SPEAKER'S OFFICE
                      TWENTIETH STATE LEGISLATURE

                          COMMITTEE REFERRALS


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              NO. 47  50TH LEGISLATIVE DAY,  APRIL 16, 1999
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Committee Abbreviations:

AGR - Agriculture                     HLT - Health
CAR - Culture & the Arts              HSH - Human Services and Housing
CPC - Consumer Protection &           JHA - Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
      Commerce                        LAB - Labor & Public Employment
EDB - Economic Development &          LMG - Legislative Management
      Business Concerns               OMR - Ocean Recreation & Marine
EDN - Education                             Resources
EEP - Energy & Environmental          PSM - Public Safety and
      Protection                            Military Affairs
FIN - Finance                         TRN - Transportation
HED - Higher Education                TSM - Tourism
                                      WLU - Water and Land Use

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                    SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

Referrals                                                    Committee
S.C.R. NO.                      Subject                      REFERRAL

  18     REQUESTING THE INCORPORATION OF ASSISTIVE
         TECHNOLOGY CONSIDERATIONS IN ALL APPROPRIATE
         ADMINISTRATION MEASURES                             HSH,EDB,FIN

  26     REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO STUDY THE SOCIAL AND
         FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF MANDATING THE INCLUSION OF
         MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY WITHIN MENTAL HEALTH
         AND ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT INSURANCE
         BENEFITS                                            CPC/LMG,FIN

  27     CALLING FOR A TASK FORCE AND REQUESTING A STUDY
         TO REVIEW THE FISCAL NEEDS OF THE STATE HIGHWAY
         FUND AND REPORT ON DEVELOPING A REVENUE PLAN FOR
         THE HIGHWAYS DIVISION                               TRN,FIN

  28     ENCOURAGING ALL SCHOOLS IN HAWAII TO INCLUDE
         MUSIC AS A REGULAR AND INTEGRAL PART OF THEIR
         CORE CURRICULUM                                     EDN,FIN

  30     REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO
         CONDUCT A POLICY AND ISSUE STUDY CONCERNING THE

 
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         UNDERGROUNDING OF OVERHEAD UTILITY FACILITIES
         (AMENDED TITLE)                                     CPC,FIN

  34     URGING THE SUPPORT FOR HOME ORGANIC PRODUCE
         COOPERATIVES                                        AGR,FIN

  37     REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO
         STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF NOISE MITIGATION AT HILO
         AIRPORT                                             TRN,FIN

  38     REQUESTING HAWAII'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO
         REQUIRE FEDERAL CONTRACTING OFFICERS TO ADHERE TO
         FEDERAL LAWS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE
         EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS IN HAWAII WHEN UNEMPLOYMENT
         RATES ARE HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE          EDB/LAB

  39     REQUESTING HAWAII'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO
         URGE THE AMENDMENT OF FEDERAL ACQUISITION
         REGULATIONS TO INCORPORATE LANGUAGE IN A
         PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM ENCOURAGING THE USE OF
         PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS IN FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION
         CONTRACTS                                           LAB/EDB

  43     EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT FOR PROPOSED
         ARTIFICIAL REEF AND DERELICT WRECK PLACEMENT ON
         THE VOYAGER SUBMARINES, HAWAII DIVE SITE, OAHU,
         HAWAII                                              OMR,FIN

  50     REQUESTING A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE POTENTIAL
         OF ESTABLISHING A MEDICINAL HERB INDUSTRY IN THE
         STATE                                               AGR/HLT,FIN

  53     REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION TO AMEND
         ITS RULES FOR EMPLOYERS PAYING STATE WITHHOLDING
         TAXES FOR NONRESIDENTS (AMENDED TITLE)              LAB/EDB,FIN

  55     REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A MANAGEMENT
         AUDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL
         RESOURCES                                           WLU/LMG,FIN

