CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2485Introduced by Assembly Members Choi and Valladares(Coauthors: Assembly Members Chen, Lackey, Mathis, and Smith)(Coauthors: Senators Jones, Nielsen, Ochoa Bogh, and Wilk)February 17, 2022 An act to add Section 21080.54 to the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental quality. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2485, as introduced, Choi. California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: emergency shelters and supportive housing.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 includes exemptions from its environmental review requirements for numerous categories of projects.This bill would exempt from the requirements of CEQA emergency shelters and supportive housing, as defined.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 21080.54 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:21080.54. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:(1) Emergency shelter has the same meaning as set forth in Section 50801 of the Health and Safety Code.(2) Supportive housing has the same meaning as set forth in Section 65582 of the Government Code.(b) This division does not apply to an emergency shelter or supportive housing.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2485Introduced by Assembly Members Choi and Valladares(Coauthors: Assembly Members Chen, Lackey, Mathis, and Smith)(Coauthors: Senators Jones, Nielsen, Ochoa Bogh, and Wilk)February 17, 2022 An act to add Section 21080.54 to the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental quality. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2485, as introduced, Choi. California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: emergency shelters and supportive housing.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 includes exemptions from its environmental review requirements for numerous categories of projects.This bill would exempt from the requirements of CEQA emergency shelters and supportive housing, as defined.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2485
Introduced by Assembly Members Choi and Valladares(Coauthors: Assembly Members Chen, Lackey, Mathis, and Smith)(Coauthors: Senators Jones, Nielsen, Ochoa Bogh, and Wilk)February 17, 2022
Introduced by Assembly Members Choi and Valladares(Coauthors: Assembly Members Chen, Lackey, Mathis, and Smith)(Coauthors: Senators Jones, Nielsen, Ochoa Bogh, and Wilk)
February 17, 2022
An act to add Section 21080.54 to the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental quality.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2485, as introduced, Choi. California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: emergency shelters and supportive housing.
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 includes exemptions from its environmental review requirements for numerous categories of projects.This bill would exempt from the requirements of CEQA emergency shelters and supportive housing, as defined.
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 includes exemptions from its environmental review requirements for numerous categories of projects.
This bill would exempt from the requirements of CEQA emergency shelters and supportive housing, as defined.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 21080.54 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:21080.54. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:(1) Emergency shelter has the same meaning as set forth in Section 50801 of the Health and Safety Code.(2) Supportive housing has the same meaning as set forth in Section 65582 of the Government Code.(b) This division does not apply to an emergency shelter or supportive housing.
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 21080.54 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:21080.54. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:(1) Emergency shelter has the same meaning as set forth in Section 50801 of the Health and Safety Code.(2) Supportive housing has the same meaning as set forth in Section 65582 of the Government Code.(b) This division does not apply to an emergency shelter or supportive housing.
SECTION 1. Section 21080.54 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
21080.54. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:(1) Emergency shelter has the same meaning as set forth in Section 50801 of the Health and Safety Code.(2) Supportive housing has the same meaning as set forth in Section 65582 of the Government Code.(b) This division does not apply to an emergency shelter or supportive housing.
21080.54. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:(1) Emergency shelter has the same meaning as set forth in Section 50801 of the Health and Safety Code.(2) Supportive housing has the same meaning as set forth in Section 65582 of the Government Code.(b) This division does not apply to an emergency shelter or supportive housing.
21080.54. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:(1) Emergency shelter has the same meaning as set forth in Section 50801 of the Health and Safety Code.(2) Supportive housing has the same meaning as set forth in Section 65582 of the Government Code.(b) This division does not apply to an emergency shelter or supportive housing.
21080.54. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) Emergency shelter has the same meaning as set forth in Section 50801 of the Health and Safety Code.
(2) Supportive housing has the same meaning as set forth in Section 65582 of the Government Code.
(b) This division does not apply to an emergency shelter or supportive housing.