.42 — (a) The following transportation projects are exempt from this division: (1) U.
• § 21080.43 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The Legislature reaffirms that the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) established longstanding legal requirements for the impositi
• § 21080.44 — (a) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions apply: (1) “Department” means the Department of Housing and Community Development.
• § 21080.45 — (a) This division does not apply to a new agricultural employee housing project that complies with Section 21159.
• § 21080.46 — (a) Without limiting any other statutory exemption or categorical exemption, this division does not apply to the adoption of an ordinance by a city, county, or city and county to limit or prohibit the
• § 21080.47 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Community water system” means a public water system that serves at least 15 service connections used by yearlong residents or re
• § 21080.48 — (a) This division does not apply to a project, as defined in Section 21080.
• § 21080.49 — This division does not apply to any of the following wildfire risk reduction projects, if the project is in compliance with all other applicable laws, ordinances, and zoning requirements: (a) A projec
• § 21080.5 — (a) Except as provided in Section 21158.
• § 21080.50 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Interim motel housing project” or “project” means the conversion of a structure with a certificate of occupancy as a motel, hote
• § 21080.51 — (a) This division does not apply to a project undertaken by any entity, including a public entity or private or nonprofit corporation, that consists of linear broadband deployment in a right-of-way, i
• § 21080.55 — This division does not apply to updates to the state’s climate adaptation strategy, known as the plan, adopted by the Natural Resources Agency pursuant to Section 71153.
• § 21080.56 — (a) This division does not apply to a project that is exclusively one of the following: (1) A project to conserve, restore, protect, or enhance, and assist in the recovery of California native fish an
• § 21080.57 — This division does not apply to any activity or approval necessary for or incidental to planning, design, site acquisition, construction, operation, or maintenance of public park or nonmotorized recre
• § 21080.58 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Faculty and staff housing project” means one or more housing facilities to be occupied by faculty or staff of one or more campus
• § 21080.61 — (a) This division does not apply to routine maintenance of public stormwater facilities that are fully concrete or have a conveyance capacity of less than a 100-year storm event if all of the followin
• § 21080.62 — (a) This division does not apply to any activity or approval necessary for the completion of the public and state veterans cemetery in Gypsum Canyon in the County of Orange, known as the Gypsum Canyon
• § 21080.66 — (a) Without limiting any other statutory or categorical exemption, this division does not apply to any aspect of a housing development project, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 65905.
• § 21080.69 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), this division does not apply to any of the following projects: (1) A project that consists exclusively of a day care center, as defined in Section 1596.
• § 21080.70 — (a) This division does not apply to a project that consists of the development, construction, or operation of a heavy maintenance facility or other maintenance facility for electrically powered high-s
• § 21080.73 — Notwithstanding any other law, a housing development project, as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (h) of Section 65589.
• § 21080.8 — This division does not apply to the conversion of an existing rental mobilehome park to a resident initiated subdivision, cooperative, or condominium for mobilehomes if the conversion will not result
• § 21080.81 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The Legislature recognizes the significance of oil and gas production in the County of Kern, while also affirming the state’s commitmen
• § 21080.9 — This division shall not apply to activities and approvals by any local government, as defined in Section 30109, or any state university or college, as defined in Section 30119, as necessary for the pr
• § 21081 — Pursuant to the policy stated in Sections 21002 and 21002.
• § 21081.2 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), if a residential project, not exceeding 100 units, with a minimum residential density of 20 units per acre and within one-half mile of a transit stop, on an
• § 21081.3 — (a) Except as specified in subdivision (b), a lead agency is not required to evaluate the aesthetic effects of a project and aesthetic effects shall not be considered significant effects on the enviro
• § 21081.5 — In making the findings required by paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 21081, the public agency shall base its findings on substantial evidence in the record.
• § 21081.6 — (a) When making the findings required by paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 21081 or when adopting a mitigated negative declaration pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 210
• § 21081.7 — Transportation information resulting from the reporting or monitoring program required to be adopted by a public agency pursuant to Section 21081.
