Environmental & Energy,
Administrative/Regulatory
Sep. 2, 2016
State control of federal land
Users of federal land, take note: You should no longer doubt the state's power to regulate, or even prohibit, specific land uses on federal land in California.
Users of federal land, take note: You should no longer doubt the state's power to regulate, or even prohibit, specific land uses on federal land in California. Last month, the California Supreme Court in People v. Rinehart, 2016 DJDAR 8680 (Aug. 22 2016), unanimously upheld the conviction of a gold miner who used a suction dredge (a high-powered vacuum) to mine on federal land. Since 2009, California has banned the use of suction dredges for mining due to potential impacts to fish...
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