55B - RESO FOR THE LITTLE FARMERS PROJECT

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Exhibit 2 APPENDIX G - ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE Prior to approval and distribution of grant funds for construction/implementation, every proposed project shall comply with the California Environmental Quality Act, Division 13 (commencing with section 21000; 14 California Code of Regulations section 15000 et seq. ["CEQA"]). The State of California, acting through its administering agencies and departments, will typically act as a responsible agency for the purposes of CEQA. Therefore, prior to the State approving funding for a proposed project, one of the following must be submitted. a. The Notice of Exemption filed with the County Clerk and State Clearinghouse (as applicable) if the proposed project is categorically or statutorily exempt, with the appropriate Public Resources Code section citation to the exemption(s) being relied upon by the lead agency. b. The Negative Declaration or Mitigated Negative Declaration adopted by the lead agency and Initial Study, including a copy of the Environmental Checklist Form located in Appendix G of the CEQA Guidelines and the Notice of Determination filed with the County and with the State Clearinghouse. If the lead agency has adopted a Mitigated Negative Declaration, the applicant must also provide the adopted mitigation monitoring and reporting program'. c. The Final Environmental Impact Report certified and adopted by the lead agency with Initial Study, including a copy of the Environmental Checklist Form located in Appendix G of the CEQA Guidelines, the adopted mitigation monitoring and reporting program, and the Notice of Determination filed with the County and the State Clearinghouse. Please include any State Clearinghouse Responses received by the applicant'. 'For b and c, include documentation the State of California Department of Fish and Wildlife CEQA fee was paid or is not applicable. d. Projects that tier from a Programmatic, Master, or other Environmental Impact Report shall include a copy of any subsequent Initial Study for the proposed project together with a copy of any supplementary environmental documentation adopted by the lead agency, including, if applicable, any required findings pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21157.1, subdivision (c), and the Notice of Determination, filed with the County Clerk and with the State Clearinghouse, as applicable Pursuant to section 75102 of the Public Resources Code, before the adoption of a Negative Declaration or Environmental Impact Report, the lead agency shall notify the proposed action to a California Native American tribe which is on the contact list maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission, if that tribe has traditional lands located within the area of the proposed project. Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA): Grantees must comply with NAGPRA which provides a process to return certain Native American cultural items — human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony — to lineal descendants, culturally affiliated Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations. National Historic Preservation Act: Projects involving construction, renovation, repair, rehabilitation, or ground or visual disturbances must follow the Secretary of the Interior's 30 55B-39