• § 21082 — All public agencies shall adopt by ordinance, resolution, rule, or regulation, objectives, criteria, and procedures for the evaluation of projects and the preparation of environmental impact reports a
• § 21082.1 — (a) A draft environmental impact report, environmental impact report, negative declaration, or mitigated negative declaration prepared pursuant to the requirements of this division shall be prepared d
• § 21082.2 — (a) The lead agency shall determine whether a project may have a significant effect on the environment based on substantial evidence in light of the whole record.
• § 21082.3 — (a) Any mitigation measures agreed upon in the consultation conducted pursuant to Section 21080.
• § 21082.4 — In describing and evaluating a project in an environmental review document prepared pursuant to this division, the lead agency may consider specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other be
• § 21083 — (a) The Office of Planning and Research shall prepare and develop proposed guidelines for the implementation of this division by public agencies.
• § 21083.01 — (a) On or after January 1, 2013, at the time of the next review of the guidelines prepared and developed to implement this division pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 21083, the Office of Planning
• § 21083.03 — (a) (1) On or before July 1, 2027, the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation shall map the eligible urban infill sites within every urbanized area or urban cluster in the state.
• § 21083.05 — The Office of Planning and Research and the Natural Resources Agency shall periodically update the guidelines for the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions or the effects of greenhouse gas emissions
• § 21083.09 — On or before July 1, 2016, the Office of Planning and Research shall prepare and develop, and the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall certify and adopt, revisions to the guidelines that up
• § 21083.1 — It is the intent of the Legislature that courts, consistent with generally accepted rules of statutory interpretation, shall not interpret this division or the state guidelines adopted pursuant to Sec
• § 21083.2 — (a) As part of the determination made pursuant to Section 21080.
• § 21083.3 — (a) If a parcel has been zoned to accommodate a particular density of development or has been designated in a community plan to accommodate a particular density of development and an environmental imp
• § 21083.4 — (a) For purposes of this section, “oak” means a native tree species in the genus Quercus, not designated as Group A or Group B commercial species pursuant to regulations adopted by the State Board of
• § 21083.5 — (a) The guidelines prepared and adopted pursuant to Section 21083 shall provide that, when an environmental impact statement has been, or will be, prepared for the same project pursuant to the require
• § 21083.6 — In the event that a project requires both an environmental impact report prepared pursuant to the requirements of this division and an environmental impact statement prepared pursuant to the requireme
• § 21083.7 — (a) In the event that a project requires both an environmental impact report prepared pursuant to the requirements of this division and an environmental impact statement prepared pursuant to the requi
• § 21083.8.1 — (a) (1) For purposes of this section, “reuse plan” for a military base means an initial plan for the reuse of a military base adopted by a local government or a redevelopment agency in the form of a g
• § 21083.9 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 21080.
• § 21084 — (a) The guidelines prepared and adopted pursuant to Section 21083 shall include a list of classes of projects that have been determined not to have a significant effect on the environment and that sha
• § 21084.1 — A project that may cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of an historical resource is a project that may have a significant effect on the environment.
• § 21084.2 — A project with an effect that may cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a tribal cultural resource is a project that may have a significant effect on the environment.
• § 21084.3 — (a) Public agencies shall, when feasible, avoid damaging effects to any tribal cultural resource.
• § 21085 — For purposes of this division, for residential projects, the effects of noise generated by project occupants and their guests on human beings is not a significant effect on the environment.
• § 21085.2 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Long-range development plan” means a physical development and land use plan to meet the academic and institutional objectives fo
• § 21086 — (a) A public agency may, at any time, request the addition or deletion of a class of projects, to the list designated pursuant to Section 21084.
• § 21087 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Equivalent documentation” means a plan or other written documentation described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (d) of Section 2
• § 21088 — The Secretary of the Resources Agency shall provide for the timely distribution to all public agencies of the guidelines and any amendments or changes thereto.
• § 21089 — (a) A lead agency may charge and collect a reasonable fee from a person proposing a project subject to this division in order to recover the estimated costs incurred by the lead agency in preparing a
• § 21090 — (a) An environmental impact report for a redevelopment plan may be a master environmental impact report, program environmental impact report, or a project environmental impact report.
