WAC 332-18-01005   Annual permit fees for county governments.  For reclamation permits held by a county, the county shall pay annual fees for each permit as follows:

     (1) For each surface mine having a permitted area greater than seven acres, the counties shall pay six hundred fifty dollars annually, whether or not the surface mine is active.

     (2) For mines that are less than or equal to seven acres and are used exclusively for public works projects and from which minerals will be extracted during the next calendar year, the county shall also pay:

     (a) Six hundred fifty dollars for one such mine;

     (b) One thousand dollars for two such mines; and

     (c) No additional annual fee for all other mines meeting the criteria of this subsection.

     (3) Counties shall pay permit application fees but no annual fees for mines that are less than seven acres and from which minerals will not be extracted during the next calendar year.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 78.44.040, 34.05.220, 43.21C.135 and 78.44.250. 94-14-051, § 332-18-01005, filed 6/30/94, effective 8/2/94.]