N.J. Admin. Code § 7:14B-3.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 7:14B-3.5 - Program fees and oversight costs

(a) The owner and operator of an existing, former, or proposed underground storage tank system shall pay all required fees and costs pursuant to this chapter and shall:

1. Submit a separate fee for each activity at a facility which requires a permit or approval at the time the application is submitted. The owner and operator shall pay a separate fee for resubmissions of the same application when the application is disapproved due to technical deficiencies in the initial submittal;

2. Submit a separate fee for each application; and

3. Submit a separate fee for each facility where an activity occurs.

(b) The Department will not approve any application unless all fee requirements of this subchapter are met.

(c) When an owner and operator applies for a permit pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:14B-4.1(a), and in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:14B-10, the owner and operator shall pay a permit fee of $ 450.00 for the installation or substantial modification of an underground storage tank system.

(d) The Department shall not prorate any fees or charges required by this chapter.

(e) The owner and operator shall pay fees and oversight costs related to investigation, closure and remediation of an underground storage tank system pursuant to the Administrative Requirements for the Remediation of Contaminated Sites, N.J.A.C. 7:26C-4.

(f) The owner and operator shall make all payments of fees required by this chapter as follows:

1. Submit pursuant to (f)2 below a certified check, attorney check, money order, or personal check made payable to "Treasurer, State of New Jersey" until such time that the Department requires the electronic payment of these fees. Within 180 days after receipt of written notification from the Department that its electronic payment system is operational, each fee shall be submitted to the Department through the electronic payment system in a manner compatible with the Department's computer system; and

2. Mail each payment to the address listed at 7:14B-2.2(b) or as otherwise indicated on the first page of the Department's billing invoice.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:14B-3.5

Amended by 50 N.J.R. 409(a), effective 1/16/2018