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Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.2220
Definitions and application
(a) Definitions
As used in this chapter:
(1) A “streamlined CEQA project” means any project within the definitions stated in (2) through (8).
(2) An "environmental leadership development project" or "leadership project" means a project certified by the Governor under Public Resources Code sections 21182-21184.
(3) An “environmental leadership media campus project” means a project as defined in Public Resources Code section 21168.6.6.
(4) An "Oakland sports and mixed-use project" or "Oakland ballpark project" means a project as defined in Public Resources Code section 21168.6.7 and certified by the Governor under that section.
(5) An "Inglewood arena project" means a project as defined in Public Resources Code section 21168.6.8 and certified by the Governor under that section.
(6) An "Old Town Center transit and transportation facilities project" or "Old Town Center project" means a project as defined in Public Resources Code section 21189.70.
(7) An "environmental leadership transit project" means a project as defined in Public Resources Code section 21168.6.9.
(8) An "infrastructure project" means an "energy infrastructure project," a "semiconductor or microelectronic project," a "transportation-related project," or a "water-related project" as defined in Public Resources Code section 21189.81 and certified by the Governor under Public Resources Code sections 21189.82 and 21189.83.
(b) Proceedings governed
The rules in this chapter govern actions or proceedings brought to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul the certification of the environmental impact report or the grant of any project approvals for a streamlined CEQA project. Except as otherwise provided in Public Resources Code sections 21168.6.6–21168.6.9, 21178–21189.3, 21189.70–21189.70.10, and 21189.80–21189.91 and these rules, the provisions of the Public Resources Code and the CEQA Guidelines adopted by the Natural Resources Agency (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15000 et seq.) governing judicial actions or proceedings to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul acts or decisions of a public agency on the grounds of noncompliance with the California Environmental Quality Act and the rules of court generally apply in proceedings governed by this rule.
(c) Complex case rules
Any action or proceeding governed by these rules is exempted from the rules regarding complex cases.
History
(Subd (a) amended July 1, 2025; previously amended effective January 1, 2017, March 11, 2022, January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023.) (Subd (b) amended effective July 1, 2025; previously amended effective January 1, 2017, March 11, 2022, January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023.) Rule 3.2220 amended effective July 1, 2025; adopted effective July 1, 2014; previously amended effective January 1, 2017, March 11, 2022, January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023.
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