Newsom Proposes CEQA Reform and Streamlined Project Permitting

Legislative package is intended to expedite building of clean energy infrastructure and maximize California’s share of federal infrastructure funds.

Governor Gavin Newsom proposed legislation to reform the state’s permitting and project review process as a way to expedite the building of clean energy, transportation, and other infrastructure in California. The governor also signed an executive order “to stand up a strike team to accelerate clean infrastructure projects across the state by implementi…