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A.B. 312
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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 312–ASSEMBLYMEMBER DELONG
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Judiciary
SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing the sale of real
property. (BDR 10-1005)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: No.
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to real property; requiring a seller of real property
that includes a private well to disclose to the buyer the
quality of and amount of certain chemicals in the water in
the private well; and providing other matters properly
relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law sets forth certain disclosures that a seller of real property is
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required to make to a purchaser in a real estate transaction. (NRS 113.060-113.150)
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This bill requires a seller of real property that contains a private well to disclose to
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the purchaser the results of a test concerning the quality of the water in the private
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well. This bill further requires that: (1) the disclosure indicate whether the water in
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the private well complies with certain standards of water quality and the amounts of
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certain chemicals in the water; (2) the test be performed within 90 days before the
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date of closing; and (3) the test be conducted by a laboratory with a certain
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certification.
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 113 of NRS is hereby amended by adding
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thereto a new section to read as follows:
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1. Before the date of closing in a real estate transaction, a
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seller of real property that includes a private well shall disclose, in
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writing, to the purchaser the results of a test which concerns the
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quality of the water in the private well. The results of the test must
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indicate:
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(a) Whether the water in the private well complies with the
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standards of water quality established by the State Environmental
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Commission pursuant to NRS 445A.425; and
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(b) The amounts of arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury and zinc
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in the water.
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2. The test must be conducted:
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(a) Within 90 days before the date of closing; and
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(b) By a laboratory certified in accordance with the
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regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 445A.425 and 445A.428.
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3. As used in this section:
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(a) “Private well” means a well that is not a public water
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system or part of a public water system.
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(b) “Public water system” has the meaning ascribed to it in
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NRS 445A.235.
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