• § 21090.1 — For all purposes of this division, a geothermal exploratory project shall be deemed to be separate and distinct from any subsequent geothermal field development project as defined in Section 65928.
• § 21091 — (a) The public review period for a draft environmental impact report shall not be less than 30 days.
• § 21091.5 — Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 21091, or any other provision of this division, the public review period for a draft environmental impact report prepared for a proposed project involving th
• § 21092 — (a) A lead agency that is preparing an environmental impact report or a negative declaration or making a determination pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 21157.
• § 21092.1 — When significant new information is added to an environmental impact report after notice has been given pursuant to Section 21092 and consultation has occurred pursuant to Sections 21104 and 21153, bu
• § 21092.2 — (a) The notices required pursuant to Sections 21080.
• § 21092.3 — The notices required pursuant to Sections 21080.
• § 21092.4 — (a) For a project of statewide, regional, or areawide significance, the lead agency shall consult with transportation planning agencies and public agencies that have transportation facilities within t
• § 21092.5 — (a) At least 10 days prior to certifying an environmental impact report, the lead agency shall provide a written proposed response to a public agency on comments made by that agency which conform with
• § 21092.6 — (a) The lead agency shall consult the lists compiled pursuant to Section 65962.
• § 21093 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that tiering of environmental impact reports will promote construction of needed housing and other development projects by (1) streamlining regulatory procedures
• § 21094 — (a) Where a prior environmental impact report has been prepared and certified for a program, plan, policy, or ordinance, the lead agency for a later project that meets the requirements of this section
• § 21094.5 — (a) (1) If an environmental impact report was certified for a planning level decision of a city or county, the application of this division to the approval of an infill project shall be limited to the
• § 21094.5.5 — (a) The Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation shall prepare, develop, and transmit to the Natural Resources Agency for certification and adoption guidelines for the implementation of Section 21094
• § 21095 — (a) The Resources Agency, in consultation with the Office of Planning and Research, shall develop an amendment to Appendix G of the state guidelines, for adoption pursuant to Section 21083, to provide
• § 21096 — (a) If a lead agency prepares an environmental impact report for a project situated within airport land use compatibility plan boundaries, or, if an airport land use compatibility plan has not been ad
• § 21097 — This division does not apply to the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, San Quentin: Demolition of Building 38 and Construction of New Educational and Vocational Center project and the San Quentin Reha
• § 21098 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Low-level flight path” includes any flight path for any aircraft owned, maintained, or that is under the jurisdi
• § 21099 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms mean the following: (1) “Employment center project” means a project located on property zoned for commercial uses with a floor area ratio of no le
• § 21099.5 — (a) On or before January 1, 2028, the Department of Housing and Community Development shall conduct and post on its internet website a study on how vehicle miles traveled is used as a metric for measu
• § 21100 — (a) All lead agencies shall prepare, or cause to be prepared by contract, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report on any project which they propose to carry out or approve that m
• § 21100.1 — The information described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 21100 shall be required only in environmental impact reports prepared in connection with the following: (a)
• § 21100.2 — (a) (1) For projects described in subdivision (c) of Section 21065, each state agency shall establish, by resolution or order, time limits that do not exceed the following: (A) One year for completing
• § 21101 — In regard to any proposed federal project in this state which may have a significant effect on the environment and on which the state officially comments, the state officials responsible for such comm
• § 21102 — No state agency, board, or commission shall request funds, nor shall any state agency, board, or commission which authorizes expenditures of funds, other than funds appropriated in the Budget Act, aut
• § 21104 — (a) Prior to completing an environmental impact report, the state lead agency shall consult with, and obtain comments from, each responsible agency, trustee agency, any public agency that has jurisdic
• § 21104.2 — The state lead agency shall consult with, and obtain written findings from, the Department of Fish and Game in preparing an environmental impact report on a project, as to the impact of the project on
• § 21105 — The state lead agency shall include the environmental impact report as a part of the regular project report used in the existing review and budgetary process.
• § 21106 — All state agencies, boards, and commissions shall request in their budgets the funds necessary to protect the environment in relation to problems caused by their activities.
• § 21108 — (a) If a state agency approves or determines to carry out a project that is subject to this division, the state agency shall file a notice of determination with the Office of Planning and Research.
