SB 1380 Senate Bill - INTRODUCED

BILL NUMBER: SB 1380	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Rubio

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2012

   An act to add Division 13.6 (commencing with Section 21200) to the
Public Resources Code, relating to environmental quality.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1380, as introduced, Rubio. Environmental quality:
environmental impact report: environmental standards.
   (1) The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a
lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and
certify the completion of, an environmental impact report (EIR) on a
project that it proposes to carry out or approve 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.
CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative
declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the
environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that
effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as
revised, would have a significant effect on the environment. CEQA
requires the lead agencies to make specified findings in an EIR.
   This bill would require a public agency to disclose in an EIR the
environmental standards established by specified statutes and the
regulations, plans, policies, and permitting programs promulgated,
adopted, or issued pursuant to those statutes that are applicable to
the project. Because a lead agency would be required to make this
additional disclosure in an EIR, this bill would impose a
state-mandated local program.
   (2) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse
local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Division 13.6 (commencing with Section 21200) is added
to the Public Resources Code, to read:

      DIVISION 13.6.  California Environmental Standards Act


   21200.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that environmental
and health and safety standards established by relevant statutes and
the regulations, plans, policies, and permitting programs
promulgated, adopted, or issued pursuant to those statutes address
potential impacts associated with a wide variety of projects within
the state, including, but not limited to, renewable energy projects,
clean technology projects, infill projects, transportation projects,
and public port projects.
   (b) Findings adopted by a public agency pursuant to Section 21081
shall disclose environmental standards established by relevant
statutes and the regulations, plans, policies, and permitting
programs promulgated, adopted, or issued pursuant to those statutes
that are applicable to the project the public agency is proposing to
carry out or approve.
   (c) For the purposes of this section, "relevant statutes" means
any of the following:
   (1) Sections 17213 and 17213.1 of the Education Code.
   (2) Subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 7050.5 of the Health and
Safety Code.
   (3) Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 17920) of Part 1.5 of
Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code.
   (4) Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 25100) of Division 20 of
the Health and Safety Code.
   (5) Section 25356.1.5 of the Health and Safety Code.
   (6) Section 25395.94 of the Health and Safety Code.
   (7) Chapter 6.95 (commencing with Section 25500) of Division 20 of
the Health and Safety Code.
   (8) The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Division
25.5 (commencing with Section 38500) of the Health and Safety Code).
   (9) Division 26 (commencing with Section 39000) of the Health and
Safety Code.
   (10) Sections 355 and 356 of the Fish and Game Code.
   (11) The Oak Woodlands Conservation Act (Article 3.5 (commencing
with Section 1360) of Chapter 4 of Division 2 of the Fish and Game
Code).
   (12) Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code.
   (13) The California Endangered Species Act (Chapter 1.5
(commencing with Section 2050) of Division 3 of the Fish and Game
Code).
   (14) Division 4 (commencing with Section 3000) of the Fish and
Game Code.
   (15) Division 5 (commencing with Section 5000) of the Fish and
Game Code.
   (16) Division 6 (commencing with Section 5500) of the Fish and
Game Code.
   (17) The federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. Sec.
1531 et seq.).
   (18) The federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. Sec. 703 et
seq.).
   (19) The federal Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (16 U.S.C.
Sec. 668 et seq.).
   (20) The Elder California Pipeline Safety Act of 1981 (Chapter 5.5
(commencing with Section 51010) of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5
of the Government Code).
   (21) Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 65080) of Division 1 of
Title 7 of the Government Code.
   (22) Chapter 4.9 (commencing with Section 65995) of Division 1 of
Title 7 of the Government Code.
   (23) Section 66477 of the Government Code.
   (24) The Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 2011 (Article 4.5
(commencing with Section 955) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 1 of
the Public Utilities Code).
   (25) The Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act (Chapter 7.5
(commencing with Section 2621) of Division 1 of the Public Resources
Code).
   (26) The Seismic Hazards Mapping Act of 1990 (Chapter 7.8
(commencing with Section 2690) of Division 1 of the Public Resources
Code).
   (27) The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989
(Division 30 (commencing with Section 40000) of the Public Resources
Code).
   (28) The Stormwater Resource Planning Act (Part 2.3 (commencing
with Section 15060) of Division 6 of the Water Code).
   (29) Part 2.10 (commencing with Section 10910) of Division 6 of
the Water Code.
   (30) The Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act (Division 7
(commencing with Section 13000) of the Water Code).
   (31) Section 1344 of Chapter 33 of the United States Code.
  SEC. 2.  No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because a
local agency or school district has the authority to levy service
charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or
level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section
17556 of the Government Code.