Pub. Resources Code § 21080.21
CEQA: General Provisions, Exemptions and Review

Pub. Resources Code § 21080.21

Short pipeline project exemptionDIVISION 13. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › CHAPTER 2.6. General

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The section exempts short pipeline projects in public rights-of-way from CEQA.

  • Pipeline work under one mile. CEQA does not apply to new pipeline installation or maintenance, repair, relocation, replacement, removal, or demolition of existing pipeline for a project under one mile in a public right-of-way. § 21080.21
  • “Pipeline” defined. “Pipeline” includes subsurface facilities but excludes surface facilities related to operating the underground facility. § 21080.21

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§ 21080.21

This division does not apply to any project of less than one mile in length within a public street or highway or any other public right-of-way for the installation of a new pipeline or the maintenance, repair, restoration, reconditioning, relocation, replacement, removal, or demolition of an existing pipeline. For purposes of this section, “pipeline” includes subsurface facilities but does not include any surface facility related to the operation of the underground facility.

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History. (Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 466, Sec. 4. (AB 1824) Effective January 1, 2020.)

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