Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 21080.04

General

Known as the California Environmental Quality Act

The act spans §§ 21000–21189 (300 sections).

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Concerned Dublin Citizens v. City of Dublin CA1/3 (2013)

Most recently applied in 238 Cal. Rptr. 3d 260 - Bottini v. City of San Diego (September 2018)

Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 91, Sec. 142

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(a) Notwithstanding paragraph (10) of subdivision (b) of Section 21080, this division applies to a project for the institution of passenger rail service on a line paralleling State Highway 29 and running from Rocktram to Krug in the Napa Valley. With respect to that project, and for the purposes of this division, the Public Utilities Commission is the lead agency.

(b) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to abrogate the decision of the California Supreme Court “that Section 21080, subdivision (b)(11), exempts Wine Train’s institution of passenger service on the Rocktram-Krug line from the requirements of CEQA” in Napa Valley Wine Train, Inc. v. Public Utilities Com., 50 Cal. 3d 370.

(c) Nothing in this section is intended to affect or apply to, or to confer jurisdiction upon the Public Utilities Commission with respect to, any other project involving rail service.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.