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State Water Board: ELAP fund stable for now; staff not proposing fee changes
Summary
State Water Resources Control Board staff said the Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program's (ELAP) fee-setting budget is slightly lower in the governor’s May revise and that staff are not proposing fee changes for labs this year, citing a built-up fund reserve and stabilized lab participation.
State Water Resources Control Board staff reported to stakeholders on a virtual call that the Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP) fee-setting budget in the governor’s May revise for fiscal year 2025–26 is $4.6 million, down about $80,000 (1.7%) from last year’s fee-setting budget.
Tracy Lutz summarized ELAP cost drivers and David Ciccarelli explained the fund condition: staff said ELAP closed FY 2023–24 with revenues exceeding expenditures and a built fund reserve; current forecasts show revenues and expenditures roughly aligned under existing…
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