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2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING › CHAPTER 9 - Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 175 › ARTICLE 5 - Reclamation Plans and the Conduct of Surface Mining Operations › Section 2772.7.

2772.7. (a) A lead agency, upon approval of a reclamation plan or an amendment to a reclamation plan, shall record a “Notice of Reclamation Plan Approval” with the county recorder. The notice shall read: “Mining operations conducted on the hereinafter described real property are subject to a reclamation plan approved by the ____ (lead agency), a copy of which is on file with the ____.”
(b) In addition to the information required by subdivision (a), the notice shall also include the name of the owner of record of the mine operation, the name of the lead agency, and the acknowledged signature of the lead agency representative.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 208, Sec. 3. (SB 833) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING › CHAPTER 9 - Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 175 › ARTICLE 5 - Reclamation Plans and the Conduct of Surface Mining Operations › Section 2773.

2773. (a) The reclamation plan shall be applicable to a specific piece of property or properties, shall be based upon the character of the surrounding area and such characteristics of the property as type of overburden, soil stability, topography, geology, climate, stream characteristics, and principal mineral commodities, and shall establish site-specific criteria for evaluating compliance with the approved reclamation plan, including topography, revegetation and sediment, and erosion control.
(b) By January 1, 1992, the board shall adopt regulations specifying minimum, verifiable statewide reclamation standards. Subjects for which standards shall be set include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(1) Wildlife habitat.
(2) Backfilling, regrading, slope stability, and recontouring.
(3) Revegetation.
(4) Drainage, diversion structures, waterways, and erosion control.
(5) Prime and other agricultural land reclamation.
(6) Building, structure, and equipment removal.
(7) Stream protection.
(8) Topsoil salvage, maintenance, and redistribution.
(9) Tailing and mine waste management.
These standards shall apply to each mining operation, but only to the extent that they are consistent with the planned or actual subsequent use or uses of the mining site.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1097, Sec. 11.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING › CHAPTER 9 - Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 175 › ARTICLE 5 - Reclamation Plans and the Conduct of Surface Mining Operations › Section 2773.1.5.

2773.1.5. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (e) of Section 2773.1, a financial assurance mechanism may include corporate financial tests combined with surety bonds, irrevocable letters of credit, or trust funds, as described in this section, that together ensure the completion of reclamation in accordance with the approved reclamation plan.
(b) (1)  Corporate financial tests shall only be allowed after the board adopts a regulation that establishes a comprehensive analysis and test of a corporation’s financial status that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(A) A minimum financial net worth of at least thirty-five million dollars ($35,000,000), adjusted annually to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index, as calculated by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.
(B) Income.
(C) Liabilities, including other environmental assurances.
(D) Assets located within the United States.
(2) The regulation also shall include, but need not be limited to, all of the following:
(A) Additional measures to provide the lead agency or the supervisor with the recovery of costs associated with the full collection and satisfaction of the financial assurance mechanisms.
(B) Requirements for corporate financial tests that include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(i) Provide for no more than 75 percent of the financial assurance cost estimate approved within the last year.
(ii) Be annually approved by both the lead agency and the supervisor.
(iii) Be able to be disallowed by either the lead agency or the supervisor.
(iv) Include an assessment from an independent certified public accountant using generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
(c) Each surface mining operation shall have at least 25 percent of the financial assurance cost estimate in an acceptable financial assurance mechanism other than a corporate financial test if a qualifying corporation operates multiple surface mining operations.
(d) Subject to the requirements of this subdivision, an operator of multiple surface mining operations may use a corporate financial test that combines the financial assurance cost estimates of each surface mining operation.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 521, Sec. 39. (SB 809) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING › CHAPTER 9 - Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 175 › ARTICLE 5 - Reclamation Plans and the Conduct of Surface Mining Operations › Section 2773.15.

2773.15. Notwithstanding Section 2773.1, a surety bond that was executed by any personal surety that was approved by the lead agency prior to February 13, 1998, to ensure that reclamation is performed in accordance with a reclamation plan approved by a lead agency prior to that date, may be utilized to satisfy the requirements of this chapter, if the amount of the financial assurance required to perform the approved reclamation plan, as amended or updated from time to time, does not change from the amount approved prior to February 13, 1998.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 643, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING › CHAPTER 9 - Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 175 › ARTICLE 5 - Reclamation Plans and the Conduct of Surface Mining Operations › Section 2773.2.

