Sec.22a-116-B-5. Fees and assessments

(a) Payment.

All application fees required by the Council for a certificate of public safety and necessity for a hazardous waste facility or modification shall be paid to the Council at the time such application is filed.

(b) Fee schedule.

The fee schedule for a certificate for new hazardous waste facilities defined in Section 22a-115 of the Connecticut General Statutes or the modification of existing facilities shall be 1% of estimated construction cost, including land, but not less than $5,250 and not more than $100,250. The fee for each application for a certificate described in Section 22a-117 of the Connecticut General Statutes shall be used for the administrative expenses of the Council and its staff incurred in processing the application. In the event a hearing shall be held for such application, assessments of the applicant during the proceeding, or thereafter, shall be made for the expenses of the proceeding, and shall be in addition to any fee paid pursuant to this section. The amount of any fees and assessments paid pursuant to this section which are in excess of the actual expenses of the Council in reviewing and acting upon the application shall be refunded within 180 days after all Council obligations regarding the application are resolved.

(c) Amendment assessment.

The costs incurred by the Council in considering and application for an amendment of a certificate of public safety and necessity issued pursuant to Section 22a-117 of the Connecticut General Statutes shall be assessed to the applicant within 180 days after all Council obligations regarding the application are resolved and shall not exceed the actual costs incurred in processing, reviewing, and deciding such application.

(d) Declaratory ruling fee.

The fee for each petition for a declaratory ruling pursuant to Section 16-50j-39 of the Regulations of State Agencies shall be $625. In the event that a hearing shall be held for a petition for declaratory ruling, assessments on applicants shall be made for expenses incurred and during the proceeding and shall be in addition to any fee paid pursuant to this section.

(e) Declaratory ruling field inspections.

For a petition for a declaratory ruling regarding a hazardous waste facility, the person submitting such request or petition shall make payment of a fee of $625 to the Council for a field inspection. This fee shall be paid within 30 days after the Council's inspection and shall be in addition to any fee paid pursuant to this section.

(f) D&M field inspections.

Expenses incurred for field inspections in reviewing the D&M plan of a hazardous waste facility shall be billed quarterly to the applicant.

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