The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) announces the availability of the Los Angeles to Anaheim Project Section Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) for the California High-Speed Rail (HSR) System. The Draft EIR/EIS has been prepared and is being made available pursuant to both the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). 

The Los Angeles to Anaheim Project Section Draft EIR/EIS and associated documents were made available to the public on December 5, 2025. The public comment period ended on February 3, 2026. The Final EIR/EIS, including responses to comments received during the public comment period, will be made available to the public this winter 2026.

The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable federal environmental laws for this project are being, or have been, carried out by the State of California pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated July 23, 2019 and renewed July 22, 2024, and executed by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the State of California. Under that Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the Authority is the project’s lead agency under NEPA. Prior to the 2019 MOU, the FRA was the federal lead agency. The Authority is also the lead agency under CEQA.