H.B. No. 0233

Filing of mineral exploration documents.

 

Sponsored By:                              Representative(s) Miller, Boswell, Cohee, Illoway, Latta and Meyer and Senator(s) Peck

 

AN ACT relating to minerals; requiring documents related to mineral exploration be reported to the Wyoming geological survey board as specified; providing for the collection and confidentiality of documents as specified; providing penalties for violations of reporting requirements; specifying application; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/24/2003         Bill Number Assigned

1/27/2003         H Received for Introduction

1/27/2003         H Introduced and Referred to H09

1/31/2003         H09 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

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

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/31/2003         H Placed on General File

 

2/6/2003          H Amendments Considered

HB0233HW001/A     ADOPTED

Page 2-line 17                                        After "extended." insert "Not less than thirty (30) days prior to the date of expiration of confidentiality, the state geologist shall mail by certified mail, return receipt requested, a notice of the date of expiration to the person or legal entity who filed the documents.  The return of a notice sent pursuant to this paragraph or communications by the postal service as undeliverable shall be evidence that the person or legal entity does not wish to extend the period of confidentiality.".  CHILDERS

 

2/6/2003          H Passed CoW

2/7/2003          H Passed 2nd Reading

2/10/2003         H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Baker, Berger, Boswell, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hinckley, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Tipton, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Excused:  Representative(s) Iekel

Ayes 59    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/11/2003         S Received for Introduction

2/12/2003         S Introduced and Referred to S09

2/19/2003         S09 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Coe, Decaria and Mockler

Nays:  Senator(s) Barrasso and Hawks

Ayes 3    Nays 2    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/19/2003         S Placed on General File

3/5/2003          Died on General File