LAC 43:I.5121. Fees

A. Pursuant to Section 5109(B), the designated operator of a solar power generation facility shall pay to the department the following fees: 1. an application fee of no more than $15 per acre for the total number of acres within the facility footprint as identified in the engineer’s drawing required by Section 5113(C); and 2. an application processing fee of $500. B. Beginning the year after a permit is issued, all designated operators shall pay the department an annual monitoring and maintenance fee each year until the facility is decommissioned in accordance with this Chapter. This fee is due by January 31 of each year and shall not exceed the amount of $15 per acre for the total number of acres within the facility footprint as depicted in the engineer’s drawing required by Section 5113(C) and within each revised decommissioning plan required by Section 5113(D). C. Each fiscal year, the department shall calculate the total budgeted cost of administering the permitting process for solar power generation facilities. In any fiscal year, the monitoring and maintenance fee charged to designated operators shall not exceed their pro-rata share of the department’s budgeted costs for implementing and administering these provisions. D. All fees paid to the department shall be made payable via certified funds, bank money order, cashier’s check, bank wire, or Automated Clearing House (ACH) transfer.