California Public Resources Code

§ 2727

PRC § 2727Div. 2 · Ch. 9 · Art. 2

Statute text

“Area of statewide significance” means an area designated by the board pursuant to Section 2790 which is known to contain a deposit of minerals, the extraction of which is judged to be of prime importance in meeting future needs for minerals in the state and which, if prematurely developed for alternate incompatible land uses, could result in the permanent loss of minerals that are of more than local or regional significance.

Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1131.