2025 California Code
Public Resources Code - PRC
DIVISION 2 - GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING
CHAPTER 9 - Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 175
ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions
Section 2716.

Universal Citation:
CA Pub Res Code § 2716 (2025)
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2716. (a) Any interested person may commence an action on his or her own behalf against the board, the lead agency, the State Geologist, the supervisor, or the director for a writ of mandate pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1084) of Title 1 of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure to compel the board, the State Geologist, the supervisor, or the director to carry out any duty imposed upon them pursuant to this chapter.

(b) For purposes of this section, “person” means an individual, firm, association, corporation, organization, or partnership, or a city, county, district, or the state or any department or agency of the state.

(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 521, Sec. 30. (SB 809) Effective January 1, 2018.)

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