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Quirk‑Silva measure to expedite Gibson Canyon veterans cemetery clears Senate committee
Summary
The Senate Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs voted to pass Assemblymember Sharon Quirk‑Silva’s AB 571 to the Appropriations Committee, advancing a narrow CEQA exemption intended to speed construction of the Gibson Canyon Veterans Cemetery in Anaheim.
The Senate Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs voted to pass Assemblymember Sharon Quirk‑Silva’s bill, AB 571, to the Committee on Appropriations, advancing a targeted California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption intended to speed construction of the Gibson Canyon Veterans Cemetery in Anaheim.
Quirk‑Silva told the committee the bill includes an urgency clause and is designed to remove a narrow CEQA barrier that supporters say has delayed the project for more than a decade. “This project now enjoys a broad community and bipartisan support,” she said, citing local, county and federal backing.
Supporters told senators the cemetery has wide local approval and is close to being shovel‑ready if the exemption and related steps move…
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