Sec.16-50v-1a. Regulation of fees

(a) All application filing fees required by this section shall be paid to the Council at the time an application, amendment to an application, petition, statement of intent, modification of an existing facility, exempt modification, tower share, notice of exemption, or appeal is filed with the Council. Assessments shall be made on the applicant, petitioner, or appellant during any proceeding, or thereafter for all administrative, consulting, hearing, field inspections, and Development and Management Plan oversight expenses incurred by the Council and staff in excess of any filing fees paid pursuant to this section. The amount of any fees or assessments paid pursuant to this section in excess of actual costs incurred by the Council and staff, including consultant expenses, in connection with any proceeding shall be refunded to the applicant, petitioner, or appellant not later than 180 days after the Council's decision in the matter.

(b) The fee for each application for a certificate for a facility described in subdivisions (1) to (6), inclusive, of subsection (a) of Section 16-50i of the Connecticut General Statutes shall be as follows:

Estimated construction cost		Fee
Up to	$5,000,000	05% or $1,250.00, whichever is greater
Above	$5,000,000	.1% or $25,250.00, whichever is less.

If an application for a certificate for a facility is incorporated in an application for a certificate for any other facility, the fee shall be calculated from the total cost of all such facilities.

(c) The filing fee for an application for an amendment to a certificate, for modification of any existing facility defined in Section 16-50i of the Connecticut General Statutes, for an appeal pursuant to Section 16-50x(d) of the Connecticut General Statutes, for an exempt modification pursuant to Sections 16-50j-57 and 16-50j-72 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, for a tower share pursuant to Section 16-50aa of the Connecticut General Statutes or for a petition for declaratory ruling or advisory ruling pursuant to Section 16-50j-38 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies shall be $625.00. If a hearing is scheduled for any of the foregoing actions, the Council may assess an applicant or petitioner during the proceeding and thereafter for all expenses of the Council and staff in connection with the review, hearing and decision of a matter.

(d) The filing fee for a statement of intent to acquire real property pursuant to Section 16-50z(a) of the Connecticut General Statutes shall be $100.00.

(e) The expenses incurred for a Council or staff field inspection of a certified construction project, of a project for which a petition for declaratory ruling was filed, or for a statement of intent to acquire real property shall be billed quarterly to the applicant, petitioner or filer, and shall in no event exceed $500.00 per review.

(Effective March 7, 1989; Amended September 7, 2012)