(1) A processing fee is required to be submitted with an application, notice, or petition under this chapter. The amount of the fee is specified in the following rules of the applicable Agency where the application, notice, or petition is submitted. The rules in paragraphs (b) through (e), below, are incorporated by reference herein. A copy of the incorporated material may be obtained from the Agency, as described in subsection 62-330.010(5), F.A.C.
    (a) Department or Northwest Florida Water Management District — Fl. Admin. Code R. 62-4.050
    (b) Suwannee River Water Management District — Fl. Admin. Code R. 40B-1.706, (October 1, 2013), (https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-02534)
    (c) St. Johns River Water Management District — Fl. Admin. Code R. 40C-1.603, (October 1, 2013), (https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-02535)
    (d) Southwest Florida Water Management District — Fl. Admin. Code R. 40D-1.607, (October 1, 2013), (https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-02536)
    (e) South Florida Water Management District Rule — Fl. Admin. Code R. 40E-1.607, (October 1, 2013), (https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-02537).
    (f) The processing fee for applications, notices, or petitions that are the responsibility of a local government delegated to implement this chapter under Florida Statutes § 373.441, shall be established by the local government in accordance with the Delegation Agreement between the Department and the local government incorporated by reference in Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 62-113
    (2) Processing fees submitted in the form of a check shall be made payable to the Agency. Electronic payment will be in accordance with the procedures established by the applicable Agency.
    (3) If an applicant withdraws an application for individual or conceptual approval permit prior to Agency action, any processing fee submitted with that application shall be applied to the processing fee for a new application or notice received from the same applicant if done within 365 days from when the original application was withdrawn, provided the activity is located within all or part of the same project area. In such a case, additional processing fees will be required only to collect the balance due for the activities proposed in the revised application or notice. Processing fees previously paid for an application or notice that was denied by the Agency shall not be applied to a new or revised application or notice.
    (4) A processing fee shall not be assessed for applications and notices under this chapter submitted by the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, or National Guard branches of the U.S. Department of Defense.
Rulemaking Authority 373.026(7), 373.043, 373.109, 373.4131, 373.4145, 373.418, 403.805(1) FS. Law Implemented 218.075, 373.109, 373.4131, 373.4145, 373.418, 373.421 FS. History-New 10-1-13, Amended 6-1-18.