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DRAFT 2021 Recommended Positions on Bills Assembly Bill/ Summary Guiding Recommended City Position TVC League of Senate Bill Principle Position CA Cities Position SB 33 (Cortese) The California Environmental Quality Housing Watch. This bill may be subject to None Watch California Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as revision a "watch" position is Environmental defined, to prepare, or cause to be recommended to determine the Quality Act: lead prepared, and certify the completion of potential impact to the City. an environmental impact report on a agency project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA defines"lead agency"to mean the public agency that has the principal responsibility for carrying out or approving a project that may have a significant effect upon the environment. This bill would make non- substantive changes to those provisions. SB 44 (Allen) Would require the Judicial Council, on Housing Watch. This bill may be subject to None Watch California or before April 1, 2022, to adopt rules revision a "watch" position is of court establishing procedures Environmental recommended to determine the Quality Act: requiring actions or proceedings potential impact to the City. seeking judicial review pursuant to streamlined CEQA or the granting of project judicial review: approvals, including any appeals to the environmental court of appeal or the Supreme Court, leadership transit to be resolved, to the extent feasible, projects within 270 days of the filing of the certified record of proceedings with the time court to an action or proceeding seeking judicial review of the lead agency's action related to an environmental leadership transit project. The bill would require the environmental leadership transit project to meet certain labor requirements. 8 February 5,2021