Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES
Part III - Office of Management and Finance
Chapter 1 - Information Processing Section
Section III-101 - Rate Schedule for Copies of Computerized Public Records
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code III-101
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. In accordance with the rule adopted by the Division of Administration pertaining to the uniform fee schedule for copies of public records, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has adopted a rule which institutes a schedule of rates to recover its costs in providing copies of computerized public records to non-governmental, private sector bodies. This schedule includes rates for those records provided on computer magnetic tape, those provided on computer printouts, and those provided via terminals.
1. The rates are as follows.
a. Output from the DNR Information Processing
Center
i. Job Set Up/Take Down. Each request
received from the private sector for a copy of computerized records requires
the involvement of production control technicians who must set up the job,
submit the job for processing, review the output according to quality control
standards, and prepare the output for transmittal to the requestor. A flat rate
of $20 per job is charged.
ii.
Systems Analyst and Programmer Involvement. Certain jobs require the
involvement of a systems analyst and/or a computer programmer to customize
existing "utility" programs to meet the requestor's requirements. Each hour
worked by an analyst or programmer is charged at a rate of $50.
iii. CPU-Related Resources. The selection,
extraction, processing and sorting of data consume a combination of DNR
computer resources, including CPU usage, memory usage, I/O channels, disk
access, and tape access. The combined usage of these resources is logged by DNR
in units of Standard Unit of Processing (SUP) hour. Each SUP hour is charged at
a rate of $450.
iv. Printing. All
printing is done on a laser printer producing 8 1/2" x 11" pages. Each image is
charged at a rate of $0.10.
v.
Magnetic Tapes. Users requesting records on magnetic tape are encouraged to
supply their own 2,400 foot tapes. Those not doing so are charged $25 for each
tape provided by DNR.
vi.
Postage-Charged on an actual cost basis.
b. Output from DNR Computer Terminals.
Department of Natural Resources has several computer terminals which are
available to the public to access public records. These terminals are located
in the Well Files area in the Natural Resources Building in Baton Rouge and in
the Conservation District Offices. Currently, no charge is imposed to use these
terminals, although there is a $0.25 charge for a copy of any terminal screen
which is printed on the terminal printer.
c. Output from Non-DNR Computer Terminals.
DNR allows private sector individuals and organizations to dial-up the DNR
computer and access public records. Each user of this service must pay a
one-time set-up charge of $150, with an annual renewal charge of $100. Each
hour of connect time is charged at a rate of $49.80 per hour, plus telephone
charges for users outside of Baton Rouge. Transaction-based access is provided
at no additional charge, while table-based query-oriented access is provided at
a uniform cost based on SUP hour usage. Technical support, if required, is
provided at a charge of $50 per hour. Documentation is provided at a charge of
$10 per copy.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 39:241.
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