Amended IN Assembly March 28, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1425Introduced by Assembly Member ArambulaFebruary 21, 2025 An act to amend Section 2206 of add Section 2770.2 to the Public Resources Code, relating to geology. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1425, as amended, Arambula. Geology: ores and minerals. San Joaquin River Parkway: pit dewatering.The Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975 prohibits a person, with exceptions, from conducting surface mining operations unless, among other things, a permit is obtained from, a specified reclamation plan is submitted to and approved by, and financial assurances for reclamation have been approved by the lead agency for the operation of the surface mining operation.This bill would prohibit pit dewatering, as defined, in areas with subsurface river flow or groundwater levels shallower than 50 feet below ground anywhere within the San Joaquin River Parkway, as defined.This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the San Joaquin River Parkway.Existing law authorizes the State Geologist to prepare a special collection of ores and minerals of California to be sent to or used at any worlds fair or exposition in order to display the mineral wealth of the State of California.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to this provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 2770.2 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:2770.2. (a) A person shall not conduct pit dewatering in areas with subsurface river flow or groundwater levels shallower than 50 feet below ground anywhere within the San Joaquin River Parkway, as defined in the San Joaquin River Parkway Master Plan Update from March 2018.(b) For purposes of this section, pit dewatering means any water that is impounded or that collects in the pit and is pumped, drained, or otherwise removed from the pit through the efforts of the pit operator. This term also includes wet pit overflows caused by solely by direct rainfall or ground water seepage.SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique needs of the communities within and surrounding the San Joaquin River Parkway.SECTION 1.Section 2206 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:2206.The State Geologist may prepare a special collection of ores and minerals of California to be sent to or used at any worlds fair or exposition in order to display the mineral wealth of the State of California.
Amended IN Assembly March 28, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1425Introduced by Assembly Member ArambulaFebruary 21, 2025 An act to amend Section 2206 of add Section 2770.2 to the Public Resources Code, relating to geology. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1425, as amended, Arambula. Geology: ores and minerals. San Joaquin River Parkway: pit dewatering.The Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975 prohibits a person, with exceptions, from conducting surface mining operations unless, among other things, a permit is obtained from, a specified reclamation plan is submitted to and approved by, and financial assurances for reclamation have been approved by the lead agency for the operation of the surface mining operation.This bill would prohibit pit dewatering, as defined, in areas with subsurface river flow or groundwater levels shallower than 50 feet below ground anywhere within the San Joaquin River Parkway, as defined.This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the San Joaquin River Parkway.Existing law authorizes the State Geologist to prepare a special collection of ores and minerals of California to be sent to or used at any worlds fair or exposition in order to display the mineral wealth of the State of California.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to this provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly March 28, 2025
Amended IN Assembly March 28, 2025
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1425
Introduced by Assembly Member ArambulaFebruary 21, 2025
Introduced by Assembly Member Arambula
February 21, 2025
An act to amend Section 2206 of add Section 2770.2 to the Public Resources Code, relating to geology.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1425, as amended, Arambula. Geology: ores and minerals. San Joaquin River Parkway: pit dewatering.
The Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975 prohibits a person, with exceptions, from conducting surface mining operations unless, among other things, a permit is obtained from, a specified reclamation plan is submitted to and approved by, and financial assurances for reclamation have been approved by the lead agency for the operation of the surface mining operation.This bill would prohibit pit dewatering, as defined, in areas with subsurface river flow or groundwater levels shallower than 50 feet below ground anywhere within the San Joaquin River Parkway, as defined.This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the San Joaquin River Parkway.Existing law authorizes the State Geologist to prepare a special collection of ores and minerals of California to be sent to or used at any worlds fair or exposition in order to display the mineral wealth of the State of California.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to this provision.
The Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975 prohibits a person, with exceptions, from conducting surface mining operations unless, among other things, a permit is obtained from, a specified reclamation plan is submitted to and approved by, and financial assurances for reclamation have been approved by the lead agency for the operation of the surface mining operation.
