California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions.
- Exempts electrical transmission maintenance and upgrade projects from environmental review requirements.
- Requires projects to occur within existing rights-of-way and restore the area after completion.
- Mandates lead agencies to file exemption notices with state and county offices.
- Supports California's goal to achieve 100% clean energy retail sales by 2045.
Assembly Member Petrie-Norris's proposal to exempt certain electrical transmission projects from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements aims to accelerate grid infrastructure upgrades while maintaining environmental safeguards. The exemption would apply to projects involving inspection, maintenance, repair, restoration, reconditioning, reconductoring with advanced conductors, replacement, or removal of transmission wires and directly attached equipment.
To qualify for the exemption, projects must occur within existing rights-of-way and include legally binding agreements to restore sites to their original condition after completion. For projects on private property, owners must explicitly grant access permission. Lead agencies determining a project's exemption status must file notices with both the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation and county clerks in affected jurisdictions.
The bill's findings note California's renewable energy targets, including requirements for 60% renewable electricity by 2030 and 100% clean energy by 2045. According to these findings, reconductoring - replacing existing transmission wires with higher-capacity alternatives - allows increased power transmission using current infrastructure. Local agencies retain authority to levy fees and charges to cover costs associated with implementing the new requirements, with no state reimbursement mandated for program administration.
 Jacqui IrwinD Assembly Member | Committee Member |  Not Contacted | |
 Ash KalraD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Phillip ChenR Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Tasha Boerner HorvathD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Cottie Petrie-NorrisD Assembly Member | Bill Author | Not Contacted |
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- Exempts electrical transmission maintenance and upgrade projects from environmental review requirements.
- Requires projects to occur within existing rights-of-way and restore the area after completion.
- Mandates lead agencies to file exemption notices with state and county offices.
- Supports California's goal to achieve 100% clean energy retail sales by 2045.
Email the authors or create an email template to send to all relevant legislators.
Introduced By
Assembly Member Petrie-Norris's proposal to exempt certain electrical transmission projects from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements aims to accelerate grid infrastructure upgrades while maintaining environmental safeguards. The exemption would apply to projects involving inspection, maintenance, repair, restoration, reconditioning, reconductoring with advanced conductors, replacement, or removal of transmission wires and directly attached equipment.
To qualify for the exemption, projects must occur within existing rights-of-way and include legally binding agreements to restore sites to their original condition after completion. For projects on private property, owners must explicitly grant access permission. Lead agencies determining a project's exemption status must file notices with both the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation and county clerks in affected jurisdictions.
The bill's findings note California's renewable energy targets, including requirements for 60% renewable electricity by 2030 and 100% clean energy by 2045. According to these findings, reconductoring - replacing existing transmission wires with higher-capacity alternatives - allows increased power transmission using current infrastructure. Local agencies retain authority to levy fees and charges to cover costs associated with implementing the new requirements, with no state reimbursement mandated for program administration.
Jacqui IrwinD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Ash KalraD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Phillip ChenR Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Tasha Boerner HorvathD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Cottie Petrie-NorrisD Assembly Member | Bill Author | Not Contacted |