• § 21150 — State agencies, boards, and commissions, responsible for allocating state or federal funds on a project-by-project basis to local agencies for any project which may have a significant effect on the en
• § 21151 — (a) All local agencies shall prepare, or cause to be prepared by contract, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report on any project that they intend to carry out or approve which m
• § 21151.1 — (a) Notwithstanding paragraph (6) of subdivision (b) of Section 21080, or Section 21080.
• § 21151.2 — To promote the safety of pupils and comprehensive community planning the governing board of each school district before acquiring title to property for a new school site or for an addition to a presen
• § 21151.4 — (a) An environmental impact report shall not be certified or a negative declaration shall not be approved for any project involving the construction or alteration of a facility within one-fourth of a
• § 21151.5 — (a) (1) For projects described in subdivision (c) of Section 21065, each local agency shall establish, by ordinance or resolution, time limits that do not exceed the following: (A) One year for comple
• § 21151.7 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a lead agency shall prepare or cause to be prepared by contract, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report for any open-pit mining opera
• § 21151.8 — (a) An environmental impact report shall not be certified or a negative declaration shall not be approved for a project involving the purchase of a schoolsite or the construction of a new elementary o
• § 21151.9 — Whenever a city or county determines that a project, as defined in Section 10912 of the Water Code, is subject to this division, it shall comply with Part 2.
• § 21152 — (a) If a local agency approves or determines to carry out a project that is subject to this division, the local agency shall file a notice of determination within five working days after the approval
• § 21152.1 — (a) When a local agency determines that a project is not subject to this division pursuant to Section 21159.
• § 21153 — (a) Prior to completing an environmental impact report, every local lead agency shall consult with, and obtain comments from, each responsible agency, trustee agency, any public agency that has jurisd
• § 21154 — Whenever any state agency, board, or commission issues an order which requires a local agency to carry out a project which may have a significant effect on the environment, any environmental impact re
• § 21155 — (a) This chapter applies only to a transit priority project that is consistent with the general use designation, density, building intensity, and applicable policies specified for the project area in
• § 21155.1 — If the legislative body finds, after conducting a public hearing, that a transit priority project meets all of the requirements of subdivisions (a) and (b) and one of the requirements of subdivision (
• § 21155.10 — A lead agency shall prepare an environmental impact report when designating a housing sustainability district pursuant to Section 66201 of the Government Code to identify and mitigate, to the extent f
• § 21155.11 — This division does not apply to a housing project undertaken in a housing sustainability district designated by a local government if all of the following are met: (a) The lead agency has certified an
• § 21155.2 — (a) A transit priority project that has incorporated all feasible mitigation measures, performance standards, or criteria set forth in the prior applicable environmental impact reports and adopted in
• § 21155.3 — (a) The legislative body of a local jurisdiction may adopt traffic mitigation measures that would apply to transit priority projects.
• § 21155.4 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a residential, employment center, as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 21099, or mixed-use development project, including any subdivisio
• § 21156 — It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter that a master environmental impact report shall evaluate the cumulative impacts, growth inducing impacts, and irreversible significant effe
• § 21157 — (a) A master environmental impact report may be prepared for any one of the following projects: (1) A general plan, element, general plan amendment, or specific plan.
• § 21157.1 — The preparation and certification of a master environmental impact report, if prepared and certified consistent with this division, may allow for the limited review of subsequent projects that were de
• § 21157.5 — (a) A proposed mitigated negative declaration shall be prepared for any proposed subsequent project if both of the following occur: (1) An initial study has identified potentially new or additional si
• § 21157.6 — (a) The master environmental impact report shall not be used for the purposes of this chapter if either of the following has occurred: (1) The certification of the master environmental impact report o
• § 21157.7 — (a) For purposes of this section, a master environmental impact report is a document prepared in accordance with subdivision (c) for the projects described in subdivision (b) that, upon certification,
• § 21158 — (a) A focused environmental impact report is an environmental impact report on a subsequent project identified in a master environmental impact report.
• § 21158.1 — When a lead agency is required to prepare an environmental impact report pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 21157.
