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CA AB2719

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/18/2022

Primary Sponsor

Vince Fong

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Origin

State Assembly

2021-2022 Session

AI Summary

  • Adds Section 21080.36 to the Public Resources Code to exempt highway safety improvement projects from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review requirements.

  • Defines highway safety improvement projects according to Section 148 of Title 23 of the United States Code.

  • Applies exemption to projects undertaken by the Department of Transportation or local agencies.

  • Eliminates the requirement for lead agencies to prepare environmental impact reports, negative declarations, or mitigated negative declarations for qualifying highway safety improvement projects.

Legislative Description

California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions: highway safety improvement projects.

Last Action

In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

4/5/2022

Committee Referrals

Natural Resources3/10/2022

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