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Rules and Forms | CEQA Actions: New Projects and Fees for Expedited Review (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
The Appellate Advisory Committee and the Civil and Small Claims Advisory Committee recommend amending eight rules of the California Rules of Court governing the expedited resolution of actions and proceedings brought under the California Environmental Quality Act. These amendments would implement recent legislation requiring inclusion of “environmental leadership media campus project” for streamlined review, and specify the fees that applicants of this project type must pay to cover the costs of the trial and appellate courts in adjudicating challenges to those projects.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Appellate Advisory Committee and the Civil and Small Claims Advisory Committee recommend that the Judicial Council, effective July 1, 2025, amend rules 3.2200, 3.2220, 3.2221, 3.2223, 3.2240, 8.700, 8.702, and 8.705 to add “environmental leadership media campus” as a “streamlined CEQA project” and to set the fees to cover trial court and appellate court costs for review of challenges to those projects, as applicable.
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