The Legislature finds and declares as follows:
(a)The maintenance of a quality environment for the people of this state now and in the future is a matter of statewide concern.
(b)It is necessary to provide a high-quality environment that at all times is healthful and pleasing to the senses and intellect of man.
(c)There is a need to understand the relationship between the maintenance of high-quality ecological systems and the general welfare of the people of the state, including their enjoyment of the natural resources of the state.
(d)The capacity of the environment is limited, and it is the intent of the Legislature that the government of the state take immediate steps to identify any critical thresholds for the health and safety of the people of the state and take all coordinated actions necessary to prevent such thresholds being reached.
(e)Every citizen has a responsibility to contribute to the preservation and enhancement of the environment.
(f)The interrelationship of policies and practices in the management of natural resources and waste disposal requires systematic and concerted efforts by public and private interests to enhance environmental quality and to control environmental pollution.
(g)It is the intent of the Legislature that all agencies of the state government which regulate activities of private individuals, corporations, and public agencies which are found to affect the quality of the environment, shall regulate such activities so that major consideration is given to preventing environmental damage, while providing a decent home and satisfying living environment for every Californian.
Notes of Decisions
California Native Plant Soc'y v. City of Santa Cruz, 39 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20217 (Cal. Ct. App. 2009).
· cites it 2× “Here, the City considered environmentally superior alternatives, explained the considerations that led it to conclude that those alternatives were infeasible, weighed those *1008 considerations against the environmental impact of the Plan, and made findings that these…”
Bd. of Supervisors of Riverside Cty. v. Superior Court, 94 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2046 (Cal. Ct. App. 1994).
· cites it 4× “(2) We begin our analysis with observations concerning the overall purpose and structure of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA or Act), Public Resources Code section 21000 et seq.”
Banning Ranch Conservancy v. City of Newport Beach, 392 P.3d 455 (Cal. 2017).
“2 Subsequent references to "Guidelines" are to the CEQA guidelines found in title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, section 15000 et seq. 3 The ecologist prepared a memorandum describing the December 2010 site visit.”
People Ex Rel. Gallegos v. Pac. Lumber Co., 70 Cal. Rptr. 3d 501 (Cal. Ct. App. 2008).
“1 An exhaustive three-year administrative review process ensued pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, Public Resources Code section 21000 et seq.”
California Oak Found. v. Regents of the Univ. of California, 188 Cal. App. 4th 227 (Cal. Ct. App. 2010).
“2 On appeal, appellants contend the Regents violated two statutes in certifying the EIR and approving the Athlete Center: the Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act (Alquist-Priolo Act), Public Resources Code section 2621 et seq.”
Lincoln Place Tenants Ass'n v. City of Los Angeles, 66 Cal. Rptr. 3d 120 (Cal. Ct. App. 2007).
“) “Public Resources Code section 21000 expresses the legislative intent that all ‘public agencies which are found to affect the quality of the environment, shall regulate such activities so that major consideration is given to preventing environmental damage.”
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