Section 11540 - Commission Fees to Prepare an Environmental Assessment(a) When the Commission is the lead agency and the Executive Director determines that an environmental assessment must be prepared, an applicant for a permit, plan, or plan amendment shall be responsible for paying, in addition to any consultant fees and costs, the Commission's full costs of preparing, processing, and distributing the environmental assessment.(b) After the Executive Director determines that an environmental assessment must be prepared, the Commission shall submit to the applicant a monthly bill for the actual costs, including overhead, incurred by the Commission and Commission staff during the preceding month for preparation of the environmental assessment.(c) The applicant shall pay the bill submitted pursuant to subsection 11540(b) within 30 days of receipt of the bill. Failure to make full payment on any such bill within 30 days of its receipt shall allow the Commission and the staff to discontinue work on the environmental assessment until complete payment has been made.(d) The Commission shall bill the applicant for all unpaid costs actually incurred in preparing, processing, or distributing the environmental assessment within 30 days after either: (1) the Commission and staff complete all work on, including Commission consideration of, the application;(2) the applicant formally withdraws the pending application, or(3) the applicant abandons the application.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 14, § 11540
1. Renumbering and amendment of Section 10950 to Section 11540 filed 5-18-87; operative 6-17-87 (Register 87, No. 30). For prior history, see Register 79, No. 29.
2. Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 12-31-2020 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2021, No. 1). (OAL review extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20.)
3. Amendment of section heading and section filed 6-2-2022; operative 10-1-2022 (Register 2022, No. 22). Note: Authority cited: Section 66632(f), Government Code; and Section 29201(e), Public Resources Code. Reference: Section 66632(a), Government Code; and Sections 21089 and 29520(b), Public Resources Code.
1. Renumbering and amendment of Section 10950 to Section 11540 filed 5-18-87; operative 6-17-87 (Register 87, No. 30). For prior history, see Register 79, No. 29.
2. Change without regulatory effect amending Note filed 12-31-2020 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2021, No. 1). (OAL review extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20.)
3. Amendment of section heading and section filed 6-2-2022; operative 10/1/2022 (Register 2022, No. 22).