40B-1.706. Fees

(1) Section 373.109, F.S., authorizes the governing board to establish a schedule of fees for filing applications for permits required by district rules. The schedule of fees is listed in TABLE 1.A. – B. SCHEDULE OF PERMIT FEES. Fees shall be due at the time of filing an application. Unless otherwise specified by district rule, the date of filing shall be considered to be the date received by the district. Fees are nonrefundable unless an application is filed for an activity that is determined by the district to be exempt from permitting requirements pursuant to Section 120.60(2), F.S. Failure of any person to pay the fees established herein is grounds for the denial of a permit application or revocation of a permit. Unless a fee is identified herein for a specific activity, no fee shall be required. There shall be no permit fee for projects proposed by governmental entities whose purpose is environmental restoration, enhancement, or public land management.

(2) Upon delegation of the administration of a permitting program from the department to the district, the fees for such permits established by department rule shall be collected by the district pursuant to Section 373.109, F.S.

TABLE 1.A. SCHEDULE OF PERMIT FEES
WATER USE PERMITS
Water Use Permits less than 2,000,000 GPD-ADR	$230
Modification or Renewal of Water Use Permits less than 2,000,000 GPD-ADR	$115
Water Use Permits equal to or greater than 2,000,000 GPD-ADR	$530
Modification or Renewal of Water Use Permits equal to or greater than 2,000,000 GPD-ADR	$265
TABLE 1.B. SCHEDULE OF PERMIT FEES
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE AND WORKS OF THE DISTRICT PERMITS
Use of the reviewing agency’s electronic self-certification system	$0
Verification of exemption under Sections 373.406, 403.813, F.S., Chapter 62-330 or 40B-4, F.A.C.	$100
Verification of qualification to use a General Permit under Chapter 62-330, F.A.C., or Noticed General under Chapter 40B-4, F.A.C.	$250
Variance or Waiver under Section 120.542, F.S.	$0
Variances or Waivers	$550
Works of the District General Permits	$490
Major Modification of a Works of the District Permit	$245
Minor Modification of a Works of the District General Permit	$100
All Individual or Conceptual Approval Permits under Chapters 62-330 or 40B-4, F.A.C.:
(3) New applications – the processing fee for a new permit application shall be as determined from the categories below:
(a) Total project area of less than 10 acres, with no works in, on, or over wetlands and other surface waters, and no boat slips.	$490
(b) Total project area of less than 10 acres that does not meet paragraph (1)(a), above, but that involves less than 1 acre of works (i.e. dredging, filling, construction, or alteration) in, on or over wetlands and other surface waters, AND less than 10 new boat slips.	$1,190
(c) Project exceeds any of the thresholds in paragraph (1)(b), above, but involves a total project area of less than 40 acres, less than 3 acres of works in, on or over wetlands and other surface waters, AND less than 30 new boat slips.	$2,110
(d) Project exceeds any of the thresholds in paragraph (1)(c), above, but involves a total project area of less than 100 acres, less than 10 acres of works in, on or over wetlands and other surface waters, AND less than 50 new boat slips.	$5,610
(e) Project exceeds any of the thresholds in paragraph (1)(d), above, but involves a total project area of less than 640 acres, AND less than 50 acres of works in, on or over wetlands and other surface waters.	$9,120
(f) Project exceeds any of the thresholds in paragraph (1)(e), above.	$11,220
(g) Projects that are exclusively agricultural or silvicultural, and that involve a total project area of less than 10 acres AND less than 1 acre of works (i.e. dredging, filling, construction, or alteration) in, on or over wetlands and other surface waters.	$250
(h) Projects that are exclusively agricultural or silvicultural, and that exceed any of the thresholds in paragraph (1)(g), above, but involves a total project area of less than 40 acres AND less than 3 acres of works in, on or over wetlands and other surface waters.	$1,055
(i) Projects that are exclusively agricultural or silvicultural, and that exceed any of the thresholds in paragraph (1)(h), above, but involve a total project area of less than 100 acres AND less than 10 acres of works in, on or over wetlands and other surface waters.	$2,805
(j) Projects that are exclusively agricultural or silvicultural, and that exceed any of the thresholds in paragraph (1)(i), above, but involve a total project area of less than 640 acres AND less than 50 acres of works in, on or over wetlands and other surface waters.	$4,590
(k) Projects that are exclusively agricultural or silvicultural, and that exceed any of the thresholds in paragraph (1)(j), above.	$5,610
(l) Individual or Conceptual Permits solely for environmental restoration or enhancement activities, provided such activities are not associated with a mitigation bank and are not being implemented as mitigation for other activities that require a permit under Part IV of Chapter 373, F.S. For the purposes of this provision, the term “environmental restoration or enhancement” means an action or actions designed and implemented solely to convert degraded or altered uplands, wetlands, or other surface waters to intact communities typical of those historically present, or to improve the quality and condition of currently degraded wetlands or other surface waters to a more healthy, functional, and sustaining condition for fish, wildlife, and listed species.	$250
(m) Individual or Conceptual Permit solely to retrofit an existing stormwater management system or systems to add treatment to and reduce stormwater pollutant loadings from the system or systems.	$250
(4) All Major Modifications including those that exceed any of the thresholds in subsection 62-330.315(3), F.A.C.:	50% of (1)
(5) All Minor Modifications including those that do not exceed any of the thresholds in subsection 62-330.315(3), F.A.C.:
(a) Transfers or Time Extensions of Permits, where not exempted from fees under Florida Statutes.	$0
(b) Minor Modifications to correct minor errors that do not involve technical review, or to incorporate changes requested by the reviewing agency.	$0
(c) All other Minor Modifications.	25% of (1)
Resubmittal of an application that was previously withdrawn or administratively denied, in accordance with paragraph 62-330.090(1)(b), F.A.C. The Agency shall apply the processing fee paid when the previous application was submitted to the fee required for the new application. If the resubmitted application would require a greater fee, only the additional portion shall be required.
New Determinations of the Landward Extent of Wetlands and Other Surface Waters.
(6) Informal Determinations, where:
(a) Total area to be included in the determination is up to 1 acre.	$100
(b) Additional fee per acre (or portion thereof) beyond the first, total fee not to exceed $500.	$50
(7) Formal Determinations, where:
(a) Total area to be included in the determination is less than 10 acres.	$860
(b) Total area to be included in the determination is at least 10, but less than 40 acres.	$1,180
(c) Total area to be included in the determination is at least 40, but less than 100 acres.	$2,370
(d) Total area to be included in the determination is at least 100.	$2,370
(e) Additional fee per 100 acres (or portion thereof) beyond the first 100 acres.	$200
Reissuance of Informal Determinations.	$50
Reissuance of Formal Determinations, in accordance with subsection 62-330.201(5), F.A.C.	$350
Application for any activity when submitted by the Department of Defense.	$0
Any fee in excess of $100, as determined by this section, shall be reduced to this amount, which shall not exceed $100, for public projects when the applicant is a county or municipality (or under contract thereto) that qualifies under Section 218.075, F.S.	$100

Rulemaking Authority 373.044, 373.109, 373.113, 373.118, 373.171 FS. Law Implemented 218.075, 373.109 FS. History–New 6-16-88, Amended 11-25-90, 12-22-92, 10-16-94, 11-8-94, 10-3-95, 1-3-96, 6-22-99, 5-6-12, 10-1-13, 3-24-14, 11-2-21.