California Water Code

§ 13397.5

WAT § 13397.5 Effective Jan 1, 2001Div. 7 · Ch. 5.7

Statute text

Unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions govern the construction of this chapter:

(a)“Abandoned mine waste” means the residual of soil, rock, mineral, liquid, vegetation, equipment, machines, tools, or other materials or property on, or discharging from, abandoned mined lands, directly resulting from, or displaced by, surface mining operations.

(b)“Abandoned mined lands” has the same meaning as “abandoned surface mined area,” as defined in clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 2796 of the Public Resources Code.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 727, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2001.