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

Current through June 24, 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.