TITLE: CONCERNING WATER QUALITY CONTROL PERMIT FEES, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, INCREASING FEES FOR POINT SOURCE DISCHARGES, STORM WATER DISCHARGES, AND INDUSTRIAL PRETREATMENT AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.

This bill, as amended by the Senate Agriculture Committee (Senate Journal, January 23, 1998, pages 85 and 86), increases existing annual fees and creates new fees assessed upon the holders of water pollution discharge permits by the Department of Public Health and Environment, Division of Administration.

The amended bill increases existing permit fees for Categories 01 through 24, and 30 through 35, by 5.8 percent for the period of time between June 30, 1998 and July 1, 2000 (FY 1998-99 and FY 1999-2000). After July 1, 2000 the amounts of the permit fees would revert to the amounts as specified under current law. The amended bill also creates new fees for Category 25, “Permit Amendments”, and Category 26, General Permits for minimal discharge of Industrial or Commercial Wastewaters”.

The bill appropriates $80,572 from the Water Quality Control Fund to the Department of Public Health and Environment for allocation to the Division of Administration. The bill will be effective July 1, 1998.

The bill affects state cash fund revenue. Therefore, the bill is assessed as having a fiscal impact.

Fee Impact on Individuals, Families or Business. Pursuant to Section 2-2-322, C.R.S., which requires legislative service agency review of legislative measures which include the creation or increase of any fee collected by a state agency, an analysis of the fee changes is provided in Table 1.

Section 20 of Article X of the Colorado Constitution, limits the maximum annual percentage increase in state fiscal year spending. Once total state revenue from all sources that are not specifically excluded from fiscal year spending exceeds these limits for the fiscal year, the state constitution requires that the excess shall be refunded in the next fiscal year unless voters approve a revenue change as an offset. Based on the current Legislative Council economic forecast, it is projected that the state will be in a TABOR refund position during each of the next five fiscal years. Any increase or decrease in state revenue from changes in fees, fines, licenses, or other revenue sources will affect the amount of the state revenue to be refunded.

The provisions of this bill will not affect the Division of Administration’s workload or operating expenses for FY 1998-99 or FY 1999-00.

The provisions of this bill will affect the expenditures of any local government that currently holds a water pollution discharge permit.

The existing Long Bill appropriation exceeds the current revenues available to the Water Quality Control Cash Fund created by Section 25-8-502, C.R.S. The new water quality control permit fee revenue ($96,842) provided by this bill for FY 1998-99 and FY 1999-2000 will allow the existing statutory duties of the Division of Administration to be performed within the current appropriation.

This fiscal note would imply the bill appropriation of $80,572 to the Department of Public Health and Environment for allocation to the Division of Administration is not required. Therefore, no new state spending authority or appropriations are required for FY 1998-99 to implement the provisions of this bill.

Table 1 - Fee Impact on Holders of Water Pollution Discharge Permits
Type of Fee	Current Fee	Proposed Fee	Fee Change	Permit Holders	Fee Impact

