| 1 | Representative Artiles offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment to Amendment (399507) (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Remove lines 3173-3191 and insert: |
| 5 | (c) The respective findings, opinions, and recommendations |
| 6 | of the professional engineer or professional geologist as to the |
| 7 | cause of distress to the property and the findings, opinions, |
| 8 | and recommendations of the professional engineer as to land and |
| 9 | building stabilization and foundation repair shall be presumed |
| 10 | correct. |
| 11 | (2)(a) Any insurer that has paid a claim for a sinkhole |
| 12 | loss shall file a copy of the report and certification, prepared |
| 13 | pursuant to subsection (1), including the legal description of |
| 14 | the real property and the name of the property owner, with the |
| 15 | county clerk of court, who shall record the report and |
| 16 | certification. The insurer shall bear the cost of filing and |
| 17 | recording the report and certification. There shall be no cause |
| 18 | of action or liability against an insurer for compliance with |
| 19 | this section. |
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| 22 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 23 | Remove lines 3703-3704 and insert: |
| 24 | revising provisions relating to inspection reports; requiring |
| 25 | the policyholder to file |