California Environmental Quality Act

California Environmental Quality Act (2006)

The simplified CEQA Guidelines in plain English.

Definitions

 * Summary Section-this tells what the definitions are.
 * Agricultural land
 * Emergency
 * Environment
 * Environmental
 * Impact Report
 * Infill Site
 * Feasible

Statutes

 * Policy
 * Short Title
 * General
 * State Agencies, boards and commissions
 * Local Agencies
 * Streamlined Environmental Review
 * Submission of Information
 * Limitations

Guidelines

 * General
 * General Responsibilities
 * Authorities Granted to Public Agencies by CEQA
 * Lead Agency
 * Preliminary Review of Projects and Conduct of Initial Study
 * Negative Declaration Process
 * EIR Process
 * Time Limits
 * Contents of Environmental Impact Reports
 * Considerations in Preparing EIRs and Negative Declarations
 * Types of EIRs
 * Master Environmental Impact Report
 * Special Situations
 * Review and Evaluation of EIRs and Negative Declarations
 * Projects Also Subject to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
 * Litigation
 * EIR Monitor
 * Exemption for Certified State Regulatory Programs
 * Statutory Exemptions
 * Categorical Exemptions
 * Definitions

Court Cases
Any listed court cases will be shown by the relevant laws in which they were affected by.

CEQA Filters

 * Search by article or reference number
 * Water
 * Air
 * Waste