California Senate Bill SB1380 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 1380AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 10, 2012 AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 27, 2012 INTRODUCED BY Senator Rubio (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Perea) FEBRUARY 24, 2012 An act to add Division 13.6 (commencing with Section 21200) to the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental quality. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1380, as amended, Rubio. Environmental quality: California Environmental Quality Act: bicycle transportation plan. 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 requires the lead agencies to make specified findings in an EIR. Existing law establishes statutes and regulations related to numerous environmental issues. Existing law authorizes a city, county, or city and county to prepare a bicycle transportation plan that includes specified elements. This bill would enact the California Public Health and Environmental Standards Act and would require documentation prepared pursuant to CEQA for the bicycle transportation plan to disclose applicable environmental laws, as specified. The bill would prohibit a cause of action from being brought in a judicial proceeding alleging noncompliance with CEQA related to those applicable environmental laws. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Division 13.6 (commencing with Section 21200) is added to the Public Resources Code, to read: DIVISION 13.6. CALIFORNIA PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS ACT 21200. This division shall be known and may be cited as the California Public Health and Environmental Standards Act. 21201. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) A fundamental focus of bicycle transportation planning is to improve the physical health and safety of the bicyclist and the bicyclist's property. (b) Development of bicycle transportation plans has the potential  for   to do  all of the following: (1)  Increase   To   increase  the number of recreational and commuting bicyclists by ensuring a region's bicycle network has the capacity to accommodate bicyclists of all ages and skills. (2)  Improve   To improve  the health of residents of the state by increasing access to bicycle routes and achieving the functional commuting needs of employees, students, business persons, and shoppers. (3)  Promote   To promote  the creation of bicycle safety and education programs. (4)  Provide   To provide  affordable transportation alternatives. (5)  Create   To create  more livable neighborhoods. (c) According to the American Lung Association: (1) Communities designed around mass transit, walking, and cycling have been shown to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution, and a range of adverse health outcomes, including traffic injuries, cancers, lung and heart diseases, diabetes, and other chronic health conditions. (2) Residents of walkable and bikeable communities also have significantly lower risk of obesity. (3) Walkable and bikeable mixed-use planning could help California cut over 132,000 tons of air pollution and avoid up to 140 premature deaths, 105,000 asthma attacks and other respiratory symptoms, 16,550 workdays lost, and one billion six hundred sixty million dollars ($1,660,000,000) in health costs in 2035. (d) Notwithstanding the potential substantial costs of litigation challenging the adequacy of a bicycle transportation plan, the creation of bicycle transportation plans requires limited public investment and can improve conditions for bicycling in order to help achieve numerous important health and safety goals. 21202. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:  concern.  (a) The Legislature adopted the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000)  ; hereafter   (hereafter  CEQA) in 1970 in recognition that the maintenance of a quality environment for the people of this state is a matter of statewide  concern.  (b) Guidelines implementing CEQA have evolved and expanded, and currently provide that project impacts be evaluated based on 84 criteria covering 17 topics: (1) Air quality. (2) Biological resources including protected species and habitat types. (3) Cultural resources including archaeological resources. (4) Geology and soils including seismic and landslide risk. (5) Greenhouse gas emissions. (6) Hazards and hazardous materials including toxic chemical exposures, brownfields or contaminated site issues, and accident risks. (7) Hydrology and water quality including flooding and sea level rise. (8) Land use planning including consistency with land use plans. (9) Public services including fire and police protection, schools, parks, and other public facilities. (10) Traffic and transportation, including transit, vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian transportation, emergency access, and roadway safety. (11) Utilities and service systems including wastewater, water supply, stormwater, landfill, and waste management systems. (12) Aesthetics. (13) Agriculture and forestry resources. (14) Mineral resource availability. (15) Noise. (16) Population and housing growth. (17) Recreational resources. (c) In the 40 years following the enactment of CEQA, Congress and the Legislature have each adopted dozens of laws to protect environmental quality in 14 of the 17 topical areas required to be independently evaluated under CEQA. The Legislature has enacted environmental protection laws that are as or more stringent than federal law, and California environmental laws are often at the cutting edge of environmental protection nationally and even globally. These environmental protection laws, all enacted after 1970, include, but are not limited to: (1) Air quality including air pollution and toxic air contaminants: the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 7401 et seq.) and the  federal  Acid Precipitation Act  of 1980  (42 U.S.C.  