California Public Resources Code

§ 2711

PRC § 2711 Effective Jan 1, 2012Div. 2 · Ch. 9 · Art. 1

Statute text

(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 of the society, and that the reclamation of mined lands is necessary to prevent or minimize adverse effects on the environment and to protect the public health and safety.

(b)The Legislature further finds that the reclamation of mined lands as provided in this chapter will permit the continued mining of minerals and will provide for the protection and subsequent beneficial use of the mined and reclaimed land.

(c)The Legislature further finds that surface mining takes place in diverse areas where the geologic, topographic, climatic, biological, and social conditions are significantly different and that reclamation operations and the specifications therefor may vary accordingly.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 218, Sec. 1. (AB 566) Effective January 1, 2012.