  57     REQUESTING AN AUDIT OF VARIOUS EXECUTIVE
         DEPARTMENTS REGARDING CEDED LAND REVENUES           JHA/LMG,FIN

  64     REQUESTING A HAWAII STATE LAW ON EMPLOYMENT OF
         SEVERELY HANDICAPPED PERSONS                        HLT/LAB,FIN

  65     REQUESTING SUPPORT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
         IN ESTABLISHING A ROOFING MATERIAL RECYCLING
         PROGRAM                                             HLT,FIN

  77     REQUESTING THE CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
         ROUNDTABLE TO FORM A TASK FORCE TO EXAMINE AND
         DISCUSS SELECTED ISSUES RELATING TO CHILD ABUSE     HSH,JHA,FIN


 
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  81     REQUESTING THE JUDICIAL SELECTION COMMISSION TO
         CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARINGS AND CONSIDER JUDICIAL
         PERFORMANCE BASED UPON PEER REVIEW WITH RESPECT
         TO JUSTICES AND JUDGES WHO ARE BEING CONSIDERED
         FOR RETENTION                                       JHA

  86     REQUESTING THE STATE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A FOLLOW-
         UP MANAGEMENT AUDIT OF THE CHILD SUPPORT
         ENFORCEMENT AGENCY                                  JHA/LMG,FIN

  88     REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INFORMAL TASK
         FORCE TO STUDY THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
         CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY REGIME LAW, AND PUBLIC
         HEARINGS ON SUBJECTING CONDOMINIUMS TO COUNTY
         ZONING ORDINANCES AND DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS
         (AMENDED TITLE)                                     CPC

  91     URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO FOSTER AN
         IMPROVED PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF
         HAWAII SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH (AMENDED TITLE)      HED/HLT,FIN

  93     REQUESTING A STUDY REGARDING THE ISSUE OF
         PERSONAL PRIVACY AND COMMERCIAL USE OF PERSONAL
         INFORMATION                                         CPC,FIN

  94     REQUESTING A REVIEW OF THE HAWAII RULES OF CIVIL
         PROCEDURE RELATED TO OFFERS OF JUDGMENT AND
         ALLOWING DISCOVERY AND TESTIMONY BY VIDEOTAPE       JHA

  95     REQUESTING AN ANALYSIS OF IMMUNITY FROM TORT
         LIABILITY AND RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING SUCH
         PROVISIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC POLICY      JHA

  97     URGING A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF THE IMPACTS OF
         RAISING THE STATE MINIMUM WAGE                      LAB/HED,FIN

 100     URGING THE CORRECTIONS POPULATION MANAGEMENT
         COMMISSION TO EXPLORE AND FUND ALTERNATIVES TO
         INCARCERATION FOR NONVIOLENT FEMALE OFFENDERS
         (AMENDED TITLE)                                     PSM,FIN

 103     REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO
         STUDY ALTERNATIVES TO THE KEAAU-PAHOA ROAD          TRN,FIN

 104     REQUESTING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO
         ESTABLISH THE STATE OF HAWAII AS A GLOBAL
         LABORATORY FOR RESEARCH ON THREATENED, ENDANGERED
         AND EXTINCT SPECIES ISSUES                          EEP/WLU

 105     REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII COMMUNITY
         COLLEGES TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE THE PACIFIC
         CENTER FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING AND
         EDUCATION                                           HED,FIN


 
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 109     REQUESTING THE RELOCATION OF THE QUEEN
         LILI`UOKALANI STATUE. (AMENDED TITLE)               CAR,FIN

 110     REQUESTING THAT THE HAWAII COUNCIL OF HERITAGE
         AND CULTURE CONSIDER A MONTH-LONG CELEBRATION IN
         HONOR OF HAWAII'S DIVERSE CULTURES (AMENDED
         TITLE)                                              CAR,FIN