2773.2. The mineral owner and owner of the surface estate, if legally entitled to do so, shall allow access to the property on which the mining operation is located to any governmental agency or the agent of any company providing financial assurances in connection with the reclamation plan and expending those financial assurances for reclamation, in order that reclamation may be carried out by the governmental agency or company, in accordance with the reclamation plan.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 869, Sec. 22. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING › CHAPTER 9 - Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 175 › ARTICLE 5 - Reclamation Plans and the Conduct of Surface Mining Operations › Section 2773.3.

2773.3. (a) In addition to other reclamation plan requirements of this chapter and regulations adopted by the board pursuant to this chapter, a lead agency may not approve a reclamation plan for a surface mining operation for gold, silver, copper, or other metallic minerals or financial assurances for the operation, if the operation is located on, or within one mile of, any Native American sacred site and is located in an area of special concern, unless both of the following criteria are met:
(1) The reclamation plan requires that all excavations be backfilled and graded to do both of the following:
(A) Achieve the approximate original contours of the mined lands prior to mining.
(B) Grade all mined materials that are in excess of the materials that can be placed back into excavated areas, including, but not limited to, all overburden, spoil piles, and heap leach piles, over the project site to achieve the approximate original contours of the mined lands prior to mining.
(2) The financial assurance cost estimates are sufficient in amount to provide for the backfilling and grading required by paragraph (1).
(b) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) “Native American sacred site” means a specific area that is identified by a federally recognized Indian Tribe, Rancheria or Mission Band of Indians, or by the Native American Heritage Commission, as sacred by virtue of its established historical or cultural significance to, or ceremonial use by, a Native American group, including, but not limited to, any area containing a prayer circle, shrine, petroglyph, or spirit break, or a path or area linking the circle, shrine, petroglyph, or spirit break with another circle, shrine, petroglyph, or spirit break.
(2) “Area of special concern” means any area in the California desert that is designated as Class C or Class L lands or as an Area of Critical Environmental Concern under the California Desert Conservation Area Plan of 1980, as amended, by the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, pursuant to Section 1781 of Title 43 of the United States Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 521, Sec. 40. (SB 809) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING › CHAPTER 9 - Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 175 › ARTICLE 5 - Reclamation Plans and the Conduct of Surface Mining Operations › Section 2773.5.

2773.5. Section 2773.3 does not apply to either of the following:
(a) Any surface mining operation in existence on January 1, 2003, for which the lead agency has issued final approval of a reclamation plan and the financial assurances prior to September 1, 2002.
(b) Any amended reclamation plan or financial assurances that are necessary for the continued operation or expansion of a surface mining operation in existence on January 1, 2003, that otherwise satisfies the requirements of subdivision (a).
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1154, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003. Operative April 7, 2003, pursuant to Stats. 2003, Ch. 3, Secs. 2 and 3.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING › CHAPTER 9 - Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 175 › ARTICLE 5 - Reclamation Plans and the Conduct of Surface Mining Operations › Section 2774.3.

2774.3. The board shall review lead agency ordinances which establish permit and reclamation procedures to determine whether each ordinance is in accordance with state policy, and shall certify the ordinance as being in accordance with state policy if it adequately meets, or imposes requirements more stringent than, the California surface mining and reclamation policies and procedures established by the board pursuant to this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 975, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING › CHAPTER 9 - Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 175 › ARTICLE 5 - Reclamation Plans and the Conduct of Surface Mining Operations › Section 2774.5.

