GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

S	1 

SENATE BILL 1534

Short Title:  Mining Permit Fees.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senator Tally.
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Referred to:  Finance.
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June 5, 1990

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH FEES FOR PROCESSING APPLICATIONS FOR MINING PERMITS AND APPLICATIONS FOR MODIFICATIONS AND RENEWALS OF EXISTING MINING PERMITS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Article 7 of Chapter 74 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 74-52.1.  Permit fees.
The Commission may establish a reasonable fee schedule for the processing of applications for permits and applications for the renewal of permits or modifications of permits issued pursuant to this Article.  Any fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the General Fund.  In determining the fee schedule, the Commission shall consider the administrative and personnel costs incurred by the Department for processing applications for permits, for processing applications for renewals and modifications of existing permits, and for related compliance activities.  The total of the fees authorized by the Commission pursuant to this section in any fiscal year shall not exceed the total personnel and administrative costs incurred by the Department for processing applications for permits, for processing applications for renewals and modifications of existing permits, and for related compliance activities in that fiscal year."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.