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AB 1139 would let counties use CEQA exemption to accelerate public access to acquired parklands if resource plans exist
Summary
AB 1139 (Rogers) would authorize certain county park agencies to use an existing CEQA exemption when newly acquired lands border existing parks and already contain roads/trails, provided natural-resource management plans are in place; supporters and conservation groups negotiated amendments and several opponents withdrew their objections.
Assemblymember Rogers presented AB 1139, which would allow county park agencies to use a CEQA exemption to accelerate public access to newly acquired parklands that adjoin existing regional parks and already contain preexisting roads and trails. Rogers said the exemption is intended to speed public access while maintaining protections for natural resources through required…
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