| 1 | Representative Legg and Ambler offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Remove lines 275-280 and insert: |
| 5 | (13) The recommendation of the neutral evaluator is not |
| 6 | binding on any party, and the parties retain access to courts. |
| 7 | The neutral evaluator's written recommendation is admissible in |
| 8 | any subsequent action or proceeding relating to the claim or to |
| 9 | the cause of action giving rise to the claim. The report of the |
| 10 | neutral evaluator as to the presence or absence of a sinkhole |
| 11 | loss is presumed correct absent clear and convincing evidence to |
| 12 | the contrary. The report of the neutral evaluator as to the need |
| 13 | for and estimated costs of stabilizing the land and any covered |
| 14 | structures or buildings and other appropriate remediation or |
| 15 | structural repairs resulting from a sinkhole loss is presumed |
| 16 | correct absent a preponderance of the evidence to the contrary. |
| 17 | If the findings of the neutral evaluator's written |
| 18 | recommendation are inconsistent with the presumption under s. |
| 19 | 627.7073, the presumption under this section prevails. |