California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 1473


Introduced by Assembly Member Salas

February 27, 2015


An act to amend Section 21060.5 of the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental quality.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1473, as introduced, Salas. California Environmental Quality Act.

The California Environmental Quality Act requires a lead agency to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of an environmental impact report on a project, as defined, that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment, as defined, 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 a provision within the act.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

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

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SECTION 1.  

Section 21060.5 of the Public Resources Code
2 is amended to read:

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21060.5.  

“Environment” means the physical conditionsbegin delete whichend delete
4begin insert thatend insert exist within the areabegin delete whichend deletebegin insert thatend insert will be affected by a proposed
P2    1project, including land, air, water, minerals, flora, fauna, noise,
2begin insert andend insert objects of historic or aesthetic significance.



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