FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE            HB 120/a
                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
  
  
                                                   March 15, 1997
  
  Mr. President:
  
      Your FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
  
                     HOUSE BILL 120, as amended
  
  has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation
  that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
  
          1.  On page 2, line 12, strike "Upon" and insert in lieu
  thereof "Except as provided in Subsection D of this section, upon".
  
          2.  On page 2, between lines 21 and 22, insert the
  following new subsection:
  
          "D.  If the central purchasing office or the using agency
  finds that the services, construction or items of tangible personal
  property are not acceptable, it shall, within thirty days of the
  date of receipt of written notice from the contractor that payment
  is requested for services or construction completed or items of
  tangible personal property delivered on site, provide to the
  contractor a letter of exception explaining the defect or objection
  to the services, construction or delivered tangible personal
  property along with details of how the contractor may proceed to
  provide remedial action.".
  
          3.  Reletter succeeding subsections accordingly and adjust
  cross-references to correspond to these amendments.
  
      
  
  
                               Respectfully submitted,
  
  
  
                               __________________________________
                               Ben D. Altamirano, Chairman 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Adopted_______________________   Not Adopted_______________________
            (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
  
  
                    Date ________________________
  
  
  The roll call vote was  6  For  0  Against
          Yes:    6
          No:     None
               Excused:     Aragon, Carraro, Ingle, Lyons, McKibben
          Absent: None
  
  
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