Department of Environmental Protection Fee Schedule ...

1 Department of Environmental Protection Fee Schedule effective : november 1, 2021 to October 31, 2022 Air Quality Code Description Processing Fee Licensing Fee 70 part 70 air license (c. 140) (see I & II below) (see I & II below) 71 major & minor source license ( ) (see I & II below) (see I & II below) - general permit (c. 149, 164 & 165) - $121 75 property, sales & use tax exemption certification $469 $38 I. All licensed air emission sources pay an annual license fee assessed based on the sum of all license allowed criteria air pollutants, except for carbon monoxide, and reported emissions of hazardous air pollutants. A. The annual license fee is: Annual license allowed emissions, in tons Fee per ton from 1 to 1,000 .. $ from 1,001 to 4,000 .. $ additional emissions over 4,001.

2 $ The minimum annual license fee is $470 and the maximum annual license fee is $283,052. B. An air quality surcharge of $ for every 1,000 air quality units is added to the annual license fee for sources subject to Chapter 137 reporting requirements for hazardous air pollutants. Air quality units are determined by multiplying the toxicity score of each emitted hazardous air pollutant by the reported emissions of that pollutant. The minimum annual air quality surcharge is $ , and the maximum annual air quality surcharge is $94, II. Billing dates for the annual license fee and surcharge ( annual fees ) are based on the anniversary date of the original license. A source s annual fees will be due by the end of February, May, August or november every year, as billed by the Department .

3 Failure to pay annual fees within 30 days of the quarterly due date is grounds for revocation of the license. III. A new application must include the payment of the estimated annual license fee before that application is accepted for processing. There are no additional fees for minor revisions, amendments, transfers or renewals. Land Resources Dams and Hydropower Code Description Processing Fee Licensing Fee 32 FERC water quality certification for storage $1,881 - 33 FERC water quality certification, no increase in capacity $5641 $931 34 MWDCA maintenance/repair only $263 $93 35 MWDCA new construction/expanded generating capacity $8461 $931 36 water level petitions $1,191 $1,191 3D dams, release of impoundment (hydropower & non-hydropower) $1,191 - 3A FERC hydropower licensing, first consultation $1,840 - 3B FERC hydropower licensing, second consultation $1,840 - 1 Fee per megawatt The fee for a minor revision, condition compliance or transfer is $178.

4 The fee for an amendment is one half the processing fee, plus one half the licensing fee. The minor amendment fee is $1,624. The fee for a renewal is one half Maine DEP Fee Schedule effective : 11/1/2021 10/31/2022 Page 2 of 12 the processing fee, plus the full licensing fee. If the Commissioner determines that an application, by virtue of its size, uniqueness, complexity or other relevant factors, is likely to require significantly more costs than those listed on this table, the Commissioner may designate that application as subject to special fees per 38 S. 352. Land Resources Mining and Excavations Code Description Processing Fee Licensing Fee 80 notice of intent to comply w/ borrow pit or quarry standards - $250 notice of borrow pit or quarry expansion - $250 variance from excavation standards: general - $250 variance from excavation standards: excavation below the water table or externally drained - $500 variance from excavation standards: topsoil salvage - $125 variance from quarry standards: general - $250 variance from quarry standards: excavation below the water table or externally drained - $500 variance from quarry standards: topsoil salvage or air blasts & ground vibration - $125 fee if <2,500 cubic yards extracted - $1002 fee if >2,500 cubic yards extracted - $4002 2 Licensing Fee assessed annually.

5 Land Resources Natural Resources Protection Act The fees in the following table apply to all projects subject to the Natural Resources Protection Act (NRPA). Fees for projects which alter 15,000 square feet or more of freshwater wetland are wholly based on the pro-rata table at the end of this section. Code Description Processing Fee Licensing Fee - NRPA permit by rule (PBR) notification $266 - 08 water quality certification other than hydropower $2633 - 2A shoreline stabilization on a great pond $263 $93 2B other activity on a great pond $263 $93 2C fragile mountains areas $263 $93 2D irrigation ponds $263 $93 AP agricultural irrigation pond $263 $93 2E cranberry bogs $263 $93 CW cranberry cultivation $263 $93 2F activity adjacent to protected natural resources $263 $93 2G fill or alteration of wetlands of special significance $263 $93 DW significant wildlife habitat: deer wintering area $263 $93 IW significant wildlife habitat: inland waterfowl area $263 $93 TW significant wildlife habitat: tidal waterfowl area $263 $93 BN significant wildlife habitat.

