49-1020. Fees


Each owner and operator of an underground storage tank which is subject to
regulation under this chapter shall pay annually to the department a fee of one hundred
dollars for each tank. An owner or operator who sold or relinquished legal, equitable or
possessory interest in the property on or before January 1, 1990 shall not be responsible
to pay the fee prescribed by this section. The director, with the approval of the
attorney general, may abate fee balances if the administration costs exceed the amount of
the fees due. The fees collected under this section shall be deposited, pursuant to
sections 35-146 and 35-147, in the regulatory account of the underground storage tank
revolving fund established in section 49-1015. The director shall adopt rules to provide
for the orderly imposition and collection of the fees imposed by this section.