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Utah House of Representatives Utah House of Representatives Report of the Special Investigative Committee Appendix Volume IV INDEX OF EXHIBITS VOLUME I Exhibit 1 ..................................................... 1 VOLUME II Exhibit 1 (Cont.) .................................... 333 VOLUME III Exhibit 2 ................................................. 691 Exhibit 21 ............................................... 854 Exhibit 3 ................................................. 693 Exhibit 22 ............................................... 917 Exhibit 4 ................................................. 697 Exhibit 23 ............................................... 919 Exhibit 5 ................................................. 699 Exhibit 24 ............................................... 921 Exhibit 6 ................................................. 701 Exhibit 25 ............................................... 923 Exhibit 7 ................................................. 703 Exhibit 26 ............................................... 946 Exhibit 8 ................................................. 717 Exhibit 27 ............................................... 949 Exhibit 9 ................................................. 728 Exhibit 28 ............................................... 952 Exhibit 10 ............................................... 733 Exhibit 29 ............................................... 954 Exhibit 11 ............................................... 756 Exhibit 30 ............................................... 956 Exhibit 12 ............................................... 758 Exhibit 31 ............................................... 959 Exhibit 13 ............................................... 760 Exhibit 32 ............................................... 965 Exhibit 14 ............................................... 762 Exhibit 33 ............................................... 968 Exhibit 15 ............................................... 764 Exhibit 34 ............................................... 970 Exhibit 16 ............................................... 766 Exhibit 35 ............................................... 972 Exhibit 17 ............................................... 774 Exhibit 36 ............................................... 975 Exhibit 18 ............................................... 844 Exhibit 37 ............................................... 978 Exhibit 19 ............................................... 850 Exhibit 38 ............................................... 981 Exhibit 20 ............................................... 852 VOLUME IV Exhibit 39 ............................................. 1130 Exhibit 53 ............................................. 1328 Exhibit 40 ............................................. 1133 Exhibit 54 ............................................. 1332 Exhibit 41 ............................................. 1137 Exhibit 55 ............................................. 1334 Exhibit 42 ............................................. 1139 Exhibit 56 ............................................. 1337 Exhibit 43 ............................................. 1145 Exhibit 57 ............................................. 1339 Exhibit 44 ............................................. 1282 Exhibit 58 ............................................. 1341 Exhibit 45 ............................................. 1305 Exhibit 59 ............................................. 1343 Exhibit 46 ............................................. 1308 Exhibit 60 ............................................. 1345 Exhibit 47 ............................................. 1310 Exhibit 61 ............................................. 1347 Exhibit 48 ............................................. 1313 Exhibit 62 ............................................. 1349 Exhibit 49 ............................................. 1315 Exhibit 63 ............................................. 1351 Exhibit 50 ............................................. 1320 Exhibit 64 ............................................. 1360 Exhibit 51 ............................................. 1324 Exhibit 65 ............................................. 1362 Exhibit 52 ............................................. 1326 Exhibit 66 ............................................. 1366 Exhibit 67 ............................................. 1369 Exhibit 83 ............................................. 1467 Exhibit 68 ............................................. 1371 Exhibit 84 ............................................. 1469 Exhibit 69 ............................................. 1383 Exhibit 85 ............................................. 1471 Exhibit 70 ............................................. 1390 Exhibit 86 ............................................. 1474 Exhibit 71 ............................................. 1393 Exhibit 87 ............................................. 1477 Exhibit 72 ............................................. 1407 Exhibit 88 ............................................. 1500 Exhibit 73 ............................................. 1425 Exhibit 89 ............................................. 1530 Exhibit 74 ............................................. 1437 Exhibit 90 ............................................. 1533 Exhibit 75 ............................................. 1446 Exhibit 91 ............................................. 1537 Exhibit 76 ............................................. 1450 Exhibit 92 ............................................. 1547 Exhibit 77 ............................................. 1452 Exhibit 93 ............................................. 1552 Exhibit 78 ............................................. 1454 Exhibit 94 ............................................. 1559 Exhibit 79 ............................................. 1456 Exhibit 95 ............................................. 1563 Exhibit 80 ............................................. 1458 Exhibit 96 ............................................. 1566 Exhibit 81 ............................................. 1460 Exhibit 97 ............................................. 1568 Exhibit 82 ............................................. 1464 VOLUME V Exhibit 98 ............................................. 1590 Exhibit 126 ........................................... 1749 Exhibit 99 ............................................. 1592 Exhibit 127 ........................................... 1751 Exhibit 100 ........................................... 1596 Exhibit 128 ........................................... 1754 Exhibit 101 ........................................... 1599 Exhibit 129 ........................................... 1756 Exhibit 102 ........................................... 1601 Exhibit 130 ........................................... 1838 Exhibit 103 ........................................... 1603 Exhibit 131 ........................................... 1857 Exhibit 104 ........................................... 1607 Exhibit 132 ........................................... 1885 Exhibit 105 ........................................... 1624 Exhibit 133 ........................................... 1887 Exhibit 106 ........................................... 1630 Exhibit 134 ........................................... 1889 Exhibit 107 ........................................... 1635 Exhibit 135 ........................................... 1891 Exhibit 108 ........................................... 1637 Exhibit 136 ........................................... 1896 Exhibit 109 ........................................... 1642 Exhibit 137 ........................................... 1899 Exhibit 110 ........................................... 1644 Exhibit 138 ........................................... 1902 Exhibit 111 ........................................... 1647 Exhibit 139 ........................................... 1953 Exhibit 112 ........................................... 1650 Exhibit 140 ........................................... 1955 Exhibit 113 ........................................... 1677 Exhibit 141 ........................................... 2036 Exhibit 114 ........................................... 1682 Exhibit 142 ........................................... 2038 Exhibit 115 ........................................... 1684 Exhibit 143 ........................................... 2041 Exhibit 116 ........................................... 1687 Exhibit 144 ........................................... 2043 Exhibit 117 ........................................... 1689 Exhibit 145 ........................................... 2045 Exhibit 118 .......................................... 1691 Exhibit 146 ........................................... 2056 Exhibit 119 ........................................... 1694 Exhibit 147 ........................................... 2062 Exhibit 120 ........................................... 1697 Exhibit 148 ........................................... 2066 Exhibit 121 ........................................... 1701 Exhibit 149 ........................................... 2069 Exhibit 122 ........................................... 1705 Exhibit 150 ........................................... 2071 Exhibit 123 ........................................... 1711 Exhibit 151 ........................................... 2073 Exhibit 124 ........................................... 1744 Exhibit 152 ........................................... 2075 Exhibit 125 ..........................................
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