23-1903 - Imposition of oil, gas and solution mining regulation and reclamation fees.

§ 23-1903. Imposition  of  oil,  gas  and solution mining regulation and reclamation fees. 1. When a permit is granted to a person by the department pursuant  to  section  23-0305  of  this  article  to  drill  a  well or when a person  converts a well to one subject to the oil, gas and solution mining  law,  such person shall pay to the department: a.  A one hundred dollar fee to be credited to the oil and gas account  established under chapter fifty-eight of the laws  of  nineteen  hundred  eighty-two; and b.  A  fee  in  accordance  with  the  depth drilled or expected to be  drilled as set forth below: 0-  500ft. - $  190 501- 1000ft. - $  380 1001- 1500ft. - $  570 1501- 2000ft. - $  760 2001- 2500ft. - $  950 2501- 3000ft. - $1,140 3001- 3500ft. - $1,330 3501- 4000ft. - $1,520 4001- 4500ft. - $1,710 4501- 5000ft. - $1,900 5001- 5500ft. - $2,090 5501- 6000ft. - $2,280 6001- 6500ft. - $2,470 6501- 7000ft. - $2,660 7001- 7500ft. - $2,850 7501- 8000ft. - $3,040 8001- 8500ft. - $3,230 8501- 9000ft. - $3,420 9001- 9500ft. - $3,610 9501-10,000ft.- $3,800 over 10,000ft.- $3,800 plus $190 for each incremental 500 feet of depth over 10,000 feet. A person who has paid the fees described shall not be required to  pay  any  additional  fee  for a well conversion.  The fee for well deepening  permits pertaining to wells for which a well drilling permit was  issued  after August  twenty-fifth,  nineteen  hundred  eighty-one,  shall  be  calculated on the basis of the additional depth drilled. In the event the actual depth drilled exceeds the depth expected to be  drilled, an additional amount shall be paid such that the total fee paid  shall be in accordance with the schedule set forth in this paragraph. 2. Upon requesting from the department  any  determination  under  the  Natural  Gas  Policy  Act,  such person shall pay a fifty dollar fee per  well for each such determination.