A. The Construction Industries Board may establish a system of fees to be charged for the issuance and renewal of licenses and permits and for formal project reviews under the Board's authority. This provision is subject to the following limitations:
- 1. No schedule of fees may be established or amended by the Board except during such times as the Legislature is in session; provided, the Board may establish or amend a schedule of fees at a time when the Legislature is not in session if the fees or schedule of fees has been specifically authorized by the Legislature pursuant to subsection 2 of this section. The Board must follow the procedures required by Article I of the Administrative Procedures Act for adoption of rules in establishing or amending any such schedule of fees; and
2. The Board shall charge fees only within the following ranges, except as may be otherwise specified in this section.
For license or permit issuance: not to exceed $300.00 For license or permit renewal: not to exceed $200.00 For formal project review for code conformance: not to exceed $200.00 For permit issuance for the use of alternative materials or methods: not to exceed $50.00
- B. The Board shall base its schedule of fees upon the reasonable costs of review and inspection services rendered in connection with each license, permit, or review, but shall be within the ranges specified in paragraph 2 of subsection A of this section, except as otherwise specified in this section. The Board shall establish a system of training for all personnel who render review and inspection services in order to assure uniform statewide application of rules. The Board shall include the reasonable costs associated with such training in the fees provided for in this section.
- C. The Board may exempt by rule any class of licensee or permittee from the requirements of the fee schedule if the Board determines that the creation of such a schedule for any such class would create an unreasonable economic hardship.
- D. All statutory fees now in effect for the issuance and renewal of any license, permit, or review under the authority of the Construction Industries Board shall remain in effect until such time as the Board acts to implement new fee schedules pursuant to the provisions of this section.E. Unless otherwise provided, licenses and permits issued by the Construction Industries Board shall be for a one-year period.
Laws 2001, SB 310, c. 394, § 5, emerg. eff. July 1, 2001.