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15361. ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS

CEQA Statute and Guidelines (2025 consolidated text) · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-05 · California

“Environmental documents” means Initial Studies, Negative Declarations, draft and final EIRs, documents prepared as substitutes for EIRs and Negative Declarations under a program certified pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080.5, and documents prepared under NEPA and used by a state or local agency in the place of an Initial Study, Negative Declaration, or an EIR.

Note: Authority cited: Section 21083, Public Resources Code; Reference: Sections 21061, 21080 (b) , 21080.5, 21108, and 21152, Public Resources Code.

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