California Public Resources Code

§ 21002.1

PRC § 21002.1 Effective Sep 30, 1994Div. 13 · Ch. 1

Statute text

In order to achieve the objectives set forth in Section 21002, the Legislature hereby finds and declares that the following policy shall apply to the use of environmental impact reports prepared pursuant to this division:

(a)The purpose of an environmental impact report is to identify the significant effects on the environment of a project, to identify alternatives to the project, and to indicate the manner in which those significant effects can be mitigated or avoided.

(b)Each public agency shall mitigate or avoid the significant effects on the environment of projects that it carries out or approves whenever it is feasible to do so.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1230, Sec. 1. Effective September 30, 1994.