CA Pub Res Code Section 2758

Such policy shall include objectives and criteria for all of the following:

(a)

Determining the lead agency pursuant to the provisions of Section 2771.

(b)

The orderly evaluation of reclamation plans.

(c)

Determining the circumstances, if any, under which the approval of a proposed surface mining operation by a lead agency need not be conditioned on a guarantee assuring reclamation of the mined lands.