2022 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 393 - School Property
NRS 393.397 - Assessment report: Review by licensed professional engineer; contents. [Effective through June 30, 2023.]

1. Qualified adjusting personnel or qualified testing personnel, as applicable, shall prepare an assessment report of any assessment performed in a school pursuant to NRS 393.3915. A licensed professional engineer shall:

(a) Review the assessment report and determine if any:

(1) Additional adjustments or repairs are necessary to meet the minimum requirements for ventilation and filtration established by NRS 393.390 to 393.399, inclusive; and

(2) Cost-effective upgrades for energy efficiency are warranted; and

(b) Provide an estimated cost of any work required to meet the minimum requirements for ventilation and filtration established by NRS 393.390 to 393.399, inclusive, up to an estimated cost of not more than $200,000 and an estimated cost of any additional recommended work up to an estimated cost of not more than $200,000.

2. The assessment report must include, without limitation:

(a) The name and address of the person preparing the report and the school where the assessments required pursuant to NRS 393.3915 were performed;

(b) For each piece of equipment assessed, the model number, serial number, general condition and any additional information that could be used to assess options for replacements, repairs or upgrades;

(c) Verification that the filters meet the best possible minimum efficiency reporting values pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 393.392 or, if a filter does not meet the best possible minimum efficiency reporting value, documentation of the current minimum efficiency reporting value of the filter;

(d) Verification that the ventilation rates meet the requirements set forth in NRS 393.393 or, if the ventilation rates do not meet the requirements, an explanation of why the ventilation rates do not meet the requirements;

(e) The measurements of air volume for the exhaust fans and the documentation of any discrepancies in volume between the measurements and the original volume of the design of the filtration system prepared pursuant to paragraph (k) of subsection 1 of NRS 393.393;

(f) Verification that each assessment conducted pursuant to NRS 393.392 to 393.396, inclusive, meets the requirements of the applicable section;

(g) If the minimum outside air ventilation rate of a filtration system cannot be met, the explanation of why the rate cannot be met prepared pursuant to paragraph (e) of subsection 1 of NRS 393.393.

(h) If the original values of the design of the filtration system for the inlets and outlets of the filtration system are not available pursuant to paragraph (f) of subsection 1 of NRS 393.393, documentation of the available information and a notation of the unavailability of the original values;

(i) Documentation of any deficiencies within any system assessed pursuant to NRS 393.3915;

(j) Verification of the installation of carbon dioxide monitors pursuant to NRS 393.395, including, without limitation, the make and model of the carbon dioxide monitors;

(k) If applicable, documentation of the information prepared pursuant to NRS 393.396 for a school with a limited or no ventilation system; and

(l) Recommendations for additional maintenance, replacements or upgrades to improve the energy efficiency, safety or performance of any system assessed pursuant to NRS 393.3915.

(Added to NRS by 2021, 1774)