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SB-154 California Environmental Quality Act. (2015-2016)

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2015–2016 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill
No. 154

Introduced by Senator Huff

February 02, 2015

An act to amend Section 21061 of the Public Resources Code, relating to the environment.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


SB 154, as introduced, Huff. California Environmental Quality Act.
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared by contract, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report, as defined, on a project that may have a significant effect on the environment, or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to the definition of “environmental impact report.”
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 21061 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:

21061.
 (a) “Environmental impact report” means a detailed statement setting forth the matters specified in Sections 21100 and 21100.1; provided that 21100.1. The information or data which that is relevant to such a the statement and is a matter of public record record, or is generally available to the public need not be repeated in its entirety in such the statement, but may be specifically cited as the source for conclusions stated therein; and provided further that such in the statement. The information or data shall be briefly described, that its in the statement. The relationship between the information or data to the environmental impact report shall be indicated, and that the in the statement. The source thereof of the information and data shall be reasonably available for inspection at a public place or public building. An environmental impact report also includes any comments which that are obtained pursuant to Section 21104 or 21153, or which that are required to be obtained pursuant to this division.

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(b) An environmental impact report is an informational document which that, when its preparation is required by this division, shall be considered by every public agency prior to its approval or disapproval of a project. The purpose of an environmental impact report is to provide public agencies and the public in general with detailed information about the effect which that a proposed project is likely to have on the environment; to list ways in which the significant effects of such a the proposed project might be minimized; minimized and to indicate alternatives to such a the proposed project.

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(c) In order to facilitate the use of environmental impact reports, public agencies shall require that such the reports contain an index or table of contents and a summary. Failure to include such the index, table of contents, or summary shall not constitute a cause of action pursuant to Section 21167.