SB 175 - STATE MINING LAW                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR HUDSON announced  that the first order  of business would                                                              
be SENATE BILL NO.  175, "An Act relating to state  mining law, to                                                              
methods  of locating  mining  claims, to  the  granting of  larger                                                              
mining  claims  using a  legal  subdivision based  on  rectangular                                                              
survey  descriptions,   and  to  mandatory  rental   payments  for                                                              
prospecting rights."                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
STEVE BARRIL  (ph) testified  via teleconference  from an  off-net                                                              
site in Anchorage.  He indicated that he supports SB 175.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
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REPRESENTATIVE BARNES made a motion  to move SB 175 from committee                                                              
with individual recommendations and  the attached fiscal note; she                                                              
asked for  unanimous consent.   There being  no objection,  SB 175                                                              
moved from the House Resources Standing Committee.