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State planning law requires cities and counties to consult with California Native American tribes during the local planning process for the purpose of protecting Traditional Tribal Cultural Places. OPR’s consultation guidelines, background information, and training session information are all available on-line.

CEQA Guidelines and Greenhouse Gases

Senate Bill 97 (Chapter 185, 2007) requires the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) to develop draft CEQA guidelines “for the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions or the effects of greenhouse gas emissions.” OPR is required to “prepare, develop, and transmit” the guidelines to the Natural Resources Agency on or before July 1, 2009. The Natural Resources Agency must certify and adopt the guidelines on or before January 1, 2010.

On April 13, 2009, OPR submitted to the Secretary for Natural Resources its proposed amendments to the state CEQA Guidelines for greenhouse gas emissions, as required by Senate Bill 97. These proposed CEQA Guideline amendments would provide guidance to public agencies regarding the analysis and mitigation of the effects of greenhouse gas emissions in draft CEQA documents. The Natural Resources Agency will conduct formal rulemaking in 2009, prior to certifying and adopting the amendments, as required by Senate Bill 97.

Click here to view OPR’s proposed CEQA Guideline amendments for greenhouse gas emissions and OPR’s letter to the Natural Resources Agency transmitting the amendments.

The Natural Resources Agency has begun the Administrative Procedures Act rulemaking process to certify and adopt the SB97 CEQA Guideline amendments. For more information about the Natural Resources Agency rulemaking process, click here.

OPR Technical Advisory on CEQA and Climate Change: (Published June 2008)

The emerging role of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in addressing climate change and greenhouse gas emissions has been the subject of much discussion since the passage of Assembly Bill 32 (Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006). As part of its continuing service to professional planners, land use officials, and CEQA practitioners, OPR, in collaboration with the California Resources Agency, the California Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board, published this technical advisory containing informal guidance for public agencies as they address the issue of climate change in their CEQA documents. This technical advisory provides OPR's perspective on the issue and precedes the development of draft implementing regulations for CEQA, in accordance with Senate Bill 97 (Chapter 185, Statutes of 2007). View the OPR CEQA and Climate Change Technical Advisory here.

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