LAC 43:XVII.3805. Filing and Application Fees

A. Fee Amounts 1. For the permit application of an initial Class VI well and storage facility, the filing fee shall be not more than $100,000 (the “base filing fee”). a. For each additional Class VI well proposed in a storage facility, an additional $10,000 shall be added to the base filing fee. b. The filing fee shall not exceed $200,000 for any single storage facility. 2. For the periodic area of review update, conducted in accordance with LAC 43:XVII.3615.C, the filing fee shall be $25,000. 3. For all Class VI permit applications, additional funds not to exceed the total, actual cost of review may be required to be paid by the applicant pursuant to La R.S. 30:1110.C(3). Accordingly, the application fee for a Class VI permit application may exceed $200,000. B. Fee Basis 1. The total, actual cost of any Class VI permit application review shall include all those costs associated with reviews by Office of Conservation employees or other public employees, including, but not limited to, salaries and related benefits, equipment costs, and travel expenses. If the applicant has requested or the commissioner has required a QTP review, all costs associated with the QTP review will also be drawn from the filing fee. C. Payment, Deposit, and Withdrawal of Fees 1. An applicant must pay the filing fee to the Office of Conservation upon submission of its Class VI permit application. 2. An applicant must pay any other funds comprising the application fee to the Office of Conservation within 30 days after the issuance to the applicant of a notice and invoice for such amounts. The Office of Conservation shall withdraw funds from each filling fee account upon expenditures associated with incurred costs described in Subsection B of this Section. Upon request by an applicant, the Office of Conservation shall provide a detailed, itemized list of any costs incurred in the review of the applicant’s Class VI permit application. 3. The Office of Conservation shall deposit the fees collected under this Chapter into a separate escrow account for each applicant. If an applicant has multiple Class VI permit applications pending before the Office of Conservation, the escrow account for such applicant may be divided into separate accounts for each application. The Office of Conservation may draw upon the escrow account whenever the office determines a draft to be necessary in order to pay for any cost incurred in the review of a permit application. 4. Any interest accrued on an escrow account shall be the property of the Office of Conservation and shall be deposited in the Geologic Storage Trust Fund.