BILL NUMBER:  AB 1017
  VETOED	DATE: 09/27/2008




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 1017 without my signature.

This bill establishes timelines under the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) during which an administrative appeal of an action
taken by a nonelected decision-making body may be made to the
elected body.

This bill is unnecessary because existing law already allows local
elected officials to set their own deadlines for administrative
appeals under CEQA.  Imposing standard deadlines for the governance
of administrative appeals without regard for variations in local
conditions, caseload impacts and other practical considerations
unnecessarily limits the discretion of local governments.

For these reasons, I cannot support this measure.

Sincerely,



Arnold Schwarzenegger