Pub. Resources Code § 21080.45
CEQA: General Provisions, Exemptions and Review

Pub. Resources Code § 21080.45

Farmworker housing exemptionDIVISION 13. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › CHAPTER 2.6. General

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New agricultural employee housing meeting listed requirements and funding sources is exempt, as is repair or maintenance of existing farmworker housing.

  • New farmworker housing. CEQA does not apply to a new agricultural employee housing project that complies with § 21159.22 and Health and Safety Code § 17021.8(i)(1) to (4). (a)
  • Serna program funding. The project may qualify through funding from the Joe Serna, Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant Program. (a)(1)
  • Other funding or ownership. The project may instead qualify through Office of Migrant Services funding, local government funding, or public or nonprofit ownership or public funding. (a)(2)-(4)
  • Repair and maintenance. Projects consisting exclusively of repair or maintenance of existing farmworker housing are exempt. (b)

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§ 21080.452 subdivisions

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History. (Added by renumbering Section 21080.44 (as added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 24, Sec. 8) by Stats. 2025, Ch. 650, Sec. 8. (SB 158) Effective October 11, 2025.)

Cites, in this navigator. Health & Saf. Code § 17021.8, Pub. Resources Code § 21159.22

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