BILL ANALYSIS Ó
AB 566
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Date of Hearing: May 4, 2011
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Felipe Fuentes, Chair
AB 566 (Galgiani) - As Amended: March 22, 2011
Policy Committee: Natural
ResourcesVote:9-0
Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program:
No Reimbursable: No
SUMMARY
This bill requires the State Mining and Geology Board (SMGB) to
transmit to a lead agency or a metropolitan planning
organization (MPO) mineral land classification information on an
area classified by the State Geologist within 30 days of
receiving a request for the information.
FISCAL EFFECT
According to the Department of Conservation, within which the
SMGB operates, there would be no costs to comply with this bill.
COMMENTS
1)Rationale . The author contends that, in many cases, mineral
land classification reports were transmitted to lead agencies
decades ago and are outdated or were sent only to local
agencies and are therefore unavailable to metropolitan
planning organizations. The author contends that lead
agencies, in making local land use decisions, and MPOs, in
completing their sustainable community development
responsibilities, need to be able to quickly access
information on mineral resources.
2)Background.
a) The State Mining and Geology Board is composed of nine
members appointed by the governor for four-year terms. The
SMGB serves as a regulatory, policy, and appeals body
representing the state's interests in geology, geologic and
seismologic hazards, conservation of mineral resources and
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reclamation of lands following surface mining activities.
The SMGB develops criteria by which the State Geologist is
to classify mineral lands within the state, which SMGB in
turn transmits to local governments. Local governments are
required to incorporate this mineral information into their
general plans within 12 months of receiving the information
according to policies adopted by the SMGB.
b) Sustainable Community Planning and Metropolitan Planning
Organizations. SB 375 (Steinberg , Chapter 728, Statutes
of 2008) requires the integration of greenhouse gas
reduction goals into the existing regional transportation
planning process through reducing vehicle miles traveled,
developing sustainable growth patterns and making
transportation infrastructure decisions that redirect new
growth to places where people already live and work. Under
SB 375, the Air Resources Board develops greenhouse gas
reduction targets for 18 regions in the state. In each
region, an MPO must develop a Sustainable Communities
Strategy that coordinates land use, transportation, and
housing decisions to achieve ARB's target when it updates
the region's long-range transportation plan.
3)Support. This bill is supported by the California
Construction and Industrial Materials Association, which is
economically dependent upon mining and transport of
construction aggregate.
4)There is no registered opposition to this bill.
Analysis Prepared by : Jay Dickenson / APPR. / (916) 319-2081