The Timber Harvest Plan Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act: Due Process and Statutory Intent Author McLay R. Journal/Series Hastings Law Journal | Vol. 41, no 3; 727 - 756; 40 p. Date 1990 Source IUCN (ID: ANA-043560) Publisher | Place of publication Hastings College of Law University of California | San Francisco, CA, USA Language English Country/Territory United States of America Subject Forestry Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Abstract The California Environmental Quality Act was enacted to prevent unnecessary environmental degradation and encourage citizen involvment in environmental protection. One of CEQA's most important means to accomplish this purpose is the environmental impact report, which requires state agencies to respond to public concerns regarding the significant environmental effects of proposed projects before they may be begun.