CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 270Introduced by Senator WienerJanuary 31, 2023 An act to amend Section 21155.11 of the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental quality.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 270, as introduced, Wiener. California Environmental Quality Act: housing projects: housing sustainability districts: exemption.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 requires a lead agency to prepare an environmental impact report when designating a housing sustainability district to identify and mitigate, to the extent feasible, environmental impacts resulting from the designation.CEQA exempts from its requirements a housing project undertaken in a housing sustainability district designated by a local government if specified requirements are met, including that the lead agency has certified an environmental impact report for the district, and the Department of Housing and Community Development has approved the district, within 10 years of the lead agencys review of the housing project.This bill would instead allow the exemption to apply if the lead agency has certified an environmental impact report for the district, and the Department of Housing and Community Development has approved the district, within 12 years of the lead agencys review of the housing project.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 21155.11 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:21155.11. This division does not apply to a housing project undertaken in a housing sustainability district designated by a local government if all of the following are met:(a) The lead agency has certified an environmental impact report for the housing sustainability district, and the Department of Housing and Community Development has approved the housing sustainability district pursuant to Section 66202 of the Government Code, within 10 12 years of the lead agencys review of the housing project.(b) The housing project meets the conditions specified in the designation for the housing sustainability district.(c) The housing project is required to implement appropriate mitigation measures identified in the environmental impact report prepared pursuant to Section 21155.10 to mitigate environmental impacts identified by that environmental impact report.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 270Introduced by Senator WienerJanuary 31, 2023 An act to amend Section 21155.11 of the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental quality.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 270, as introduced, Wiener. California Environmental Quality Act: housing projects: housing sustainability districts: exemption.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 requires a lead agency to prepare an environmental impact report when designating a housing sustainability district to identify and mitigate, to the extent feasible, environmental impacts resulting from the designation.CEQA exempts from its requirements a housing project undertaken in a housing sustainability district designated by a local government if specified requirements are met, including that the lead agency has certified an environmental impact report for the district, and the Department of Housing and Community Development has approved the district, within 10 years of the lead agencys review of the housing project.This bill would instead allow the exemption to apply if the lead agency has certified an environmental impact report for the district, and the Department of Housing and Community Development has approved the district, within 12 years of the lead agencys review of the housing project.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 270
Introduced by Senator WienerJanuary 31, 2023
Introduced by Senator Wiener
January 31, 2023
An act to amend Section 21155.11 of the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental quality.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 270, as introduced, Wiener. California Environmental Quality Act: housing projects: housing sustainability districts: exemption.
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 requires a lead agency to prepare an environmental impact report when designating a housing sustainability district to identify and mitigate, to the extent feasible, environmental impacts resulting from the designation.CEQA exempts from its requirements a housing project undertaken in a housing sustainability district designated by a local government if specified requirements are met, including that the lead agency has certified an environmental impact report for the district, and the Department of Housing and Community Development has approved the district, within 10 years of the lead agencys review of the housing project.This bill would instead allow the exemption to apply if the lead agency has certified an environmental impact report for the district, and the Department of Housing and Community Development has approved the district, within 12 years of the lead agencys review of the housing 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.
CEQA requires a lead agency to prepare an environmental impact report when designating a housing sustainability district to identify and mitigate, to the extent feasible, environmental impacts resulting from the designation.
CEQA exempts from its requirements a housing project undertaken in a housing sustainability district designated by a local government if specified requirements are met, including that the lead agency has certified an environmental impact report for the district, and the Department of Housing and Community Development has approved the district, within 10 years of the lead agencys review of the housing project.
This bill would instead allow the exemption to apply if the lead agency has certified an environmental impact report for the district, and the Department of Housing and Community Development has approved the district, within 12 years of the lead agencys review of the housing project.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 21155.11 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:21155.11. This division does not apply to a housing project undertaken in a housing sustainability district designated by a local government if all of the following are met:(a) The lead agency has certified an environmental impact report for the housing sustainability district, and the Department of Housing and Community Development has approved the housing sustainability district pursuant to Section 66202 of the Government Code, within 10 12 years of the lead agencys review of the housing project.(b) The housing project meets the conditions specified in the designation for the housing sustainability district.(c) The housing project is required to implement appropriate mitigation measures identified in the environmental impact report prepared pursuant to Section 21155.10 to mitigate environmental impacts identified by that environmental impact report.
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 21155.11 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:21155.11. This division does not apply to a housing project undertaken in a housing sustainability district designated by a local government if all of the following are met:(a) The lead agency has certified an environmental impact report for the housing sustainability district, and the Department of Housing and Community Development has approved the housing sustainability district pursuant to Section 66202 of the Government Code, within 10 12 years of the lead agencys review of the housing project.(b) The housing project meets the conditions specified in the designation for the housing sustainability district.(c) The housing project is required to implement appropriate mitigation measures identified in the environmental impact report prepared pursuant to Section 21155.10 to mitigate environmental impacts identified by that environmental impact report.
SECTION 1. Section 21155.11 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
21155.11. This division does not apply to a housing project undertaken in a housing sustainability district designated by a local government if all of the following are met:(a) The lead agency has certified an environmental impact report for the housing sustainability district, and the Department of Housing and Community Development has approved the housing sustainability district pursuant to Section 66202 of the Government Code, within 10 12 years of the lead agencys review of the housing project.(b) The housing project meets the conditions specified in the designation for the housing sustainability district.(c) The housing project is required to implement appropriate mitigation measures identified in the environmental impact report prepared pursuant to Section 21155.10 to mitigate environmental impacts identified by that environmental impact report.
21155.11. This division does not apply to a housing project undertaken in a housing sustainability district designated by a local government if all of the following are met:(a) The lead agency has certified an environmental impact report for the housing sustainability district, and the Department of Housing and Community Development has approved the housing sustainability district pursuant to Section 66202 of the Government Code, within 10 12 years of the lead agencys review of the housing project.(b) The housing project meets the conditions specified in the designation for the housing sustainability district.(c) The housing project is required to implement appropriate mitigation measures identified in the environmental impact report prepared pursuant to Section 21155.10 to mitigate environmental impacts identified by that environmental impact report.
21155.11. This division does not apply to a housing project undertaken in a housing sustainability district designated by a local government if all of the following are met:(a) The lead agency has certified an environmental impact report for the housing sustainability district, and the Department of Housing and Community Development has approved the housing sustainability district pursuant to Section 66202 of the Government Code, within 10 12 years of the lead agencys review of the housing project.(b) The housing project meets the conditions specified in the designation for the housing sustainability district.(c) The housing project is required to implement appropriate mitigation measures identified in the environmental impact report prepared pursuant to Section 21155.10 to mitigate environmental impacts identified by that environmental impact report.
21155.11. This division does not apply to a housing project undertaken in a housing sustainability district designated by a local government if all of the following are met:
(a) The lead agency has certified an environmental impact report for the housing sustainability district, and the Department of Housing and Community Development has approved the housing sustainability district pursuant to Section 66202 of the Government Code, within 10 12 years of the lead agencys review of the housing project.
(b) The housing project meets the conditions specified in the designation for the housing sustainability district.
(c) The housing project is required to implement appropriate mitigation measures identified in the environmental impact report prepared pursuant to Section 21155.10 to mitigate environmental impacts identified by that environmental impact report.