CaliforniaSan Diego can accept Midway Rising’s environmental report as complete once certified
Once San Diego’s City Council certifies the Midway Rising environmental report, project approvals can rely on it as complete, and the city must enforce its environmental protections.
What it does
Once San Diego’s City Council certifies the named report, Midway Rising approvals can rely on it as fully meeting California’s environmental review requirements.
Once the City Council certifies the report, San Diego must enforce its environmental protections for each obligation’s full life. The project applicant must report progress annually.
The law does not require state repayment for local agencies’ required work because they have authority to collect charges that cover those costs.
Argument forOnce the council certifies the report, accepting it as complete could reduce environmental review uncertainty for developers planning housing, including affordable homes.
Argument againstOnce certified, treating the report as conclusive could limit nearby residents’ ability to challenge whether it adequately addresses the project’s environmental effects.
More detail
Project approvals may treat the named report as final proof of compliance with California’s environmental review law. This applies to the Midway Rising project reviewed in San Diego’s Midway Rising Specific Plan Subsequent Final Environmental Impact Report. City Council corrections or clarifications are covered only if they do not affect the environmental protections recommended by the Planning Commission. This rule starts on September 29, 2026, or the date San Diego’s City Council certifies the report, whichever is later.
San Diego must make the report’s required environmental protections binding conditions of project approval and monitor and enforce them. These duties cover environmental protections San Diego adopted and included in the named report, including its monitoring and reporting program. The project applicant must report annually to San Diego on how it is carrying out these protections. These duties start on September 29, 2026, or the City Council’s certification date, whichever is later.
The law does not require the state to repay local agencies for the work it requires. This applies to local costs required by this law, including San Diego’s monitoring and enforcement work. The stated reason is that local agencies can collect enough through service charges, fees, or assessments to cover the required work. The law took effect immediately on September 29, 2026.
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History
- 2026
- Sep 29Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 786, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 29Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 8Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 30Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded SB 344 Weber Pierson Third Reading Urgency By Ward. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Unfinished Business SB344 Weber Pierson et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 30In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Aug 30Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 2. Page 6860.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Aug 28Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 27From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (August 27).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 27From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.Major
- Aug 26Joint Rule 62(a) suspended. (Ayes 61. Noes 0. Page 6562.)
- Aug 26Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.Minor
- Aug 26Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 26Read third time and amended.Major
- Aug 26Joint Rule 61(b)(16) suspended. (Ayes 61. Noes 0. Page 6562.)
- Aug 13Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 13From inactive file.
- Aug 12Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Ward.
- 2025
- Jul 17Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Garcia.
- Jul 17Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.Minor
- Jul 16From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 16).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Jul 1From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- May 29Referred to Com. on B. & P.Minor
- May 15In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Vote recorded Consent Calendar 2nd SB344 Weber Pierson. Result: pass.Upper
- May 15Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 1090.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- May 13Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.Minor
- May 12From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.Minor
- May 2Set for hearing May 12.
- Apr 28From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 916.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 3Set for hearing April 28.
- Apr 2Re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.Minor
- Mar 20From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.Major
- Feb 19Referred to Com. on RLS.Minor
- Feb 13From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 15.
- Feb 12Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced
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