BILL ANALYSIS �
AB 2669
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 2669 (Natural Resources Committee)
As Amended June 21, 2012
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: |76-0 |(May 14, 2012) |SENATE: |35-0 |(August 31, |
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Original Committee Reference: NAT. RES.
SUMMARY : Repeals obsolete and/or duplicative provisions from
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
EXISTING LAW requires lead agencies with the principal
responsibility for carrying out or approving a proposed project
to prepare a negative declaration, mitigated negative
declaration, or environmental impact report (EIR) for this
action, unless the project is exempt from CEQA
The Senate amendments delete Public Resources Code Sections
21080.5, 21169, 21170, and 21170 from the bill and authorize the
Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to update the protocol
for reviewing prospective application of certified regulatory
programs to evaluate the consistency of specified regulatory
programs.
FISCAL EFFECT : Unknown. This bill is keyed non-fiscal by the
Legislative Counsel.
AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this bill was substantially similar
to the version passed by the Senate.
COMMENTS : CEQA provides a process for evaluating the
environmental effects of applicable projects undertaken or
approved by public agencies. If a project is not exempt from
CEQA, an initial study is prepared to determine whether the
project may have a significant effect on the environment. If
the initial study shows that there would not be a significant
effect on the environment, the lead agency must prepare a
negative declaration. If the initial study shows that the
project may have a significant effect on the environment, the
lead agency must prepare an EIR.
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Generally, an EIR must accurately describe the proposed project,
identify and analyze each significant environmental impact
expected to result from the proposed project, identify
mitigation measures to reduce those impacts to the extent
feasible, and evaluate a range of reasonable alternatives to the
proposed project. Prior to approving any project that has
received environmental review an agency must make certain
findings. If mitigation measures are required or incorporated
into a project, the agency must adopt a reporting or monitoring
program to ensure compliance with those measures.
This committee bill is a vehicle for non-controversial
amendments to the CEQA statutes. The bill repeals obsolete
and/or duplicative provisions and makes related technical
changes.
Analysis Prepared by : Lawrence Lingbloom / NAT. RES. / (916)
319-2092
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