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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="2-403" title_number="2" title_name="Ambient Air Quality Control" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Permits and Registration">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Department, by regulation, shall require and collect a fee for each permit issued under § 2–401 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>In adopting the regulations under this section, the Department shall consult with industry to determine that the permit fee is reasonable and directly related to the actual cost of the permitting and regulatory activity, and does not exceed a certain dollar amount.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The amount of the fees shall cover:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The reasonable cost of reviewing and acting on the application for the permits;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The reasonable costs incurred in implementing and enforcing the terms and conditions of the permits, exclusive of any court costs or other costs associated with any enforcement actions; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The costs identified in § 502(b)(3) of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Fees assessed and collected under this section shall be used exclusively for the development and administration of the permit program under this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The fee established under this section may not exceed $200 per ton of regulated emissions.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>For purposes of calculating fees under this section, carbon dioxide emissions shall be excluded.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The fee established under this section may be adjusted to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