• § 21158.5 — (a) Where a project consists of multiple-family residential development of not more than 100 units or a residential and commercial or retail mixed-use development of not more than 100,000 square feet
• § 21159 — (a) An agency listed in Section 21159.
• § 21159.1 — (a) A focused environmental impact report may be utilized if a project meets all of the following requirements: (1) The project consists solely of the installation of either of the following: (A) Poll
• § 21159.2 — (a) If a project consists solely of compliance with a performance standard or treatment requirement imposed by an agency listed in Section 21159.
• § 21159.20 — For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Census-defined place” means a specific unincorporated land area within boundaries determined by the United State
• § 21159.21 — A housing project qualifies for an exemption from this division pursuant to Section 21159.
• § 21159.22 — (a) This division does not apply to any development project that meets the requirements of subdivision (b), and meets either of the following criteria: (1) Consists of the construction, conversion, or
• § 21159.23 — (a) This division does not apply to any development project that consists of the construction, conversion, or use of residential housing consisting of 100 or fewer that is affordable to low-income hou
• § 21159.24 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), this division does not apply to a project if all of the following criteria are met: (1) The project is a residential project on an infill site.
• § 21159.25 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Residential or mixed-use housing project” means a project consisting of multifamily residential uses only or a mix of multifamil
• § 21159.26 — With respect to a project that includes a housing development, a public agency may not reduce the proposed number of housing units as a mitigation measure or project alternative for a particular signi
• § 21159.27 — A project may not be divided into smaller projects to qualify for one or more exemptions pursuant to this article.
• § 21159.28 — (a) If a residential or mixed-use residential project is consistent with the use designation, density, building intensity, and applicable policies specified for the project area in either a sustainabl
• § 21159.3 — In the preparation of any environmental impact report pursuant to Section 21159.
• § 21159.30 — The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the interest of the state to ensure that California’s environmental review processes are streamlined and optimized to ensure the most efficient process
• § 21159.31 — For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Energy Commission” means the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.
• § 21159.32 — (a) The Energy Commission shall prepare a program environmental impact report to analyze the development of a class or classes of facility for which the Energy Commission has received an application u
• § 21159.33 — A public agency considering approval of a specific facility that is within the class or classes of facility described in the program environmental impact report prepared pursuant to Section 21159.
• § 21159.4 — (a) This article shall apply to all of the following agencies: (1) The State Air Resources Board.
• § 21159.9 — The Office of Planning and Research shall implement a public assistance and information program to ensure efficient and effective implementation of this division and to do both of the following: (a) E
• § 21160 — (a) Whenever any person applies to any public agency for a lease, permit, license, certificate, or other entitlement for use, the public agency may require that person to submit data and information t
• § 21161 — Whenever a public agency has completed an environmental document, it shall cause a notice of completion of that report to be filed with the Office of Planning and Research using the Office of Planning
• § 21163 — For purposes of this chapter, “No Place Like Home project” means a permanent supportive housing project that meets the criteria for funding pursuant to the No Place Like Home Program (Part 3.
• § 21163.1 — A decision by a public agency to seek funding from, or the Department of Housing and Community Development’s awarding of funds pursuant to, the No Place Like Home Program (Part 3.
• § 21163.2 — If a No Place Like Home project is not eligible for approval as a use by right pursuant to Article 11 (commencing with Section 65650) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code and i
• § 21163.3 — (a) (1) If a local agency approves or determines to carry out a No Place Like Home project that is subject to this division, the local agency shall file notice of that approval or determination in acc
• § 21163.4 — (a) (1) The Department of Housing and Community Development shall notify the Speaker of the Assembly and the President pro Tempore of the Senate when the funding provided pursuant to the No Place Like
• § 21165 — (a) When a project is to be carried out or approved by two or more public agencies, the determination of whether the project may have a significant effect on the environment shall be made by the lead
• § 21166 — When an environmental impact report has been prepared for a project pursuant to this division, no subsequent or supplemental environmental impact report shall be required by the lead agency or by any
• § 21166.1 — The decision of a lead agency to prepare an environmental impact report with respect to environmental impacts within a geographic area or for a group of projects shall not be a basis for determining t
• § 21166.2 — Notwithstanding Section 21166, the environmental review set forth in the Final Environmental Impact Report for the Lower Klamath Project License Surrender (State Clearinghouse No.
