Bill No.: HB0056 Drafter: MDO
LSO No.: 13LSO-0304 Effective Date: 7/1/2013
Enrolled Act No.: HEA0092
Chapter No.: CH0181
Prime Sponsor: Representative Greear
Catch Title: Wyoming pollution discharge elimination system.
Subject: Amending the timing for submittal of a fee for a water pollution discharge permit to be submitted to the Department of Environmental Quality.
Summary/Major Elements:
· Currently, all fees for water pollution elimination discharge permits are due to the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) by January 1 of each year, including fees for permits that were issued during the preceding calendar year.
· This act requires that water discharge permit fees shall be received prior to processing and issuance of the permit and annually thereafter.
· Permit fees shall not be pro-rated and are non-refundable upon permit modification, termination or expiration.
· This act removes archaic language concerning a “national pollution elimination discharge permit” and recognizes that Wyoming has primacy under the federal Clean Water Act to administer a state water pollution elimination discharge permit system.