15371. NEGATIVE DECLARATION

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“Negative Declaration” means a written statement by the Lead Agency briefly describing the reasons that a proposed project, not exempt from CEQA, will not have a significant effect on the environment and therefore does not require the preparation of an EIR. The contents of a Negative Declaration are described in Section 15071.

Note: Authority cited: Section 21083, Public Resources Code; Reference: Section 21080 (c) , Public Resources Code.

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