Land may be acquired by the department if the land is located in a designated corridor of statewide or regional priority as determined pursuant to Section 65081.3 of the Government Code. Proposals by other entities for the acquisition of land by the department shall be submitted to the regional transportation planning agency in whose jurisdiction the land is located for review and recommended action, and be approved by the department. No proposal shall be approved by the department pursuant to this section unless the regional transportation planning agency, after a public hearing, finds that the range of potential transportation facilities to be located on the land can be constructed in a manner which will avoid or mitigate significant environmental impacts or values identified in subdivisions (a), (b), and (c). The regional transportation planning agency is not required to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act in any manner, other than complying with the provisions of subdivision (a), in order to make this finding, if it has prepared an environmental review of the corridor of statewide or regional priority in which the land is located pursuant to Section 65081.3 of the Government Code. The regional transportation planning agency shall base its finding on a consideration of each of the following:
Ca. Pub. Res. Code § 33913