Natural resources: Cache Creek Resource Management Plan.

(1) The Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975, governs surface mining operations and reclamation of mined lands, and provides, among other things, for the submission of reclamation plans to, and issuance of permits by, lead agencies to persons engaging in surface mining operations. Until December 31, 2012, a site specific plan in conjunction and consistent with the Cache Creek Resource Management Plan is to be considered a functional equivalent of a reclamation plan for purposes of the act. The board of supervisors of the county in which the Cache Creek Resource Management Plan is to be implemented is required, until December 31, 2012, to prepare and forward to the Director of Conservation annually a report containing specified information relating to mining operations. Existing law provides that these provisions shall not become operative until the date the State Mining and Geology Board notifies the Secretary of State that the board has approved an ordinance adopted by the Board of Supervisors for the County of Yolo that governs in-channel noncommercial extraction activities carried out pursuant to the plan. This bill would delete the requirement regarding the operative date. The bill would extend these provisions until December 31, 2017. By extending the duties of the board of supervisors of the county in which the Cache Creek Resource Management Plan is to be implemented, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require the annual report on the Cache Creek Area Plan that is prepared by the County of Yolo staff and submitted to the board of supervisors of the county in which the Cache Creek Resource Management Plan is implemented to also be submitted to the Assembly Natural Resources Committee and the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee. (2) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.