California Environmental Quality Act
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The California Environmental Quality Act is a state law that requires government agencies to identify, disclose, and mitigate significant environmental impacts of proposed projects before approving them.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| CEQA | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
California state law
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environmental law ⓘ statute ⓘ |
| addresses |
air quality impacts
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biological resources impacts ⓘ cultural resources impacts ⓘ greenhouse gas emissions ⓘ noise impacts ⓘ traffic and transportation impacts ⓘ water quality impacts ⓘ |
| administeredBy | California Natural Resources Agency ⓘ |
| allows | adoption of a statement of overriding considerations when impacts remain significant and unavoidable ⓘ |
| appliesIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| appliesTo |
private projects requiring discretionary approvals
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public agency projects ⓘ |
| codeSection |
California Public Resources Code
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surface form:
Public Resources Code §21000 et seq.
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| codifiedIn | California Public Resources Code ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| effectiveFrom | 1970 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | California State Legislature ⓘ |
| focusesOn | significant environmental effects of projects ⓘ |
| guidelinesCitation |
California Code of Regulations (Title 14)
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surface form:
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, §15000 et seq.
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| hasAbbreviation |
California Environmental Quality Act
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surface form:
CEQA
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| hasGuidelines | CEQA Guidelines in the California Code of Regulations ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
local agencies
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regional agencies ⓘ state agencies ⓘ |
| includesProcess |
Environmental Impact Report
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Initial Study ⓘ Mitigated Negative Declaration ⓘ Negative Declaration ⓘ |
| includesRequirement |
public comment period
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public notice ⓘ responses to comments ⓘ |
| influencedBy | National Environmental Policy Act ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
California, United States
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surface form:
State of California
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| legalRemedy | judicial review by writ of mandate ⓘ |
| protects | environmental quality in California ⓘ |
| purpose |
to avoid or mitigate significant environmental damage
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to inform government decisionmakers and the public about potential environmental effects of proposed activities ⓘ to require state and local agencies to identify environmental impacts of their actions ⓘ |
| requires |
consideration of feasible alternatives
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consideration of feasible mitigation measures ⓘ environmental review of discretionary projects ⓘ preparation of a Negative Declaration or Mitigated Negative Declaration when appropriate ⓘ preparation of an Environmental Impact Report for projects with significant environmental effects ⓘ public disclosure of environmental impacts ⓘ |
| signedBy | Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1970 ⓘ |
| yearOfNationalEnvironmentalPolicyAct | 1969 ⓘ |
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California Environmental Quality Act
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