Secs.   Sec.  8901 et seq.), and California air quality laws including Division 26 (commencing with Section 39000) of the Health and Safety Code, the Protect California Air Act of 2003 (Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 42500) of Part 4 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code), the Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 44275) of Part 5 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code), the California Port Community Air Quality Program (Chapter 9.8 (commencing with Section 44299.80) of Part 5 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code), the California Clean Schoolbus Program (Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 44299.90) of Part 5 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code), the Air Pollution Permit Streamlining Act of 1992 (Article 1.3 (commencing with Section 42320) of Chapter 4 of Part 4 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code),  and  the California Air Pollution Control Law, and   air pollution control laws including  the Air Toxics "Hot Spot" Information and Assessment  Law   Act of 1987  (Part 6 (commencing with Section 44300)  of Part 5  of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code), the Atmospheric Acidity Protection Act of 1988 (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 39900) of Part 2 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code), the Connelly-Areias-Chandler Rice Straw Burning Reduction Act  of 1991  (Section 41865 of the Health and Safety Code), and the Lewis-Presley Air Quality Management Act (Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 40400) of Part 3 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code). (2) Biological resources including protected species and habitat types: the federal Endangered Species Act  of 1973  (16 U.S.C. Sec. 1531 et seq.), the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. Sec. 703 et seq.), the federal Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act  (BAGPA)  (16 U.S.C. Sec. 668), Section 404(b) of the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1344 (b)), the federal Marine Mammal Protection Act (16 U.S.C. Sec. 1361 et seq.), the federal  Invasive Species Act/Nonindigenous   Nonindigenous  Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act  of 1990  (16 U.S.C. Sec. 4701 et seq.), the California Endangered Species Act  of 1990  (Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 2050) of Division 3 of the Fish and Game Code), Sections 1602, 3503.5, 3511, 3513, and 4700 of the Fish and Game Code, the Oak Woodlands Conservation Act (Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 1360) of Chapter 3 of Division 2 of the Fish and Game Code), Article 3 (commencing with Section 355) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of the Fish and Game Code, Division 5 (commencing with Section 5000) of the Fish and Game Code, Division 6 (commencing with Section 5500) of the Fish and Game Code, and subdivision (e) of Section 65302 of the Government Code. (3) Cultural resources including archaeological resources: Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. Sec. 470 (f)), the federal American Indian Religious Freedom Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1996), Section 7050.5 of the Health and Safety Code, and Section 5097.9. (4) Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions: the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 7401 et seq.), the federal Energy Independence and Security Act  of 2007  (42 U.S.C. Sec. 17001 et seq.), the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500) of the Health and Safety Code), Division 26 (commencing with Section 39000) of the Health and Safety Code, the California Alternative and Renewable Fuel, Vehicle Technology, Clean Air, and Carbon Reduction Act of 2007 (Chapter 8.9 (commencing with Section 44270) of Part 5 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code), the California Energy-Efficient Vehicle Group Purchase Program (Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 43810) of Chapter 4 of Part 5 of  Division 26 of  the Health and Safety Code), Section 43018.5 of the Health and Safety Code, and Chapter 728 of the Statutes of 2008. (5) Hazards and hazardous materials including toxic chemical exposures, brownfields or contaminated site issues, and chemical accident risks: the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation  ,  and Liability Act  of 1980  (42 U.S.C. Sec. 9601 et seq.), the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act  of 1976  (42 U.S.C. Sec. 6901 et seq.), the federal Emergency Planning and Community  Right to Know   Right-to-Know  Act  of 1986  (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11001 et seq.), the federal Pollution Prevention Act  of 1990  (42 U.S.C. Sec. 13101 et seq.), the federal Oil Pollution Act  of 1990  (33 U.S.C. Sec. 2701 et seq.), the  federal  Federal  Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. Sec. 136 et seq.), the federal Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 2601 et seq.), the federal Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act  of 1986  (15 U.S.C. Sec. 2641 et seq.), the federal Lead-Based Paint Exposure Reduction Act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 2681 et seq.), the federal Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 2121b et seq.), the federal Lead Contamination Control Act  of 1988  (42 U.S.C. Sec. 200j-21 et seq.), the Hazardous Waste Control Law (Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 25100) of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code), Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 