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,�,,,,..w4 ,�, , , ., .. . _ ;, _ , ,. _�: ,� 1J1MV O/�1C�'.S Of 9E8'i 6E'�S'T ai KA��:4ER LLP Assembly Bill 2922 (AB Z92Z) Freviously, the statuttes goveming the use of Master EIRs required thc preparation of Supplemental ar Subsequent EIRs tio analyze the impacts of such changes. AB 2922 chan$es the ruics governing the use of Ma�ter EIRs to allow a lead aga�cy to grepare a Mitigated Negative Declaration to analyze changes that have occurred, or new information that has surfaced, with respect to t,hc circuzns�tanc�es under which a I�aster EIR was certif'ied. Section 8.10 of your Guidelines has been revis� to reflect these new changes to the law. Senate BiU 64? (SB 64� This bill e,xt�ends the time that local sgencies are required to retain Notices of Determination from 9 months to 12 months. Section b.14 and 7.33 of your Local C�uidelines have beeu revised to reflect this new rec�uirement. SB fi47 aiso restored de�nitions of "reuse plan" and "military base" that wea�e inadvertcntly r��ealed by prior legislation. Senate BiU 945 (SB 94S) SB 945 m,akes slight revisions to existing law regarding certain types of projects located within �i mile of a school siCe. Previously, CFC1A imgosed c,ertain requirer�aents on pmj�cxs proposing to construct or alter a facility that migbt reasonably be anticipated tv emit hazardous or acutely hazardous air emissions or which wouid handle acutely hazsrdous materials, if the proposed loc�tion of the groject was within i/4 mile of a s�hool site. SB 945 changcd the tGrminoiogy from "hazardous materials" to "hazardous substance" to make the statutory language more eonsistent with the hazardous substance laws contained in the Health and Safety Code. The min,or changes to this statute are reflected in the revisions to Section 7.30 of your Local Guidelines. Senate B�ll 1334 tSB 1334) SB 1334 requires eounties to consider whetb,er a project will result in oonversion of oak woodlaads in determinin,g if a projcct will have a significaut effoct on the cnvironment. Notably, SB 1334 does not apply to any public ag�ncies other than counties. While SB 1334 clef'ules "oak," it does not define "oak woodlands." Presumably, though, the defuutaon includod in tha Uak Woodlands Conservation Act would apply. Thc Oak Woadlands Conservation Act def�es "oak woodlands" to mean "an oak stand with a greater thai� 10 percent canopy cover or that may have historically supported greater than lU pe,rcent canopy cover." Fish & Gan�e Code � 1361(b�). If impacts to oak woodlands are identified, the cownty must impose one or more of the following mitigation measures: (1} consen+ation through the use of easements, (2) planting r�eplacement tre�s or restoring former woodlands, thaugh this can be used for only one�--half of the total mitigation required, (3) contributing funds to the 4ak Woodlands Conscrvation Fund, or (4) other mitigation measures as developed by the couaty for the project. SB 1334 does not apgly to projects: (1) undertaken pursusat to a Natural Community Conservation Plan ar subarea plan that covers oaks or protects oak woodlands in a -3- s�cc�►�cec�n�rrs�� o. i