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1 Terrain Alteration. Amend RSA 485-A:17, II(a) to read as follows:
II.(a) The department shall charge a fee for each review of plans , including project inspections, required under this section. The plan review fee shall be based on the total area to be disturbed. Except for property subject to RSA 483-B:9 , the fee for review of plans encompassing an area of at least 100,000 square feet but less than 200,000 square feet shall be $3,125 . For the property subject to RSA 483-B:9, the fee for review of plans encompassing an area of at least 50,000 square feet but less than 200,000 square feet shall be $3,125. An additional fee of $1,250 shall be assessed for each additional area of up to 100,000 square feet to be disturbed. No application shall be accepted by the department until the fee required by this paragraph is paid. All fees required under this paragraph shall be paid when plans are submitted for review and shall be deposited in the water resources fund established in RSA 482-A:3, III.
(b) The department shall charge a non-refundable fee of $500 plus a $.10 fee per square foot of disturbance associated with the amendment request for each request to amend a permit that requires plans to be reviewed.
2 Permit by Notification. RSA 485-A:17, II-a is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
II-a. By January 1, 2026, the department shall adopt rules to establish a permit by notification for projects with plans encompassing an area less than 150,000 square feet that are not subject to RSA 483-B:9.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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1 Terrain Alteration. Amend RSA 485-A:17, II(a) to read as follows:
II.(a) The department shall charge a fee for applications , including project inspections, required under this section. For projects that qualify for a permit by notification allowed by paragraph II-a, the application fee for a permit by notification shall be $3,125. Except for projects that qualify for a permit by notification allowed by paragraph II-a , the fee for applications encompassing an area of at least 150,000 square feet but less than 200,000 square feet shall be $6,250 . An additional fee of $2,500 shall be assessed for each additional area of up to 100,000 square feet to be disturbed. For any property subject toRSA 483-B:9, the fee for review of plans encompassing an area of at least 50,000 square feet but less than 150,000 square feet shall be $5,000. For all other projects, the fee shall be $500 plus $0.005 per square foot of disturbance. No application shall be accepted by the department until the fee required by this paragraph is paid. All fees required under this paragraph shall be paid when plans are submitted for review and shall be deposited in the water resources fund established in RSA 482-A:3, III.
(b) The department shall charge a non-refundable fee of $500 for each request to amend a permit that requires plans to be reviewed.
2 Permit by Notification. RSA 485-A:17, II-a is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
II-a. By January 1, 2026, the department shall adopt rules to establish a permit by notification for projects with plans encompassing an area less than 150,000 square feet that are not subject to RSA 483-B:9.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.