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claim or lease in good faith for purposes of mineral exploration and                                                            
development and not for the prevention of mineral exploration or                                                                
development. The bill also provides a method for the Department of                                                              
Natural Resources to request affidavits stating that a miner is "bona                                                           
fide." This provision provides additional assurance that mining                                                                 
locations and leases will be acquired and held in good faith.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
For State claims and leasehold locations, the bill would also provide a                                                         
waiver of the penalty for cure of abandonment caused by a failure to                                                            
properly record a statement of annual labor as required before the                                                              
effective date of sections 8 and 9 of the bill.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The bill contains a transition provision providing for authority for the                                                        
Department of Natural Resources to adopt regulations necessary to                                                               
implement the changes made by the bill, effective immediately. The                                                              
rest of the bill is effective September 2, 2018, and an applicability                                                           
provision makes it clear that for purposes of annual labor, the bill will                                                       
be applicable to the labor year that otherwise would begin                                                                      
September 1, 2018.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
I urge your prompt and favorable action on this measure.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Sincerely,                                                                                                                      
/s/                                                                                                                             
Bill Walker                                                                                                                     
Governor"                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
HB 318                                                                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 318 by Representative Spohnholz, entitled:                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
    "An Act extending the termination date of the Board of Social                                                               
    Work Examiners; and providing for an effective date."                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Labor & Commerce and                                                                
Finance Committees.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
HB 319                                                                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 319 by Representative Josephson, entitled: