1. (a) Annual well fee. An annual fee of $240 shall be assessed for each active or inactive unplugged gas storage well located within the boundary of any underground porosity gas storage facility. The total annual well fee assessment shall be based on the number of the operator's gas storage wells in existence on the first day of November each year. The operator of the storage facility shall remit the total fee based on this well count in a single check to the conservation division on or before the last day of January each year.

2. (b) Application fees. The following fee or fees shall be submitted with each of the following applications:

   (1)(A) For a provisional storage facility operating permit application filed according to K.A.R. 82-3-1002, each applicant shall submit a fee of $2,000. In addition, for each gas storage well included in this permit application, the applicant shall submit a fee of $50.

   1. (B) For any application to amend a provisional storage facility operating permit issued according to K.A.R. 82-3-1002, each applicant shall submit a fee of $250.

      (2)(A) For a fully authorized storage facility operating permit application filed according to K.A.R. 82-3-1003, each applicant shall submit a fee of $2,500. In addition, for each gas storage well included in this permit application, the applicant shall submit a fee of $75.

   2. (B) For any application to amend a fully authorized storage facility operating permit issued according to K.A.R. 82-3-1003, each applicant shall submit a fee of $250.
3. (c) Fees nonrefundable. Each fee shall be nonrefundable.

This regulation shall be effective on and after October 29, 2002.

(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 55-1,115 and 74-623; effective, T-82-6-27-02, July 1, 2002; effective Oct. 29, 2002.)