27 CAR § 132-510. Fees

(a)(1) It is intended that the TODS Signing Program shall be self-sustaining. (2) Fees assessed by the Arkansas Department of Transportation shall be reviewed periodically to determine their relationship to the cost of operation. (3) Fees may be increased or decreased by the department as required to ensure the program is self-sustaining. (b) Application fee. An application fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per intersection per business, activity, or site shall be submitted with each application for a TODS Signing Permit. (c)(1) Initial installation fee. Upon approval of the TODS Signing Permit, the applicant will be billed for the initial installation fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) per TODS sign and per trailblazer sign to be installed on state highway rights-of-way. (2) The initial installation fees will be payable within ten (10) days of the permit date. (d) Annual fees. Annual maintenance/administration fees of fifty dollars ($50.00) per TODS sign and per trailblazer sign on state highway rights-of-way will be payable in July of each year beginning with the first July of the year following the TODS Signing Permit date. (e) Special fees. (1) The fee to be assessed for the removal or covering, including seasonal removal or covering, of TODS signs and trailblazer signs on state highway rights-of-way is fifty dollars ($50.00) per sign. (2) The fee to be assessed for the replacement installation of TODS signs and trailblazer signs on state highway rights-of-way is fifty dollars ($50.00) per sign. (f) Refunds. (1) Application fees will be refunded when applications cannot be approved by the department. (2) After TODS permits have been issued, application and installation fees will not be refunded. (3)(A) Annual maintenance/administrative fees will not be refunded unless TODS signs are required to be removed because of highway construction or maintenance work. (B) In such cases, refunds will be calculated based on the number of full months the signs were down.