CEQA Review

• The California Environmental Quality Act
• External CEQA Project Review Procedures
• CEQA Filing Fees
• Federal Project Review
• CDFW's Internal CEQA Procedures
  • CEQA Project Documentation Procedures for CDFW-Initiated Projects
  • Environmental Impact Report
  • Negative Declaration
  • Categorically Exempt Projects
  • Planning and Feasibility Studies
  • Ministerial Projects
  • Regulatory Program Process
• Other Types of CEQA Project Reviews

Related Links

• California Law CEQA consists of Public Resources Code sections 21000-21177
• CEQA Statutes and Guidelines CEQA code and reference information (note: some information is out of date)
• CEQA FAQ (PDF)
• CEQA Public Notices
• SB 1535 (PDF) Changes in filing fees
• Fish and Game Code Section 711.4 and Section 713 Legal information on filing fees

Ministerial Projects

Ministerial projects (CEQA Guidelines, Section 15369) are governmental decisions involving little or no personal judgment as to the wisdom or manner of carrying out the action. A ministerial decision is based upon fixed standards or objective measurements only. Ministerial Department activities include issuance of fishing and hunting licenses, stamps, and tags. Other projects may be determined to be ministerial; this determination shall be made by the Department on a case-by-case basis, considering the laws relevant to the project. As in planning and feasibility studies, the Department does not prepare CEQA documentation for ministerial projects.

Contact CEQA Program – CDFW staff cannot make decisions or intercede on CEQA projects under the jurisdiction of another lead agency. Please address project-specific comments to the project's lead agency.