6 Seabird nesting island $263 $93 FS significant wildlife habitat: shorebird feeding & staging areas $263 $93 VP significant wildlife habitat: significant vernal pools $263 $93 3E non-hydropower dams $263 $93 GW significant groundwater extraction well $6,434 $2,757 OS offshore wind energy demonstration project $4514 $113 OT offshore energy development $4514 $113 Maine DEP Fee Schedule effective : 11/1/2021 10/31/2022 Page 3 of 12 Code Description Processing Fee Licensing Fee 4C coastal wetland, fill or structure >1,000 sq. ft. and below highest annual tide or over wetland vegetation $451 $113 4D shoreline stabilization in a coastal wetland $451 $113 4E other activity on a coastal wetland $451 $113 4P coastal: docks, piers, & wharves $451 $113 4F sand dune: commercial building >2,500 sq.

7 Ft.; single or multi-family residence >5000 sq. ft.; or any structure >35 ft. tall unless height related to posts $6,584 $2,757 4G sand dune: beach nourishment or restoration on a sand dune $263 $93 4H other activity on a sand dune $451 $113 4I sand dune: residential building >2,500 sq. ft. & <5000 sq. ft. & <35 ft. tall $883 $221 4J sand dune: front dune building $451 $113 4K sand dune: back dune building $451 $113 4L sand dune: front dune, new house variance $1,161 $387 4M sand dune: post or piling variance $882 $221 L4 stream alteration, fill in floodway $263 $93 L5 stream alteration, shoreline stabilization $263 $93 L6 stream alteration, other $263 $93 MB mitigation bank $263 $93 MC mitigation credit $177 - TA freshwater wetland, Tier 1 / 0 - 4,999 sq. ft. $35 - TB freshwater wetland, Tier 1 / 5,000 - 9,999 sq.

8 Ft. $75 - TC freshwater wetland, Tier 1 / 10,000 - 14,999 sq. ft. $150 - TE freshwater wetland fill, Tier 2 / 15,000 - 43,560 sq. ft. (see below5) - TF freshwater wetland alteration, Tier 2 / 15,000 - 43,560 sq. ft. (see below5) - TG freshwater wetland fill, Tier 3, > 43,560 sq. ft. (see below5) - TH freshwater wetland alteration, Tier 3, > 43,560 sq. ft. (see below5) - 3 The Processing Fee for water quality certifications is to be charged only for stand-alone applications. Where a water quality certification finding is required as part of another NRPA application, the Code 08 fee is not charged. 4 The Department may use outside reviewers pursuant to 38 344-A for which the applicant must pay all costs in addition to the processing fee. 5 The following table is used to calculate the fees for projects which alter 15,000 square feet or more of freshwater wetland; square feet proposed for alteration is multiplied by each fee.

9 Code Description Processing Fee Licensing Fee alteration involving fill or structure ft. alteration; other ( , removal of vegetation, flooding, dredging) ft. 6not to exceed $8,402 The fee for a minor revision and conditional compliance of all NRPA permits except codes TA, TB & TC is $178; the fee for a minor revision of permit codes TA, TB & TC is $35 if there is no change in square footage. The fee for an amendment is one half the processing fee, plus one half the licensing fee, except amendment of permits with type code TA is $35. NRPA permits are transferred or extended using a permit by rule application. For projects that involve additional wetland impacts at a site with previously permitted wetland impacts, the fee is based on the total cumulative wetland impact for the project.

10 If the Commissioner determines that an application, by virtue of its size, uniqueness, complexity or other relevant factors, is likely to require significantly more costs than those listed on this table, the Commissioner may designate that application as subject to special fees per 38 S. 352. Maine DEP Fee Schedule effective : 11/1/2021 10/31/2022 Page 4 of 12 Land Resources Small-Scale Wind Energy Developments Code Description Processing Fee Licensing Fee ES7 certification of small scale wind development $1,248 $578 7 The Department may use outside reviewers pursuant to 38 344-A for which the applicant must pay all costs in addition to the processing fee. The fee for a small-scale wind energy development minor revision, amendment, condition compliance, or transfer is $178.