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         P.O. BOX 145030 . SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5030 . (801) 538-1029         February 1, 2008

Mr. Speaker:

    The Retirement and Independent Entities Committee reports a favorable recommendation on H.B. 39, DIVESTMENT OF CERTAIN RETIREMENT FUND INVESTMENTS, by Representative Julie Fisher, with the following amendments:


2.    Page 2, Line 47 through Page 3, Line 59 :    

             47          (b) (i) "Scrutinized company" means a publicly traded foreign company that:
             48          (A) (I)

  (Aa)       has business operations that involve a contract with or provision of supplies or

             49      services to a scrutinized entity;
             50          
{   (II)   }        (Bb)       has any direct or indirect equity share, consortium, or project commissioned by a

             51      scrutinized entity; or
             52          
{   (III)   }        (Cc)       is involved in a consortium or project commissioned by a scrutinized entity;      {   and   }

             53          
{   (B) (I)   }        (II)       has more than 5% of the company's total revenues or assets linked to a

             54      scrutinized entity; and
             55          
{   (II)   }        (III)       has failed to adopt, publicize, and implement a formal plan to reduce the

             56      investment to 5% or below within one year; or
             57          
{   (C)   }        (B)       has, with actual knowledge, on or after August 5, 1996, made an investment of $20

             58      million or more, or any combination of investments which in the aggregate exceeds $20 million
             59      in any 12-month period, in a scrutinized entity.


2.    Page 3, Lines 77 through 79 :    

             77          (b) Subject to the provisions of Subsection (2)(c), any divestment of holdings required
             78      under Subsection (2)(a) shall be completed in at least the following time frames which shall
             79      begin on
{   May 5, 2008   }        July 1, 2009       :


    Respectfully,

    John Dougall
    Committee Chair

Voting: 7-0-2
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HB0039
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