Sec. 131.135. APPLICATION FEES. (a) Each application for a surface mining permit shall be accompanied by an initial application fee as determined by the commission in accordance with a published fee schedule.
(b) An initial application fee shall be based as nearly as possible on the actual or anticipated cost of reviewing the application, but shall not exceed $400.
(c) After approval but before issuance of the surface mining permit, the applicant shall pay an approved application fee in the amount of $10 per acre of the permit area, which may be paid in annual installments apportioned over the term of the permit.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2620, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1991, ch. 784, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 27, 1979; Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 358, ch. 81, Sec. 2(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1983.
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