ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [2710. - 2719.]

Article 1 added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1131.

§§ 2710–2719 · 12 sections

§ 2710 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975.
§ 2711 (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the extraction of minerals is essential to the continued economic well-being of the state and to the needs…
§ 2712 It is the intent of the Legislature to create and maintain an effective and comprehensive surface mining and reclamation policy with regulation of surface…
§ 2713 It is not the intent of the Legislature by the enactment of this chapter to take private property for public use without payment of just compensation in…
§ 2714 This chapter does not apply to any of the following activities: (a) Excavations or grading of lands conducted for farming. (b) Onsite excavation and onsite…
§ 2715 No provision of this chapter or any ruling, requirement, or policy of the board is a limitation on any of the following: (a) On the police power of any city or…
§ 2715.5 (a) The Cache Creek Resource Management Plan, in conjunction with a site specific plan deemed consistent by the lead agency with the Cache Creek Resource…
§ 2715.6 (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Metropolitan Water District” means the Metropolitan Water District of Southern…
§ 2716 (a) Any interested person may commence an action on his or her own behalf against the board, the lead agency, the State Geologist, the supervisor, or the…
§ 2717 (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the board shall submit to the Legislature on December 1 of each year a report on the actions taken…
§ 2718 If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or…
§ 2719 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither the state nor any county, city, district, or other political subdivision shall be exempt from any fee…