(a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the board shall submit to the Legislature on December 1 of each year a report on the actions taken pursuant to this chapter during the preceding fiscal year. The report shall include a statement of the actions, including legislative recommendations, that are necessary to carry out more completely the purposes and requirements of this chapter.
(b) For purposes of ensuring compliance with Sections 10295.5 and 20676 of the Public Contract Code, the Division of Mine Reclamation shall, at a minimum, quarterly publish in the California Regulatory Notice Register, or otherwise make available upon request to the Department of General Services or any other state or local agency, a list identifying all of the following:
(1) Surface mining operations for which a report is required and has been submitted pursuant to Section 2207 that indicates all of the following:
(A) The reclamation plan and financial assurances have been approved pursuant to this chapter.
(B) Compliance with state reclamation standards developed pursuant to Section 2773.
(C) Compliance with the financial assurance guidelines developed pursuant to Section 2773.1.
(D) The annual reporting fee has been submitted to the Division of Mine Reclamation.
(2) Surface mining operations for which an appeal is pending before the board pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 2770, if the appeal was not pending before the board for more than 180 days.
(3) Surface mining operations for which an inspection is required and for which an inspection notice has been submitted by the lead agency pursuant to Section 2774 that indicates both compliance with the approved reclamation plan and that sufficient financial assurances, pursuant to Section 2773.1, have been approved and secured.
(4) Surface mining operations to which an order to comply was issued pursuant to this chapter prior to January 1, 2019, and that is being complied with. An order to comply may have been stipulated to as follows:
(A) By the Division of Mine Reclamation, lead agency, and operator if the enforcement action was initiated by the supervisor.
(B) By the lead agency and the operator, with notice of the stipulation provided to the supervisor if the enforcement action was initiated by the lead agency.
(c) A report submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(d) This section shall become operative January 1, 2019.
(Amended (as added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 417, Sec. 3) by Stats. 2017, Ch. 521, Sec. 32. (SB 809) Effective January 1, 2018. Section operative January 1, 2019, by its own provisions.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018