Public Resources Code § 2758
ARTICLE 4. State Policy for the Reclamation of Mined Lands
Such policy shall include objectives and criteria for all of the following:
(a) Determining the lead agency pursuant to the provisions of Section 2771.
(b) The orderly evaluation of reclamation plans.
(c) Determining the circumstances, if any, under which the approval of a proposed surface mining operation by a lead agency need not be conditioned on a guarantee assuring reclamation of the mined lands.