The Legislature has approved a bill to temporarily ban suction dredge mining in the state’s rivers, a largely recreational practice blamed for harming salmon spawning habitat.
The Senate on Monday voted 28-7 to approve Senate Bill 670 by Sen. Patricia Wiggins, D-Santa Rosa. It was approved by an even wider margin in the Assembly last week. The bill contains an urgency clause, meaning it becomes law immediately upon signing by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. It would ban suction dredge mining until the Department of Fish and Game completes a court-ordered update of regulations governing the practice.
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