California Environmental Quality Act: the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation: technical advisory.
- Requires development of state guidelines for measuring greenhouse gas and noise pollution impacts by July 2027.
- Establishes optional thresholds for local agencies to evaluate environmental impacts in urban and rural areas.
- Mandates consideration of disadvantaged communities when setting environmental impact standards.
- Requires public posting of environmental guidelines on the state website.
Senator Seyarto's environmental quality legislation directs California's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation to develop standardized thresholds for assessing greenhouse gas and noise pollution impacts under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The office must consult with regional, local, state, and federal agencies to create these technical guidelines by July 1, 2027.
The technical advisory will establish suggested significance thresholds tailored to different areas across California, accounting for factors such as urban versus rural settings, air district boundaries, and designated disadvantaged communities identified through CalEnviroScreen. The guidelines will incorporate existing environmental frameworks, including the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 and the California Noise Control Act of 1973. Once developed, lead agencies conducting environmental reviews may choose to adopt these thresholds when evaluating project impacts.
Under current CEQA requirements, lead agencies must assess whether projects may cause significant environmental effects through environmental impact reports, negative declarations, or mitigated negative declarations. The Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, which serves as the state's comprehensive planning agency, will post the completed technical advisory on its website to provide public access to these new evaluation guidelines.
This bill was recently introduced. Email the authors to let them know what you think about it.
Introduced By
Latest Voting History
| Ayes | Noes | NVR | Total | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | PASS |
 Anna CaballeroD Senator | Committee Member |  Not Contacted | |
 Roger NielloR Senator | Bill Author | Not Contacted | |
 Tom LackeyR Assembly Member | Bill Author | Not Contacted | |
 Steven ChoiR Senator | Bill Author | Not Contacted | |
 Phillip ChenR Assembly Member | Bill Author | Not Contacted |
- Requires development of state guidelines for measuring greenhouse gas and noise pollution impacts by July 2027.
- Establishes optional thresholds for local agencies to evaluate environmental impacts in urban and rural areas.
- Mandates consideration of disadvantaged communities when setting environmental impact standards.
- Requires public posting of environmental guidelines on the state website.
This bill was recently introduced. Email the authors to let them know what you think about it.
Introduced By
Senator Seyarto's environmental quality legislation directs California's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation to develop standardized thresholds for assessing greenhouse gas and noise pollution impacts under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The office must consult with regional, local, state, and federal agencies to create these technical guidelines by July 1, 2027.
The technical advisory will establish suggested significance thresholds tailored to different areas across California, accounting for factors such as urban versus rural settings, air district boundaries, and designated disadvantaged communities identified through CalEnviroScreen. The guidelines will incorporate existing environmental frameworks, including the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 and the California Noise Control Act of 1973. Once developed, lead agencies conducting environmental reviews may choose to adopt these thresholds when evaluating project impacts.
Under current CEQA requirements, lead agencies must assess whether projects may cause significant environmental effects through environmental impact reports, negative declarations, or mitigated negative declarations. The Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, which serves as the state's comprehensive planning agency, will post the completed technical advisory on its website to provide public access to these new evaluation guidelines.
Latest Voting History
| Ayes | Noes | NVR | Total | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | PASS |
Anna CaballeroD Senator | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Roger NielloR Senator | Bill Author | Not Contacted | |
Tom LackeyR Assembly Member | Bill Author | Not Contacted | |
Steven ChoiR Senator | Bill Author | Not Contacted | |
Phillip ChenR Assembly Member | Bill Author | Not Contacted |