2774.5. (a) If, upon review of an ordinance, the board finds that it is not in accordance with state policy, the board shall communicate the ordinance’s deficiencies in writing to the lead agency. Upon receipt of the written communication, the lead agency shall have 90 days to submit a revised ordinance to the board for certification as being in accordance with state policy. The board shall review the lead agency’s revised ordinance for certification within 60 days of its receipt. If the lead agency does not submit a revised ordinance within 90 days, the board shall assume full authority for reviewing and approving reclamation plans submitted to the lead agency until the time the lead agency’s ordinances are revised in accordance with state policy.
(b) If, upon review of a lead agency’s revised ordinance, the board finds the ordinance is still not in accordance with state policy, the board shall again communicate the ordinance’s deficiencies in writing to the lead agency. The lead agency shall have a second 90-day period in which to revise the ordinance and submit it to the board for review. If the board again finds that the revised ordinance is not in accordance with state policy or if no revision is submitted, the board shall assume full authority for reviewing and approving reclamation plans submitted to the lead agency until the time the lead agency’s ordinances are revised in accordance with state policy.
(c)  In any jurisdiction in which the lead agency does not have a certified ordinance, no person shall initiate a surface mining operation unless a reclamation plan has been submitted to, and approved by, the board. Any reclamation plan, approved by a lead agency under the lead agency’s ordinance which was not in accordance with state policy at the time of approval, shall be subject to amendment by the board or under the ordinance certified by the board as being in accordance with state policy.
(d) Reclamation plans approved by the board pursuant to this section shall not be subject to modification by the lead agency at a future date but may be amended by the board. Reclamation plans approved by the board shall be remanded to the lead agency upon certification of the lead agency’s ordinance, and the lead agency shall approve the reclamation plan as approved by the board, except that a subsequent amendment as may be agreed upon between the operator and the lead agency may be made according to this chapter. No additional public hearing shall be required prior to the lead agency’s approval. Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the board to issue a permit for the conduct of mining operations.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 975, Sec. 4.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING › CHAPTER 9 - Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 175 › ARTICLE 5 - Reclamation Plans and the Conduct of Surface Mining Operations › Section 2775.

2775. (a) An applicant whose request for a permit to conduct surface mining operations in an area of statewide or regional significance has been denied by a lead agency, or any person who is aggrieved by the granting of a permit to conduct surface mining operations in an area of statewide or regional significance, may, within 15 days of exhausting his rights to appeal in accordance with the procedures of the lead agency, appeal to the board.
(b) The board may, by regulation, establish procedures for declining to hear appeals that it determines raise no substantial issues.
(c) Appeals that the board does not decline to hear shall be scheduled and heard at a public hearing held within the jurisdiction of the lead agency which processed the original application within 30 days of the filing of the appeal, or such longer period as may be mutually agreed upon by the board and the person filing the appeal. In any such action, the board shall not exercise its independent judgment on the evidence but shall only determine whether the decision of the lead agency is supported by substantial evidence in the light of the whole record. If the board determines the decision of the lead agency is not supported by substantial evidence in the light of the whole record it shall remand the appeal to the lead agency and the lead agency shall schedule a public hearing to reconsider its action.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1131.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING › CHAPTER 9 - Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 175 › ARTICLE 5 - Reclamation Plans and the Conduct of Surface Mining Operations › Section 2776.

2776. (a) No person who has obtained a vested right to conduct surface mining operations prior to January 1, 1976, shall be required to secure a permit pursuant to this chapter as long as the vested right continues and as long as no substantial changes are made in the operation except in accordance with this chapter. A person shall be deemed to have vested rights if, prior to January 1, 1976, the person has, in good faith and in reliance upon a permit or other authorization, if the permit or other authorization was required, diligently commenced surface mining operations and incurred substantial liabilities for work and materials necessary for the surface mining operations. Expenses incurred in obtaining the enactment of an ordinance in relation to a particular operation or the issuance of a permit shall not be deemed liabilities for work or materials.
(b) The reclamation plan required to be filed under subdivision (b) of Section 2770, shall apply to operations conducted after January 1, 1976, or to be conducted.
(c) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the filing of a reclamation plan for, or the reclamation of, mined lands on which surface mining operations were conducted prior to January 1, 1976.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 560. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING › CHAPTER 9 - Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 175 › ARTICLE 5 - Reclamation Plans and the Conduct of Surface Mining Operations › Section 2777.

2777. Amendments to an approved reclamation plan may be submitted detailing proposed changes from the original plan. Substantial deviations from the original plan shall not be undertaken until such amendment has been filed with, and approved by, the lead agency.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1131.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING › CHAPTER 9 - Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 175 › ARTICLE 5 - Reclamation Plans and the Conduct of Surface Mining Operations › Section 2777.5.

