(b) For purposes of this section, and only for the purpose of determining whether fees shall be imposed pursuant to Section 48000, “inert waste removed from the waste stream and not disposed of in solid waste landfills” includes the use, disposal, or placement of solely inert waste on property where surface mining operations, as defined in Section 2735, are being conducted, or have been conducted previously, as long as the use, disposal, or placement is for purposes of reclamation, as defined in Section 2733, pursuant to either of the following:

1. (1) A reclamation plan approved pursuant to Section 2774.
2. (2) For surface mining operations conducted prior to January 1, 1976, an agreement with a city or county, or a permit issued by a city or county, that provides for a fill appropriately engineered for the planned future use of the reclaimed minesite.