A.
Applicability. These regulations apply to registered UST systems, regardless of
their operational status.
B. Annual
Fees
1. Fees shall be assessed for the State
of Louisiana fiscal year (July 1 through June 30).
2. Any UST system shall be assessed the
entire annual fee for the fiscal year in which it is installed or permanently
closed, regardless of the date during that year on which such action
occurs.
3. The owner of the UST
system is responsible for payment of the annual fee, any late payment fees, and
all outstanding fees and late payment fees.
4. Fees are assessed according to the
following schedule.
|
Fee Number
|
Annual Fees
|
Amount
|
|
1
|
Annual Registration Fee
|
|
|
All registered UST systems
|
$60
|
|
2
|
Annual Maintenance and Monitoring
Fees
|
|
|
a
|
UST systems at federal facilities (all categories
except USTs defined in Fee Number 2.b., which shall be assessed the higher
fee)
|
$174
|
|
b
|
UST systems containing any substance defined in
section 101(14) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980 (but not including any substance regulated as
hazardous waste under the departments Hazardous Waste Regulations, LAC
33:V.Subpart 1)
|
$726
|
|
c
|
UST systems containing petroleum products not meeting
the definition of motor fuels
|
$174
|
|
3
|
Motor Fuels Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund
Fee
|
|
|
UST systems containing new or used motor oil (except
USTs identified in LAC 33:XI.1101.C and D)
|
$275
|
C. Amended Registration Fees. The fee for
amending or modifying a registration for change of ownership shall be $60.
D. Methods of Payment
1. All payments made by check, draft, or
money order shall be made payable to the Louisiana Department of Environmental
Quality and mailed to the department at the address provided on the
invoice.
2. Electronic Methods of
Payment
a. Persons wishing to make payments
using the electronic pay method should access the departments website and
follow the instructions provided on the website.
b. Persons wishing to make payments using the
electronic funds transfer (EFT) method shall contact the Office of Management
and Finance for further instructions.
3. Cash is not an acceptable form of
payment.
E. Late Payment
Fee
1. Fee payments not received within 15
days of the due date will be charged a late payment fee.
2. Any late payment fee shall be calculated
from the due date indicated on the invoice.
3. Payments not received by the department
by:
a. the fifteenth day from the due date
will be assessed a 5 percent late payment fee on the original assessed
fee;
b. the thirtieth day from the
due date will be assessed an additional 5 percent late payment fee on the
original assessed fee; and
c. the
sixtieth day from the due date will be assessed an additional 5 percent late
payment fee on the original assessed fee.
F. Failure to Pay. Failure to pay the
prescribed fees as provided herein, within 90 days after the due date, shall
constitute a violation of these regulations and shall subject the person to
applicable enforcement actions under the act including, but not limited to,
revocation or suspension of the applicable permit, license, registration, or
variance.
Notes
La. Admin. Code tit.
33, §
XI-307
Promulgated by the
Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Solid and Hazardous Waste,
Underground Storage Tank Division, LR 11:1139 (December 1985), amended LR
16:614 (July 1990), LR 17:658 (July 1991), LR 18:727 (July 1992), amended by
the Office of Management and Finance, Fiscal Services Division, LR 22:19
(January 1996), LR 25:427 (March 1999), amended by the Office of Environmental
Assessment, Environmental Planning Division, LR 25:2400 (December 1999), LR
29:690 (May 2003), LR 29:2052 (October 2003), amended by the Office of the
Secretary, Legal Affairs Division, LR 35:2181 (October 2009), Amended by the
Office of the Secretary, Legal Division,
LR
43950 (5/1/2017), Amended by the Office of the
Secretary, Legal Affairs and Criminal Investigations Division,
LR
441597 (9/1/2018), Amended
LR
45659 (5/1/2019).
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
30:2001, 2014, 2195, and 2195.3 et seq., and
R.S.
49:316.1(A)(2)(a) and
(c).