2777.5. (a) An operator who has failed to properly report a mine’s mineral production or mine status in any previous year, pursuant to the annual reporting requirement in Section 2207, prior to January 1, 2012, may attach corrected annual reports to the 2012 annual report so long as the corrected annual reports are submitted on or before July 1, 2013, and if the lead agency confirms in writing to the department all of the following:
(1) The operator has provided written notification to the lead agency and the supervisor of their intention to continue surface mining operations.
(2) The operator has an existing, valid permit or a vested right to conduct surface mining operations pursuant to Section 2776.
(3) (A) The operator’s reclamation plan has been approved and is in compliance with this chapter, the surface mining operation is in compliance with the approved reclamation plan or applicable compliance order issued pursuant to this chapter, the surface mining operation has an approved financial assurance in place that the lead agency determines is adequate for reclamation pursuant to the approved reclamation plan, and the surface mining operation has been inspected by the lead agency as provided by Section 2774.
(B) The Division of Mine Reclamation may enter any mine site for which an operator has requested a correction of mine status or a return to idle status pursuant to this section in order to conduct an inspection.
(4) The operator has demonstrated that there are commercially useful mineral reserves remaining at the surface mining operation.
(5) Unpaid fees for years during which the operation’s status was not properly reported have been paid to the department.
(6) The operator provides evidence to support any modified production reported on corrected annual reports.
(b) A mining operation that became idle, as defined in Section 2727.1, that failed to prepare and have approved an interim management plan and was thus considered abandoned pursuant to paragraph (6) of subdivision (h) of Section 2770 prior to January 1, 2013, may, without prejudice, be returned to idle status at the request of the operator if an interim management plan is approved by July 1, 2013, and upon lead agency verification of compliance with subdivision (a).
(c) The mine operator shall be responsible for the reasonable costs of an inspection conducted by the Division of Mine Reclamation pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (a).
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 521, Sec. 47. (SB 809) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING › CHAPTER 9 - Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 175 › ARTICLE 5 - Reclamation Plans and the Conduct of Surface Mining Operations › Section 2778.

2778. (a) Reclamation plans, reports, applications, and other documents submitted pursuant to this chapter are public records, unless it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the lead agency that the release of that information, or part thereof, would reveal production, reserves, or rate of depletion entitled to protection as proprietary information. The lead agency shall identify such proprietary information as a separate part of the application. Proprietary information shall be made available only to the supervisor and to persons authorized in writing by the operator and by the owner.
(b) A copy of all reclamation plans, reports, applications, and other documents submitted pursuant to this chapter shall be furnished to the supervisor by lead agencies on request.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 521, Sec. 48. (SB 809) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING › CHAPTER 9 - Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 175 › ARTICLE 5 - Reclamation Plans and the Conduct of Surface Mining Operations › Section 2779.

2779. Whenever one operator succeeds to the interest of another in any incompleted surface mining operation by sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, exchange, or other means, the successor shall be bound by the provisions of the approved reclamation plan and the provisions of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1131.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING › CHAPTER 9 - Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 175 › ARTICLE 6 - Areas of Statewide or Regional Significance › Section 2790.

2790. After receipt of mineral information from the State Geologist pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2761, the board may, by regulation adopted after a public hearing, designate specific geographic areas of the state as areas of statewide or regional significance and specify the boundaries of the geographic areas. The designation shall be included as a part of the state policy and shall indicate the reason for which the particular area designated is of significance to the state or region, the adverse effects that might result from premature development of incompatible land uses, the advantages that might be achieved from extraction of the minerals of the area, and the specific goals and policies to protect against the premature incompatible development of the area.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 472, Sec. 5. (SB 814) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING › CHAPTER 9 - Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 175 › ARTICLE 6 - Areas of Statewide or Regional Significance › Section 2791.

2791. The board shall seek the recommendations of concerned federal, state, and local agencies, educational institutions, civic and public interest organizations, and private organizations and individuals in the identification of areas of statewide and regional significance.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1131.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING › CHAPTER 9 - Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 175 › ARTICLE 6 - Areas of Statewide or Regional Significance › Section 2792.

