2012 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 35 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
CHAPTER 11 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
35-11-312. Fees.

(a) The department shall implement a surface water point source discharge permit fee system for each national pollutant discharge elimination system permit. On January 1 of each year, the department shall assess an annual permit fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each national pollutant discharge elimination system permit and for each permit authorization held by any person under W.S. 35-11-301 during any portion of the preceding twelve (12) month period. 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.

(b) The fees collected by the department pursuant to this section shall be deposited in a separate account, and shall be subject to appropriation by the legislature to the department to be used for costs associated with:

(i) Surface water quality monitoring and analysis;

(ii) Surface water quality modeling analysis and demonstrations;

(iii) Other nonoperating costs associated with surface water discharges.

(c) The revenue generated by this section shall not be used for operational costs associated with permit processing.