The California Legislature is considering an amendment to Assembly Bill 1161 to insulate surface mining operations against nuisance liability. The amendment would prevent any “mining activity, operation, or facility, or appurtenance thereof,…
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Lead agencies should be aware that the public comment period on a proposed new State Mining and Geology Board (SMGB) regulation ends today, September 30, 2013, at 5 p.m. The proposed regulation would add new Article 16 to the SMGB regulations that im…
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INTRODUCTION The Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975 (Pub. Resources Code, § 2710 et seq. [“SMARA”]) includes provisions applicable to “idle” mines. These provisions, never a centerpiece of SMARA practice or compliance…
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