Rob Bonta
- Democratic
Author
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report (EIR) on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment. CEQA establishes a procedure by which a person may seek judicial review of the decision of the lead agency made pursuant to CEQA. CEQA requires a court to make specified orders if it finds that any determination, finding, or decision of a public agency has been made without compliance with CEQA. This bill would establish specified procedures for the administrative and judicial review of the environmental review and approvals granted for the Oakland Sports and Mixed-Use Project, as defined, located in the City of Oakland that is certified by the Governor as meeting certain requirements. Because a public agency would be required to comply with those new procedures, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would apply certain rules of court establishing procedures requiring actions or proceedings seeking judicial review pursuant to CEQA or the granting of project approvals, including any appeals therefrom, to be resolved, to the extent feasible, within 270 days of the filing of the certified record of proceedings with the court to an action or proceeding seeking judicial review of the lead agency's action related to the Oakland Sports and Mixed-Use Project under CEQA. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Oakland Sports and Mixed-Use Project. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 959, Statutes of 2018.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended.
Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 6159.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 66. Noes 4.).
From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (August 31).
Ordered to third reading.
Withdrawn from committee.
Senate Rule 29.3(b) suspended. (Ayes 33. Noes 1. Page 5855.)
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 16).
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 26).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Withdrawn from committee.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 63. Noes 9. Page 1479.)
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (May 3).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB734 | HTML |
| 02/15/17 - Introduced | |
| 03/23/17 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/04/18 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/03/18 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/21/18 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/28/18 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/05/18 - Enrolled | |
| 09/30/18 - Chaptered |
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