California Environmental Quality Act: Transit-Oriented Development Implementation Fund: contributions.
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Overview
This bill amends California’s Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to establish a Transit-Oriented Development Implementation Fund. It allows lead agencies undertaking transportation projects with significant impacts to contribute to this fund to mitigate those impacts. Specifically, contributions to the fund are considered full mitigation for transportation impacts, and the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation will provide guidance on how much should be contributed. The bill also clarifies how funds from the fund will be used to support affordable housing and related infrastructure projects in transit-oriented areas.
Key provisions
- Allows lead agencies to contribute to the Transit-Oriented Development Implementation Fund to mitigate transportation impacts.
- Contributions to the fund are considered full and complete mitigation for transportation impacts under CEQA.
- The Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation will issue guidance on contribution amounts and project priorities.
- Funds will be used for affordable housing and related infrastructure projects in transit-oriented areas.
- The bill requires the Office to issue guidance on location-efficient areas for mitigation projects.
- Establishes a process for validating vehicle miles traveled reductions associated with project contributions.
- Sets priorities for funding affordable housing projects within the fund, including location-efficient areas and adjacent regions.
- Requires lead agencies to consider the cost of mitigation measures when determining contributions to the fund.
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