DIVISION 2. GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING 2001-2815›CHAPTER 9. Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975 2710-2796.5›ARTICLE 4. State Policy for the Reclamation of Mined Lands 2755-2764
§ 2756
California Public Resources Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
State policy shall apply to the conduct of surface mining operations and shall include, but shall not be limited to, measures to be employed by lead agencies in specifying grading, backfilling, resoiling, revegetation, soil compaction, and other reclamation requirements, and for soil erosion control, water quality and watershed control, waste disposal, and flood control.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 800, Sec. 3. Effective July 28, 1980.)
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