Sec. 62509a.
(1) The owner or operator of a well regulated under this part is subject to the following annual mineral well regulatory fee. The fee shall apply to any mineral well that is usable for its permitted purpose, or has not been properly plugged in accordance with the requirements of this part and rules promulgated under this part, at the time the fee is due:
| (a) | For a disposal well for disposal of |
| waste products other than processed | |
| brine.................................... $2,500.00 | |
| (b) | For a disposal well for disposal or |
| processed brine.......................... $ 500.00 | |
| (c) | For a storage well....................... $ 500.00 |
| (d) | For a natural brine production well...... $ 500.00 |
| (e) | For an artificial brine production well.. $ 500.00 |
| (f) | For an individual test well.............. $ 500.00 |
| (g) | For a blanket permit for test wells: |
| (i) | 1 to 24 wells............................ $ 75.00 |
| (ii) | 25 to 49 wells........................... $ 150.00 |
| (iii) | 50 to 75 wells........................... $ 300.00 |
| (iv) | 75 to 200 wells.......................... $ 600.00 |
(2) Mineral well regulatory fees shall be submitted to the department in the manner required by the department along with any documentation required by the department.
(3) The department shall forward all mineral well regulatory fees collected under this section to the state treasury for deposit in the fund.
History: Add. 1998, Act 467, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 1999
Last modified: October 10, 2016