An agreement has been reached between the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) and the Grassland Water District, Grassland Resource Conservation District and Grassland Fund (Grassland) that releases Grassland’s potential California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) claims regarding the CHSRA’s adoption of environmental review documents for the San Jose to Merced portion of the high-speed rail project. The agreement fosters a collaborative partnership between Grassland and the CHSRA as it works to connect the high-speed rail system from the Central Valley to the Bay Area while further building on its commitments to avoid and reduce impacts in the sensitive Grassland Ecological Area.