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CA AB706

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

7/27/2023

Primary Sponsor

Luz Rivas

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Origin

State Assembly

2023-2024 Session

AI Summary

  • Removes requirement for Attorney General approval of mineral permits and leases issued by the State Lands Commission
  • Authorizes the commission to grant nonexclusive geological or geophysical exploration permits for minerals without giving permittees preferential treatment
  • Replaces permittee's automatic entitlement to a mining lease with a 365-day priority period to apply for a lease after discovering commercially valuable mineral deposits
  • Changes annual rental payments from a minimum of $1 per acre to fair market value as determined by the commission
  • Eliminates lessee's preferential right to renew leases for successive periods and removes requirement for permittees to mark tract corners within 90 days of receiving a permit

Legislative Description

Leasing of public lands: minerals other than oil and gas.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 120, Statutes of 2023.

7/27/2023

Committee Referrals

Appropriations6/22/2023
Natural Resources and Water5/31/2023
Rules5/23/2023
Appropriations3/28/2023
Natural Resources2/23/2023

Full Bill Text

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