Section 6300 - Estimate cost; filing fee(a) The application for a new dam or reservoir, or the enlargement, repair, alteration, or removal of an existing dam or reservoir, shall set forth the estimated cost, as defined in this article, of the new dam or reservoir, or the enlargement, repair, alteration, or removal of the existing dam or reservoir, and shall be accompanied by a filing fee based upon the estimated cost and according to the following schedule:(1) For the first one million dollars ($1,000,000), a fee of 3.25 percent of the estimated cost.(2) For the next four million dollars ($4,000,000), a fee of 2.5 percent.(3) For the next fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000), a fee of 2 percent.(4) For the next thirty million dollars ($30,000,000), a fee of 1.75 percent.(5) For the next one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000), a fee of 1.25 percent.(6) For the next three hundred fifty million dollars ($350,000,000), a fee of 0.75 percent.(7) For all costs in excess of five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000), a fee of 0.5 percent.(b) In no case, however, shall the minimum fee be less than one thousand dollars ($1,000).(c) The fee schedule in subdivision (a) applies to complete applications, as described in Section 311 of Title 23 of the California Code of Regulations, received after June 30, 2023. Any complete applications received on or before June 30, 2023, shall comply with the filing fee requirements of subdivision (a) as that subdivision read on January 1, 2023.(d) The estimated project cost may be amended by the dam owner and additional filing fees may be paid to the department up until the date that construction commences.(e) The department shall annually adjust the fee schedule in subdivision (a) to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for goods and services published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.(f) The department shall adopt, by regulation, a process to adjust the fees to ensure the filing fees collected cover the department's reasonable costs for application work, which may include, but is not limited to, design review and construction oversight.(g) The department may refund filing fees paid by an owner pursuant to this section if requested by the owner. The department may adopt, by regulation, a methodology for determining the criteria and process for filing fee refunds requested by an owner.Amended by Stats 2023 ch 51 (SB 122),s 30, eff. 7/10/2023.Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1086, Sec. 1. Effective October 14, 1991.