California Laws: Public Resources Code Sections 660-678
- California Laws: Public Resources Code Section 660
There is in the department a State Mining and Geology Board consisting of nine members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate....
- California Laws: Public Resources Code Section 661
As used in this article, "board" means the State Mining and Geology Board and "division" means the California Geological Survey of the department. ...
- California Laws: Public Resources Code Section 662
(a) One member of the board shall be a professional geologist with background and experience in mining geology; one member shall be a mining engineer...
- California Laws: Public Resources Code Section 663
(a) No member of the board shall participate in any action of the board or attempt to influence any decision of the board that involves...
- California Laws: Public Resources Code Section 663.1
(a) For the purposes of this section, "ex parte communication" means any oral or written communication between a member of the board and an interested...
- California Laws: Public Resources Code Section 663.2
(a) No board member shall make, participate in making, or in any other way attempt to use his or her official position to influence a...
- California Laws: Public Resources Code Section 664
Each member of the board shall hold office for four years. Vacancies shall be immediately filled by the Governor. ...
- California Laws: Public Resources Code Section 667
Each member of the board shall receive one hundred dollars ($100) for each day during which the member is engaged in the performance of official...
- California Laws: Public Resources Code Section 668
The board shall maintain its headquarters in Sacramento and shall hold meetings at such times and at such places as shall be determined by it....
- California Laws: Public Resources Code Section 669
The Governor shall designate the chairman of the board from among the members of the board. The person designated as the chairman shall hold such...
- California Laws: Public Resources Code Section 670
The board may appoint an executive officer who shall be exempt from civil service pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 4 of Article XXIV of...
- California Laws: Public Resources Code Section 671
The director shall have no power to amend or repeal any order, ruling, or directive of the board. ...
- California Laws: Public Resources Code Section 672
The board shall represent the state's interest in the development, utilization, and conservation of the mineral resources of the state and the reclamation of mined...
- California Laws: Public Resources Code Section 673
The board shall also serve as a policy and appeals board for the purposes of Chapter 7.5 (commencing with Section 2621) of Division 2. ...
- California Laws: Public Resources Code Section 675
The board may provide for a statewide program of research regarding the technical phases of reclaiming mined lands which may be delegated to it by...
- California Laws: Public Resources Code Section 676
The board shall provide for a public information program on matters involving the state's terrain, mineral resources, mining, the reclamation of mined lands, and the...
- California Laws: Public Resources Code Section 677
The board shall nominate, and the director shall appoint, the State Geologist, who shall either be registered in compliance with the Geologist and Geophysicist Act...
- California Laws: Public Resources Code Section 678
The director may authorize the State Geologist to exercise his power to appoint employees of the division in accordance with the State Civil Service Act....