{"code":"PRC","codeName":"Public Resources Code","section":"2773.5","citation":"Pub. Resources Code, ยง 2773.5","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 2. GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING [2001. - 2815.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 9. Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975 [2710. - 2796.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-2/chapter-9"},{"name":"ARTICLE 5. Reclamation Plans and the Conduct of Surface Mining Operations [2770. - 2779.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-2/chapter-9/article-5"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1154, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003. Operative April 7, 2003, pursuant to Stats. 2003, Ch. 3, Secs. 2 and 3.","effective":"2003-01-01","html":"

Section 2773.3 does not apply to either of the following:

(a) Any surface mining operation in existence on January 1, 2003, for which the lead agency has issued final approval of a reclamation plan and the financial assurances prior to September 1, 2002.

(b) Any amended reclamation plan or financial assurances that are necessary for the continued operation or expansion of a surface mining operation in existence on January 1, 2003, that otherwise satisfies the requirements of subdivision (a).

","text":"Section 2773.3 does not apply to either of the following: (a) Any surface mining operation in existence on January 1, 2003, for which the lead agency has issued final approval of a reclamation plan and the financial assurances prior to September 1, 2002. (b) Any amended reclamation plan or financial assurances that are necessary for the continued operation or expansion of a surface mining operation in existence on January 1, 2003, that otherwise satisfies the requirements of subdivision (a).","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/reclamation-plans-and-the-conduct-of-surface-mining-2773-5","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}