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GOVERNOR’S OFFICE of PLANNING AND RESEARCH EDMUND G. BROWN JR. GOVERNOR
KEN ALEX DIRECTOR
Descriptions and Contacts for OPR Efforts Underway Prepared for the Statewide Energy Efficiency Collaborative Forum, June 2014
Environmental Goals and Policy Report The Environmental Goals and Policy Report (EGPR) provides an overview of the state's longterm goals and links them to metrics and indicators to track progress. Workshops were completed in June and the draft is being updated. Indicator work is ongoing. Website: http://www.opr.ca.gov/s_egpr.php Contact: Louise Bedsworth, louise.bedsworth@opr.ca.gov or ca.50m@opr.ca.gov
General Plan Guidelines Update The General Plan Guidelines are being updated to reflect current regulatory requirements and policy issues (e.g., climate change, health and the built environment). The updated Guidelines will provide an on-line tool to access data and maps. Website: http://www.opr.ca.gov/s_generalplanguidelines.php Contact: Seth Lithcney, seth.litchney@opr.ca.gov
CEQA Guidelines Update OPR is required to periodically review and update the CEQA Guidelines. In 2014 OPR and the Natural Resources Agency will undertake a comprehensive review and update. The process began in 2013, through a request for input on topics to be considered. A draft of the updated Guidelines will be released in the summer of 2014. Website: http://www.opr.ca.gov/s_ceqaguidelines.php Contact: Chris Calfee, christopher.calfee@opr.ca.gov
CEQA Update for Transit-Oriented Development (SB 743) Senate Bill 743 (Steinberg) directed OPR to develop new metrics to measure transportation impacts in CEQA analyses. A draft of the guidelines is due July 1, 2014. A preliminary background document is available here: http://www.opr.ca.gov/docs/PreliminaryEvaluationTransportationMetrics.pdf Website: http://www.opr.ca.gov/s_transitorienteddevelopmentsb743.php Contacts: Chris Calfee, christopher.Calfee@opr.ca.gov and Chris Ganson, chris.ganson@opr.ca.gov
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