Governor Gavin Newsom will suspend various landmark environmental laws to allow for rebuilding across southern California in areas that have been destroyed by the wildfires.
In an announcement on Sunday, Newsom said that as part of his executive order, he will waive the California Environmental Quality Act and the California Coastal Act.
Newsom said:
When the fires are extinguished, victims who have lost their homes and businesses must be able to rebuild quickly and without roadblocks. The executive order I signed today will help cut permitting delays, an important first step in allowing our communities to recover faster and stronger. I’ve also ordered our state agencies to identify additional ways to streamline the rebuilding and recovery process.”
In addition to the suspension of CEQA review and California Coastal Act, the executive order will direct state agencies to identify additional permitting requirements that can be safely be suspended or streamlined to accelerate the rebuilding process.
It will also extend protections against price gouging on building materials, storage services, construction and other essential goods and services to 7 January 2026 across Los Angeles county.
CEQA, signed into law by California’s then governor Ronald Reagan in 1970, requires state and local agencies to disclose the environmental impacts of proposed projects. Meanwhile, the California Coastal Act, approved in 1972, offers guidance on how coastal land across California is developed or protected from development.
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