H.B. No. 0176

Termination of mineral interest.

Sponsored By: Representative(s) Anderson, R.

AN ACT relating to mineral interests; providing a procedure for abandoning a mineral interest and for vesting an abandoned mineral interest in the surface owner as specified; and providing for an effective date.

1/17/2003 Bill Number Assigned

1/20/2003 H Received for Introduction

1/20/2003 H Introduced and Referred to H09

1/27/2003 H09 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Childers, Cooper, Esquibel, Illoway, Law, Meyer, Miller, D. and Walsh

Nays: Representative(s) Latta

Ayes 8 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/27/2003 H Placed on General File

1/30/2003 H Amendments Considered

HB0176HW001/A ADOPTED

Page 4-after line 24 Insert:

"(b)  Only statements of claim which are the originally signed documents or properly certified or authenticated copies thereof may be properly recorded.".

Page 5-line 2 Delete "(b)" insert "(c)". ANDERSON, R.

1/30/2003 H Failed CoW; Indef Postponed

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Baker, Cooper, Diercks, Hageman, Illoway, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, Philp, Prosser and Wostenberg.

Nays: Representative(s) Bagby, Berger, Boswell, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Harvey, Hinckley, Iekel, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Powers, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Tipton, Walsh, Warren and Wasserburger.

Absent: Representative(s) Harshman

Ayes 13 Nays 46 Excused 0 Absent 1 Conflicts 0