OAR 340-300-0006: Program Administration and Compliance Fees

(1) A facility owner or operator must pay a Seismic Vulnerability Assessment Submittal Fee of $39,000. The fee must accompany submittal of the Seismic Vulnerability Assessment or the initial assessment report if a series of assessments is submitted. (2) A facility owner or operator must pay a Risk Mitigation Implementation Plan Submittal Fee of $36,000. The fee must accompany submittal of a Risk Mitigation Implementation Plan. (3) A facility owner or operator must pay an Annual Compliance Fee by June 1 of each calendar year until the implementation of all risk minimization measures proposed in the Risk Mitigation Implementation Plan is completed and approved by DEQ. The Annual Compliance Fee structure is as follows: (a) Year one Annual Compliance Fee of $23,000. (b) Year two and consequent years Annual Compliance Fee will not exceed $50,000. (c) DEQ may reduce the Annual Compliance Fee in year two or in subsequent years if DEQ determines that the entire fee is not necessary to fund program costs. (4) A facility owner or operator must pay a Risk Mitigation Implementation Plan modification fee of $5,000 when requesting changes to previously submitted mitigation plans or if DEQ modifies a Seismic Vulnerability Assessment or a Risk Mitigation Implementation Plan as provided in of 340-300-0003(9) 12 of 340-300-0004(12). (5) The modification fee does not apply to DEQ-required assessment plan modifications.