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SB 670 - Ban on Suction and Dredge Mining - California Key Vote

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Title: Ban on Suction and Dredge Mining

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that temporarily prohibits issuing permits to operate vacuum or suction dredge equipment until certification of an environmental impact report.

Highlights:

-Prohibits the usage and issuance of permits to operate vacuum or suction dredge equipment until certification of an environmental impact report under the California Environmental Quality Act (Sec. 1). -Exempts any nonmotorized or recreational mining activities, such as panning for gold (Sec. 1).

NOTE: A BILL WITH AN URGENCY CLAUSE REQUIRES A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF EACH CHAMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE FOR THE CLAUSE TO PASS. IF PASSED, THE BILL GOES INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON ENACTMENT.

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