06 AM
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ADOPTED
The
Senate Judiciary Committee offered the following amendment:
Amend
SB 622 by striking lines 5 through 9 of page 3 and inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
(c)
Notice to
the Attorney General shall be accompanied by the payment by either the seller or
lessor, or by the acquiring entity, of a fee in the amount of
$50,000.00.
(d)
The Attorney General shall be authorized to retain financial, economic, health
planning, or other experts or consultants to assist in addressing each of the
criteria set forth in Code Section
31-7-406.
The Attorney
General shall be authorized to retain financial, economic, health planning, or
other experts or consultants to assist in addressing each of the criteria set
forth in Code Section 31-7-406. Within 30 days after notice from the Attorney
General, the cost and expense incurred in connection with the retention of such
experts or consultants shall be paid directly to each of such experts and
consultants by the parties to the proposed transaction in such proportionate
amounts as the parties to the proposed transaction may agree or otherwise as
determined by the Attorney
General."