Cat 1 Sand and Gravel			0		0
Sub 1	232	245	13	2	26
Sub 2	264	279	15	2	30
Sub 3	295	312	17	0	0
Sub 4	350	370	20	0	0
Cat 2 Coal Mining			0		0
Sub 1	454	480	26	0	0
Sub 2	612	647	35	20	700
Cat 3 Hardrock Mining			0		0
Sub 1	528	559	31	4	124
Sub 2	992	1050	58	12	696
Sub 3	1519	1607	88	10	880
Sub 4	1519	1607	88	1	88
Sub 5	4568	4833	265	3	795
Sub 6	528	559	31	0	0
Sub 7	1550	1640	90	0	0
Sub 8	3090	3269	179	2	358
Cat 4 Oil Shale			0		0
Sub 1	918	971	53	1	53
Sub 2	991	1050	59	1	59
Sub 3	1234	1306	72		0
Sub 4	1203	1273	70	1	70
Sub 5	4568	4833	265	0	0
Sub 6	844	893	49	0	0
Cat 5 Agricultural			0		0
Sub 1	84	89	5	0	0
Sub 2	116	123	7	1	7
Cat 6 Water Treatment			0		0
Sub 1	264	279	15	5	75
Sub 2	380	402	22	10	220
Cat 7 General			0		0
Sub 1A	125	132	7	179	1253
Sub 1B	50	53	3	0	0
Sub 2	232	245	13	137	1781
Sub 3	232	0	-232	0	0
Sub 4	240	254	14	3	42
Sub 5	360	381	21	22	462
Sub 6	220	233	13	45	585
Sub 7	330	349	19	19	361
Sub 8	850	899	49	49	2401
Sub 9	175	185	10	800	8000
Sub 10	150	159	9	0	0
Sub 11	325	344	19	799	15181
Sub 12	100	106	6	100	600
Sub 13	300	317	17	19	323
Sub 14	50	53	3	0	0
Sub 15	3500	3703	203	1	203
Sub 16	7550	7988	438	1	438
Cat 8 Power Plants			0		0
Sub 1	528	559	31	6	186
Sub 2	992	1050	58	1	58
Sub 3	1519	1607	88	3	264
Sub 4	4568	4833	265	2	530
Sub 5	4568	4833	265	4	1060
Cat 9 Sugar Processing
Sub 1	559	591	32	0	0
Sub 2	686	726	40	0	0
Sub 3	1709	1808	99	0	0
Sub 4	4568	4833	265	2	530
Sub 5	4568	4833	265	0	0
Cat 10 Petroleum Refining			0		0
Sub 1	528	559	31	1	31
Sub 2	1182	1251	69	0	0
Sub 3	1519	1607	88	2	176
Sub 4	4568	4833	265	2	530
Sub 5	4568	4833	265	0	0
Cat 11 Fish Hatcheries			0		0
Sub	380	402	22	13	286
Cat 12 Manufacturing			0		0
Sub 1	528	559	31	6	186
Sub 2	992	1050	58	25	1450
Sub 3	1519	1607	88	27	2376
Sub 4	4568	4833	265	5	1325
Sub 5	5613	5939	326	1	326
Sub 6	9136	9666	530	1	530
Sub 7	686	726	40	3	120
Cat 20 Domestic WWL			0		0
Sub 1	243	257	14	99	1386
Sub 2	390	413	23	28	644
Sub 3	570	603	33	77	2541
Sub 4	981	1038	57	17	969
Sub 5	1466	1551	85	13	1105
Sub 6	2986	3159	173	4	692
Cat 21 DomesticWWM			0		0
Sub 1	285	302	17	25	425
Sub 2	454	480	26	13	338
Sub 3	665	704	39	15	585
Sub 4	1034	1094	60	30	1800
Sub 5	1720	1820	100	19	1900
Sub 6	2817	2980	163	27	4401
Sub 7	5275	5581	306	23	7038
Sub 8	9147	9678	531	8	4248
Sub 9	10550	11162	612	0	0
Sub 10	11605	12278	673	1	673
Cat 22 Domestic Facilities			0		0
Sub 1	210	222	12	51	612
Sub 2	370	391	21	6	126
Sub 3	540	571	31	1	31
Sub 4	860	910	50	0	0
Cat 23 Municipal Storm			0		0
Sub 1	8500	8993	493	1	493
Sub 2	5000	5290	290	2	580
Sub 3	2500	2645	145	0	0
Sub 4	1000	1058	58	0	0
Cat 24 Individual Industrial			0		0
Sub 1	235	249	14	0	0
Sub 2	300	317	17	0	0
Cat 25 Permit Amendments			0		0
Sub 1	0	100	100	7	700
Sub 2	0	112	112	89	9968
Cat 26 Minimal Discharge			0		0
Sub 1	100	100	0	4	0
Sub 2	275	290	15	67	1005
Cat 30 Industrial Dischargers			0		0
Sub 1	600	635	35	83	2905
Sub 2	900	952	52	34	1768
Sub 3	1200	1270	70	20	1400
Sub 4	100	105	5	29	145
Cat 31 All Other			0		0
Sub 1	150	159	9	63	567
Sub 2	300	317	17	29	493
Sub 3	400	423	23	24	552
Cat 32 Industrial Dischargers			0		0
Sub 1	700	741	41	5	205
Sub 2	1100	1164	64	4	256
Sub 3	1500	1587	87	4	348
Cat 33 All Other			0		0
Sub 1	300	317	17	0	0
Sub 2	450	476	26	0	0
Sub 3	600	635	35	0	0
Cat 34 Domestic WW			0		0
Sub 1	30	32	2	0	0
Sub 2	40	42	2	0	0
Sub 3	50	53	3	1	3
Sub 4	60	63	3	1	3
Sub 5	70	74	4	3	12
Sub 6	80	85	5	2	10
Cat 35 Domestic WW			0		0
Sub 1	20	21	1	0	0
Sub 2	30	32	2	0	0
Sub 3	40	42	2	0	0
Sub 4	50	53	3	2	6
Sub 5	60	63	3	1	3
Sub 6	70	74	4	5	20
Sub 7	80	85	5	14	70
Sub 8	90	95	5	7	35
Sub 9	100	106	6	0	0
Sub 10	110	116	6	1	6
				3,312	$96,842

STATE FISCAL IMPACT SUMMARY	FY 1998/99	FY 1999/2000
State Revenues General Fund Water Quality Control Fund	$96,842	$96,842
State Expenditures General Fund Other Fund
FTE Position Change	None	None
Local Government Impact — The provisions of this bill may affect any local government that currently holds a water pollution discharge permit.