California Public Resources Code ARTICLE 2 - State Mining and Geology Board

• Section 660.
  There is in the department a State Mining and Geology Board consisting of nine members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate.(Amended...
• Section 661.
  As used in this article, “board” means the State Mining and Geology Board and “division” means the California Geological Survey of the department.(Amended by Stats....
• Section 662.
  (a) One member of the board shall be a professional geologist with background and experience in mining geology; one member shall be a mining engineer with...
• Section 663.
  (a) No member of the board shall participate in any action of the board or attempt to influence any decision of the board that involves himself...
• Section 663.1.
  (a) For the purposes of this section, “ex parte communication” means any oral or written communication between a member of the board and an interested person...
• Section 663.2.
  (a) No board member shall make, participate in making, or in any other way attempt to use his or her official position to influence a board...
• Section 664.
  Each member of the board shall hold office for four years. Vacancies shall be immediately filled by the Governor.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 257, Sec.
• Section 667.
  Each member of the board shall receive one hundred dollars ($100) for each day during which the member is engaged in the performance of official...
• Section 668.
  The board shall maintain its headquarters in Sacramento and shall hold meetings at such times and at such places as shall be determined by it....
• Section 669.
  The Governor shall designate the chair of the board from among the members of the board. The person designated as the chair shall hold the...
• Section 670.
  The board may appoint an executive officer who shall be exempt from civil service pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 4 of Article XXIV of...
• Section 671.
  The director shall have no power to amend or repeal any order, ruling, or directive of the board.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1131.)
• Section 672.
  The board shall represent the state’s interest in the development, utilization, and conservation of the mineral resources of the state and the reclamation of mined...
• Section 673.
  The board shall also serve as a policy and appeals board for the purposes of Chapter 7.5 (commencing with Section 2621) of Division 2.(Added by...
• Section 675.
  The board may provide for a statewide program of research regarding the technical phases of reclaiming mined lands which may be delegated to it by...
• Section 676.
  The board shall provide for a public information program on matters involving the state’s terrain, mineral resources, mining, the reclamation of mined lands, and the...
• Section 677.
  The board shall nominate, and the director shall appoint, the State Geologist, who shall either be registered in compliance with the Geologist and Geophysicist Act...
• Section 678.
  The director may authorize the State Geologist to exercise his power to appoint employees of the division in accordance with the State Civil Service Act....

Last modified: October 22, 2018