Program Fee Schedule for Upcoming Fiscal Year

Fee Structure Background and History

The Laboratory Certification Program is authorized by s. 299.11, Wis. Stats., to collect fees from certified and registered laboratories each fiscal year to cover the cost of operating the program for each certification period. All laboratories are billed in May of each calendar year.

Fees are determined by the formula promulgated in s. NR 149.05, Wis. Admin. Code. This formula is designed to collect revenue equal to the Program’s Ch. 20, Wis. Stats., expenditure authority by using a system of relative value units (RVUs) to equitably distribute the fees among all laboratories certified or registered by the Program. Each fee item is assigned a relative value. Once the cost per RVU is determined, it is multiplied by the relative value of each fee item to produce the fee schedule in the table below.

Fiscal Year 2009 (9/1/08 to 6/30/09) Budget and Fees Explanation

Labs will see an increase in their certification and registration renewal fees when they receive their environmental fee statements in late May (2007). Specifically, the cost per relative value unit (RVU) will increase from $64.50 to $68.00, an increase of 5.4%. Certification renewal fees for the typical commercial laboratory (certified lab base fee + test categories 1-8, 10, 12, & 14-16) will be $4,012.00. Registration fees for the typical municipal wastewater treatment laboratory (registered base fee + test categories 1-4) will be $952.00.

The Certification Standards Review Council reviewed the proposed FY 2008 fee adjustment in February 2008, and unanimously passed a resolution recommending that the Natural Resources Board approve the proposal. The program held a public meeting to discuss the proposed fee adjustment, but received no input. The Natural Resources Board unanimously approved the fee adjustment on March 26, 2008.

Bills will be mailed to all facilities in May and payment will be due in full by June 30, 2008. Late fees will be assessed to laboratories that fail to pay renewal fees by the established deadline.

Fiscal Year 2009 Certification and Registration Fees

These fees take effect 7/1/2008 and are invalid beyond June 30, 2009.