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their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the irreversible land uses which would preclude mineral
<br /> performance of their duties. extraction:
<br /> (1) Standard metropolitan statistical areas and such
<br /> Article 4. State Policy for other areas for which information is readily available.
<br /> the Reclamation of Mined Lands (2) Other areas as may be requested by the board.
<br /> (b) In accordance with a time schedule, and based
<br /> § 2755. The board shall adopt regulations which upon guidelines adopted by the board,the State Geologist
<br /> establish state policy for the reclamation of mined lands shall classify, on the basis solely of geologic factors, and
<br /> in accordance with the general provisions set forth in without regard to existing land use and land ownership,
<br /> Article 1 (commencing with Section 2710)of this chapter the areas identified by the Office of Planning and
<br /> and pursuant to Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section Research, any area for which classification has been
<br /> 11371) of Part 1 of 'Division 3 of Title 2 of the requested by a petition which has been accepted by the
<br /> Government Code. board, or any other areas as may be specified by the
<br /> § 2756. State policy shall apply to the conduct of board, as one of the following: ,
<br /> surface mining operations and shall include, but shall not (1) Areas containing little or no mineral deposits,
<br /> be limited to, measures to be employed by lead agencies (2) Areas containing significant mineral deposits.
<br /> in specifying grading, backfilling, resoiling, revegetation, (3)Areas containing mineral deposits,the significance
<br /> soil compaction,and other reclamation requirements,and of which requires further evaluation.
<br /> for soil erosion control, water quality and watershed The State Geologist shall require the petitioner to pay
<br /> control, waste disposal, and flood control. the reasonable costs of classifying an area for which
<br /> § 2757. The state policy adopted by the board shall classification has been requested by the petitioner,
<br /> be based upon a study of the factors that significantly (c) The State Geologist shall transmit the information
<br /> affect the present and future condition of mined lands, to the board for incorporation into the state policy and for
<br /> and shall be used as standards by lead agencies in transmittal to lead agencies.
<br /> preparing specific and general plans, including the § 2762. (a)Within 12 months of receiving the mineral
<br /> conservation and land use elements of the general plan information described in Section 2761,and also within 12
<br /> and zoning ordinances. The state policy shall not include months of the designation of an area of statewide or
<br /> aspects of regulating surface mining operations which are regional significance within its jurisdiction, every lead
<br /> solely of local concern, and not of statewide or regional agency shall, in accordance with state policy, establish
<br /> concern, as determined by the board, such as, but not mineral resource management policies to be incorporated
<br /> limited to, hours of operation, noise, dust, fencing, and in its general plan which will:
<br /> purely aesthetic considerations. (1) Recognize mineral information classified by the
<br /> § 2758. Such policy shall include objectives and State Geologist and transmitted by the board.
<br /> criteria for all of the following: (2)Assist in the management of land use which affect
<br /> (a) Determining the lead agency pursuant to the areas of statewide and regional significance.
<br /> provisions of Section 2771. (3) Emphasize the conservation and development of
<br /> (b) The orderly evaluation of reclamation plans. identified mineral deposits.
<br /> (c) Determining the circumstances, if any, under (b) Every lead agency shall submit proposed mineral
<br /> which the approval of a proposed surface mining resource management policies to the board for review and
<br /> operation by a lead agency need not be conditioned on a comment prior to adoption.
<br /> guarantee assuring reclamation of the mined lands. (c) Any subsequent amendment of the mineral
<br /> § 2759. The state policy shall be continuously resource management policy previously reviewed by the
<br /> reviewed and may be revised. During the formulation or board shall also require review and comment.by the board.
<br /> revision of the policy, the board shall consult with, and (d) If any area is classified by the State Geologist as
<br /> carefully evaluate the recommendations of, the director, an area described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of
<br /> any district technical advisory committees, concerned Section 2761, and the lead agency either has designated
<br /> federal,state,and local agencies,educational institutions, that area in its general plan as having important minerals
<br /> civic and public interest organizations, and private to be protected pursuant to subdivision (a), or otherwise
<br /> organizations and individuals. has not yet acted pursuant to subdivision (a), then prior to
<br /> § 2760. The board shall not adopt or revise the state permitting a use which would threaten the potential to
<br /> policy, unless a public hearing is first held respecting its extract minerals in that area, the lead agency shall + }
<br /> adoption or revision. At least 30 days prior to the prepare, in conjunction with preparing any environmental
<br /> hearing, the board shall give notice of the hearing by document required by Division 13 (commencing with
<br /> publication pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Section 210001, or in any event if no such document is
<br /> Code. required, a statement specifying its reasons for permitting
<br /> § 2761. (a) On or before January 1, 1977, and, as the proposed use, and shall forward a copy to the State !�
<br /> a minimum, after the completion of each decennial Geologist and the board for review.
<br /> census,the Office of Planning and Research shall identify If the proposed use is subject to the requirements of
<br /> portions of the following areas within the state which are Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000), the lead i
<br /> urbanized or are subject to urban expansion or other agency shall comply with the public review requirements )
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