Mont. Admin. R. 36.2.609 - FEES: DETERMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE
(1) Whenever an application for a lease,
permit, contract, license, or certificate is expected to result in the agency
incurring expenses in excess of $2,500 to compile an EIS, the applicant is
required to pay a fee in an amount the agency reasonably estimates, as set
forth in this rule, will be expended to gather information and data necessary
to compile an EIS.
(2) The agency
shall determine within 30 days after a completed application is filed whether
it will be necessary to compile an EIS and assess a fee as prescribed by this
rule. If it is determined that an EIS is necessary, the agency shall make a
preliminary estimate of its costs. This estimate must include a summary of the
data and information needs and the itemized costs of acquiring the data and
information, including salaries, equipment costs, and any other expense
associated with the collection of data and information for the EIS.
(3) Whenever the preliminary estimated costs
of acquiring the data and information to prepare an EIS total more than $2,500,
the agency shall notify the applicant that a fee must be paid and submit an
itemized preliminary estimate of the cost of acquiring the data and information
necessary to compile an EIS. The agency shall also notify the applicant to
prepare and submit a notarized and detailed estimate of the cost of the project
being reviewed in the EIS within 15 days. In addition, the agency shall request
the applicant to describe the data and information available or being prepared
by the applicant which can possibly be used in the EIS. The applicant may
indicate which of the agency's estimated costs of acquiring data and
information for the EIS would be duplicative or excessive. The applicant must
be granted, upon request, an extension of the 15 day period for submission of
an estimate of the project's cost and a critique of the agency's preliminary
EIS data and information accumulation cost assessment.
Notes
75-1-202, MCA; IMP, 75-1-202, 75-1-203, 75-1-205, 75-1-206, and 75-1-207, MCA;
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