(a) The division shall fix and collect fees for the shop, field, and resale inspection of tanks and boilers and for consultations, surveys, audits, and other activities required or related to national standards concerning the design or construction of boilers or pressure vessels or for evaluating fabricator’s plant facilities when these services are requested of the division by entities desiring these services. The division shall fix and collect the fees for the inspection of pressure vessels by a division safety engineer. The division may charge an additional fee for necessary subsequent inspections to determine if applicable safety orders have been complied with.

(b) The division shall charge a fee for processing a permit.

(c) The division shall fix and collect fees for field consultations regarding pressure vessels.

(d) Whenever a person owning or having the custody, management, or operation of a pressure vessel fails to pay the fees required under this chapter within 60 days after notification, he or she shall pay, in addition to the fees required under this chapter, a penalty fee equal to 100 percent of the fee.

(e) Any fees required pursuant to this section shall be in amounts sufficient to cover the direct and indirect costs of the division for administering this part and shall be adopted as emergency regulations. These emergency regulations shall not be subject to the review and approval of the Office of Administrative Law pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act provided for in Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. These regulations shall become effective immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State.

(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 221. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)