JOINT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT

We, the conferees, appointed by the respective bodies to consider and report upon the disagreeing vote on Senate Bill No. 871, report as follows:

A. We recommend that the House Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (25107275D) be rejected.

B. We recommend that the engrossed bill be accepted to resolve the matter under disagreement.

Respectfully submitted,

Senator Schuyler T. VanValkenburg

Senator R. Creigh Deeds

Senator Bill DeSteph

Conferees on the part of the Senate

Delegate Marcus B. Simon

Delegate Debra D. Gardner

Delegate Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.

Conferees on the part of the House