JOINT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT

We, the conferees, appointed by the respective bodies to consider and report upon the disagreeing vote on Senate Bill No. 313, report as follows:

A. We recommend that the House Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (24108070D) be rejected.

B. We recommend that the attached Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (24108903D) be accepted to resolve the matter under disagreement.

Respectfully submitted,

Senator Schuyler T. VanValkenburg

Senator Aaron R. Rouse

Senator Bill DeSteph

Conferees on the part of the Senate

Delegate David L. Bulova

Delegate Phil M. Hernandez

Delegate Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.

Conferees on the part of the House