1. (1) As used in this section, "cabinet" shall mean the Energy and Environment Cabinet.
2. (2) An applicant for a permit to discharge pollutants into waters of the Commonwealth shall be subject to a permit fee by the cabinet.

3. (3) The permit fee shall be equal to the cost of review but shall not exceed the following amounts:

   1. (a) Major industry: three thousand two hundred dollars ($3,200);
   2. (b) Minor industry: two thousand one hundred dollars ($2,100);
   3. (c) Nonprocess industry: one thousand dollars ($1,000);
   4. (d) Large, non-publicly-owned treatment works: one thousand seven hundred dollars ($1,700); Intermediate, non-publicly-owned treatment works: one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500); Small, ($1,000); non-publicly-owned treatment one thousand dollars works:
   5. (e)
   6. (f)
   7. (g) Agriculture: one thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200); and
   8. (h) Surface mining operation: one thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200).
4. (4) The cabinet may impose the maximum permit fee if a discharge falls into multiple categories.

Effective: June 29, 2017

History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 117, sec. 20, effective June 29, 2017. -- Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 379, effective July 15, 2010. -- Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 471, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1990. Formerly codified as KRS 224.1151.