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CONSENT
Bill No: SB 1133
Author: Wolk (D), et al.
Introduced:2/18/16
Vote: 21
SENATE NATURAL RES. & WATER COMMITTEE: 9-0, 3/29/16
AYES: Pavley, Stone, Allen, Hertzberg, Hueso, Jackson,
Monning, Vidak, Wolk
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8
SUBJECT: Cache Creek Resource Management Plan
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This bill eliminates the sunset date (but retains the
annual reporting requirement and other provisions required by
the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act) which allows the Cache
Creek Resources Management Plan (CCRMP) to serve as the
functional equivalent of a reclamation plan for the
non-commercial extraction necessary for restoration projects or
channel maintenance activities in Lower Cache Creek.
ANALYSIS: Existing law, the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act
of 1975 (SMARA), governs surface mining operations and
reclamation of mined lands. In 1999, Yolo County sought and
obtained authority that a local ordinance (subject to approval
of the State Mining and Geology Board) and site specific project
plans would replace the provision in the state surface mining
law (SMARA) for a reclamation plan. This provision is codified
in Section 2715.5 of the Public Resources Code.
The resulting CCRMP eliminated previously vested in-stream
commercial mining, specified locations for off-channel mining
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adequate to create a channel that had sufficient capacity for
floodwater management, and restricted in-stream mining to
maintenance and restoration projects. Other provisions of SMARA
remain in effect. This provision of law has been extended three
times, most recently in 2011 by SB 133 (Wolk, Chapter 145). Its
current sunset date is December 31, 2017. Existing law also
requires an annual report.
This bill removes the sunset date from the CCRMP while
continuing the annual reporting requirement.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:YesLocal: Yes
SUPPORT: (Verified 4/11/16)
California Construction Industry Materials Association
County of Yolo
Granite Construction Company
Syar Industries
Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
OPPOSITION: (Verified4/11/16)
None received
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT: According to the author and the other
supporters, CCRMP was created through a comprehensive
negotiation and planning process that satisfied industry, local
government, and conservation interests and has worked well
allowing Yolo County to undertake habitat enhancement, channel
maintenance, and flood control projects in Lower Cache Creek.
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Prepared by:William Craven / N.R. & W. / (916) 651-4116
4/13/16 15:46:43
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