NAPA VALLEY WINE TRAIN, INC. v. PUBLIC UTILITIES COM.

Docket No. S007919.

50 Cal.3d 370 (1990)

787 P.2d 976

267 Cal. Rptr. 569

NAPA VALLEY WINE TRAIN, INC., Petitioner, v. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, Respondent; CITY OF ST. HELENA et al., Real Parties in Interest.

Supreme Court of California.

March 19, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe, Douglas P. Ley, Peter H. Goldsmith, Christopher M. Patti and Victor D. Ryerson for Petitioner.

Janice E. Kerr, Michael B. Day and Gretchen T. Dumas for Respondent.

Meyers, Nave, Riback & West, Michael S. Riback and Michael F. Rodriguez for Real Parties in Interest.


OPINION

PANELLI, J.

I. INTRODUCTION

In this case we consider whether the California Environmental Quality Act (Pub. Resources Code, §§ 21000 to 21177) (hereafter CEQA)1 applies to a plan by the Napa Valley Wine Train, Inc. (Wine Train), to carry passengers on an existing 21-mile railroad line through California's Napa Valley. Believing that CEQA does apply, the Public Utilities...

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