SECTION 116.926. Permit Fee

(a) Fees required. Any person who applies for a permit in accordance with §116.917 of this title (relating to Electric Generating Facility Permit Application for Certain Grandfathered Coal-Fired Electric Generating Facilities and Certain Grandfathered Facilities Located at Electric Generating Facility Sites) must remit a fee of $450 at the time of application for such permit. If the facility is a small business stationary source facility, as defined in TCAA, §382.0365(h), the fee shall be $100.

(b) Payment of fees. All permit fees must be remitted in the form of a check or money order made payable to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission and delivered to Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, P. O. Box 13088, MC 214, Austin, Texas 78711-3088. Required fees must be received before the commission will begin examination of the application.

(c) Return of fees. Fees must be paid at the time an application for a permit is submitted in accordance with this subchapter. If the applicant withdraws the application prior to issuance of the permit, one-half of the fee will be refunded, except that the entire fee will be refunded for any such application for which a permit by rule in accordance with Chapter 106 of this title (relating to Permits by Rule) is allowed. No fees will be refunded after a deficient application has been voided, denied, or after a permit has been issued by the commission.

Source Note: The provisions of this §116.926 adopted to be effective June 12, 2002, 27 TexReg 4954