SB 954: California Environmental Quality Act: advanced manufacturing facilities: exemption.

<p>The bill amends California's Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to revise definitions, add exemptions, and impose new requirements on certain projects.</p> <p>It updates the definition of "natural and protected lands" to include habitats for candidate, sensitive, or special status species identified by state or federal agencies. The bill also exempts family day care homes from CEQA requirements if they are not located in an area zoned for industrial use or within 3,200 feet of oil or gas extraction facilities.</p> <p>For advanced manufacturing facilities, the bill requires projects to meet specific criteria and mandates a governor's certification. Applicants must enter into community benefits agreements and comply with labor requirements. The lead agency is required to hold public hearings before exempting such projects from CEQA.</p> <p>The bill also restricts rezoning exemptions for…