Procedure

Procedure. (1) Fee schedules. (a) Application fees shall be submitted as a part of a complete application for a contract to remove material from the beds of natural lakes. The application fee shall be remitted to the applicant if the requested dredging contract is denied. (b) Noncommercial fees shall be submitted by the applicant upon receipt of the contract from the department. (c) Commercial removal fee shall be submitted in annual installments based upon the charge specified in the contract per cubic yard times the number of cubic yards of material removed under the contract for that calendar year. Quantities removed will be measured in its original position, computed by the method of average end areas, with no correction for curvature, or by the method of truncated prisms. (2) Bonds. (a) Bonds in the amount specified in the contract received by the applicant shall be secured by the applicant and submitted to the department of natural resources prior to any removal of material by the applicant on the contract issued by the department. (b) Upon the successful completion of the dredging contract the applicant shall request a release from the bonding requirements. The department shall inspect the dredging site. If the department determines that the contract has been satisfactorily completed, the department will advise the applicant and bonding company that the bond may be canceled.