Substantial evidence for findingsDIVISION 13. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › CHAPTER 2.6. General
The section sets the evidentiary standard for a specified type of CEQA finding.
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In making the findings required by paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 21081, the public agency shall base its findings on substantial evidence in the record.
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History note as saved from leginfo: (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1294, Sec. 3. Effective October 1, 1994. Note: October 1, 1994, is the date that Ch. 1294 became law without the Governor's signature.)