Pursuant to Public Resources Code § 2207, surface mining operators shall annually prepare and file, with all applicable filing fees, a surface mining report with the Department of Conservation and the Planning Director on a date established by the Department of Conservation, upon forms furnished by the State Board. New surface mining operations shall file an initial report, with all applicable fees, to the Department of Conservation within 30 days of approval of its surface mining permit or before commencement of operations, whichever is sooner.
(`78 Code, § 19.16.010.) (Ord. 2386 § 1 (part), 1999.)