2792. Neither the designation of an area of regional or statewide significance nor the adoption of any regulations for such an area shall in any way limit or modify the rights of any person to complete any development that has been authorized pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section 11000) of Division 4 of the Business and Professions Code, pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act (Division 2 (commencing with Section 66410) of Title 7 of the Government Code), or by a building permit or other authorization to commence development, upon which such person relies and has changed his position to his substantial detriment, and, which permit or authorization was issued prior to the designation of such area pursuant to Section 2790. If a developer has by his actions taken in reliance upon prior regulations obtained vested or other legal rights that in law would have prevented a local public agency from changing such regulations in a way adverse to his interests, nothing in this chapter authorizes any governmental agency to abridge those rights.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1131.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING › CHAPTER 9 - Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 175 › ARTICLE 6 - Areas of Statewide or Regional Significance › Section 2793.

2793. The board may, by regulation adopted after a public hearing, terminate, partially or wholly, the designation of any area of statewide or regional significance on a finding that the direct involvement of the board is no longer required.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1131.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING › CHAPTER 9 - Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 175 › ARTICLE 7 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 2795.

2795. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, moneys from mining activities on federal lands disbursed by the United States each fiscal year to this state pursuant to Section 35 of the Mineral Lands Leasing Act, as amended (30 U.S.C. Sec. 191) shall be deposited in the Surface Mining and Reclamation Account in the General Fund, which account is hereby created, in an amount equal to the appropriation for this chapter contained in the annual Budget Act for that fiscal year, plus any statewide general administrative costs assessed to the account for that fiscal year, and may be expended, upon that appropriation by the Legislature, for the purposes of this chapter.
(b) Proposed expenditures from the account shall be included in a separate item in the Budget Act for each fiscal year for consideration by the Legislature. Each appropriation from the account shall be subject to all of the limitations contained in the Budget Act and to all other fiscal procedures prescribed by law with respect to the expenditure of state funds.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 31, Sec. 19. (SB 85) Effective June 27, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING › CHAPTER 10 - Earthquakes › Section 2800.

2800. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) The state’s major metropolitan areas are subject to potentially devastating large magnitude earthquakes and earth scientists estimate that there is a high probability that one or more large earthquakes will occur in California between now and the end of the century.
(b) Loss of life and property damage resulting from a damaging earthquake could be substantially reduced if there existed a reliable short-term earthquake prediction system capable of providing public warning of the size and location of a damaging earthquake within a timeframe of a few weeks to a few hours.
(c) While earth scientists are not in full agreement about the feasibility of short-term earthquake prediction, there is increasing interest in the possibility that precursory geochemical and geophysical phenomena can be identified within short timeframes and that these precursory events can become the basis for timely and reliable warnings of damaging earthquakes.
(d) California currently has a unique opportunity to assess the feasibility of short-term earthquake prediction by joining the United States Geological Survey in a study of the Parkfield section of the San Andreas fault in Monterey County. This section has, between 1857 and 1966, produced almost identical earthquakes of about 5.6 magnitude on the average of every 22 years. Another earthquake probably will occur in January of 1988, plus or minus four years. If adequate instrumentation is in place by the time the earthquake occurs, it may be possible to identify specific precursory phenomena. However, at present, the instrumentation is not considered adequate to fully monitor precursory events and, because of anticipated federal budget cuts, additional instrumentation is unlikely to be installed unless the state is able to participate in the Parkfield study. State participation would also allow the United States Geological Survey to share its data from Parkfield and permit the state to independently analyze and evaluate this data specifically for earthquake prediction and response purposes.
(e) If precursory earthquake phenomena are identified as a result of the Parkfield study, there is a need to assess the feasibility of establishing a statewide earthquake prediction system and to develop a short-term response plan which, among other things, would include development of procedures for verifying the predicted event and guidelines for taking state action in response to anomalous precursory phenomena.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1198, Sec. 1. Effective September 29, 1985.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING › CHAPTER 10 - Earthquakes › Section 2801.

