(a) Upon application to the commission, a person may request that the commission make a determination of the storage capacity of a storage reservoir under AS 41.06.195. The commission may request information necessary to make a determination under this section.
(b) The applicant shall pay a fee for a storage capacity determination under this section based on the commission's actual processing costs, including computer data processing costs, as determined by the commission. In determining the fee, the commission will maintain a record of all application processing costs. The commission will, as soon as practicable after receiving an application under this section, prepare and submit an estimate of the fee to the applicant. After the commission has made the storage capacity determination, the commission will send the applicant a final statement of the fee. The commission will not issue a determination on an application under this section until the applicant has paid the full fee.
(c) An applicant shall pay the fee established by the commission even if the applicant withdraws an application, or the commission denies the request to make a storage capacity determination. In the event of a withdrawal, the commission may reduce the fee amount to only costs incurred before the application is withdrawn but will include all costs actually incurred by the commission up to the point the application is withdrawn.
(d) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, the commission may on its own motion make a determination of the storage capacity of a reservoir.