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S 0 • I Sec . 2 .26 Public Agency . Public agency includes any state agency , board or commission and any local or regional agency , as defined herein . It does not include the courts of the • State . This term does not include agencies of the federal government .. Sec . 2 .27 Responsible Agency . Responsible agency means the public agency which proposes to undertake or approve a project , and is responsible for making a Negative Declaration or for the preparation of an EIR. 1 Sec. 2 . 28 Significant Effect . Significant effect means a substantial as opposed to trivial impact on the environment . tArticle 3 General Responsibilities Sec . 3. 1 Fees . (a) Where the City is preparing an EIR 'Tor projects to be carried out by some entity other than the City itself, it shall charge and collect a reasonable fee from such person or entity , in order to recover the estimated costs incurred if preparing the EIR. • (b) The City may charge and collect a fee . members of the public for the actual cost of reproducing a copy of an EIR requested by the member of the public . Article 14 Application of the Act to Projects Sec . 4 .1 General Rule . The requirements set forth herein apply to projects which may have a significant effect on the envir- onment and which involve discretionary action by the City . Where it is clear that the activity in question will not 1 have a significant effect on the environment , the activity is not covered by the requirements set forth in CEQA, and these Guidelines concerning the evaluation of projects and the preparation and review of environmental impact reports shall not apply . Sec . 4 .2 State and Local Agency Projects ( Public Projects) . ( a) When the City plans to carry out a project which may have a significant effect on the environment , it shall prepare an EIR through its own efforts or though contract . 1 -6-