(1) The Department will take no action on any
application, modification request, or precertification corridor alignment
change amendment, until it has received the appropriate fee. All fees shall be
paid by check made payable to the Department. The fee shall be determined by
measuring along the centerline of the corridor. Portions of a mile shall be
computed on a decimal basis.
(2)
Application fee. The application fee shall be as prescribed in Section
403.5365(1),
F.S. When an applicant proposes alternate corridors as well as a primary one
for consideration for certification, the application fee shall be computed on
the basis of the total of all corridor lengths submitted by the applicant.
(a) Any agency intending to seek
reimbursement from the fee for a contract for studies to support its report
pursuant to Section 403.526, F.S., shall first
obtain prior written approval from the Department for the amount and purpose of
the expenditure. Except as provided in Section
403.523(4),
F.S., all such studies shall be related to the jurisdiction of the requesting
agency and shall be directly related to the evaluation of the certification
application. The applicant shall be furnished with a copy of any request for
approval of a contract for studies, as well as the report or results from any
approved studies, within 10 days of receipt by the Department.
(b) Any contract must specify that:
1. Receipt of the preliminary results will be
available in time for agency report submittals with final results available at
least 30 days prior to the certification hearing,
2. The studies shall be finalized in
writing,
3. Final reimbursement to
the agency and thus to the contractor shall not occur unless complete results
are submitted such that the schedule of paragraph 1., above, can be met;
and,
4. The contractor will be
available to act as a witness in certification proceedings.
(c) The breach of any provision of a contract
for studies shall not be grounds for the alteration of any time limitation in
the Act pursuant to Section
403.528,
F.S.
(3) Modification
fee.
Where a modification is proposed by the licensee that
requires a corridor alignment change, the fee shall include the per-mile amount
prescribed by Section
403.5365(3)(b),
F.S., plus the following:
(a) 230 kV
and higher, but less than 500 kV, transmission line: $7, 000.00.
(b) 500 kV or higher transmission line: $10,
000.00.
(4) Amendment
fee.
A fee of $2, 000.00 plus $750.00 per mile of the total
realigned portion(s) of the corridor is required whenever an amendment is
proposed by the applicant which includes one or more corridor alignment
changes. Portions of a mile shall be computed on a decimal basis. No additional
fee is required from an applicant for corridor changes initiated by other
parties even if the applicant either does not object to or supports such a
change.
Notes
Fla. Admin.
Code Ann. R. 62-17.545
Rulemaking Authority 403.523 FS. Law Implemented 403.523,
403.5275, 403.5365 FS.
New 11-20-80, Formerly
17-17.54(4), Amended 6-26-84, 4-14-86, 1-22-91, 1-26-93, Formerly 17-17.545,
Amended 5-24-10.
New 11-20-80, Formerly 17-17.54(4), Amended 6-26-84,
4-14-86, 1-22-91, 1-26-93, Formerly 17-17.545, Amended
5-24-10.
