(a) Fees shall be remitted with each application for a use determination as required in paragraphs (1) - (4) of this subsection.
- (1) Tier I Application--A $150 fee shall be charged for applications for property that is located in the figure in §17.14(a) of this title (relating to Equipment and Categories List), as long as the application seeks no variance from that use determination.
- (2) Tier II Application--A $1,000 fee shall be charged for applications for property that is used wholly for the control of air, water, and/or land pollution, but not in the figure in §17.14(a) of this title (relating to Equipment and Categories List).
- (3) Tier III Application--A $2,500 fee shall be charged for applications for property used partially for the control of air, water, and/or land pollution.
- (4) Tier IV Application--A $500 fee shall be charged for applications containing only property which is located in Part B of the figure in §17.14(a) of this title (relating to Equipment and Categories List).
- (b) Fees shall be forfeited for applications for use determination which are sent back under §17.12(2) of this title (relating to Application Review Schedule). An applicant who submits an insufficient fee will receive a deficiency notice in accordance with the procedures in §17.12(2) of this title. The fee must be remitted with the response to the deficiency notice before the application will be deemed administratively complete.
- (c) All fees shall either be remitted in the form of a check or money order made payable to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) or by electronic funds transfer by using the commission's ePay system.
- (d) The check, money order, or electronic funds transfer receipt must be delivered with the application to the commission, at the address listed on the application form.
Source Note:The provisions of this §17.20 adopted to be effective June 17, 1999, 24 TexReg 4425; amended to be effective January 9, 2002, 27 TexReg 185; amended to be effective February 7, 2008, 33 TexReg 932.