§ 35-11-312 — Fees

(a) The department shall implement a surface water point
source discharge permit fee system for each permit issued
pursuant to W.S. 35-11-302(a)(v). The department shall assess an
annual permit fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each
Wyoming pollution discharge elimination system permit and for
each permit authorization held by any person under W.S. 35-11-
301. All payment of permit fees shall be received prior to
processing and issuance of the permit. Permit fees shall not be
prorated and are nonrefundable upon permit modification,
termination or expiration. 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.