- (a) Effective on and after January 1, 2004, each permittee shall submit an annual permit fee of $18,890 per facility and $305 per unplugged underground natural gas storage well on or before April 1 of each year.
- (b) Each permittee shall submit a permit fee of $305 for any unplugged underground natural gas storage well inadvertently omitted from the collection of permit fees for the year 2003.
- (c) Each applicant for a permit for a proposed new underground natural gas storage well shall submit a fee of $700 with the permit application.
- (d) Fees shall be made payable to the "Kansas department of health and environment—subsurface hydrocarbon storage fund."
- (e) The fees collected under the provisions of this regulation shall not be refunded.
- (f) If the ownership of a storage well or storage facility changes during the term of a valid permit, no additional fee shall be required, unless a change occurs that results in a new storage well or an expanded facility operation.
(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 55-1,117; effective, T-28-4-1-03, April 1, 2003; effective Aug. 8, 2003.)