65957.85. (a) When the governing body of a California port or its designee adopts real estate agreements, tariffs, ordinances, or other applicable entitlements to allow for a short-term port freight transportation use or freight transportation infrastructure, the use shall be considered an existing facility for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code).
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to clarify that a project may be eligible for an exemption established pursuant to Section 21084 of the Public Resources Code, including, but not limited to, an exemption described in Section 15301, 15302, or 15303 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 535, Sec. 2. (AB 2798) Effective September 25, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2024, pursuant to Section 65957.9.)