(a) The Commissioner shall establish and maintain a schedule for commercial and residential, fees for permits, surveys, licenses for surveyors, and the location of bound posts shall be as specified in the rules and regulations referred to in section 312 of this title. No changes in such fees shall be made by the Commissioner without the approval of the Governor and the Legislature.
(b) Fees are payable at the Department of Planning and Natural Resources as follows:(1) A nonrefundable deposit of $40/commercial and $20/residential at the time of filing the application for all permits.(2) Balance on the approval of the plans and the issuance of a permit.(3) Fees are not refundable if construction is not started or completed, or if the permit is unclaimed, or is revoked for cause by the Commissioner.
(1) A nonrefundable deposit of $40/commercial and $20/residential at the time of filing the application for all permits.
(2) Balance on the approval of the plans and the issuance of a permit.
(3) Fees are not refundable if construction is not started or completed, or if the permit is unclaimed, or is revoked for cause by the Commissioner.
(c) Three percent of all fees collected for permitting under this section must be deposited into the Department’s Reclamation Fund to he used exclusively to maintain and upgrade the electronic permitting system.
(d) Any person who fails to secure a permit or certificate under this chapter or regulation, fails to pay the permit or certificate fee, or violates any provision of any permit or certificate issued under this chapter or regulation shall be subject to a civil penalty of $1500 per day per violation.
(e) Civil penalties charged pursuant to subsection (g) of this section may be assessed administratively by the Commissioner of Planning and Natural Resources if the person charged has been given an opportunity to have a hearing, and findings of fact and conclusions of law are made before the civil penalties are imposed.