25280) of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code, Sections 25356.1.5 and 25395.94 of the Health and Safety Code, Chapter 6.95 (commencing with Section 25500) of Division  26   20  of the Health and Safety Code, the Elder California Pipeline Safety Act  of 1981  (Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 51010) of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code), and the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 2011 (Article 2 (commencing with Section 955) of Chapter 4.5 of Part 1 of Division 1 of the Public Utilities Code). (6) Hydrology and water quality including flooding and sea level rise: the federal Water Pollution Control Act  of 1972  (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.), the  federal   National  Contaminated Sediment Assessment and Management Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1271 et seq.), the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 300f et seq.), Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code, the Integrated Regional Water Management Planning Act (Part 2.2 (commencing with Section 10530) of Division 6 of the Water Code), the Stormwater Resource Planning Act (Part 2.3 (commencing with Section 10560) of Division 6 of the Water Code), the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act (Division 7 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Water Code), the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Section 25249.5) of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code), the Urban Water Management Planning Act (Part 2.6 (commencing with Section 10610) of Division 6 of the Water Code), Part 2.10 (commencing with Section 10910) of Division 6 of the Water Code, the Water Conservation in Landscaping Act (Article 10.8 (commencing with Section 65591) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code), the Storm Water Enforcement Act of 1998 (Chapter 5.9 (commencing with Section 13399.25) of Division 7 of the Water Code), the Water  Reclamation   Recycling  Law (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 13500) of Division 7 of the Water Code), Chapter 7.3 (commencing with Section 13560) of Division 7 of the Water Code, and Part 2.75 (commencing with Section 10750) of Division 6 of the Water Code. (7) Land use planning including consistency with land use plans: the federal Coastal Zone Management Act  of 1972  (16 U.S.C. Sec. 1451 et seq.), the  federal   Federal  Land Policy and Management Act  of 1976  (43 U.S.C. Sec. 1701 et seq.), the federal Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning  and Research Acts   Act of 1974  (16 U.S.C. Secs. 1600 to 1614, incl., and 1641 to 1649, incl.), the  federal   National  Forest Management Act (16 U.S.C. Secs. 1600 and 1611 to 1614, incl.), the Planning and Zoning Law (Title 7 (commencing with Section 65000) of the Government Code), the Subdivision Map Act (Division 2 (commencing with Section 66410) of Title 7 of the Government Code), the California Coastal Act  of 1976  (Division 20 (commencing with Section 30000) of  the Public Resources Code)   this code)  , the Cortese-Knox Local Government Reorganization Act of  2001   2000  (Division 3 (commencing with Section 56000) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 5 of the Government Code), the California Green  Buildings   Building  Standards Code (Part 11 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), and the California Building Code (Part 2 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations). (8) Public services including fire and police protection, schools, parks, solid waste, recycling, and other public facilities: Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 17921) of Part 1.5 of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code, Sections 65996  and   ,  65997  of the Government Code, Section   and  66477 of the Government Code, Title 7.3 (commencing with Section 66799) of the Government Code, the Used Oil Recycling Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 3460) of Chapter 1 of Division 3 of  the Public Resources Code)   this code)  , the  California  Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act (Division 12.1 (commencing with Section 14500), Division 12.3 (commencing with Section 16000), Division 12.4 (commencing with Section 16050), and Division 12.7 (commencing with Section  18000))  18000) of this code)  , the Fiberglass Recycled Content Act of 1991 (Division 12.9 (commencing with Section  19500))   19500) of this code)  , the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (Division 30 (commencing with Section  40000))   4000   0) of this code)  , the California Fire Code (Part 9 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), and Sections 1270 and 6773 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations. (9) Traffic and transportation including transit, vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian transportation, emergency access, and roadway safety: the federal  Safety   Safe  , Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity  Act   Act: A Legacy for Users  (23 U.S.C. Sec. 101 et seq.), Titles 23 and 49 of the United States Code, and Chapter 2.3 (commencing with Section 65070)  ,  Chapter 2.5 (commencing with  Section 65080), and Chapter 2.8 (commencing with Section 65088) of Division 1 of Title 7 of  the  Government Code. (10) Utilities and service systems including wastewater, water supply, stormwater, landfill and waste management systems: Part 2.10 (commencing with Section 10910) of Division 6 of the Water Code, Part 2.55 (commencing with Section 10608) of Division 6 of the Water Code, the Urban Water Management Planning Act (Part 2.6 (commencing with Section 10610) of Division 6 of the Water Code), and the Water Conservation in Landscaping Act (Article 10.8 (commencing with Section 65591) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code). (11) Aesthetics: the federal Highway Beautification Act  of 1965  (23 U.S.C. Sec. 131), Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 260) of Chapter 1 of Division 1 of the Streets and Highways Code, the Outdoor Advertising Act (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 5200) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions  Code   Code)  , and subdivision (e) of Section 656302 of the Government Code. (12) Agriculture: the federal Soil and Water Conservation Act  of 1977  (16 U.S.C. Sec. 2001 et seq.) and the Williamson Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 51200) of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code); and forestry resources: the Z' Berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973  and corresponding regulations  (Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 4511) of Part 2 of Division 4) and  Chapter   corresponding regulations (Chapter  4 (commencing with Section 895), Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 1115)  ,  and Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 1600) of Division 1.5 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations), Protection of Forest, Range and Forage Lands (Part 2 (commencing with Section 4101) of Division 4), and the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (Chapter 1.4 (commencing with Section 5093.50) of Division 5). (13) Mineral resources: the federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act  of 1977  (30 U.S.C.  Secs.   Sec.  1201 et seq.) and the  California  Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975 (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 2710) of Division 2). (14) Noise:  the  federal Noise Control Act  of 1972  (43 U.S.C. Sec. 4901 et seq.), the federal    Aviation Safety and Noise  Abatement  of Aviation Noise   Act of 1979  (49 U.S.C. Sec. 47501 et seq.), Article 5 (commencing with Section 65300) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code, the California Noise Insulation Standards (Part 2 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), the California Employee Noise Exposure Limits (Article 105 (commencing with Section 5095) of Group 15 of Subchapter 7 of Chapter 4 of Division 1 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations). (d) Over the same 40-year period since the enactment of CEQA, the Legislature has adopted environmental protection laws affecting the three topical areas for which the United States Congress has not taken any action to adopt federal environmental law of general application in California. (1) Geology and soils including seismic and landslide risk  ,   :  the Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act (Chapter 7.5 (commencing with Section 2621) of Division  2)   2   of this code)  , the Seismic Hazards Mapping Act (Chapter 7.8 (commencing with Section 2690) of Division  2)   2   of this code)  , the California Building Code (Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), Chapter 12.2 (commencing  with  Section 8875) of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government  Code)   Code  , subdivision (g) of Section 65302 of the Government Code, and the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975 (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 2710) of Division  1)  2 of   this code)  . (2) Population and housing growth: Article 10.6 (commencing with Section 65580) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code and Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 75120) of Division  73   43  . (3) Recreational resources: Section 66477 of the Government Code and the  State  Public Park Preservation Act  of 1971  (Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 5400) of Division  5)   5 of this code)  . (e) Environmental laws and regulations adopted since the 1970 enactment of the CEQA are designed to ensure California continues as a national and international leader in protecting the environment, health, safety, and welfare of California and those within its borders. (f) Environmental laws and regulations identify compliance obligations that apply uniformly to similarly situated projects and activities, and provide critical environmental protections that go well beyond the ad hoc review process created by CEQA. Environmental laws and regulations identify compliance obligations of general applicability and thereby provide greater clarity than the project-by-project ad hoc review process that was created for CEQA in 1970. (g) When enacting CEQA and subsequent amendments, the Legislature declared its intent to ensure that all public agencies give major consideration to preventing environmental damage, while providing a decent home and satisfying living environment for every Californian and to create and maintain conditions under which  man   humankind  and nature can exist in productive harmony to fulfill the social and economic requirements of present and future generations. (h) In enacting this division, it is the intent of the Legislature to further the purposes of CEQA by integrating environmental laws and regulations adopted over the last 40 years, while avoiding the sometimes conflicting and often duplicative ad hoc environmental review and mitigation requirements under CEQA regarding the development and adoption of a bicycle transportation plan. (i) In enacting this division, it is also the intent of the Legislature to continue to foster public disclosure and informed public participation of the environmental consequences of bicycle transportation plans. (j) In enacting this division, it is not the intent of the Legislature to preclude any local agency, consistent with the jurisdiction and authority of that agency,  to condition   from   conditioning  approvals of bicycle transportation plans on terms that may require more stringent environmental protections than those required by applicable environmental laws. 21203. (a) An environmental document prepared pursuant  to  the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000)) for a bicycle transportation plan developed pursuant to Section 891.2 of the Streets and Highways Code shall disclose all applicable environmental laws. (b) For purposes of this division, "standard" means the appropriate level of protection, preservation, enhancement  ,  pollution, reduction, avoidance, or other measure for a topical area requiring analysis and mitigation under the California Environmental Quality Act.  (c) For purposes of this division, "implementing agency" means any state agency, board, or commission, any county, city and county, city, regional agency, public district, or other political subdivision.   (c)   (d)  For the purposes of this division, "applicable environmental law" is a law related to an environmental topical area listed in subdivision (b) of Section 21202 that is relevant to a bicycle transportation plan and that does  all   any  of the following: (1) (A) Includes a policy determination, or directs or authorizes the adoption by an implementing agency of regulations, a plan, or a permit, license, or authorization application and approval process to implement that policy determination, regarding the appropriate standard for a topical area requiring analysis and mitigation under the California Environmental Quality Act. (B) The documentation prepared under the California Environmental Quality Act for a bicycle transportation plan meeting the condition specified in subparagraph (A) shall disclose the applicable compliance requirements of that law, and compliance with the applicable standards for impacts that occur or might occur as a result of approval of the project shall be the exclusive means of evaluating and mitigating environmental impacts under the California Environmental Quality Act regarding the subject of that law, notwithstanding any other provision of law. (2) (A) Identifies analytical methods or approaches, or directs or authorizes the adoption by an implementing agency of regulations, a plan, or permit, license, or authorization application and approval processing procedures and practices that include those analytical methods or approaches, regarding a standard. (B) The documentation for a bicycle transportation plan meeting the conditions specified in subparagraph (A) prepared under the California Environmental Quality Act shall disclose the applicable analytical methods or approaches, and the disclosure of those analytical methods or approaches shall be the exclusive means of evaluating potential project impacts under the California Environmental Quality Act regarding the relevant law, notwithstanding any other provision of law. (3) (A) Identifies permissible practices for mitigating or minimizing adverse impacts to a topical area requiring analysis and mitigation under the California Environmental Quality Act, or directs or authorizes the adoption by an implementing agency of regulations, a plan, or a permit, license, or authorization application and approval processing procedures and practices that include those mitigation or minimization practices, regarding or relating to the mitigation and minimization requirements. (B) The documentation prepared under the California Environmental Quality Act for a bicycle transportation plan meeting the conditions specified in subparagraph (A) shall disclose the applicable mitigation and minimization methods or approaches, and compliance with the mitigation and minimization practices shall be the exclusive means of mitigating environmental impacts under the California Environmental Quality Act regarding the subject of the relevant law, notwithstanding any other provision of law.  (d)   (e)  The disclosure obligations set forth in subdivision (c) are intended to foster informed environmental review and public participation in the environmental and public review process required by the California Environmental Quality Act or other applicable laws and regulations, including the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code).  (e)   (f)  (1) An environmental document subject to this division shall only be required to consider environmental topical areas listed in subdivision (b) of Section 21202. (2) This subdivision does not preclude the lead agency from modifying or updating its analytical methodologies for those topical areas.  (f)   (g)  (1) A cause of action shall not be commenced under Section 21167 for noncompliance with the California Environmental Quality Act based on an environmental topical area listed in subdivision (b) of Section 21202 for which the environmental document  subject to   prepared for purposes of  this division  requires   discloses a requirement of  compliance with an applicable environmental law  or any regulations, plans, permits, licenses, or authorization application and approval processing procedures adopted by an implementing agency as directed or authorized by the applicable environmental law  . (2) This subdivision does not prohibit a cause of action otherwise authorized by law to enforce compliance with other existing local, state, and federal law.  (g)   (h)  This division does not preclude any state agency, board, or commission, or any county, city and county, city, regional agency, public district, redevelopment agency, or other political subdivision from requiring information or analysis of the bicycle transportation plan under consideration, or imposing conditions of approval for that plan, under laws and regulations other than this division and Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000).