CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1341Introduced by Senator Glazer(Coauthor: Senator Wilk)February 16, 2018 An act relating to environmental quality. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1341, as introduced, Glazer. Environmental quality: judicial review: housing projects.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.CEQA authorizes specified entities to bring actions or proceedings seeking judicial review of the lead agencys action pursuant to CEQA.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to improve the judicial review process of litigation related to housing projects brought pursuant to CEQA, as specified.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 the judicial review process of litigation related to housing projects brought pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 28000) of the Public Resources Code) to do all of the following:(a) Require parties in the litigation to disclose their identities.(b) Prohibit that litigation if the housing project being challenged is consistent with a previously certified environmental impact report prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act.(c) Prohibit the court from ordering a stay or otherwise enjoining a housing project, unless the court finds that certain conditions are present at the project site.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1341Introduced by Senator Glazer(Coauthor: Senator Wilk)February 16, 2018 An act relating to environmental quality. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1341, as introduced, Glazer. Environmental quality: judicial review: housing projects.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.CEQA authorizes specified entities to bring actions or proceedings seeking judicial review of the lead agencys action pursuant to CEQA.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to improve the judicial review process of litigation related to housing projects brought pursuant to CEQA, as specified.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill No. 1341
Introduced by Senator Glazer(Coauthor: Senator Wilk)February 16, 2018
Introduced by Senator Glazer(Coauthor: Senator Wilk)
February 16, 2018
An act relating to environmental quality.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1341, as introduced, Glazer. Environmental quality: judicial review: housing projects.
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.CEQA authorizes specified entities to bring actions or proceedings seeking judicial review of the lead agencys action pursuant to CEQA.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to improve the judicial review process of litigation related to housing projects brought pursuant to CEQA, as specified.
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.
CEQA authorizes specified entities to bring actions or proceedings seeking judicial review of the lead agencys action pursuant to CEQA.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to improve the judicial review process of litigation related to housing projects brought pursuant to CEQA, as specified.
## 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 the judicial review process of litigation related to housing projects brought pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 28000) of the Public Resources Code) to do all of the following:(a) Require parties in the litigation to disclose their identities.(b) Prohibit that litigation if the housing project being challenged is consistent with a previously certified environmental impact report prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act.(c) Prohibit the court from ordering a stay or otherwise enjoining a housing project, unless the court finds that certain conditions are present at the project site.
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 the judicial review process of litigation related to housing projects brought pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 28000) of the Public Resources Code) to do all of the following:(a) Require parties in the litigation to disclose their identities.(b) Prohibit that litigation if the housing project being challenged is consistent with a previously certified environmental impact report prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act.(c) Prohibit the court from ordering a stay or otherwise enjoining a housing project, unless the court finds that certain conditions are present at the project site.
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to improve the judicial review process of litigation related to housing projects brought pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 28000) of the Public Resources Code) to do all of the following:(a) Require parties in the litigation to disclose their identities.(b) Prohibit that litigation if the housing project being challenged is consistent with a previously certified environmental impact report prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act.(c) Prohibit the court from ordering a stay or otherwise enjoining a housing project, unless the court finds that certain conditions are present at the project site.
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to improve the judicial review process of litigation related to housing projects brought pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 28000) of the Public Resources Code) to do all of the following:
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(a) Require parties in the litigation to disclose their identities.
(b) Prohibit that litigation if the housing project being challenged is consistent with a previously certified environmental impact report prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act.
(c) Prohibit the court from ordering a stay or otherwise enjoining a housing project, unless the court finds that certain conditions are present at the project site.