45-113. Fees; refunds
A. Except as otherwise prescribed, the director shall establish by rule and shall
collect reasonable fees to cover the costs of administrative services and expenses.
B. Except as otherwise prescribed, the director may establish by rule and collect
fees for applications, certificates, licenses and permits relating to surface water,
groundwater, water exchanges, wells, grandfathered rights, substitution of acres,
adequate and assured water supply, groundwater oversupply and lakes and for inspections
relating to dam safety.
C. If the director determines that a fee, including a fee collected pursuant to
section 45-611, has been erroneously paid during the same fiscal year or during any prior
fiscal year, the director shall make an administrative adjustment or a refund, without
interest, from the agency fund in which the fee was originally deposited to the current
holder of the right, application or registration for which the fee was paid.
D. This section does not apply to fees paid or payable under section 45-254 or
section 45-255, subsection B.
E. Except as provided in subsection F of this section, the director shall deposit,
pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, the monies collected under this section in the
water resources fund established by section 45-117.
F. The director shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, the fees
collected under this section relating to adequate and assured water supply pursuant to
sections 45-108, 45-576 and 45-579 in the assured and adequate water supply
administration fund established by section 45-580.
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