 115     REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO
         CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY TO PLAN, DESIGN,
         ACQUIRE LAND, AND CONSTRUCT ONE OR MORE
         ADDITIONAL BRIDGES INTO WAHIAWA TO PROVIDE A
         SECOND ENTRANCE INTO AND EXIT OUT OF THAT
         COMMUNITY                                           TRN,FIN

 116     REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO
         CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY TO PLAN, DESIGN,
         ACQUIRE LAND, AND CONSTRUCT A SECOND ENTRANCE
         INTO AND EXIT OUT OF WHITMORE VILLAGE               TRN,FIN

 117     REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL
         RESOURCES TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF
         CONSTRUCTING A BOAT RAMP FOR USE BY RECREATIONAL
         USERS AT CAPE KUMUKAHI/KAPOHO BAY                   OMR,FIN

 118     REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL
         RESOURCES TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY
         OF HAWAII AND ALL CONCERNED PARTIES TO DEVELOP A
         MASTER PLAN FOR KEEPING POHOIKI BOAT RAMP SAFE
         AND CLEAN NOW AND IN THE FUTURE                     OMR,FIN

 119     REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE
         DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO PROVIDE
         ALL HAWAII PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH THE
         OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A NUTRITIOUS BREAKFAST          EDN/HLT,FIN

 121     ESTABLISHING A JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON
         CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH                  EDN/HLT,FIN

 127     REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO
         CONDUCT A STUDY TO DETERMINE IF HAWAII'S
         ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT AND PUBLIC AGENCY
         MEETINGS AND RECORDS LAWS ARE CURRENTLY DRAFTED
         TO ENSURE THAT DISCUSSIONS, DELIBERATIONS,
         DECISIONS, AND ACTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT ARE
         CONDUCTED AS OPENLY AS POSSIBLE                     JHA/LMG,FIN

 129     REQUESTING THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER TO
         INVESTIGATE AND DETERMINE THE FAIRNESS OF THE
         ELIGIBLE CHARGE REIMBURSEMENT RATES OF HAWAII'S
         MUTUAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES AND HEALTH MAINTENANCE
         ORGANIZATIONS (AMENDED TITLE)                       CPC,FIN

 130     REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE AND
         THE MEMBERS OF THE CITIZENS' STAMP ADVISORY

 
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         COMMITTEE TO ISSUE A COMMEMORATIVE STAMP AND
         STATIONERY TO HONOR SPARK M. MATSUNAGA (1916-
         1990), UNITED STATES SENATOR AND CONGRESSMAN, AND
         WORLD WAR II HERO                                   CAR

 131     REQUESTING A REVIEW OF THE ADEQUACY OF THE
         DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S LANGUAGE ARTS PROGRAM
         FOR HAWAII CREOLE ENGLISH SPEAKING STUDENTS WITH
         LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY (AMENDED TITLE)         EDN/LMG,FIN

 132     URGING THE UNITED STATES ENFIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
         AGENCY TO IMPLEMENT THE 1996 FOOD QUALITY
         PROTECTION ACT USING SOUND SCIENCE AND REAL-WORLD
         DATA FROM THE DATA CALL-IN PROCESS FOR REALISTIC
         RISK ASSESSMENTS                                    AGR/EEP

 133     REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO
         CONDUCT A STUDY REGARDING THE LANGUAGE,
         IMPLEMENTATION, AND EFFECTIVENESS OF MEDICINAL
         CANNABIS LAWS IN OTHER STATES (AMENDED TITLE)       HLT/JHA/LMG,FIN

 134     ESTABLISHING A JOINT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON
         PRISON OPERATIONS AND SAFETY                        PSM/LMG,FIN

 135     REQUESTING A MANAGEMENT AUDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT
         OF PUBLIC SAFETY                                    PSM/LMG,FIN

 139     REQUESTING A FEASIBILITY STUDY OF ALTERNATE
         SOURCES OF DRINKING WATER, INCLUDING DESALINATION
         PLANTS, FOR COUNTY, STATE, AND FEDERAL
         GOVERNMENTS                                         HLT/WLU,FIN

