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Title 14 - Natural ResourcesDivision 6 - Resources AgencyChapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act
Article 9 - Contents of Environmental Impact Reports
Section 15126 - Consideration and Discussion of Environmental Impacts

Cal. Code Regs. tit. 14 § 15126

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Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 15126 - Consideration and Discussion of Environmental Impacts

All phases of a project must be considered when evaluating its impact on the environment: planning, acquisition, development, and operation. The subjects listed below shall be discussed as directed in Sections 15126.2, 15126.4 and 15126.6, preferably in separate sections or paragraphs of the EIR. If they are not discussed separately, the EIR shall include a table showing where each of the subjects is discussed.

(a) Significant Environmental Effects of the Proposed Project.
(b) Significant Environmental Effects Which Cannot be Avoided if the Proposed Project is Implemented.
(c) Significant Irreversible Environmental Changes Which Would be Involved in the Proposed Project Should it be Implemented.
(d) Growth-Inducing Impact of the Proposed Project.
(e) The Mitigation Measures Proposed to Minimize the Significant Effects.
(f) Alternatives to the Proposed Project.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 14, § 15126

1. Amendment of subsection (d), repealer and new subsections (d)(1)-(4), amendment of subsection (d)(5), new subsections (d)(5)(A)-(B)3, designation of subsection (d)(5)(C) and amendment of NOTE filed 8-19-94; operative 9-19-94 (Register 94, No. 33).
2. Amendment of section heading, repealer of subsection (e), subsection relettering, and amendment of NOTE filed 5-27-97; operative 5-27-97 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 97, No. 22).
3. Amendment of first paragraph, repealer and new subsections (a)-(f) and amendment of NOTE filed 10-26-98; operative 10-26-98 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21087 (Register 98, No. 44).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).

Note: Authority cited: Section 21083, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 21002, 21003, 21100 and 21081.6, Public Resources Code; Citizens of Goleta Valley v. Board of Supervisors, (1990) 52 Cal.3d 553; Laurel Heights Improvement Association v. Regents of the University of California, (1988) 47 Cal. 3d 376; Gentry v. City of Murrieta (1995) 36 Cal.App.4th 1359; and Laurel Heights Improvement Association v. Regents of the University of California (1993) 6 Cal. 4th 1112.

1. Amendment of subsection (d), repealer and new subsections (d)(1)-(4), amendment of subsection (d)(5), new subsections (d)(5)(A)-(B)3, designation of subsection (d)(5)(C) and amendment of Note filed 8-19-94; operative 9-19-94 (Register 94, No. 33).
2. Amendment of section heading, repealer of subsection (e), subsection relettering, and amendment of Note filed 5-27-97; operative 5-27-97 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 97, No. 22).
3. Amendment of first paragraph, repealer and new subsections (a)-(f) and amendment of Note filed 10-26-98; operative 10-26-98 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21087 (Register 98, No. 44).
4. Change without regulatory effect amendingNote filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).