La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § VI-603

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section VI-603 - Calculation and Invoicing of Remedial Costs

A. Remedial costs shall be calculated to reflect the actual cost of remedial actions to the department, including but not limited to, all costs of investigation, remediation, enforcement, oversight, and cost recovery. Such costs shall be calculated as the sum of:

1. direct personnel costs-the total of the number of direct hours expended by all department employees with regard to a specific site multiplied by the employee's hourly rate at the time the expense was incurred;

2. fringe benefits-the total of all personnel fringe benefits based on the categories and their respective rates for hours expended by each employee at the site;

3. department's direct costs-the total of direct costs to the department, including without limitation, personnel, operating services, equipment, supplies, travel, sampling, and contractual charges; and

4. payments made by the department to its contractors-the total of all payments made by the department to its contractors, grantees, or agents for planning, management, direction, or performance of remedial and oversight actions for a specific site.

B. The department will invoice PRPs according to the cost recovery provisions defined in a legal agreement and/or R.S. 30:2271 et seq., and/or as determined necessary by the department.

C. The department may establish by rule an indirect rate and may recover indirect costs, such as office space, file storage space, utilities, insurance, equipment usage, administrative overhead, operating services, and other overhead costs.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § VI-603

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Environmental Assessment, Environmental Planning Division, LR 25:2193 (November 1999).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2221 et seq., and 2271 et seq.