CHAPTER 6.5. Jobs and Economic Improvement Through Environmental Leadership Act of 2021 [21178. - 21189.3.]
Chapter 6.5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 19, Sec. 1.
§§ 21178–21189.3 · 18 sections
- § 21178 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000)) requires…
- § 21180 For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Applicant” means a public or private entity or its affiliates, or a person or entity that…
- § 21181 This chapter does not apply to a project if the Governor does not certify the project as an environmental leadership development project eligible for…
- § 21182 A person proposing to construct a leadership project may apply to the Governor for certification that the leadership project is eligible for streamlining as…
- § 21183 The Governor may certify a leadership project for streamlining before a lead agency certifies a final environmental impact report for a project under this…
- § 21183.5 (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Project labor agreement” has the same meaning as set forth in paragraph (1) of…
- § 21183.6 (a) The quantification and mitigation of the impacts of a project described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 21180 from the…
- § 21184 (a) The Governor may certify a project for streamlining under this chapter if it complies with the conditions specified in Section 21183. (b) (1) Before…
- § 21184.5 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, except as provided in subdivision (b), a multifamily residential project certified under this chapter shall provide…
- § 21184.7 The Office of Planning and Research may charge a fee to an applicant seeking certification under this chapter for the costs incurred by the Governor’s office…
- § 21185 The Judicial Council shall adopt a rule of court to establish procedures that require actions or proceedings brought to attack, review, set aside, void, or…
- § 21186 Notwithstanding any other law, the preparation and certification of the record of proceedings for a leadership project certified by the Governor shall be…
- § 21187 Within 10 days of the Governor certifying an environmental leadership development project under this chapter, a lead agency shall, at the applicant’s expense,…
- § 21187.5 (a) For purposes of this section, “project alternative” means an alternative studied in a leadership project’s environmental impact report under Section…
- § 21188 The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any provision of this chapter or its application is held to be invalid, that invalidity shall not affect any…
- § 21189 Except as otherwise provided expressly in this chapter, nothing in this chapter affects the duty of any party to comply with this division.
- § 21189.1 If, before January 1, 2033, a lead agency fails to approve a project certified by the Governor under this chapter, then the certification expires and is no…
- § 21189.3 This chapter shall remain in effect until January 1, 2034, and as of that date is repealed unless a later enacted statute extends or repeals that date.