(1) The Department of Environmental Quality shall assess the following fees on covered vessels and offshore and onshore facilities to recover the costs of reviewing the plans and conducting the inspections, exercises, training and activities required under ORS 468B.345 to 468B.400:
(a) Cargo and passenger vessels, $70 per trip.
(b) Nonself-propelled tank vessels:
(A) Having a capacity of fewer than 25,000 barrels, $60 per trip.
(B) Having a capacity of 25,000 to 99,999 barrels, $70 per trip.
(C) Having a capacity of 100,000 or more barrels, $100 per trip.
(c) Self-propelled tank vessels of 300 gross tons or less, $60 per trip.
(d) Self-propelled tank vessels over 300 gross tons, $1,200 per trip.
(e) Offshore and onshore facilities, $5,900 per year.
(f) Dredge vessels, $36 per day when operating in the navigable waters of the state.
(2) Moneys collected under this section shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Oil Spill Prevention Fund established under ORS 468B.410.
(3) As used in this section, “trip” means travel to the appointed destination and return travel to the point of origin within the navigable waters of this state. For the purpose of assessing trip fees under this section, self-propelled tank vessels transiting the navigable waters of this state in ballast shall be considered cargo vessels. [1991 c.651 §17; 2001 c.688 §6; 2003 c.738 §2; 2007 c.157 §1]
Note: Section 6, chapter 157, Oregon Laws 2007, provides:
Sec. 6. (1) The amendments to ORS 468B.405 (1)(a), (b), (c), (d) and (f) by section 1 of this 2007 Act apply to fees assessed on or after August 1, 2007, or on or after the first day of the calendar month following the effective date of this 2007 Act [May 25, 2007], whichever is later.
(2) The amendments to ORS 468B.405 (1)(e) by section 1 of this 2007 Act apply only to fees attributable to fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2007. [2007 c.157 §6]
Section: Previous 468B.370 468B.375 468B.380 468B.385 468B.390 468B.395 468B.400 468B.405 468B.410 468B.412 468B.415 468B.420 468B.425 468B.450 468B.455 NextLast modified: August 7, 2008