CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1149Introduced by Assembly Member FongFebruary 21, 2019 An act to amend Section 21050 of the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental quality. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1149, as introduced, Fong. 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 make nonsubstantive changes to the provision naming CEQA.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. Section 21050 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:21050. This division shall be known known, and may be cited cited, as the California Environmental Quality Act. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1149Introduced by Assembly Member FongFebruary 21, 2019 An act to amend Section 21050 of the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental quality. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1149, as introduced, Fong. 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 make nonsubstantive changes to the provision naming CEQA.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1149 Introduced by Assembly Member FongFebruary 21, 2019 Introduced by Assembly Member Fong February 21, 2019 An act to amend Section 21050 of the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental quality. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1149, as introduced, Fong. 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 make nonsubstantive changes to the provision naming CEQA. 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 make nonsubstantive changes to the provision naming CEQA. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 21050 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:21050. This division shall be known known, and may be cited cited, as the California Environmental Quality Act. 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 21050 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:21050. This division shall be known known, and may be cited cited, as the California Environmental Quality Act. SECTION 1. Section 21050 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read: ### SECTION 1. 21050. This division shall be known known, and may be cited cited, as the California Environmental Quality Act. 21050. This division shall be known known, and may be cited cited, as the California Environmental Quality Act. 21050. This division shall be known known, and may be cited cited, as the California Environmental Quality Act. 21050. This division shall be known known, and may be cited cited, as the California Environmental Quality Act.