This bill would prohibit pit dewatering, as defined, in areas with subsurface river flow or groundwater levels shallower than 50 feet below ground anywhere within the San Joaquin River Parkway, as defined.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the San Joaquin River Parkway.
Existing law authorizes the State Geologist to prepare a special collection of ores and minerals of California to be sent to or used at any worlds fair or exposition in order to display the mineral wealth of the State of California.
This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to this provision.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 2770.2 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:2770.2. (a) A person shall not conduct pit dewatering in areas with subsurface river flow or groundwater levels shallower than 50 feet below ground anywhere within the San Joaquin River Parkway, as defined in the San Joaquin River Parkway Master Plan Update from March 2018.(b) For purposes of this section, pit dewatering means any water that is impounded or that collects in the pit and is pumped, drained, or otherwise removed from the pit through the efforts of the pit operator. This term also includes wet pit overflows caused by solely by direct rainfall or ground water seepage.SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique needs of the communities within and surrounding the San Joaquin River Parkway.SECTION 1.Section 2206 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:2206.The State Geologist may prepare a special collection of ores and minerals of California to be sent to or used at any worlds fair or exposition in order to display the mineral wealth of the State of California.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 2770.2 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:2770.2. (a) A person shall not conduct pit dewatering in areas with subsurface river flow or groundwater levels shallower than 50 feet below ground anywhere within the San Joaquin River Parkway, as defined in the San Joaquin River Parkway Master Plan Update from March 2018.(b) For purposes of this section, pit dewatering means any water that is impounded or that collects in the pit and is pumped, drained, or otherwise removed from the pit through the efforts of the pit operator. This term also includes wet pit overflows caused by solely by direct rainfall or ground water seepage.
SECTION 1. Section 2770.2 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
2770.2. (a) A person shall not conduct pit dewatering in areas with subsurface river flow or groundwater levels shallower than 50 feet below ground anywhere within the San Joaquin River Parkway, as defined in the San Joaquin River Parkway Master Plan Update from March 2018.(b) For purposes of this section, pit dewatering means any water that is impounded or that collects in the pit and is pumped, drained, or otherwise removed from the pit through the efforts of the pit operator. This term also includes wet pit overflows caused by solely by direct rainfall or ground water seepage.
2770.2. (a) A person shall not conduct pit dewatering in areas with subsurface river flow or groundwater levels shallower than 50 feet below ground anywhere within the San Joaquin River Parkway, as defined in the San Joaquin River Parkway Master Plan Update from March 2018.(b) For purposes of this section, pit dewatering means any water that is impounded or that collects in the pit and is pumped, drained, or otherwise removed from the pit through the efforts of the pit operator. This term also includes wet pit overflows caused by solely by direct rainfall or ground water seepage.
2770.2. (a) A person shall not conduct pit dewatering in areas with subsurface river flow or groundwater levels shallower than 50 feet below ground anywhere within the San Joaquin River Parkway, as defined in the San Joaquin River Parkway Master Plan Update from March 2018.(b) For purposes of this section, pit dewatering means any water that is impounded or that collects in the pit and is pumped, drained, or otherwise removed from the pit through the efforts of the pit operator. This term also includes wet pit overflows caused by solely by direct rainfall or ground water seepage.
2770.2. (a) A person shall not conduct pit dewatering in areas with subsurface river flow or groundwater levels shallower than 50 feet below ground anywhere within the San Joaquin River Parkway, as defined in the San Joaquin River Parkway Master Plan Update from March 2018.
(b) For purposes of this section, pit dewatering means any water that is impounded or that collects in the pit and is pumped, drained, or otherwise removed from the pit through the efforts of the pit operator. This term also includes wet pit overflows caused by solely by direct rainfall or ground water seepage.
SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique needs of the communities within and surrounding the San Joaquin River Parkway.
SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique needs of the communities within and surrounding the San Joaquin River Parkway.
SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique needs of the communities within and surrounding the San Joaquin River Parkway.
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The State Geologist may prepare a special collection of ores and minerals of California to be sent to or used at any worlds fair or exposition in order to display the mineral wealth of the State of California.