Amendment No. 418

Assembly Amendment to Assembly Bill No. 284 (BDR 40-284)

Proposed by: Committee on Health and Human Services

Amendment Box: Replaces Amendment No. 276.

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends: Summary: Title: Preamble: Joint Sponsorship:

ASSEMBLY ACTION Initial and Date | SENATE ACTION Initial and Date

Adopted Lost | Adopted Lost

Concurred In Not | Concurred In Not

Receded Not | Receded Not

Amend the bill as a whole by renumbering sec. 2 as sec. 3 and adding a new section designated sec. 2, following section 1, to read as follows:

"Sec. 2. As used in NRS 445A.010 to 445A.050, inclusive, this section and section 3 of this act, unless the context otherwise requires, "public water system" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 445A.840.".

Amend sec. 2, page 1, by deleting lines 4 and 5 and inserting:

"requiring the fluoridation of each public water system that serves a population of 100,000 or more.".

Amend sec. 2, page 2, by deleting lines 18 and 19 and inserting:

"3. The state board of health shall not require the fluoridation of:

(a) The wells of a public water system if:

(1) The ground water production of the public water system is less than 15 percent of the total average annual water production of the system for the years in which drought conditions are not prevalent; and

(2) The wells are part of a combined regional and local system for the distribution of water that is served by a fluoridated source.

(b) A public water system:

(1) During an emergency or period of routine maintenance, if the wells of the system are exempt from fluoridation pursuant to paragraph (a) and the supplier of water determines that it is necessary to change the production of the system from surface water to ground water because of an emergency or for purposes of routine maintenance; or

(2) If the natural water supply of the system contains".

Amend sec. 2, page 3, by deleting lines 4 through 11 and inserting:

"7. As used in this section, "supplier of water" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 445A.845.".

Amend sec. 3, page 3, by deleting lines 12 and 13 and inserting:

"Sec. 4. NRS 445A.050 is hereby amended to read as follows:

445A.050 The provisions of NRS 445A.025 to [445A.045,] 445A.050, inclusive, do not apply [:

1. To purveyors] to:

1. A public water system that serves a population of 100,000 or more.

2. Purveyors of bottled water who label their containers to inform the purchaser that the naturally occurring fluoride concentration of the water has been adjusted to recommended levels.

[2. To any]

3. A supplier of water who supplies water to less than 500 users.".

Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sections 4 and 5 and renumbering sec. 6 as sec. 5.

Amend sec. 6, page 4, line 24, by deleting "Section 2" and inserting "Section 3".

Amend sec. 6, page 4, line 27, by deleting:

"3, 4 and 5" and inserting:

"2 and 4".

Amend the title of the bill by deleting the second through sixth lines and inserting:

"the fluoridation of certain public water systems; limiting the application of certain existing provisions concerning proposals to adjust the concentration of fluoride in water in certain circumstances; and".