(a)Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the board shall submit to the Legislature on December 1 of each year a report on the actions taken pursuant to this chapter during the preceding fiscal year. The report shall include a statement of the actions, including legislative recommendations, that are necessary to carry out more completely the purposes and requirements of this chapter.
(b)For purposes of ensuring compliance with Sections 10295.5 and 20676 of the Public Contract Code, the Division of Mine Reclamation shall, at a minimum, quarterly publish in the California Regulatory Notice Register, or otherwise make available upon request to the Department of General Services or any other state or local agency, a list identifying all surface mining
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(a)
Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the board shall submit to the Legislature on December 1 of each year a report on the actions taken pursuant to this chapter during the preceding fiscal year. The report shall include a statement of the actions, including legislative recommendations, that are necessary to carry out more completely the purposes and requirements of this chapter.
(b)
For purposes of ensuring compliance with Sections 10295.5 and 20676 of the Public Contract Code, the Division of Mine Reclamation shall, at a minimum, quarterly publish in the California Regulatory Notice Register, or otherwise make available upon request to the Department of General Services or any other state or local agency, a list identifying all surface mining
operations subject to this chapter and Section 2207 that are reporting as newly permitted, active, or idle, for which all of the following apply:
(1)
A reclamation plan has been approved.
(2)
A financial assurance mechanism that is at least equal to the current approved financial assurance cost estimate, as described in Section 2736, has been approved.
(3)
A financial assurance cost estimate required under Section 2773.4 has been submitted, as indicated on a notice of completion of inspection submitted by the lead agency pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 2774. Operators may also confirm submission of their annual financial assurance cost estimate as required by subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 2773.4 by providing a copy of the first page of the financial assurance cost
estimate (FACE-1) form to the supervisor.
(4)
The annual report required under Section 2207 has been submitted.
(5)
All fees required under Section 2207, including all past-due fees, administrative penalties, and interest have been paid.
(6)
The operation is not out of compliance with an order to comply or stipulated order to comply.
(c)
Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (b), surface mining operations for which an appeal is pending before the board pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 2770, if the appeal was not pending before the board for more than 180 days, shall be included on the list published pursuant to subdivision (b).
(d)
A report submitted pursuant to
subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.