California Environmental Quality Act: hospital projects.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
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Overview
This bill creates an exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for certain hospital projects located in the Cities of Emeryville and Santa Clara. It requires project applicants to certify compliance with labor requirements and establish streamlined administrative and judicial review processes. The bill is driven by concerns about federal funding reductions impacting hospital systems and the need to accelerate the construction of essential health care infrastructure. It also includes provisions for ensuring high-wage jobs and community benefits.
Key provisions
- Exempts hospital projects (defined as licensed hospitals and associated clinics) in Emeryville and Santa Clara from CEQA.
- Requires project applicants to certify compliance with labor requirements, including prevailing wages.
- Establishes streamlined administrative and judicial review procedures for qualifying hospital projects.
- Creates a ‘California Environmental Leadership Hospital Campus Project’ definition with specific criteria.
- Mandates a health impact review by the Attorney General for projects meeting certain criteria.
- Requires the Judicial Council to adopt rules for expedited judicial review of CEQA-related decisions.
- Includes provisions for public access to project documents and comments.
- Makes legislative findings regarding the urgency of the exemption due to federal funding reductions.
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