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Amend the bill in section 1 in §1677 by striking out all of the first paragraph (page 1, lines 5 to 14 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
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Annually by December 31stEvery 2 years beginning April 1, 2010, the Attorney General shall make a report to the Legislature describing the concentration of retail outlets in the State or in sections of the State without disclosing the name of any particular retailer or retail outlet. The Attorney General shall include in the annual report a recommendation to the Legislature as to whether additional legislation is needed to further limit or curtail the activity of refiners operating retail outlets. In formulating a legislative recommendation, the Attorney General shall consult with industry stakeholders; notwithstanding this consultation requirement, the substance of the recommendation is a matter for the Attorney General's sole discretion. Annually, beginning April 1, 2010, the Attorney General shall post on the Attorney General’s publicly accessible website the aggregate data collected pursuant to this chapter.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment changes the annual reporting requirement for the Attorney General’s report to the Legislature pursuant to the Petroleum Market Share Act to require that the report be submitted to the Legislature every 2 years, beginning April 1, 2010. The bill proposed requiring the report to be submitted every 3 years. The amendment also requires the Attorney General to post the aggregate data collected pursuant to the Petroleum Market Share Act on the Attorney General’s publicly accessible website on an annual basis, beginning April 1, 2010.
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