Does the private attorney general theory apply to an action to enforce provisions of CEQA?

"It is well settled that the private attorney general theory applies to an action to enforce provisions of CEQA." ( City of Carmel-By-The-Sea v. Board of Supervisors (1986) 183 Cal.App.3d 229, 254, 227 Cal.Rptr. 899; San Bernardino Valley Audubon Society, Inc. v. County of San Bernardino (1984) 155 Cal.App.3d 738, 754, 202 Cal.Rptr. 423 ["litigation brought to enforce the provisions of CEQA ... has been held to involve important rights affecting the public interest" for purposes of section 1021.5].)