HB 1422 - DIGEST

Declares that, for the purposes of chapter 77.55 RCW, "small scale prospecting and placer mining" means only the use of the following methods for the discovery and recovery of minerals: (1) Pans, either motorized or nonmotorized;

(2) Motorized and nonmotorized sluice boxes, concentrators, and rocker boxes;

(3) Motorized suction dredges;

(4) Nonmotorized equipment and hand tools used in the collecting of mineral samples;

(5) Motorized power sluice and combination suction dredges and power sluice; and

(6) Nonmotorized equipment used for crevice cleaning.