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REVISED





        February 11, 1999



Mr. Speaker:

    The Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee reports a favorable recommendation on H.B. 96, MINERAL LEASE AMENDMENTS, by Representative T. Hatch, with the following amendments and recommends it be placed on the Consent Calendar.
1.    Page 2, Line 50:    After "Pub. L. No." delete "105-335" and insert "105-355"

2.    Page 3, Line 60:    After "distributed" delete "equally"

3.    Page 3, Line 61:    After "counties" insert ": (i)"

4.    Page 3, Line 62:    At the beginning of Line 62 delete "(i)" and insert "(A)"

5.    Page 3, Line 64:    At the beginning of Line 64 delete "(ii)" and insert "(B)" and after "Monument" insert "; and (ii) in amounts proportionate to the amount of federal mineral lease money generated by the county in which a special service district is located"

6.    Page 3, Line 69:    After Line 69 insert:
        "(e) The Legislature shall appropriate 2.25% of the monies described in Subsection (4)(b) to the Utah Geological Survey to facilitate the development of energy and mineral resources in counties that are:
        (i) socially or economically impacted by the development of minerals under the Mineral Lands Leasing Act; and
        (ii) located within the boundaries of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
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7.    Page 3, Line 70:    At the beginning of Line 70 delete "(e) Twenty" and insert "(f) Seventeen and three-fourths"

8.    Page 3, Line 70:    After "be" delete ":" and insert "deposited into the State School Fund established by Utah Constitution Article X, Section 5."

9.    Page 3, Lines 71-72:    Delete Lines 71-72


        Respectfully,



        Bradley T. Johnson
        Committee Chair



        T. Hatch
        Sponsor


Voting: 12-0-2
4 HB0096.HC1 Lrussell/CSS RLR/BRH 9:22 AM


Bill Number
Action Class
Action Code

*HB0096*
*H*
*HCRAMDCON*

HB0096
H
HCRAMDCON