Each operator shall pay an annual surcharge of two (2¢) cents per ton (sold)to be placed into a maintenance and remediation fund to be used solely for purposes directly related to the protection and restoration of the lower Cache Creek watershed. This surcharge shall be imposed in addition to the surcharge required for the CCRMP and CCIP. The maintenance and remediation fund shall be held by the County in a separate trust account, segregated from any other revenues.
No expenditures may be drawn from this fund for thirty (30) years. After 2026, interest derived from the maintenance and remediation fund shall be made available for the following activities: remediation of problems related to mercury bioaccumulation in wildlife; remediation of hazardous materials contamination; environmental monitoring; and/or ongoing site maintenance (e.g., fencing, berms, drainage, levees, or permanent lakes). After 2046, the County shall determine whether the fund is still merited. If it is determined that monitoring, maintenance, and/or remediation is no longer required, then the entire fund shall be made available for implementation of the goals of the OCMP and/or CCRMP, such as the restoration or creation of habitat, the creation of open space and passive recreation opportunities, and restoration and stabilization of Cache Creek.
Any disbursement of money from the maintenance and remediation fund shall require approval by the Board of Supervisors. Use of this fund for any purposes other than those specified above is prohibited.
(§ 1, Ord. 1190, eff. September 5, 1996; as amended by Ord. 1518, eff. February 13, 2020)