§ 12004. How the Ceqa Applies to Activities of the Colorado River Board.

The purpose of CEQA and the Resources Agency Guidelines is to provide public agencies with guidelines for evaluation of projects and preparation of EIR's on projects over which any public agency has discretionary authority. Since the Colorado River Board does not propose projects on its own, provide financial support for projects, or issue leases, permits, licenses, or certificates for projects, there would not be any occasion for preparation of an EIR. However, the Colorado River Board does evaluate projects in the sense that it reviews and comments on proposed Federal projects in the State and on EIS's prepared pursuant to NEPA as well as on EIR's prepared on State and local projects pursuant to CEQA. In the review of both EIR's and Federal EIS's, the Board will follow Sections 21100 and 21101 of CEQA and Sections 15063 and 15143 of the Resources Agency Guidelines.