BCDC Bay Adapt Joint Platform Implementation
Summary
SCH Number
2022090460
Public Agency
California State Coastal Conservancy
(SCC)
Document Title
BCDC Bay Adapt Joint Platform Implementation
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/23/2022
Document Description
Notice of exemption for Coastal Conservancy approval of grant funding to implement the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) Bay Adapt Joint Platform tasks to improve the regulatory process for sea level rise adaptation projects, create regional sea level rise adaptation plan guidance for local jurisdictions, and continue to convene stakeholders and agencies across the SF Bay.
Contact Information
Name
Evyan Borgnis Sloane
Agency Name
California State Coastal Conservancy
Job Title
Deputy Program Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Other Location Info
The entire 9 counties of the Bay Area
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Sections 15262
Reasons for Exemption
Pursuant to the CEQA Guidelines at California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Sections 15262, which exempts feasibility and planning studies for possible future actions from the requirement to prepare an Environmental Impact Report or negative declaration, and 15306, which exempts from CEQA basic data collection, research, and resource evaluation activities that will not disturb environmental resources. The proposed project consists of planning activities, preparation of designs, and review of environmental effects, none of which will disturb environmental resources and all of which will be undertaken for possible future actions that the Conservancy has not yet approved, adopted, or funded.