relative to establishing a geologic resources committee.

HB 1060 creates a new Geologic Resources Advisory Committee to oversee the state's long-term plan for geologic mapping. The committee will include representatives from various state departments, consulting firms, universities, and the public, and it will meet at least once a year to decide which mapping projects to prioritize. Its primary function is to select specific geologic mapping projects for submission to the federal National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program to secure funding from the United States Geological Survey. If federal funding for this program ends, the committee and its authority will automatically be dissolved.