Committee advances $100,000 study to map thorium and related materials
Appropriations committee approved HB2798 as amended to provide $100,000 to the University of Arizona/Arizona Geological Survey to inventory non-uranium mineral resources, including thorium; sponsor said the research supports economic development and advanced nuclear technologies, while some members questioned in-state yield and whether private industry should fund exploration.
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The Arizona House Appropriations Committee advanced HB2798 as amended, approving a Livingston amendment that sets the appropriation at $100,000 and expands the required reporting. The committee returned the bill with a due-pass recommendation by recorded vote (11 yes, 5 no, 1 present, 1 not voting).
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