 141     SUPPORTING THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCHOOL-
         TO-WORK OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM THROUGH THE
         DESIGNATION OF STATE AND COUNTY WORKSITES AS
         SCHOOL-TO-WORK SPONSORING AGENCIES (AMENDED
         TITLE)                                              LAB/EDN,FIN

 144     SUPPORTING THE STATE OF HAWAII'S HOPE VI GRANT
         APPLICATION TO ASSIST PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECTS AND
         URGING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
         AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT TO ACT FAVORABLY ON THE
         APPLICATION                                         HSH,FIN

 145     REQUESTING A STUDY OF SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES
         TO FEDERALLY CONNECTED CHILDREN                     EDN,FIN

 147     REQUESTING A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF HAWAII'S
         HEALTH CARE AND DENTAL CARE PLANS, AND AN
         ASSESSMENT OF THE INEQUITIES OR UNEVENNESS OF THE
         TAX LAWS AND ANY OTHER LAWS IN RELATION TO MUTUAL
         BENEFIT SOCIETIES AND ALL OF INSURANCE (AMENDED
         TITLE)                                              CPC,FIN


 
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 148     REQUESTING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, UPON
         RECEIPT OF HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COMPANY'S
         APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED KAMOKU-
         PUKELE 138,000 VOLT TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT IN
         HONOLULU, TO BIFURCATE THE DOCKET IN ORDER TO
         FIRST CONSIDER THE ISSUE OF NEED (AMENDED TITLE)    CPC

 149     REQUESTING A STUDY FOR A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW TO
         ASSESS SERVICES FOR DEAF, HARD OF HEARING, AND
         DEAF-BLIND POPULATIONS                              HLT,FIN

 151     REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO DEVELOP
         AND IMPLEMENT A FIVE-YEAR STATEWIDE,
         COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR SERVICES AND
         SUPPORTS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL
         DISABILITIES OR MENTAL RETARDATION                  HLT,FIN

 152     REQUESTING THE HAWAII PATIENT BILL OF RIGHTS AND
         RESPONSIBILITIES TASK FORCE TO MAKE A THOROUGH
         STUDY OF THE ISSUES RELATING TO THE USE OF THE
         TERM "MEDICAL NECESSITY" TO DETERMINE THE MOST
         APPROPRIATE DEFINITION OF "MEDICAL NECESSITY," OR
         TO DEVELOP NEW TERMS TO BETTER RESOLVE THE ISSUES
         EXAMINED                                            HLT/CPC,FIN

 157     REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO REVIEW AND IDENTIFY
         FISCALLY-RELATED POWERS CONFERRED UPON OR ASSUMED
         BY THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH SINCE 1987 THAT MAY BE
         RECLAIMED BY THE LEGISLATURE                        LMG,FIN

 158     REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO
         STUDY POTENTIAL LEGISLATION ON COMPUTER CRIMES
         (AMENDED TITLE)                                     JHA/LMG,FIN

 164     URGING THE STATE DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH,
         AGRICULTURE, AND EDUCATION TO FURTHER ENCOURAGE
         CONSUMPTION OF FIVE OR MORE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
         DAILY                                               HLT,FIN

 165     REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TASK FORCE TO
         DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A COORDINATED PUBLIC AND
         PRIVATE SECTOR ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM                  OMR,FIN

 172     REQUESTING STATE AGENCIES TO SUBMIT AN ELECTRONIC
         COPY OF DOCUMENTS PRODUCED PURSUANT TO
         LEGISLATIVE REQUEST                                 LMG,FIN

 174     REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TASK FORCE ON
         ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE                                HLT,CPC

 178     REQUESTING DEVELOPMENT OF A STATE OCEAN AND
         COASTAL RESOURCES PLAN AND STATE WATERS
         RECREATION MASTER PLAN                              OMR,FIN


