HOUSE RESOURCES STANDING COMMITTEE March 24, 2000 1:04 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Representative Bill Hudson, Co-Chair Representative John Harris Representative Carl Morgan Representative Ramona Barnes Representative Jim Whitaker Representative Reggie Joule MEMBERS ABSENT Representative Beverly Masek, Co-Chair Representative John Cowdery, Vice Chair Representative Mary Kapsner COMMITTEE CALENDAR 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." - MOVED SB 175 OUT OF COMMITTEE PREVIOUS ACTION BILL: SB 175 SHORT TITLE: STATE MINING LAW Jrn-Date Jrn-Page Action 5/15/99 1488 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRAL(S) 5/15/99 1488 (S) RES, FIN 2/21/00 (S) RES AT 3:00 PM BUTROVICH 205 2/21/00 (S) Moved Out of Committee 2/21/00 (S) MINUTE(RES) 2/22/00 2377 (S) RES RPT 5DP 2/22/00 2377 (S) DP: HALFORD, TAYLOR, LINCOLN, 2/22/00 2377 (S) PETE KELLY, GREEN 2/22/00 2377 (S) FISCAL NOTE (DNR) 2/29/00 (S) FIN AT 9:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 2/29/00 (S) Moved Out of Committee 2/29/00 2463 (S) FIN RPT 5DP 1NR 2/29/00 2463 (S) DP: TORGERSON, PARNELL, PETE KELLY, 2/29/00 2463 (S) ADAMS, LEMAN; NR: PHILLIPS 2/29/00 2464 (S) FISCAL NOTE (DNR) 3/01/00 (S) RLS AT 11:30 AM FAHRENKAMP 203 3/01/00 (S) MINUTE(RLS) 3/07/00 2547 (S) RULES TO CALENDAR AND 1 OR 3/7/00 3/07/00 2548 (S) READ THE SECOND TIME 3/07/00 2549 (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UNAN CONSENT 3/07/00 2549 (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SB 175 3/07/00 2549 (S) PASSED Y20 N- 3/07/00 2549 (S) ELLIS NOTICE OF RECONSIDERATION 3/08/00 2578 (S) RECONSIDERATION NOT TAKEN UP 3/08/00 2579 (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) 3/15/00 2481 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 3/15/00 2481 (H) RES, FIN 3/17/00 (H) RES AT 1:30 PM CAPITOL 124 3/17/00 (H) Scheduled But Not Heard 3/24/00 (H) RES AT 1:00 PM CAPITOL 124 WITNESS REGISTER STEVE BARRIL (ph) (Address not provided) POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in support of SB 175. ACTION NARRATIVE TAPE 00-24, SIDE A Number 0001 CO-CHAIR HUDSON called the House Resources Standing Committee meeting to order at 1:04 p.m. Members present at the call to order were Representatives Hudson, Harris, Morgan, Barnes, Whitaker and Joule. 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. Number 0174 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. ADJOURNMENT CO-CHAIR HUDSON adjourned the House Resources Standing Committee meeting at 1:10 p.m.