(a) An applicant for a permit under this subchapter
must submit an administratively complete application to the department.
The department will not review an application that is not administratively
complete.
(b) The department will publish notice of the application
for a permit under this subchapter and provide opportunity for public
comment. The department will consider all public comment relevant
to matters under the jurisdiction of the department.
(c) For proposed facilities that will be within or
partially within public water, the department will hold a public meeting
in the city or municipality closest to the proposed permitted area
to take public comment on the proposed project. The department will
publish notice of the public meeting at least two weeks prior to the
meeting, in print or electronically, in the daily newspaper of general
circulation closest to the proposed operational area. Costs of newspaper
notice are the responsibility of the applicant and no permit will
be issued until the department has received payment for the required
notice.
(d) An application for a permit under this subchapter
shall be accompanied by the applicable permit fee established in §53.13
of this title (relating to Business License and Permits (Fishing)).
(1) The department shall assess a nonrefundable annual
fee based on the size of the permitted area for which a COMP or nursery
permit is issued. The fee is as specified under §53.13 for a
COMP.
(2) For nursery structures located on public waters,
a surcharge in addition to the fee imposed by paragraph (1) of this
subsection shall be assessed as specified under §53.13.
(3) The fees established in this subsection shall be
recalculated at three-year intervals beginning on the effective date
of the permit and proportionally adjusted to any change in the Consumer
Price Index.
(4) The fees established by this subsection are due
annually by the anniversary of the date of permit issuance.
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