Weights & Measures

Item 104 #3s

Language
Page 72, line 1, strike "$2,243,624" and insert "$1,743,624".
Page 72, line 9, before "Notwithstanding", insert "A.".
Page 72, line 11, after "$9", insert "the first year and $4 the second year".
Page 72, after line 14, insert:
"B.  By December 30, 2004, the department shall report to the Chairmen of the Senate Finance and Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committees, and House Appropriations and Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committees on the number of devices by type, which are subject to the fee requirement."

Explanation
(This amendment reduces in the second year (from $9 to $4) the fee the department can charge for the weights and measures regulatory program. The amendment also requires the department to report on the number and types of devices subject to regulation.)