§39-9  CUSIP numbers.  The director of
finance, in the director of finance's discretion, may provide that CUSIP
identification numbers shall be imprinted on bonds issued pursuant to this
part.  In the event that CUSIP identification numbers are imprinted on any
bonds:



(1)  No number shall constitute a part of the contract
evidenced by the particular bond upon which it is imprinted; and



(2)  No liability shall attach to the State or any
officer or agent thereof, including any fiscal agent, paying agent, or registrar
for the bonds, by reason of the numbers or any use made thereof, including any
use made by the State or any officer or agent thereof, or by reason of any
inaccuracy, error, or omission.



The director of finance, in the director of
finance's discretion, may require that all cost of obtaining and imprinting
CUSIP identification numbers shall be paid by the purchaser of the bonds.  For
the purposes of this section, the term "CUSIP identification numbers"
means the numbering system adopted by the Committee for Uniform Security
Identification Procedures formed by the Securities Industry Association. [L
1988, c 28, pt of §3]