California Public Resources Code

§ 2777.3

PRC § 2777.3 Effective Jan 1, 2018Div. 2 · Ch. 9 · Art. 5

Statute text

(a)The construction and operation of a renewable energy generation facility on disturbed mined lands, including all foundations and other installations, facilities, buildings, accessory structures, and other improvements to the land that are related to the generation of energy, shall be considered an interim use for the purposes of this chapter and shall not require an amendment to an approved reclamation plan if all of the following criteria are met:

(1)The renewable energy generation facility will not adversely affect the completion of reclamation in accordance with the surface mining operation’s approved reclamation plan.

(2)The permit conditions of the renewable energy generation facility address and eliminate any potentially adverse impacts on the surface mining operation.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 521, Sec. 46. (SB 809) Effective January 1, 2018.