 
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 179     URGING MORE PUBLIC EDUCATION ON THE MERITS OF
         VOLUNTEER SERVICE AND ON EFFECTIVE METHODS FOR
         RECRUITING AND RETAINING VOLUNTEERS                 LMG,FIN

 183     URGING THE UNITED STATES DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
         TO CONSIDER RESCHEDULING MEDICINAL CANNABIS (AKA
         MARIJUANA) AND THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
         CONSIDER PASSING LEGISLATION RESCHEDULING
         MEDICINAL CANNABIS (AMENDED TITLE)                  HLT/JHA

 184     REQUESTING A STUDY OF HAWAII'S LAWS RELATING TO
         DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (AMENDED TITLE)                   HSH/JHA/LMG,FIN

 187     REQUESTING A STUDY OF UNPLANNED RELEASES OF
         EMISSIONS BY FACILITIES AT CAMPBELL INDUSTRIAL
         PARK (AMENDED TITLE)                                EEP,FIN

 188     REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
         DEVELOPMENT TO CREATE A JOB CLASSIFICATION FOR
         ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES                 HLT/CPC,FIN

 194     SUPPORTING THE USE OF INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT
         ACCOUNTS                                            HSH,FIN

 195     AUTHORIZING THE LEASE OF BOTH FAST AND SUBMERGED
         LANDS AT KEAUHOU, NORTH KONA, ON THE ISLAND OF
         HAWAII TO A PRIVATE ENTITY FOR MAINTENANCE
         PURPOSES                                            OMR,FIN

 199     URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS, THE PRESIDENT
         OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH
         AND HUMAN SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE HAWAII
         CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION'S EFFORT TO AMEND THE
         SOCIAL SECURITY ACT TO INCREASE HAWAII'S FEDERAL
         MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PERCENTAGE (FMAP)                HSH,FIN

 201     REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND
         CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND
         INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS TO COORDINATE THEIR EFFORTS
         AND ENFORCE WORKERS' COMPENSATION MANDATORY
         COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS                               LAB,CPC

 202     REQUESTING THE CONVENING OF A MEETING TO CONSIDER
         MEANS TO ATTRACT CARBON INVESTMENTS TO MITIGATE
         GLOBAL WARMING THROUGH SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY IN
         HAWAII                                              WLU/EEP,FIN

 203     REQUESTING THE LEGISLATURE TO ESTABLISH A
         HISTORIAL DISTRICT COMMITTEE (AMENDED TITLE)        WLU,FIN

 207     REQUESTING TO DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC
         DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM AND THE HAWAII COMMUNITY
         DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION TO COMMUNICATE TO THE
         DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION THEIR INTENTIONS
         REGARDING PIER 2 AT HONOLULU HARBOR                 TRN

 
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 208     REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO
         COMPARE HAWAII'S ELECTION SYSTEM WITH THAT OR
         OTHER STATES AND ESTABLISHING AN ELECTIONS REVIEW
         TASK FORCE TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES TO
         HAWAII'S ELECTION LAWS (AMENDED TITLE)              JHA/LMG,FIN

 210     REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CONDUCT
         A STUDY ON THE PLAN MOVE SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS
         FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS
         (AMENDED TITLE)                                     EDN,FIN

 211     REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AND THE
         DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND
         TOURISM TO INVESTIGATE ESTABLISHING A PARTNERSHIP
         WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR,
         FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE TO EXPLORE THE
         POTENTIAL RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL, AND ECONOMIC
         OPPORTUNITIES OF JOHNSTON ATOLL                     EDB/OMR,FIN

 219     REQUESTING THE HAWAII SUPREME COURT TO REVIEW
         COURT RULES AND, IF NECESSARY, TO ESTABLISH
         GUIDELINES FOR GIFT-GIVING BY COURT REPORTERS.
         (AMENDED TITLE)                                     JHA

 
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