A.  The surface mining and reclamation regulatory fee shall be paid to the secretary of the Department of Revenue on a monthly basis and shall begin to accrue on July 1, 1986, and shall be paid using forms to be prescribed by the secretary of the Department of Revenue.

B.  If any permittee fails to pay the surface mining and reclamation regulatory fee, the secretary of the Department of Revenue may proceed to enforce the collection thereof by utilizing the remedies and procedures set forth in Chapter 18 of Subtitle II of Title 47, specifically including any authority to obtain and audit information and impose interest and penalties.

Acts 1986, No. 351, §1; Acts 1997, No. 658, §2.