Amended IN Assembly April 30, 2018 Amended IN Assembly April 02, 2018 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2782Introduced by Assembly Member FriedmanFebruary 16, 2018 An act to add Section 21082.4 to the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental quality. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2782, as amended, Friedman. California Environmental Quality Act.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.This bill would authorize lead agencies, in describing and evaluating projects, to consider the positive specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other benefits of, and the negative impacts of denying, the project.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 21082.4 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:21082.4. In describing and evaluating a project in an environmental review document prepared pursuant to this division, the lead agency may consider the positive specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other benefits, including regionwide or statewide environmental benefits, of a proposed project and the potential negative impacts of denying the project. Any benefits or negative impacts considered pursuant to this section shall be based on substantial evidence in light of the whole record.
Amended IN Assembly April 30, 2018 Amended IN Assembly April 02, 2018 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2782Introduced by Assembly Member FriedmanFebruary 16, 2018 An act to add Section 21082.4 to the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental quality. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2782, as amended, Friedman. California Environmental Quality Act.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.This bill would authorize lead agencies, in describing and evaluating projects, to consider the positive specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other benefits of, and the negative impacts of denying, the project.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly April 30, 2018 Amended IN Assembly April 02, 2018
Amended IN Assembly April 30, 2018
Amended IN Assembly April 02, 2018
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 2782
Introduced by Assembly Member FriedmanFebruary 16, 2018
Introduced by Assembly Member Friedman
February 16, 2018
An act to add Section 21082.4 to the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental quality.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2782, as amended, Friedman. California Environmental Quality Act.
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.This bill would authorize lead agencies, in describing and evaluating projects, to consider the positive specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other benefits of, and the negative impacts of denying, the project.
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.
This bill would authorize lead agencies, in describing and evaluating projects, to consider the positive specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other benefits of, and the negative impacts of denying, the project.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 21082.4 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:21082.4. In describing and evaluating a project in an environmental review document prepared pursuant to this division, the lead agency may consider the positive specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other benefits, including regionwide or statewide environmental benefits, of a proposed project and the potential negative impacts of denying the project. Any benefits or negative impacts considered pursuant to this section shall be based on substantial evidence in light of the whole record.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 21082.4 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:21082.4. In describing and evaluating a project in an environmental review document prepared pursuant to this division, the lead agency may consider the positive specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other benefits, including regionwide or statewide environmental benefits, of a proposed project and the potential negative impacts of denying the project. Any benefits or negative impacts considered pursuant to this section shall be based on substantial evidence in light of the whole record.
SECTION 1. Section 21082.4 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
21082.4. In describing and evaluating a project in an environmental review document prepared pursuant to this division, the lead agency may consider the positive specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other benefits, including regionwide or statewide environmental benefits, of a proposed project and the potential negative impacts of denying the project. Any benefits or negative impacts considered pursuant to this section shall be based on substantial evidence in light of the whole record.
21082.4. In describing and evaluating a project in an environmental review document prepared pursuant to this division, the lead agency may consider the positive specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other benefits, including regionwide or statewide environmental benefits, of a proposed project and the potential negative impacts of denying the project. Any benefits or negative impacts considered pursuant to this section shall be based on substantial evidence in light of the whole record.
21082.4. In describing and evaluating a project in an environmental review document prepared pursuant to this division, the lead agency may consider the positive specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other benefits, including regionwide or statewide environmental benefits, of a proposed project and the potential negative impacts of denying the project. Any benefits or negative impacts considered pursuant to this section shall be based on substantial evidence in light of the whole record.
21082.4. In describing and evaluating a project in an environmental review document prepared pursuant to this division, the lead agency may consider the positive specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other benefits, including regionwide or statewide environmental benefits, of a proposed project and the potential negative impacts of denying the project. Any benefits or negative impacts considered pursuant to this section shall be based on substantial evidence in light of the whole record.