(1) The department shall waive the fee of one thousand dollars for each air emission permit application for those facilities who pay the fees specified in WAC
246-254-070,
246-254-080,
246-254-090, and
246-254-100; however, those facilities shall pay costs associated with direct staff time of the air emissions program in accordance with WAC
246-254-120 (1)(e).
(2) For emission units at all other facilities:
(a) Application. The applicant shall submit a fee of one thousand dollars for each air emission license to the department with each application.
(i) The department shall process only those applications accompanied by the fee prescribed in (a) of this subsection. The department shall return any application submitted without the prescribed fee to the applicant.
(ii) The applicant shall pay any additional actual costs involved with processing the application upon receipt of a bill from the department on a calendar quarter basis.
(iii) The department shall credit the initial application fee to the applicant's quarterly billings.
(b) Operations. The department shall charge each emission unit operator the actual expenses incurred by the department in determining compliance with the provisions of established regulations and conditions of the air emission license; and:
(i) Bill the operator each calendar quarter until the air emission license is terminated by the department.
(ii) Specify in the quarterly bill the staff, laboratory, and support service costs associated with the regulatory activities conducted by the department.
(c) Amendment. The department shall add and include the actual costs incurred by the department in reviewing and processing an amendment to an air emission license in the department's calendar quarter charge for regulatory activities.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters
70.98 and
70.94 RCW and chapter 173-480 WAC. WSR 94-07-010, § 246-254-160, filed 3/4/94, effective 4/4/94. Statutory Authority: RCW
43.70.110. WSR 91-22-027 (Order 208), § 246-254-160, filed 10/29/91, effective 11/29/91. Statutory Authority: RCW
43.70.040. WSR 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified as § 246-254-160, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority: Chapter
70.98 RCW. WSR 88-17-061 (Order 2670), § 440-44-062, filed 8/17/88.]