2801. As used in this chapter:
(a) “Long-term prediction” means a prediction of an earthquake that is expected to occur within a few years up to a few decades.
(b) “Intermediate-term prediction” means a prediction of an earthquake that is expected to occur within a period of a few weeks to a few years.
(c) “Short-term prediction” means a prediction of an earthquake that is expected to occur within a few hours to a few weeks.
(d) “Parkfield prototype earthquake prediction system” means a dense cluster of instruments along the Parkfield section of the San Andreas fault which monitors earthquake activity, local distortion of the Earth’s crust, strain levels, creep adjustments along the fault, and other phenomena which may be useful in making a short-term earthquake prediction.
(e) “Parkfield characteristic earthquake” means an earthquake that has, among other qualities, a magnitude between 5.5 and 6.0 on the Richter scale, and occurs on a location somewhere along the 15-mile section of the San Andreas fault that is centered in the City of Parkfield.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1198, Sec. 1. Effective September 29, 1985.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING › CHAPTER 10 - Earthquakes › Section 2802.

2802. (a) The department shall develop jointly with the United States Geological Survey a prototype earthquake prediction system along the central San Andreas fault near the City of Parkfield.
(b) The system shall include a dense cluster of seismic and crustal deformation instrumentation capable of monitoring geophysical and geochemical phenomena associated with earthquakes in the region. These data shall be analyzed continuously to determine if precursory anomalies can be identified with sufficient certainty to make a short-term prediction. The department shall not duplicate any of the ongoing efforts of the United States Geological Survey or any public or private college or university in the development of this system.
(c) In meeting its obligations under this chapter, the department shall develop, in cooperation with the United States Geological Survey, a plan for completion of the Parkfield instrumentation network. The plan shall provide for all of the following:
(1) Augmentation of monitoring instruments with the goal of detecting precursors of the Parkfield characteristic earthquake.
(2) Operation by the department of a remote data review station in Sacramento which will provide state scientists with data from the Parkfield prototype earthquake prediction system and other data, as required, to advise the Office of Emergency Services of the occurrence of precursors and verification of the predicted event.
(3) Advising the United States Geological Survey, the Office of Emergency Services, the Seismic Safety Commission, and the California Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council, regarding the department’s review of Parkfield data.
(d) On January 1, 1987, the department shall issue a progress report to the Governor, the Legislature, and the Seismic Safety Commission. An annual progress report shall be made each year thereafter. The project shall terminate on January 1, 1992, unless extended by statute.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 474. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING › CHAPTER 10 - Earthquakes › Section 2803.

2803. (a) Concurrently with the development of the Parkfield prototype earthquake prediction system, the Office of Emergency Services, in consultation with the California Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council, shall develop a comprehensive emergency response plan for short-term earthquake predictions. The plan shall include all of the following:
(1) A method of peer review involving the California Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council to evaluate the validity of short-term earthquake predictions and to develop guidelines for initiating state action in response to anomalous geochemical and geophysical phenomena.
(2) A means of rapidly activating governmental response to a predicted event.
(3) Plans for mitigating earthquake losses to vulnerable populations, including, but not limited to, drawdown of impoundment levels behind dams, positioning of emergency equipment in safe areas, and mobilization of firefighting, law enforcement, rescue, and medical personnel.
(4) A public warning system.
(5) Strategies for dealing with earthquake predictions that fail to occur (false alarms) and the failure of an earthquake prediction system to forecast a damaging event.
(b) The Office of Emergency Services shall consult with the department, the Seismic Safety Commission, the United States Geological Survey, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the development of the plan.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 475. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING › CHAPTER 10 - Earthquakes › Section 2804.

2804. The department and the Seismic Safety Commission may solicit and receive gifts and grants from other public and private agencies for the state’s share of costs under this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1198, Sec. 1. Effective September 29, 1985.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING › CHAPTER 11 - Earthquake Education › Section 2806.

