04/18/1998 09:08 AM Senate FIN

                                                                               
 HOUSE BILL NO. 17                                                             
                                                                               
"An Act establishing the Department of Natural                                 
Resources as the platting authority in certain areas of                        
the state; relating to subdivisions and dedications;                           
and providing for an effective date."                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 17(RES)                                                 
                                                                               
"An Act establishing the Department of Natural                                 
Resources as the platting authority in certain areas of                        
the state; relating to subdivisions and dedications;                           
and providing for an effective date."                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 17(RES)                                    
"An Act establishing the Department of Natural                                 
Resources as the platting authority in certain areas of                        
the state; relating to subdivisions and dedications;                           
and providing for an effective date."                                          
                                                                               
Co-chair Pearce advised that there had been a previous                         
hearing on this bill and presently before the committee was                    
a Senate CS.                                                                   
                                                                               
Senator Torgerson indicated that he had asked HB 17 to be                      
held in committee pending title searches on all properties                     
brought to the Department of Natural Resources to be                           
platted.  After consultations with the State Assessor and                      
Legal Services it was decided that would be too cumbersome                     
to put in the bill and it was not his intent to continue to                    
slow this bill down.  The department advised him that they                     
would have title search incorporated into their regulations                    
and therefore he will not have any amendments.                                 
                                                                               
Senator Torgerson MOVED SCS CSHB 17(RES) and WITHOUT                           
OBJECTION it was REPORTED OUT with individual                                  
recommendations and accompanying fiscal note from Department                   
of Natural Resources, Land Development in the amount of                        
$71.3.