• § 21166.3 — Notwithstanding Section 21166, the environmental review set forth in the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Report for the Hollister Ranch Coastal Access Program, in combination with other enviro
• § 21167 — An action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul the following acts or decisions of a public agency on the grounds of noncompliance with this division shall be commenced as follows
• § 21167.1 — (a) In all actions or proceedings brought pursuant to Sections 21167, 21168, and 21168.
• § 21167.2 — If no action or proceeding alleging that an environmental impact report does not comply with the provisions of this division is commenced during the period prescribed in subdivision (c) of Section 211
• § 21167.3 — (a) If an action or proceeding alleging that an environmental impact report or a negative declaration does not comply with the provisions of this division is commenced during the period described in s
• § 21167.4 — (a) In any action or proceeding alleging noncompliance with this division, the petitioner shall request a hearing within 90 days from the date of filing the petition or shall be subject to dismissal o
• § 21167.5 — Proof of prior service by mail upon the public agency carrying out or approving the project of a written notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding described in Section 21167 identifying t
• § 21167.6 — Notwithstanding any other law, in all actions or proceedings brought pursuant to Section 21167, except as provided in Section 21167.
• § 21167.6.2 — (a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 21167.
• § 21167.6.5 — (a) The petitioner or plaintiff shall name, as a real party in interest, the person or persons identified by the public agency in its notice filed pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 21108 o
• § 21167.7 — Every person who brings an action pursuant to Section 21167 shall comply with the requirements of Section 388 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
• § 21167.8 — (a) Not later than 20 days from the date of service upon a public agency of a petition or complaint brought pursuant to Section 21167, the public agency shall file with the court a notice setting fort
• § 21167.9 — Any action brought in the superior court relating to this division may be subject to a mediation proceeding conducted pursuant to Chapter 9.
• § 21168 — Any action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void or annul a determination, finding, or decision of a public agency, made as a result of a proceeding in which by law a hearing is required to
• § 21168.5 — In any action or proceeding, other than an action or proceeding under Section 21168, to attack, review, set aside, void or annul a determination, finding, or decision of a public agency on the grounds
• § 21168.6 — In any action or proceeding under Sections 21168 or 21168.
• § 21168.6.2 — (a) On and after January 1, 2027, and subject to subdivisions (b) and (c), for a project, located in a geographic area for which the Governor declared a state of emergency pursuant to Chapter 7 (comme
• § 21168.6.6 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Disadvantaged community” means an area identified by the California Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to
• § 21168.6.7 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Applicant” means a public or private entity or its affiliates that proposes the project and its successors, heirs, and assignees
• § 21168.6.8 — (a) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Applicant” means a private or public entity or its affiliates that proposes to implement and operate all or any portion of t
• § 21168.7 — Sections 21168 and 21168.
• § 21168.9 — (a) If a court finds, as a result of a trial, hearing, or remand from an appellate court, that any determination, finding, or decision of a public agency has been made without compliance with this div
• § 21169 — Any project defined in subdivision (c) of Section 21065 undertaken, carried out or approved on or before the effective date of this section and the issuance by any public agency of any lease, permit,
• § 21173 — If any provision of this division or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this division which ca
• § 21174 — No provision of this division is a limitation or restriction on the power or authority of any public agency in the enforcement or administration of any provision of law which it is specifically permit
• § 21177 — (a) An action or proceeding shall not be brought pursuant to Section 21167 unless the alleged grounds for noncompliance with this division were presented to the public agency orally or in writing by a
• § 21178 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000)) requires that the environmental impacts of developme
• § 21180 — For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Applicant” means a public or private entity or its affiliates, or a person or entity that undertakes a public works project, that pr
• § 21181 — This chapter does not apply to a project if the Governor does not certify the project as an environmental leadership development project eligible for streamlining under this chapter before January 1,
• § 21182 — A person proposing to construct a leadership project may apply to the Governor for certification that the leadership project is eligible for streamlining as provided by this chapter.