Senate Bill No. 307–Senator Schneider

 

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AN ACT relating to appraisers of real estate; requiring the real estate division of the department of business and industry to hire professional consultants to ensure compliance with Title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989; increasing certain fees of the real estate division; making an appropriation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

   Section 1. NRS 645C.170 is hereby amended to read as follows:

   645C.170  1.  The division shall [administer] :

   (a) Administer this chapter and may employ legal counsel, investigators

 and other professional consultants necessary to the discharge of its duties

 pursuant to this chapter[.] ; and

   (b) Within the limits of available money, employ or contract for the

 services of professional consultants to investigate complaints, conduct

 audits and perform any other activities necessary to ensure compliance

 with Title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and

 Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended.

   2.  No employee of the division may:

   (a) Be employed by or have an interest in any business that prepares

 appraisals; or

   (b) Act as an appraiser, as an agent for an appraiser or as an intern.

   Sec. 2.   NRS 645C.450 is hereby amended to read as follows:

   645C.450  1.  The following fees may be charged and collected by the

 division:

 

     Application for a certificate, license or registration card..... $100

     Issuance or renewal of a certificate or license as a

 residential appraiser... [250] 290

     Issuance or renewal of a certificate as a general appraiser... [350] 390

     Issuance of a permit[75] 115

     Issuance or renewal of a registration card.... [150] 190

     Issuance of a duplicate certificate or license for an

 additional office50

     Change in the name or location of a business........ 10

     Reinstatement of an inactive certificate or license........ 10

     Annual approval of a course of instruction offered in

 preparation for an initial certificate or license....... 100

     Annual approval of a course of instruction offered for

 continuing education....... 50

 

   2.  The division shall adopt regulations which establish the fees to be

 charged and collected by the division for:

   (a) The examination for a certificate or license; and

   (b) Any additional expenses which are necessary for the administration

 of the examination.

   Sec. 3.  1.  There is hereby appropriated from the state general fund

 to the real estate division of the department of business and industry to


investigate complaints, conduct audits and perform any other activities

necessary to ensure compliance with Title XI of the Financial Institutions

 Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended:

For the fiscal year 2001-2002. $22,000

For the fiscal year 2002-2003. $22,000

   2.  Any balance of the sums appropriated by subsection 1 remaining at

 the end of the respective fiscal years must not be committed for

 expenditure after June 30 of the respective fiscal years and reverts to the

 state general fund as soon as all payments of money committed have been

 made.

   Sec. 4.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2001.

 

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