Title Practice under the California Environmental Quality Act / authors, Stephen L. Kostka, Michael H. Zischke ; CEB attorney editor, Ann H. Davis.
Added Author Zischke, Michael H.I. Preliminary considerations. Overview of CEQA process
Attorney's role in CEQA process
Role of public agencies in CEQA process
II. Is proposed activity covered by CEQA?
Is the activity a project?
Is the project exempt?
III. EIR or negative declaration?
Initial study : will project have significant effect on environment?
Procedural and substantive requirements for negative declarations
IV. EIR process
Determining scope and contents of EIR
Requirements for preparation and review of draft EIRs
Special processes for preparing EIRs
Substantive requirements for EIRs
V. Adequacy requirements for EIRs
Project description, setting, and baseline
Significant environmental effects
Mitigation measures
Project alternatives
VI. Project approval
Final EIRs
Project approval and findings
Mitigation monitoring and reporting
Subsequent and supplemental EIRs
VII. Special situations
Relationship between CEQA and other statutes and programs
Certified regulatory programs
Joint federal / state environmental documents
VIII. CEQA litigation
CEQA litigation.
Summary "With this second edition, the book has been thoroughly reviewed, reorganized, and updated to reflect all current developments in CEQA practice, with new discussions, practice tips, charts, and expert analysis of the law. This edition includes expanded coverage of a number of topics that have developed since 1993, including the standard of review for CEQA exemptions, the concept of the "baseline" for environmental review, and a number of issues in CEQA litigation. The book also includes in chapter 20 a detailed discussion of the impact of climate change on CEQA analysis--one of the most controversial and evolving issues in CEQA practice."--Preface.
Note Includes index.
Updates and compilation of chapters written by multiple authors who vary from iteration to iteration.
Continues Kostka, Stephen L. Practice under the California Environmental Quality Act. Oakland, Calif. : Continuing Education of the Bar c2005-