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RESOLUTION REGARDING THE FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
A5 A RESULT OF THE QUINCY-OROVILLE HIGHWAY PROJECT
CA PFI-I 1.19-2{3) & 119-2{4)
WHEREAS, The Federal Highway Administration has prepared an environmental
assessment (EA) and adopted a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) pursuant to the
1~lational Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the California Forest Highway 119, Oroville-
Quincy Road-Phase 1 & 2, Project CA PFH 119-2(3) & 119-2(4); and
WHEREAS, The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Section
15225 provides that a lead agency may use a federal document in place of an EIR or Negative
Declaration to satisfy environmental review requirements under CEQA; and
WHEREAS, The County of Butte action for the Quincy-Oroville project involves
acquisition of rights-of--way through certain public and private owned lands, and the completion
of certain tasks as defined in the project agreement dated May 24, 2002, and evaluated in the
Environmental Assessment; and
WHEREAS, The Board Of Supervisors of Butte County finds as follows:
1. The Environmental Assessment, Findings of No Significant Impact, prepared
and approved by the Federal Highway Administration, satisfies both
substantive and procedural requirements for environmental review under
CEQA.
2. The project is a federal project, and is therefore not subject to the fee
requirements of the California Department of Fish and Game.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of the County
of Butte, State of California, hereby concludes that the proposed project has complied with all of
the requirements for environmental review under CEQA, and that the Butte County Public
Works Department is authorized to pursue the acquisition of rights-of--way from certain public
and private property owners as required for the project, and to complete tasl{s as defined in the
project agreement.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 10'x' day of
September 2002, by the following vote:
AWES: Supervisors Beeler, Dolan, Houx, Yamaguchi and Chair Josiassen
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
-~'`Chai ,Board of Supervisors
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Paul McIntosh, Chief 1~dminish~ative
Officer and Clerk of the Board
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