Section 6998 - Environmental Impact Report(a) Decision to prepare an EIR (see Section 6992).(b) General. (See Article 9, State EIR Guidelines.) The EIR shall discuss environmental effects in proportion to their severity and probability of occurrence. A systematic inter-disciplinary approach should be applied. Each report shall contain a brief summary of the proposed actions and its consequences in language sufficiently simple that the issues can be understood by a layperson.(c) Form. Not more than one EIR shall be prepared in connection with the same underlying activity. The EIR may be prepared as a separate document or as a portion of a project report. If prepared in the latter form, it must contain in one separate and distinguishable section the elements required of an EIR in subdivision (d). A single EIR may be used to describe more than one project, if such projects are essentially the same in terms of environmental impact. Further, the Lead Agency may use an earlier EIR prepared in connection with an earlier project to apply to a later project, if the circumstances of the projects are essentially the same.(d) Contents. The following elements, which are considered in detail in Article 9 in the State EIR Guidelines, must be included in an EIR:(1) Description of project(2) Description of environmental setting(3) Environmental impact (A) The significant environmental effects of the proposed project(B) Any significant environmental effects which cannot be avoided if the proposal is implemented(C) Mitigation measures proposed to minimize the significant effects(D) Alternatives to the proposed action(E) The relationship between local short-term uses of man's environment and the maintenance and enhancement of long-term productivity(F) Any significant environmental changes which would be involved in the proposed action should it be implemented(G) The growth-inducing impact of the proposed action(4) Effects found not to be significant(5) Organizations and persons consulted.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 25, § 6998
1. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 5-5-82; designated effective 6-2-82 pursuant to Government Code Section 11346.2(d) (Register 82, No. 19). Note: Authority cited: Section 21082, Public Resources Code. Reference: Title 14, CAC, Section 15050; and Section 21061, Public Resources Code.
1. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 5-5-82; designated effective 6-2-82 pursuant to Government Code Section 11346.2(d) (Register 82, No. 19).