2806. The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows:
(a) California has recently experienced and will continue to experience in the foreseeable future damaging earthquakes of moderate to great magnitude. Efforts have been needed to increase the awareness of earthquake hazards through education so that future losses of life, injuries, loss of property, and social disruption will be minimized when those events occur.
(b) Because of a lack of any state or local earthquake safety education program, it has been necessary for the state to assume leadership through the policy and guidance of the Seismic Safety Commission to develop and test earthquake safety programs which provide informational material to schools and the general public for minimizing potential disruption and loss of life.
(c) Since the pilot earthquake safety education and preparedness programs developed under the California Earthquake Education Act of 1981 have been tested, their effectiveness analyzed, and they have been deemed successful by the Seismic Safety Commission, the Legislature believes that it is appropriate, as stated by the Earthquake Education Act of 1981, that those programs be distributed and implemented throughout the earthquake-prone areas of the state.
(d) It is necessary that funds be appropriated to the Seismic Safety Commission from the General Fund for the purpose of expanding the earthquake safety program for statewide implementation over the next three years which, when completed, will constitute for the first time in history, a comprehensive, statewide self-supporting earthquake safety education program.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1558, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING › CHAPTER 11 - Earthquake Education › Section 2807.

2807. (a) There is hereby established a project for the implementation of a statewide program of earthquake safety education and preparedness entitled the California Earthquake Education Project (CALEEP). The Seismic Safety Commission may contract with the University of California to carry out the project. The project shall focus on identifying state and local leadership interested in using the CALEEP materials, disseminating those materials, and utilizing the materials.
(b) The project shall develop a relationship with the State Department of Education, interested teacher’s education computer centers statewide, and interested counties and school districts.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1558, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING › CHAPTER 11 - Earthquake Education › Section 2808.

2808. The objectives of the project are all of the following:
(a) Developing public awareness regarding the causes of earthquakes, the forces and effects of earthquakes, and the need for school and community action in coping with earthquake hazards.
(b) Promoting understanding of the impact of earthquakes on natural features and man-made structures.
(c) Motivating the public to establish measures prior, during, and after earthquakes to ensure their public safety.
(d) Disseminating, as widely as possible throughout the state, the program and project materials.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1558, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING › CHAPTER 12 - Earthquake Preparedness › Section 2810.

2810. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) Most of the state’s major metropolitan areas are subject to potentially devastating, large magnitude earthquakes.
(b) Earth scientists estimate that there is greater than a 50 percent probability that one or more damaging earthquakes will occur in these metropolitan areas between now and the end of the century.
(c) The commission, in conjunction with other local, state, and federal agencies, has initiated programs to prepare the state for responding to the threat of major earthquakes. The first program, the Southern California Earthquake Preparedness Project, is administered by the office. The commission has since initiated a similar effort in northern California, the Bay Area Regional Earthquake Preparedness Project.
(d) Through the work of the Southern California Earthquake Preparedness Project and the Bay Area Regional Earthquake Preparedness Project, earthquake mitigation and preparedness plans, procedures, and educational materials have been developed and used to encourage and support local jurisdictions’ preparedness activities in both southern and northern California.
(e) Since July 1, 1984, the commission and the office have jointly carried out a comprehensive earthquake preparedness program by providing planning and technical assistance as follows:
(1) To local jurisdictions, volunteer agencies and associations, and private-sector organizations, to develop and implement hazard mitigation and prevention programs to reduce earthquake vulnerability.
(2) To improve regionwide preparedness and response capabilities.
(3) To stimulate and promote innovative preparedness planning activities by local jurisdictions.
(f) The activities of the Southern California Earthquake Preparedness Project and the Bay Area Regional Earthquake Preparedness Project have successfully encouraged and supported local programs that reduce potential earthquake hazards and increase preparedness capabilities of participating jurisdictions and raise the level of citizens’ awareness of, and preparedness for, earthquakes.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1115, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING › CHAPTER 12 - Earthquake Preparedness › Section 2811.

2811. As used in this chapter:
(a) “Agency” or “office” means the Office of Emergency Services.
(b) “Commission” means the Seismic Safety Commission.
(c) “Local jurisdiction” means a city, county, or district.
(d) “Preparedness” means long-term preearthquake hazard mitigation, reconstruction, and recovery planning and preparation for emergency response.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 476. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING › CHAPTER 12 - Earthquake Preparedness › Section 2812.

