Section 3702.35 Permit Application Fee

Section 3702.35  Permit Application Fee

a)         If a

permit is required for the activity, permit applicants must pay a

non-refundable permit application review fee.  The fee will be determined by

the Department, and the applicant shall be notified of that determination

immediately after review of the application.  When appropriate and when it is

in the best interest of the State, the Department may enter into agreements to

allow other State agencies to offset the cost of fees by providing in-kind services

in lieu of cash payments.  As outlined in this subsection (a), the review fee

shall be calculated based on the determination of the base review fee, the

application of an escalation adjustment factor, and the addition of the review

fees from any other applicable Parts (see subsection (a)(3)).  Further

processing of the application will not be initiated until the review fee is

received.

1)         The

base review fee shall be as follows:

Construction of New Dam

Class I & II                                                                 $5000

Class III                                                                      $4500

Major Modification of Existing Dam

Class I & II                                                                 $3500

Class III                                                                      $2500

Operating Authorization for

Existing Dam

(as required under Sections

3702.30(c)(1)(E)

and 3702.100)

All classifications                                                        $1500

Removal of Dam

All classifications                                                        $2500

2)         Annual Escalation

Adjustment

A)        The

base review fee amounts in subsection (a)(1) shall be adjusted on July 1 each

year to account for inflation.  The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer

Price Index Table for all urban consumers (CPI-U), U.S. city average, all

items, base period 1982-1984 = 100 (Series ID: CUUR0000SA0) (available on the

U.S

$2500

2)         Annual Escalation

Adjustment

A)        The

base review fee amounts in subsection (a)(1) shall be adjusted on July 1 each

year to account for inflation.  The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer

Price Index Table for all urban consumers (CPI-U), U.S. city average, all

items, base period 1982-1984 = 100 (Series ID: CUUR0000SA0) (available on the

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' website) shall be used to calculate the

adjustment factor.  The adjustment factor shall be directly proportional to the

change in the CPI since June 2013 and shall be calculated according to the

following formula:

Adjustment factor

=

CPI

(May of current year)

CPI

(June 2013)

B)        The

base fee amounts in subsection (a)(1) shall be multiplied by this factor and

rounded to the nearest $10 to compute the review fee for the coming fiscal year

(July 1 through June 30).  The review shall be capped at $5000.  The dollar

amounts that result from these calculations will be posted on the Department's

website at www.dnr.illinois.gov.

3)         Review

Fee for Multiple-Regulation Projects

If the construction activity being

applied for also requires authorization under 17 Ill. Adm. Code 3700, 3704 and/or

3708, the review fee for each Part shall be added to calculate the total review

fee.  The total review fee shall be capped at $5000.

b)         Submission of Fees

1)         Except

when possible through electronic fee submittal, the applicant shall submit the required

fee amount in the form of a check or money order made payable to the Illinois

Department of Natural Resources.

2)         If

the review fee is not received within 90 days after the Department's

notification of the amount of that fee, the application shall be deemed

withdrawn.  A new application and review fee will need to be submitted to

restart the application process

ll submit the required

fee amount in the form of a check or money order made payable to the Illinois

Department of Natural Resources.

2)         If

the review fee is not received within 90 days after the Department's

notification of the amount of that fee, the application shall be deemed

withdrawn.  A new application and review fee will need to be submitted to

restart the application process.

3)         Insufficient

payment or failure of a permit application fee payment to clear the bank it is

drawn against will result in the automatic withdrawal of the application.

4)         All

fees shall be deposited into the State Boating Act Fund (see 615 ILCS 5/35).

c)         Refund of Permit

Application Fees

Except for refunding of

overpayments, permit application fees shall not be refunded.  Application fees

are tendered for consideration of the application only and do not imply any

promise of permit issuance by the Department.