(a) For a vendor who is the only source available for a particular procurement.
(b) Where the department determines that it is in the best interests of the state to proceed with the procurement without payment of the fee.
(2) The department may extend the time for payment of a fee if an extension is in the best interests of the state.
Adm 9.08 Subscription service. The fee for any subscription service provided by the department shall be $100 per year.
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
1. Types of small businesses that will be affected by the rule:
Small businesses that provide materials, supplies, equipment or contractual services to agencies under s. 16.75, Stats., in connection with transactions in excess of the amount indicated in s. 16.75 (1) (c), Stats., which is currently $10,000, will be obligated to pay a contract administration fee.
It is estimated by the Department of Development, that there are approximately 120,000 small businesses in the State of Wisconsin. Approximately 7,000 to 8,000 of those small businesses do business with the state; however, the contracts with small businesses tend to be below the minimum amount indicated in s. 16.75 (1) (c), Stats., and, therefore, the number that would actually pay fees under this proposed rule is significantly less than half of the small businesses that do business with the state.
2. Reporting, bookkeeping, and other procedures required for compliance with the rule:
None.
3. Types of professional skills necessary for compliance with the rule:
None.
Fiscal Estimate
1995 Wis. Act 27 authorized the Department of Administration (DOA) to provide a contract administration fee to provide funds for state information technology development projects. These rules create a 4-part contract administration fee which would provide an estimated $4,589,600 revenue.
The revenue will be deposited under the segregated appropriation s. 20.870 (1) (q), Stats., Special projects; fee revenue, a segregated fund appropriation. The allocation of the revenues to specific agency level appropriations for Information Technology (I/T) development projects is subject to determination by the legislature as outlined in 1995 Wis. Act 27.
Administrative costs of collecting the contract administration fees and creating a database of vendors who do business with the State of Wisconsin are estimated at approximately $140,000 SEG annually. The general costs known at this point relate to:
1) Creating a mailing list to known vendors;
2) Doing a mass one-time mailing to inform state vendors about the program; and
3) Collecting, depositing and otherwise accounting for the contract administration fees.
There is also cost to enter vendor data into a database that will be accessible by the State Bureau of Procurement, state agency purchasing officials and by vendors themselves. Development of the database will enable the Department to offer a subscription service as outlined in the draft administrative rules. The DOA will likely request approval of this $140,000 SEG administrative funding authority for s. 20.505 (1) (r), Stats., at the quarterly s. 13.10, Stats., meeting in March, 1996, including any one-time costs. Greater clarification of administrative costs should be available at the time of the request.
Long-Range Fiscal Implications
Annual revenues and costs of administration are likely to be similar, based on information at this time.
Agriculture, Trade &
Consumer Protection
(Reprinted from 01-31-96
Wis. Adm. Register)
The State of Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection will hold public hearings on a proposed Department rule related to the Soil and Water Resource Management program (chapter ATCP 50, Wis. Adm. Code).
Written Comments
The hearings will be held at the times and places shown below. The public is invited to attend the hearings and make comments on the proposed rule. Following the public hearings, the hearing record will remain open until March 15, 1996, for additional written comments. An interpreter for the hearing-impaired will be available upon request for this hearing. Please make reservations for a hearing interpreter by February 9, 1996, by writing or calling Don Houtman at the phone number or address given below or by calling the Department's TTY number (608) 224-5058.
Copies of Rule & Contact Person
Copies of the proposed rule are available free of charge from:
Don Houtman, (608) 224-4625
2811 Agriculture Drive
P.O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911
Hearing Information
All locations are handicapped accessible.
Five hearings are scheduled:
February 26, 1996 Informational meeting
Monday commencing at 2:30 p.m.,
County Board Room followed by the first
Jackson Co. Courthouse hearing of the day.
307 Main Street A second hearing of
BLACK RIVER FALLS the day will commence
WISCONSIN at 6:30 p.m.
February 27, 1996 Informational meeting
Tuesday commencing at 10:00 a.m.,
County Board Mtg. Room followed by the hearing.
Law Enforcement Center
Rusk Co. Courthouse
311 East Miner Ave.
LADYSMITH, WI
February 29, 1996 Informational meeting
Thursday commencing at
Meeting Room 1:00 p.m., followed by
Co. Hwy. Dept. Bldg. the hearing.
1313 Holland Ave.
APPLETON, WI
(Use East Entrance, Please)
March 4, 1996 Informational meeting
Monday commencing at 2:30 p.m.,
Room 208 followed by the first
Jefferson Co. Courthouse hearing of the day.
320 South Main St. A second hearing of
JEFFERSON, WI the day will commence
at 6:30 p.m.
March 5, 1996 Informational meeting
Tuesday commencing at 2:30 p.m.,
Meeting Room followed by the hearing.
Iowa Co. Sheriff's Office
1205 N. Bequette St.
(Hwy 18 & 23 intersection)
DODGEVILLE, WI
Written comments will be accepted until March 15, 1996.
Analysis Prepared by the Dept. of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection
Statutory authority: ss. 92.05 (3) (c) and 93.07 (1)
Statute interpreted: ch. 92
This rule repeals and recreates ch. ATCP 50, Wis. Adm. Code, related to the Wisconsin Soil and Water Resource Management Program under ch. 92, Stats. This rule incorporates major changes made in the program by 1991 Wis. Act 309. This rule also reorganizes and clarifies current rules.
GENERAL OVERVIEW
The Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection (“Department”) administers Wisconsin's Soil and Water Resource Management Program under ch. 92, Stats. The program is designed to conserve the state's soil and water resources, reduce soil erosion and enhance water quality. This rule spells out program standards and procedures.
The Department administers the program in cooperation with county land conservation committees, the Land and Water Conservation Board (“LWCB”), the Department of Natural Resources (“DNR”), and other state and federal agencies. The Department coordinates soil and water management efforts by these agencies. The Department also distributes funds to county land conservation committees, landowners, land users and others to support cost-effective soil and water resource management practices.
County Programs
This rule establishes standards for county soil and water resource management programs. County programs must include the following elements:
