However, the Settlement Agreement, upon implementation, would require separate authority to construct and so the project description necessarily raised the question of when and to what extent the Commission’s oversight responsibilities for CEQA review and SCE’s compliance with GO 131-D would be triggered. With respect to CEQA, we rely on the response to the ALJ’s Request for additional information on this question provided by the Port. The Port produced documentation demonstrating CEQA compliance activities over the past several years, with the City of Long Beach acting as Lead Agency. One planned project to which the Settlement Agreement provisions would apply, the Pier S Project, is currently undergoing CEQA review. The Joint Parties both acknowledged the individual Port electrification projects would be subject to CEQA. The electric utility facilities contemplated under the Settlement Agreement adopted today are a significant and integral part of the Port’s electrification activities and are included in the overall projects’ scope reviewed under CEQA. The work approved and contemplated under the Joint Settlement approved today will again trigger the Commission’s CEQA oversight responsibilities upon implementation. The record shows clearly that the City of Long Beach has and will continue to act as Lead Agency for CEQA review purposes. This is entirely appropriate under the circumstances presented by the Port’s electrification activities. Under CEQA, it is unnecessary for the Commission to undertake parallel or redundant environmental impact review. The Commission’s role with respect to SCE’s participation in the Port’s electrification projects is as Responsible Agency. As such, we expect that the City of Long Beach will notify the Commission and coordinate with Commission staff regarding its CEQA review of the Port’s planned and future construction
However, the Settlement Agreement, upon implementation, would require separate authority to construct and so the project description necessarily raised the question of when and to what extent the Commission’s oversight responsibilities for CEQA review and SCE’s compliance with GO 131-D would be triggered. With respect to CEQA, we rely on the response to the ALJ’s Request for additional information on this question provided by the Port. The Port produced documentation demonstrating CEQA compliance activities over the past several years, with the City of Long Beach acting as Lead Agency. One planned project to which the Settlement Agreement provisions would apply, the Pier S Project, is currently undergoing CEQA review. The Joint Parties both acknowledged the individual Port electrification projects would be subject to CEQA. The electric utility facilities contemplated under the Settlement Agreement adopted today are a significant and integral part of the Port’s electrification activities and are included in the overall projects’ scope reviewed under CEQA. The work approved and contemplated under the Joint Settlement approved today will again trigger the Commission’s CEQA oversight responsibilities upon implementation. The record shows clearly that the City of Long Beach has and will continue to act as Lead Agency for CEQA review purposes. This is entirely appropriate under the circumstances presented by the Port’s electrification activities. Under CEQA, it is unnecessary for the Commission to undertake parallel or redundant environmental impact review. The Commission’s role with respect to SCE’s participation in the Port’s electrification projects is as Responsible Agency. As such, we expect that the City of Long Beach will notify the Commission and coordinate with Commission staff regarding its CEQA review of the Port’s planned and future construction
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