Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were received.
Military Affairs —
Wisconsin Emergency Management
Amends sections
WEM 1.03 and
1.04, relating to fees. Effective 5-1-09.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Effect on Small Business:
Facilities with 11 or more employees would experience a fee change. Under s.
166.20 (7) (d), Stats., facilities with fewer than the equivalent of 10 full-time employees are exempt from inventory fees and the one-time emergency planning fee.
Types of Small Businesses That Will Be Affected By the Rule:
Reporting, Bookkeeping and Other Procedures Required For Compliance With The Rule:
No new reporting, bookkeeping and other procedures are required for compliance with the rule.
Types of Professional Skills:
No new professional skills are necessary for compliance with the rule.
Rules Have a Significant Impact on Small Business:
No. Most small businesses with 11 or more employees are now paying the minimum annual inventory fee of $150.00 and will see that increase by 35% annually. Small businesses with 11 or more employees who must submit the one-time planning notification will receive an increase in the fee of 35%.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were received.
Natural Resources
Fish, Game, etc., Chs.
NR 1—
Revises section
NR 20.40, relating to regulation of fishing tournaments in inland, outlying, and boundary waters of Wisconsin. Effective 5-1-09.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Small businesses likely to be impacted by this rule include tournament organizers. Tournament organizers will be affected by the imposition of tournament permit fees and will potentially be impacted by the imposition of the limits on the amount of tournament activity that can take place on a particular waterbody. However, the rules do not prevent any tournament organizer from holding a tournament particularly if the organizer is flexible with regard to location and date of the tournament. Tournament organizers would need to do several activities to comply: 1) apply for a tournament fishing permit, 2) submit appropriate application fee, 3) obtain permit and comply with tournament conditions outlined in the permit, 4) complete and submit a report of tournament activities to the Department of Natural Resources within 30 days of the completion of the fishing tournament.
In addition, local businesses that cater to tournament anglers and spectators may be indirectly affected by these regulations. Local communities and businesses may be affected if tournament activity either increases or decreases as a result of these rules. Tournament activity generates local economic activity and can range from tens of thousands of dollars to approximately two million dollars depending on the type of tournament (see the Economic component of the Bass Fishing Tournament Pilot program summary for specific details). The amount of tournament activity in Wisconsin may increase as a result of these rules if they are viewed as more favorable than those of surrounding states. Conversely, the amount of tournament activity may decrease if the rules are viewed as overly restrictive. The Department has no data to answer the question of whether these rules will act to increase or decrease tournament activity and it is therefore difficult to predict the overall economic impact of these regulations although the impact may be of notable magnitude.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
The rules were reviewed by the Assembly Committee on Fish and Wildlife and the Senate Committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources. No hearing was held during the 10 day period allocated to the committees for review. The Department did not receive any comments or requests for modification.
Natural Resources
Fish, Game, etc., Chs.
NR 1—
Revises Chapter
NR 47, relating to the county forest administration grant program. Effective 5-1-09.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
This rule change will not affect small business.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were reported.
Regulation and Licensing
Revises section
RL 161.04, relating to examinations for substance abuse professionals. Effective 5-1-09.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
This rule will have no significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses as defined in s.
227.114 (1), Stats.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were received.
Transportation
Creates Chapter
Trans 145, relating to neighborhood electric vehicles. Effective 5-1-09.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
This rule will have no effect on small business other than limitation on NEV operation to which all NEV owners are subject.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were received.
Transportation
Revises Chapters
Trans 325,
326 and
327, relating to motor carrier safety and hazardous material transportation safety. Effective 5-1-09.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
This rule will have no significant adverse effect on small businesses.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were received.
Transportation
Revises Chapter
Trans 276, relating to allowing the operation of certain 2-vehicle combinations on certain highways without a permit. Effective 5-1-09.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The provisions of this rule adding three highway segments to the designated system have no direct adverse effect on small businesses, and may have a favorable effect on those small businesses that are shippers or carriers using the newly designated routes.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were received.
