75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
SA to SB 739
 
LC 2080/SB 739-1
 
                      SENATE AMENDMENTS TO
                         SENATE BILL 739
 
        By COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
 
                            April 15
 
  Delete lines 4 through 17 of the printed bill and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 1. + } ORS 448.271 is amended to read:
  ' 448.271. (1) In any transaction for the sale or exchange of
real estate that includes a well that supplies ground water for
domestic purposes, the seller of the real estate shall, upon
accepting an offer to purchase that real estate, have the well
tested for  { + arsenic, + } nitrates and total coliform
bacteria. The Department of Human Services also may { + , by
rule, + } require additional tests for specific contaminants in
 { - an area of ground water concern or ground water management
area - }   { + specific areas of public health concern + }. The
seller shall submit the results of the   { - test - }
 { + tests + } required under this section to the department
 { + and to the buyer within 90 days of receiving the results of
the tests + }.
  ' (2) The failure of a seller to comply with the provisions of
this section does not invalidate an instrument of conveyance
executed in the transaction.
  '  { +  SECTION 2. + }  { + The amendments to ORS 448.271 by
section 1 of this 2009 Act apply to real estate for which an
offer to purchase is accepted by the seller on or after the
effective date of this 2009 Act. + } ' .
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