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<br /> that the reclamation plan and.the financial assurances § 2730. "Mining waste" includes the residual of soil,
<br /> have been approved. rock, mineral, liquid, vegetation, equipment, machines,
<br /> (2) Surface mining operations for which an,appeal is tools,or other materials or property directly resulting from,
<br /> pending before the board pursuant to subdivision (e) of or displaced by, surface mining operations.
<br /> Section 2770, provided that the appeal shall 'not have § 2731. "Operator" means any person who is
<br /> been pending before the board for more than 180 days. engaged in surface mining operations, himself, or who
<br /> § 2718. If any provision of this chapter or the contracts with others to conduct operations on his behalf,
<br /> application thereof to any person or circumstance is held except a person who is engaged in surface mining
<br /> invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or operations as an employee with wages as his sole
<br /> applications of the chapter which can be given effect compensation,
<br /> without the invalid provision or application, and to this § 2732. "Overburden" means soil, rock, or other
<br /> end the provisions of this chapter are severable. materials that lie above a natural mineral deposit or in
<br /> § 2719. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, between mineral deposits, before or after their removal by
<br /> neither the state nor any county, city, district, or other surface mining operations.
<br /> political subdivision shall be exempt from;,any fee § 2732.5. "Permit" means any authorization from, or
<br /> imposed upon a mining operation pursuant to subdivision approval by, a lead agency, the absence of which would
<br /> (d) of Section 2207. preclude surface mining operations.
<br /> f § 2733. "Reclamation" means the combined process
<br /> Article 2. Definitions I' of land treatment that minimizes water degradation, air
<br /> pollution, damage to aquatic or wildlife habitat, flooding,
<br /> § 2725. Unless the context otherwise requires, the erosion, and other adverse effects from surface mining
<br /> I definitions set forth in this article shall govern the operations, including adverse surface effects incidental to
<br /> construction of this chapter. underground mines, so that mined lands are reclaimed to
<br /> § 2726. "Area of regional significance" means an a usable condition which is readily adaptable for alternate
<br /> area designated by the board pursuant to Section 2790 land uses and create no danger to public health or safety.
<br /> which is known to contain a deposit of. minerals, the The process may extend to affected lands surrounding
<br /> extraction of which is judged to be of prime importance mined lands, and may require backfilling, grading,
<br /> in meeting future needs for minerals in a particular region resoiling, revegetation, soil compaction, stabilization, or
<br /> of the state within which the minerals are located and other measures.
<br /> which, if prematurely developed for alternate § 2734. "State policy"means the regulations adopted
<br /> incompatible land uses,could result in the permanent loss by the board pursuant to Section 2755.
<br /> of minerals that are of more than local significance. § 2735 "Surface mining operations" means all or
<br /> E § 2727. "Area of statewide significance" means-an any part of,the process involved in the mining of minerals
<br /> .. , area designated by the board pursuant to Section 2790 on mined lands by removing overburden and mining
<br /> which is known to contain a deposit of minerals, the directly from the mineral deposits, open-pit mining of
<br /> extraction of which is judged to be of prime importance minerals naturally exposed, mining by the auger method,
<br /> in meeting future needs for minerals in the state and dredging and quarrying, or surface work incident to an
<br /> which, if prematurely developed for alternate underground mine. Surface mining operations shall
<br /> incompatible land uses,could result in the permanent loss include, but are not limited to:
<br /> of minerals that are of more than local or regional (a) Inplace distillation or retorting or leaching.
<br /> II� r significance. (b) The production and disposal of mining waste.
<br /> § 2727.1 "Idle" means to curtail for a period of one (c) Prospecting and exploratory activities.
<br /> i year or more surface mining operations by more than 90
<br /> } percent of the operation's previous maximum annual Article 3. District Committees
<br /> s mineral production, with the intent to resume those
<br /> surface mining operations at a future date. ' `§ 2740. In carrying out the provisions of this chapter,
<br /> § 2728. "Lead agency"means the city, county, San the board may establish districts and appoint one or more
<br /> Francisco Bay Conservation and Development district technical advisory committees to advise the board:
<br />' Commission, or the board which has the principal In establishing districts for these committees, the board
<br /> responsibility for approving a surface mining operation or shall take into account physical characteristics, including,
<br /> reclamation plan pursuant to this chapter. but not limited to, climate, topography, geology, type of
<br /> § 2729. "Mined lands" includes the' .surface, overburden, and principal mineral commodities. Members
<br /> subsurface, and ground water of an area in which surface of the committees shall be selected and appointed on the
<br /> mining operations will be, are being, or have been basis of their professional qualifications and training in
<br /> conducted, including private ways and roads appurtenant mineral resource conservation, development and
<br /> I to any such area, land excavations, workings,-mining utilization, land use planning, mineral economics, or the
<br /> waste, and areas in which structures, + facilities, reclamation of mined lands.
<br /> equipment, machines, tools, or other materials or § 2741. The members of the committee shall receive
<br /> property which result from, or are used in,surface mining no compensation for their services, but shall be entitled to
<br /> operations are located.
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