1993-04-05                     Senate Journal                      Page 1101
SB 159                                                                       
The Resources Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 159 "An                     
Act prohibiting the commissioner of natural resources from                     
classifying state land, water, or land and water so that mining,               
mineral entry and location, mineral prospecting, and mineral leasing           
are precluded or are designated an incompatible use without an act             
of the legislature if the area involved contains more than 640 acres           
except in certain situations; and providing for an effective date" and         
recommended it be replaced with                                                
                                                                               
                                                                               

1993-04-05                     Senate Journal                      Page 1102
SB 159                                                                       
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 159(RES), entitled:                                    
"An Act prohibiting the commissioner of natural                               
resources from classifying state land, water, or land                          
and water so that mining, mineral entry and                                    
location, mineral prospecting, and mineral leasing                             
are precluded or are designated an incompatible use                            
without an act of the legislature if the area involved                         
contains more than 640 contiguous acres; and                                   
providing for an effective date."                                              
                                                                               
Signing do pass: Senator Miller, Chair, Senators Pearce, Leman,                
Frank.  Signing no recommendation: Senator Zharoff.                            
                                                                               
Zero fiscal note for the bill and the committee substitute published           
today from Department of Natural Resources.                                    
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 159 was referred to the Rules Committee.