The department shall charge and collect a fee for each certificate issued by the department or its designee, which shall be in an amount reasonably necessary to produce sufficient revenue to effectively implement this article. The initial fee established by the department shall not be greater than thirty cents ($0.30) per tire or casing imported.

A nonreturnable interim fee of thirty cents ($0.30) per tire or casing imported, and for which a certificate is issued by the department or its designee, is hereby established and shall remain in effect until the department adopts the necessary regulations pursuant to this article.

(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 116225.)