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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 1486
Author: Lara (D)
Amended: 8/24/12 in Senate
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 47-23, 3/22/12 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : California Environmental Quality exemption
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill exempts the Los Angeles Regional
Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) project from
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Senate Floor Amendments of 8/24/12 delete the prior version
of the bill which expressed Budget Trailer Bill legislation
intent and replace it with the above language.
ANALYSIS : CEQA requires lead agencies with the principal
responsibility for carrying out or approving a proposed
discretionary project to prepare a negative declaration,
mitigated declaration, or environmental impact report for
this action, unless the project is exempt from CEQA (CEQA
includes various statutory exemptions, as well as
categorical exemptions in the CEQA guidelines). (Public
Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.).
This bill exempts from CEQA until January 1, 2017, the
design, site acquisition, construction, operation, or
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maintenance of certain LA-RICS structures, if certain
conditions are met (e.g., project would not have a
substantial adverse impact on wetlands, riparian areas, or
historical areas; operation of the project would not exceed
certain Federal Communications Commission exposure
standards).
LA-RICS plans the following towers that would be exempt
from CEQA under the proposed amendments: (1) approximately
90 land mobile radio system 180-foot towers with several
antennas and microwave dishes; and (2) approximately 255
long-term evolution broadband mobile data system 70-foot
tapered monopoles with antennas and microwave dishes.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: Yes
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 47-23, 3/22/12
AYES: Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall, Block,
Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan,
Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos, Carter, Cedillo,
Chesbro, Davis, Dickinson, Eng, Feuer, Fong, Fuentes,
Furutani, Galgiani, Gatto, Gordon, Hayashi, Roger
Hern�ndez, Hill, Huber, Hueso, Huffman, Lara, Ma,
Mitchell, Monning, Pan, Perea, V. Manuel P�rez, Solorio,
Swanson, Torres, Wieckowski, Williams, Yamada, John A.
P�rez
NOES: Achadjian, Bill Berryhill, Conway, Cook, Donnelly,
Beth Gaines, Garrick, Grove, Hagman, Halderman, Jeffries,
Jones, Knight, Mansoor, Miller, Morrell, Nestande,
Nielsen, Norby, Olsen, Silva, Smyth, Wagner
NO VOTE RECORDED: Fletcher, Gorell, Hall, Harkey, Logue,
Bonnie Lowenthal, Mendoza, Portantino, Skinner, Valadao
DLW:k 11/13/12 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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