AB 2552 (Ávila Farías D) California Environmental Quality Act: transportation impact mitigation.
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(Ávila Farías D) California Environmental Quality Act: transportation impact mitigation. Position: Support |
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Introduced: 2/20/2026 |
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Status: 3/16/2026-Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and H. & C.D. |
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Location: 3/16/2026-A. NAT. RES. |
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Summary: The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) 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. If a lead agency determines that a project will have a significant transportation impact, current law authorizes the lead agency to mitigate the transportation impact to a less than significant level by helping to fund or otherwise facilitating housing or related infrastructure projects, including by contributing an amount, to be determined pursuant to guidance issued by the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, to the Transit-Oriented Development Implementation Fund for purposes of the Transit-Oriented Development Implementation Program. Current law makes those moneys available to the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purpose of awarding funding for affordable housing or related infrastructure projects under the program in accordance with specified priorities. On or before July 1, 2026, and at least once every 3 years thereafter, current law requires the office, in consultation with other state agencies, to issue guidance related to the implementation of these provisions, as provided. Current law makes related findings and declarations. This bill would provide that a contribution to the fund is full and complete mitigation for that portion of the project’s significant transportation impact and a legally sufficient mitigation measure under CEQA. The bill would make additional related findings and declarations. |
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