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Authors Wallis  
Subject Surface mining: Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.
Relating To relating to mining.
Title An act to amend and repeal Section 2715.6 of the Public Resources Code, relating to mining.
Last Action Dt 2025-10-03
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Status Chaptered
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Bill Actions
2025-10-03     Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 270, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-03     Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-04     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2025-08-28     Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2760.).
2025-08-26     In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-08-25     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2251.).
2025-08-20     Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-08-19     From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-07-17     Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-17     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 16).
2025-06-04     Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
2025-05-23     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-05-23     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 1662.)
2025-05-15     Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-05-14     From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
2025-04-30     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-27     Re-referred to Com. on W. P., & W.
2025-03-26     Read second time and amended.
2025-03-25     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on W. P., & W. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (March 24).
2025-03-03     Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and W. P., & W.
2025-02-13     From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
2025-02-12     Read first time. To print.
Versions
Chaptered     2025-10-03
Enrolled     2025-09-02
Amended Senate     2025-07-17
Amended Assembly     2025-03-26
Introduced     2025-02-12
Analyses TBD
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(1) The Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975 prohibits a person, with exceptions, from conducting surface mining operations unless, among other things, a permit is obtained from, a specified reclamation plan is submitted to and approved by, and financial assurances for reclamation have been approved by, the lead agency for the operation of the surface mining operation. Existing law authorizes the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) to prepare a master reclamation plan, as provided, that identifies each individual surface mining operation in specified counties and satisfies all reclamation plan requirements for each individual surface mining site. Existing law requires the State Mining and Geology Board to act as the lead agency for surface mining operations conducted by the MWD and authorizes the board to conduct an inspection of an individual surface mining operation once every 2 calendar years during a period when that individual surface mining operation is idle or the site has no mineral production. Existing law requires the MWD to be the lead agency for any environmental review of the master reclamation plan. Existing law repeals the provisions authorizing the preparation and approval of the master reclamation plan for the MWD on January 1, 2026.

(2) This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.