CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1660Introduced by Assembly Member KalraFebruary 17, 2017 An act relating to environmental protection. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1660, as introduced, Kalra. Environmental quality and conservation.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 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.Existing law establishes various agencies in state government to protect and conserve natural resources.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to improve Californias environmental quality and conservation.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to improve Californias environmental quality and conservation.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1660Introduced by Assembly Member KalraFebruary 17, 2017 An act relating to environmental protection. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1660, as introduced, Kalra. Environmental quality and conservation.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 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.Existing law establishes various agencies in state government to protect and conserve natural resources.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to improve Californias environmental quality and conservation.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 1660
Introduced by Assembly Member KalraFebruary 17, 2017
Introduced by Assembly Member Kalra
February 17, 2017
An act relating to environmental protection.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1660, as introduced, Kalra. Environmental quality and conservation.
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 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.Existing law establishes various agencies in state government to protect and conserve natural resources.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to improve Californias environmental quality and conservation.
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 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.
Existing law establishes various agencies in state government to protect and conserve natural resources.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to improve Californias environmental quality and conservation.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to improve Californias environmental quality and conservation.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to improve Californias environmental quality and conservation.
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to improve Californias environmental quality and conservation.
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to improve Californias environmental quality and conservation.
### SECTION 1.