Class 8 consists of actions taken by regulatory agencies, as authorized by state or local ordinance, to assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of the environment where the regulatory process involves procedures for protection of the environment. Construction activities and relaxation of standards allowing environmental degradation are not included in this exemption.
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 14, § 15308
Note: Authority cited: Section 21083, Public Resources Code. Reference: Section 21084, Public Resources Code; International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union v. Board of Supervisors, (1981) 116 Cal. App. 3d 265.