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<br /> consider the total assessed value of the mining operation, (f) For purposes of this section, "mining operation"
<br /> the acreage disturbed by mining activities,and the acreage has the same meaning as "surface mining operation" as
<br /> subject to the reclamation plan. defined in Section 2735, unless excepted by
<br /> (3) For the 1991-92 fiscal year the total revenue Section 2714. For the purposes of fee collections only, i
<br /> generated by the reporting fees established pursuant to "mining operation" may include one or more mines
<br /> this subdivision shall not exceed, and may be less than,' operates! by a single operator or mining company on one
<br /> one million one hundred thirty-two thousand dollars or more sites, if the total annual combined mineral
<br /> ($1,132,000), which shall be adjusted in the 1992-93 and production for all sites is less than 100 troy ounces for
<br /> 1993-94 fiscal years to reflect increases in the cost of precious metals, if precious metals are the primary mineral j
<br /> living,as measured by the California Consumer Price Index commodity produced, or less than 100,000 short tons if 1
<br /> for all urban consumers, calendar year averages, using the the primary mineral commodity produced is not precious
<br /> percentage change in the'previous year. Beginning in the metals.
<br /> 1994-95 fiscal year, and for subsequent fiscal years the (g) Any information in reports submitted pursuant to
<br /> total revenue generated by the reporting fees shall not subdivision (a) which includes or otherwise indicates the
<br /> exceed, and may be less than, the amount of one million total mineral production, reserves, or rate of depletion of 1R.�
<br /> dollars ($1,000,000), as adjusted for the cost of living any mining operation shall not'be disclosed to any member
<br /> beginning with the 1991-92 fiscal year and annually of the public, as defined in subdivision(f) of Section 6252
<br /> thereafter. If the director determines that the revenue of the Government Code. Other portions of the reports
<br /> collected during the preceding fiscal year was greater or are public records unless excepted by statute. Statistical
<br /> less than the cost to operate the program, the board shall bulletins based on these reports and published under
<br /> adjust the fees to compensate for the overcollection or Section 2205 shall be compiled to show, for the state as
<br /> undercollection of revenues. a whole and separately for each lead agency, the total of
<br /> (4) The emergency regulations adopted pursuant to each mineral produced therein. In order not to disclose
<br /> paragraph (2)shall be adopted by the board in accordance the production, reserves, or rate of depletion from any
<br /> with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of identifiable mining operation, no production figure shall be
<br /> Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Cade. published or otherwise disclosed unless that figure is the }� l
<br /> The adoption of these regulations is an emergency and aggregated production of not less than three mining
<br /> shall be considered by the Office of Administrative Law as operations. If the production figure for any lead agency
<br /> necessary for the immediate preservation of the public would disclose the production, reserves, or rate of
<br /> peace, health, safety, and general welfare. depletion of less than three mining operations or otherwise
<br /> (5) The reporting fees established pursuant to this permit the reasonable inference of the production,
<br /> subdivision shall be deposited in the Mine Reclamation reserves, or rate of depletion of any identifiable mining
<br /> Account, which is hereby created. Any fees, penalties, operation, that'figure shall be combined with the same kr
<br /> interest, fines, or charges collected by the director or such figure of not less than two other lead agencies
<br /> board pursuant to this chapter or Chapter 9 (commencing without regard to the location of the lead agencies. The
<br /> with 'Sectio'n 27101 shall be- deposited in the Mine bulletin shall be published annually by June 30th or as
<br /> ReclamationAccount. The money in the account shall be soon thereafter as practicable.
<br /> available to the department and board, upon appropriation
<br /> by the Legislature, solely to carry out this section and
<br /> Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 2710), and up to
<br /> three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) shall be
<br /> available to the department upon appropriation by the
<br /> Legislature to contract for preparation of the report
<br /> required by Section 2774.6.
<br /> (6) In case of late payment of the reporting fee, a
<br /> penalty of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) or 10
<br /> percent of the amount due, whichever is greater, plus
<br /> interest at the rate of 1 %Z percent per month, computed
<br /> from the delinquent date of the assessment until and �L
<br /> including the date of payment, shall be assessed. New
<br /> mining operations which have not submitted a report shall
<br /> submita report prior to commencement of operations.
<br /> The new operation shall submit its fee according to the
<br /> reasonable fee schedule adopted by the board, and the
<br /> month that the report is received shall become that
<br /> operation's anniversary month.
<br /> (e) The lead agency may impose a fee upon each
<br /> mining operation to cover the reasonable costs incurred
<br /> in implementing this chapter and Chapter 9 (commencing
<br /> with Section 2710) .
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