1.1.................... moves to amend S.F. No. 972, the third engrossment, as amended, as
1.2follows:
1.3Page 280, after line 8, insert:

1.4    "Sec. 3. [216B.015] MINNESOTA; POLICY FOR MINERAL DEVELOPMENT.
1.5Minnesota is a mining-friendly state. It is the policy of the state to provide for the
1.6diversification of the state's mineral economy through long-term support of mineral
1.7exploration, evaluation, environmental research, development, production, and
1.8commercialization.
1.9EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment."
1.10Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
1.11Amend the title accordingly