California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 6 - Resources Agency
Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act
Article 13 - REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF EIRS AND NEGATIVE DECLARATIONS
Section 15201 - Public Participation
Public participation is an essential part of the CEQA process. Each public agency should include provisions in its CEQA procedures for wide public involvement, formal and informal, consistent with its existing activities and procedures, in order to receive and evaluate public reactions to environmental issues related to the agency's activities. Such procedures should include, whenever possible, making environmental information available in electronic format on the Internet, on a web site maintained or utilized by the public agency.
1. Amendment filed 10-26-98; operative 10-26-98 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21087 (Register 98, No. 44).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section 21083, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 21000, 21082, 21108 and 21152, Public Resources Code; Environmental Defense Fund v. Coastside County Water District (1972) 27 Cal. App. 3d 695; People v. County of Kern (1974) 39 Cal. App. 3d 830; County of Inyo v. City of Los Angeles (1977) 71 Cal. App. 3d 185.