Amend CSHB 272 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1) On page 22, after line 27, insert the following:

(e) If a claimant requests appraisal under this section, the claimant is responsible for paying any costs incurred or charged by an appraiser retained by and on behalf of the claimant, the association is responsible for paying any costs incurred or charged by an appraiser retained by and on behalf of the association, and the claimant and the association are responsible in equal shares for any costs incurred or charged by any other appraiser chosen by the claimant's and the association's appraisers to participate in the resolution of the dispute.

(2) One page 23, line 1, strike "(e)" and substitute "(f)".