Wyoming pollution discharge elimination system fees.

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary and text do not provide details on exemptions or special cases for fee increases, leaving these points as unknowns.

Increasing Fees for Pollution Discharge Permits in Wyoming

The bill increases the fee for pollution discharge elimination system permits and other water quality permits from $100 to $200.

What This Bill Does

• Increases the annual permit fee for pollution discharge elimination system permits and related water quality permits from $100 to $200.
• Requires payment of the new higher fee before processing or issuing a permit.
• Does not allow prorated fees and does not refund fees if a permit is modified, terminated, or expires.
• Requires the department to prepare an annual report on the fee system for review by a committee.

Who It Names or Affects

• People who need permits for pollution discharge elimination systems in Wyoming.
• The state agency responsible for issuing these permits.

Terms To Know

Pollution Discharge Elimination System (PDES) Permit

A permit required by the state to allow a facility or activity that discharges pollutants into waterways.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how the additional revenue from higher fees will be used.
• It is unclear if there are any exemptions or special cases where the fee increase might not apply.

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 20LSO-0395
Bill No.:

SF0060

Effective:

7/1/2020 12:00:00 AM

LSO No.:

20LSO-0395

Enrolled Act No.:

SEA No. 0018

Chapter No.:

38

Prime Sponsor:

Joint Appropriations Committee

Catch Title:

Wyoming pollution discharge elimination system fees.

Subject:

Water quality permit fees.

Summary/Major Elements:

The bill increases the fee for pollution discharge elimination system permits and other permits related to water quality from one hundred dollars ($100.00) to two hundred dollars ($200.00).

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

20LSO-0395

ORIGINAL Senate

File No
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SF0060

ENROLLED ACT NO. 18,

SENATE

SIXTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2020 Budget Session

AN ACT relating to environmental quality; increasing fees for Wyoming pollution discharge elimination system permits; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 35
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312(a) is amended to read:

35
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312.

Fees.

(a)

The department shall implement a surface water point source discharge permit fee system for each permit issued pursuant to W.S. 35
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302(a)(v). The department
shall assess an annual permit fee of
one hundred dollars ($100.00)
two hundred dollars ($200.00)
for each Wyoming pollution discharge elimination system permit and for each permit authorization held by any person under W.S. 35
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301. All payment of permit fees shall be received prior to processing and issuance of the permit. Permit fees shall not be prorated and are nonrefundable upon permit modification, termination or expiration. The department shall prepare a biennium report on the fee system for review by the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee by October 31 of the year prior to the Wyoming legislative budget session.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2020
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(END)

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