at 1:00 p.m. Woodruff
Notice is hereby further given that pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations, including the provision of informational material in an alternative format, will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please call Mary Ellen Vollbrecht at (608) 264-8554 with specific information on your request at least 10 days before the date of the scheduled hearing.
Written Comments
Written comments on the proposed rule may be submitted to Ms. Mary Ellen Vollbrecht, Bureau of Fisheries Management and Habitat Protection, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707 no later than May 28, 1998. Written comments will have the same weight and effect as oral statements presented at the hearings. A copy of the proposed rule and fiscal estimate may be obtained from Ms. Vollbrecht.
Fiscal Estimate
Expedited permit Decisionmaking
This revision proposes to set a fee of $2,000 for expedited permit service under the following assumptions:
1. 1997 Wis. Act 27 provided 3.0 FTE for expedited permit processing, but did not provide additional expenditure authority. The annual salary, fringe, and supplies/services costs of 3.0 FTE Water Regulation & Zoning Specialist staff positions to deliver expedited decisions is $133,500--calculated as follows:
$13.282/hr - 2080 hrs. - 38.02% fringe =$38,100
$6400 (ongoing supplies + services)= $ 6,400
Annual costs per position: $44,500
(x3 FTE) = $133,500
2. Additionally, there are one-time costs [desktop computer ($5550) and equipment ($1650)] associated with each position totaling: $7,200 (x 3.0 FTE) = $21,600.
3. Eighty (80) expedited permit decisions requests are projected per year. The projection is based on review of a calendar year 1996 applicant list for Kenosha County (a county representative of moderate development pressure) to identify corporate, large landowners and municipal applicants. The proportion of anticipated expedited decisions requests from Kenosha County was applied to the total number of permits statewide to arrive at the estimate of 80.
4. The expedited permit decision fee of $2,000 per permit was set to generate sufficient revenue from the projected requests to support the 3.0 FTE Water Regulation & Zoning positions needed to deliver the service. (80 permits annually @ $2,000 each = $160,000).
The Permit Fee Increase
In addition to instituting a fee for expedited permit service, this revision proposes to increase the standard fees for each category as follows:
The fee for a “simple” permit would increase from $30 to $50.
The fee for a “normal” permit would increase from $100 to $300.
The fee for a “complex” permit would increase from $300 to $500.
Assumptions
1. The projected number of permits for which a fee is charged, at current permit fee rates, will result in a deficit in the appropriation in the current biennium.
2. The number of permit requests will remain relatively constant. This fiscal estimate uses actual numbers of permits from calendar year 1996.
3. The breakdown of permits among the three types (simple; normal; and complex) will remain relatively constant. This fiscal estimate uses a three-year average of the percentages of each type of permit (32% simple; 48% normal; and 20% complex).
4. Approximately 40% of permit applications will be for multiple permits related to one project, for which only the single highest fee is collected.
5. Approximately 22% of applicants receive state or federal funding for their projects and are therefore exempt from fees.
6. The permit fees will generate $223,400 in revenue, or $3,900 annually over the FY 99 statutory expenditure authority. This fiscal estimate also assumes that revenue from the sale of wetland maps, which is credited to this appropriation, will remain constant at the fiscal year 1997 level of $35,800.
Permit Fee Revenue Estimates were generated as follows:
Simple -275 @ $50 = $ 19,000
Normal - 412 @ $300 = $171,300
Complex - 172 @ $500 = $119,000
Total $223,400
Notice of Submission of Proposed Rules to the Presiding Officer of each House of the Legislature, Under S. 227.19, Stats.
Please check the Bulletin of Proceedings for further information on a particular rule.
Ch. Comm 110 - Relating to Brownfields Grant Program.
Chs. Comm 51 and ILHR 57 and 66 - Relating to the design and construction of commercial buildings and uniform multifamily dwellings.
Ch. HFS 173 - Relating to regulation of tattooists and tattoo establishments and regulation of body piercers and body-piercing establishments.
SS. HFS 149.02 (6) and 149.03 (7) - Relating to vendor authorization expiration and reauthorization dates under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC).
S. Trans 276.07 (31) - Relating to allowing the operation of “double bottoms” (and certain other vehicles) on certain specified highways.
Chs. VA 1 to 4 and 11 and s. VA 13.05 - Relating to the health care aid grant, retraining grant, primary mortgage loan, economic assistance loan, consumer loan and veterans assistance programs.
Administrative Rules Filed With The
Revisor Of Statutes Bureau
The following administrative rules have been filed with the Revisor of Statutes Bureau and are in the process of being published. The date assigned to each rule is the projected effective date. It is possible that the publication of these rules could be delayed. Contact the Revisor of Statutes Bureau at (608) 266-7275 for updated information on the effective dates for the listed rules.
An order amending s. WGC 13.05 (3) (a) and repealing s. WGC 13.15 (4) (c), relating to kennel license fees.
Effective 07-01-98.
An order affecting ch. IB 1 and s. IB 2.02, relating to restrictions on Investment Board employes.
Effective 06-01-98.
An order creating ch. Trans 512, relating to the Transportation Infrastructure Loan Program.
Effective 07-01-98.
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