(a) The purpose of the CCRMP Implementation Fee is to fund implementation of the CCRMP and CCIP, including but not limited to:
(1) Design and construction of projects for channel stabilization and bridge protection.
(2) Design and construction/ implementation of channel maintenance projects and activities.
(3) Monitoring, modeling, and flood watch as described in the CCIP.
(4) Compensation of the Technical Advisory Committee.
(b) The purpose of the Maintenance and Remediation Fee is to fund a long-term, interest-bearing account for the following future activities (as identified in Section 10-4.803 [Mining Ordinance] of the County Code ):
(1) Remediation of problems related to mercury bioaccumulation in wildlife, should they occur.
(2) Remediation of hazardous materials contamination, should it occur.
(3) Environmental monitoring including data gathering and groundwater modeling beyond, or as an extension of, that required by the operators under the CCAP and permits issued or extended under the CCAP, should it be necessary.
(4) Ongoing site maintenance of publicly held reclaimed lakes including but not limited to fencing, berms, drainage, and levees.
No expenditures may be drawn from the Maintenance and Remediation fund for thirty (30) years. Starting in January 2027, the fund shall be made available for the activities identified above under 10-11.02(b). In January 2047, the County shall determine whether the fund is still merited. If it is determined that supplemental monitoring, maintenance, and/or remediation is no longer required or merited, then the entire fund shall be made available for implementation of the goals of the CCAP, such as the creation of long-term habitat restoration, 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 purpose other than those specified herein is expressly prohibited.
(c) The purpose of the OCMP Administration Fee is to:
(1) Implement the OCMP.
(2) Administer long-term mining permits.
(3) Administer development agreements.
(4) Inspect mining and reclamation operations. This applies to inspections required of all permitted operations, up to a set maximum value, beyond which operators will be billed directly at cost. Inspections specific to individual operations shall be billed directly at cost.
(d) The purpose of the Cache Creek Conservancy Contribution (Habitat Restoration) Fee is to fund activities that promote and facilitate the restoration, enhancement, conservation, and wise management of natural vegetation and wildlife habitat within the lower Cache Creek watershed (between Capay Dam and the Town of Yolo), consistent with the CCRMP and the Conservancy’s mission to preserve, restore, and enhance the Cache Creek watershed.
(e) The purpose of the Twenty Percent Production Exception Surcharge fee is to offset additional costs anticipated with mining allowed in excess of approved annual permitted production, pursuant to Action 2.4-12 of the OCMP and Section 10-4.405 of the Off-Channel Mining Ordinance, to meet temporary increases in market demand. The revenue is to be directed as follows:
(1) Fifty (50) percent to the CCRMP Implementation fund.
(2) Fifty (50) percent to the Maintenance and Remediation Fund.
(f) The County shall review fee revenue and expenditures no less frequently than biennially, to verify that program activities and expenditures fall within the scope of this section, and to verify deposits into appropriate funds, as described herein. (§ 1, Ord. 1196, eff. January 1, 1999; as amended by § 2, Ord. 1357, eff. April 26, 2007; § 2, Ord. 1397, eff. April 15, 2010;§ 2, Ord. 1445, eff. August 14, 2014; and Ord. 1518, eff. February 13, 2020)