Pub. Resources Code § 21082.4
CEQA: General Provisions, Exemptions and Review

Pub. Resources Code § 21082.4

Project benefits in review documentsDIVISION 13. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › CHAPTER 2.6. General

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A lead agency may consider project benefits and the negative impacts of denial in review documents if supported by substantial evidence.

  • Benefits considered. The lead agency may consider specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other benefits, including regionwide or statewide environmental benefits. (single paragraph)
  • Denial impacts. The lead agency may also consider the negative impacts of denying the project. (single paragraph)
  • Evidentiary basis. Benefits or negative impacts considered must be based on substantial evidence in light of the whole record. (single paragraph)

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§ 21082.4

In describing and evaluating a project in an environmental review document prepared pursuant to this division, the lead agency may consider specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other benefits, including regionwide or statewide environmental benefits, of a proposed project and the negative impacts of denying the project. Any benefits or negative impacts considered pursuant to this section shall be based on substantial evidence in light of the whole record.

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History. (Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 193, Sec. 1. (AB 2782) Effective January 1, 2019.)

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