It's over...Governor Brown signed AB 120 which does several things, including: an extension of the moratorium for another 5 years; a requirement that all adverse impacts be fully mitigated; and a new fee structure that requires DFG to set the fee at a level that fully pays for all of the enforcement, monitoring, testing, etc. This is a huge victory. I suspect that the dredgers will find a lawyer and file litigation, but I don't see how a court could contravene what the courts have already done (which is stop dredging). It's almost like the 1880s decision that stopped Placer mining.
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