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Assembly committee advances bill to clear CEQA hurdle for Anaheim veterans cemetery
Summary
Assemblymember Sharon Quirk Silva’s AB 571, which aims to streamline permitting for a planned Southern California Veterans Cemetery at Gibson Canyon in Anaheim, was advanced on an 8-0 vote and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Assemblymember Sharon Quirk Silva’s AB 571, which aims to streamline permitting for a planned Southern California Veterans Cemetery at Gibson Canyon in Anaheim, was advanced on an 8-0 vote and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
The bill would provide a narrow California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption and an urgency clause intended to speed planning and construction after more than a decade of local work on the project. Supporters said the exemption is targeted and needed to prevent further legal delays that could jeopardize funding and the site’s…
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