Legal Opinion
California Building Industry Ass'n v. Bay Area Air Quality Management District
California Supreme Court
Decided December 17, 2015No. S213478PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CUÉLLAR, J.
We granted review to address the following question: Under what circumstances, if any, does the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Pub. Resources Code, 1 § 21000 et seq.) require an analysis of how existing environmental conditions will impact future residents or users of a proposed project?
In light of CEQA’s text, statutory structure, and purpose, we conclude that agencies subject to CEQA generally are not required to analyze the impact of existing environmental conditions on a project’s future users or residents. But when a proposed project risks exacerbating…
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