HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 2025

    Amendment No. 01 (for drafter's use only)

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11  The Committee on Business Regulation & Consumer Affairs

12  offered the following:

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14         Amendment (with title amendment) 

15  Remove from the bill:  Everything after the enacting clause

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17  and insert in lieu thereof:

18         Section 1.  Legislative Intent.--The Legislature

19  recognizes that the purchase of a boat or other water-borne

20  vessel is a major consumer purchase and that a defective boat

21  or other water-borne vessel creates a hardship for the

22  consumer.  The Legislature recognizes that a review of such

23  considerations as industry practices, existing regulations,

24  the extent of consumer abuse and other unfair trade practices

25  if any, and fiscal impact is necessary in order to insure the

26  adoption of a cost-effective system that will benefit the

27  citizens of this state.

28         Section 2.  Workshops.

29         (1)  The Attorney General shall conduct a series of

30  workshops that shall include broad representation from the

31  marine manufacturing industry, vessel sales and service

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 2025

    Amendment No. 01 (for drafter's use only)





 1  industry (dealers) and consumers.  The Department of

 2  Agriculture and Consumer Services and the Department of

 3  Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall appoint

 4  representation to the workshops.

 5         (2)  By March 1, 1999, the Attorney General shall

 6  report to the Legislature the findings and recommendations

 7  resulting from these workshops.

 8         (3)  Upon submission of the report to the Legislature

 9  this act shall stand repealed.

10         Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

11  law.

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15  And the title is amended as follows:

16         On page 1, line 2 through page 2 line 3

17  remove from the title of the bill:  all of said lines

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19  and insert in lieu thereof:

20         An act relating to vessels; establishing

21         legislative intent relating to a review of

22         marine vessel sales and protection of

23         consumers; requiring Attorney General to

24         conduct workshops and report results to the

25         Legislature; establishing an effective date.

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