§ 143-215.28A. Application fees.
§ 143‑215.28A. Application fees.
(a) In accordance with G.S. 143‑215.3(a)(1a), theCommission may establish a fee schedule for processing applications forapprovals of construction or removal of dams issued under this Part. Inestablishing the fee schedule, the Commission shall consider the administrativeand personnel costs incurred by the Department for processing the applicationsand for related compliance activities. The total amount of fees collected inany fiscal year may not exceed one‑third of the total personnel andadministrative costs incurred by the Department for processing the applicationsand for related compliance activities in the prior fiscal year. An approvalfee may not exceed the larger of two hundred dollars ($200.00) or two percent(2%) of the actual cost of construction or removal of the applicable dam. Theprovisions of G.S. 143‑215.3(a)(1b) do not apply to these fees.
(b) The Dam Safety Account is established as a nonrevertingaccount within the Department. Fees collected under this section shall becredited to the Account and shall be applied to the costs of administering thisPart. (1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990),c. 976, s. 1; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 1039, s. 15; 1993, c. 394, s. 5.)