2812. (a) The projects authorized by this chapter shall promote voluntary actions by local jurisdictions, volunteer agencies and associations, and private organizations which address all aspects of seismic safety, including, but not limited to, mitigation, public information and education, response, and recovery planning.
(b) The projects may do all of the following:
(1) Provide planning and technical assistance for developing and implementing earthquake hazard mitigation and loss prevention programs that reduce earthquake vulnerability.
(2) Provide planning and technical assistance to improve regional, local, community, corporate, and public and private school preparedness.
(3) Provide planning and technical assistance to local jurisdictions to improve regional and local agencies’ response capabilities for predicted and unpredicted earthquakes.
(4) Participate with local, regional, state, and federal agencies, councils of government, and private organizations in providing education and training workshops and conferences on comprehensive earthquake preparedness.
(5) Promote innovative approaches by local jurisdictions in the areas of public education and individual, community, and private-sector preparedness.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1115, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING › CHAPTER 12 - Earthquake Preparedness › Section 2814.

2814. The earthquake preparedness activities established under this chapter shall be carried out by the Office of Emergency Services. The commission and Office of Emergency Services shall work together and use appropriate scientific information and recommendations provided by the survey. Other arrangements to coordinate the activities established by this chapter shall be made, through mutual agreement, by the commission and the Office of Emergency Services. A local advisory board shall be established to provide advice and guidance on project activities in the Counties of San Diego, Imperial, and Santa Barbara.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 521, Sec. 50. (SB 809) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING › CHAPTER 12 - Earthquake Preparedness › Section 2815.

2815. The Office of Emergency Services may enter into agreements with local, regional, and federal agencies, councils of government, and private organizations and contractors, and may receive and expend funds provided by those entities in support of comprehensive earthquake preparedness programs authorized by this chapter. The commission and Office of Emergency Services shall seek assistance from appropriate federal agencies.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 478. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 3002.

3002. “Division,” in reference to the government of this state, means the Geologic Energy Management Division in the Department of Conservation; otherwise “division” means Division 3 (commencing with Section 3000) of the Public Resources Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 771, Sec. 8. (AB 1057) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 3008.

3008. (a) “Well” means any oil or gas well or well for the discovery of oil or gas; any well on lands producing or reasonably presumed to contain oil or gas; any well drilled for the purpose of injecting fluids or gas for stimulating oil or gas recovery, repressuring or pressure maintenance of oil or gas reservoirs, or disposing of waste fluids from an oil or gas field; any well used to inject or withdraw gas from an underground storage facility; or any well drilled within or adjacent to an oil or gas pool for the purpose of obtaining water to be used in production stimulation or repressuring operations.
(b) “Prospect well” or “exploratory well” means any well drilled to extend a field or explore a new, potentially productive reservoir.
(c) “Active observation well” means a well being used for the sole purpose of gathering reservoir data, such as pressure or temperature in a reservoir being currently produced or injected by the operator. For a well to be an active observation well, the operator shall demonstrate to the division’s satisfaction that the well fulfills a need for gathering reservoir data, and the operator shall provide the division with a summary report of the type of data collected at least annually or as requested by the division.
(d) “Idle well” means any well that for a period of 24 consecutive months has not either produced oil or natural gas, produced water to be used in production stimulation, or been used for enhanced oil recovery, reservoir pressure management, or injection. For the purpose of determining whether a well is an idle well, production or injection is subject to verification by the division. An idle well continues to be an idle well until it has been properly abandoned in accordance with Section 3208 or it has been shown to the division’s satisfaction that, since the well became an idle well, the well has for a continuous six-month period either maintained production of oil or natural gas, maintained production of water used in production stimulation, or been used for enhanced oil recovery, reservoir pressure management, or injection. An idle well does not include an active observation well.
(e) “Long-term idle well” means any well that has been an idle well for eight or more years.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 521, Sec. 51. (SB 809) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 3009.

3009. “Operator” means a person who, by virtue of ownership, or under the authority of a lease or any other agreement, has the right to drill, operate, maintain, or control a well or production facility.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 562, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 3010.

3010. “Production facility” means any equipment attendant to oil and gas production or injection operations including, but not limited to, tanks, flowlines, headers, gathering lines, wellheads, heater treaters, pumps, valves, compressors, injection equipment, and pipelines that are not under the jurisdiction of the State Fire Marshal pursuant to Section 51010 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 562, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2009.)