Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation
Chapter NR 29 - Endangered resources information fees
Section NR 29.04 - Fees for providing natural heritage inventory information
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง NR 29.04
Current through August 26, 2024
(1) The department may charge a fee for compiling and providing natural heritage inventory information to any person requesting that information for the purposes authorized in s. 23.27(3) (b), Stats.
(a) The department shall charge a minimum fee
of $75 per request, for which the department will provide up to one hour of
staff time. The $75 fee includes the associated administrative costs in
compiling, interpreting and providing appropriate natural heritage inventory
information and the cost of collecting, storing, managing, compiling,
interpreting, analyzing, and providing the natural heritage inventory data. The
department shall charge an additional $75 for each hour, or any portion
thereof, of staff time required in excess of one hour to answer the request.
(am) The department shall charge a
minimum fee of $420 per expedited request, for which the department will
provide up to 3 hours of staff time. The $420 fee includes the associated
administrative costs in compiling, interpreting and providing appropriate
natural heritage inventory information and the cost of collecting, storing,
managing, compiling, interpreting, analyzing, and providing appropriate natural
heritage inventory information within 7 working days and the cost of
collecting, storing, managing, compiling and providing the natural heritage
inventory data. The department shall charge an additional $140 for each hour,
or any portion thereof, of staff time required in excess of three hours to
answer the expedited request.
(b)
The department shall set and charge an annual fee for providing updated copies
of all or any portion of the actual natural heritage inventory data and for
providing support in the use and interpretation of these data. This annual fee
shall be no less than $850 and no greater than $1,500. The fee includes the
associated administrative costs in compiling, interpreting and providing
appropriate natural heritage inventory data and the cost of collecting,
storing, managing, compiling, interpreting, analyzing, and providing the
natural heritage inventory data.
(c) The department may require requesters of
natural heritage inventory data to have formal education, training, or
experience in interpreting natural heritage inventory information. The
department may require requesters to take training and an exam prior to being
provided access to natural heritage inventory data. The department shall charge
fees for training and exams to help cover the department's costs of providing
the data.
(d) The department shall
establish a certification program for individuals using natural heritage
inventory data to prepare preliminary evaluations of potential impacts of
proposed projects on native plant and animal communities, including endangered,
threatened, and critical species. The department shall charge fees for
certification to cover the department's costs. These preliminary evaluations
shall be approved by the department before becoming final.
(2)
(a) The
department may waive or reduce fees for any person with whom the department has
a contractual agreement or other mechanism by which the department's costs are
reimbursed, or a memorandum of understanding by which the department is
obligated to provide natural heritage inventory information.
(b) The department may waive or reduce fees
for providing natural heritage inventory information for any research or
educational project, where it has been determined that:
1. Such waiver is in the public interest
because the project furthers the interests of the endangered resources program;
and
2. The department has
determined the requester has demonstrated that they are not financially capable
of paying the fee. The department may request financial statements.
Requests for natural heritage inventory information and the associated fees for the provision of this information should be directed to the Bureau of Endangered Resources at P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707, phone (608) 266-2625.
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