Section 22a-163f-5 - Fees and assessments(a)Payment. All application fees required by the council for a certificate of public safety and necessity for a low-level radioactive waste management facility or modification of an existing facility shall be paid to the council at the time such application is filed.(b)Fee schedule. The application fee for a certificate of public safety and necessity for a low-level radioactive waste management facility or an amendment to a certificate of public safety and necessity of an existing facility as defined in title 22a, chapter 446a of the Connecticut General Statutes, and these regulations shall be 1% of estimated construction cost not including land, but not less than $5,000 and not more than $100,000. The fee for each application for a certificate or amendment of a certificate described in title 22a, chapter 446a of the Connecticut General Statutes, shall be used for the administrative expenses of the council and its staff incurred in processing the application. Assessments of the applicant shall be made during the proceeding, or thereafter, for the expenses of the entire proceeding, and shall be in addition to any fee paid pursuant to this section. The amount of any fees and assessments paid pursuant to this section which are in excess of the actual expenses of the council in reviewing and acting upon the entire application shall be refunded within 180 days after all council obligations regarding the application are resolved.(c)Declaratory ruling fee. The fee for each petition for a declaratory ruling pursuant to Section 16-50j-39 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies shall be $500. In the event that a hearing is held for a petition for declaratory ruling, assessments on applicants shall be made for expenses incurred for and during the entire proceeding and shall be in addition to any fee paid pursuant to this section.(d)Declaratory ruling field inspections. For a petition for a declaratory ruling regarding a low-level radioactive waste management facility, the person or entity submitting such request or petition shall make payment of a fee of $500 to the council for a field inspection. This fee shall be paid within 30 days after the council's inspection and shall be in addition to any other fee paid pursuant to this section.(e)Development and Management Plan (D&M) Field Inspections. Expenses incurred for field inspections in reviewing the D&M plan of a low-level radioactive waste management facility shall be billed quarterly to the applicant.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-163f-5