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HB 344                                                                                            
The Finance Committee has considered:                                                               
                                                                                                    
    HOUSE BILL NO. 344                                                                              
    "An Act relating to annual rental fees for mining claims, and                                   
    providing for reduced royalties during the first three years of                                 
    production."                                                                                    
                                                                                                    

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and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                 
                                                                                                    
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 344(RES)                                                                  
    "An Act relating to annual rental fees, statements of annual labor,                             
    and production royalty for mining claims; and providing a cure for                              
    abandonment."                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
The report was signed by Representatives Harris and Williams, Co-                                   
chairs, with the following individual recommendations:                                              
                                                                                                    
Do pass (7):  Meyer, Croft, Moses, Fate, Foster, Harris, Williams                                   
                                                                                                    
No recommendation (3):  Hawker, Stoltze, Joule                                                      
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 344(RES):                                                
                                                                                                    
2.  Fiscal, Dept. of Natural Resources                                                              
                                                                                                    
HB 344 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the                                     
calendar.