§ 14-236-116 - Permits and registration fees -- Annual training course -- Transferability -- Renewal. - Arkansas Statutes

14-236-116. Permits and registration fees -- Annual training course -- Transferability -- Renewal.

(a) (1) A fee shall be levied for the review of individual sewage disposal permit applications as follows:

(A) For structures one thousand five hundred square feet (1,500 sq. ft.) or less, the fee to review a permit application is thirty dollars ($30.00);

(B) For structures more than one thousand five hundred square feet (1,500 sq. ft.) and less than two thousand square feet (2,000 sq. ft.), the fee to review a permit application is forty-five dollars ($45.00);

(C) For structures more than two thousand square feet (2,000 sq. ft.) and less than three thousand square feet (3,000 sq. ft.), the fee to review a permit application is ninety dollars ($90.00);

(D) For structures more than three thousand square feet (3,000 sq. ft.) and less than four thousand square feet (4,000 sq. ft.), the fee to review a permit application is one hundred twenty dollars ($120);

(E) For structures four thousand square feet (4,000 sq. ft.) and greater, the fee to review a permit application is one hundred fifty dollars ($150); and

(F) For the alteration, repair, or extension of any individual sewage disposal system, the fee to review a permit application is thirty dollars ($30.00).

(2) (A) In calculating the square footage of a residential structure for purposes of determining the applicable fee under this section, the square footage of all auxiliary areas of the residential structure shall not be considered.

(B) Auxiliary areas include garages, carports, porches, and other similar areas as determined by the Division of Environmental Health Protection of the Department of Health.

(b) An installer shall receive at least one (1) annual training course from an online, private, or governmental source approved by the Department of Health and pay a fee of one hundred dollars ($100) annually to maintain certification.

(c) A fee of one hundred dollars ($100) shall be levied annually for the registration of septic tank manufacturers.

(d) A designated representative must attend at least one (1) annual training course provided by the Department of Health and pay a one hundred dollar ($100) fee annually to maintain certification.

(e) A certified maintenance person must attend at least one (1) annual training course approved by the Department of Health and pay a fifty-dollar fee annually to maintain certification.

(f) The fee for the issuance of a review certificate under the provisions of this chapter to the person developing a subdivision shall be a minimum of one hundred dollars ($100) for one (1) lot and twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each following lot, with a maximum of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500).

(g) Permit and regulation fees collected under this chapter shall be deposited in the State Treasury as follows:

(1) Five dollars ($5.00) of each permit fee collected for permits issued under subsection (a) of this section shall be credited to a special fund to be known as the "Individual Sewage Disposal Systems Improvement Fund" that is established on the books of the Treasurer of State, with such moneys to be used by the Division of Environmental Health Protection of the Department of Health, and in the manner recommended by the Individual Sewage Disposal Systems Advisory Committee, for the implementation of the utilization and application of alternate and experimental individual sewage disposal systems, as set forth in this chapter;

(2) The remainder of the fees collected for permits issued under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section and all of the net fees collected under the provisions of subsections (b)-(f) of this section shall be credited to the Public Health Fund, and the moneys shall be used only for the operation of the Onsite Wastewater Program of the Division of Environmental Health Protection of the Department of Health; and

(3) Subject to such rules and regulations as may be implemented by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, the disbursing officer for the Department of Health is hereby authorized to transfer all unexpended funds relative to the funds outlined in subdivision (g)(2) of this section that pertain to fees collected, as certified by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, to be carried forward and made available for expenditures for the same purpose for any following fiscal year.

(h) (1) Permits issued under subsections (b)-(d) of this section shall be nontransferable and shall be renewed annually.

(2) A late fee equal to one-half (1/2) of the renewal fee for any type of registration or certification shall be charged to renew a permit sixty (60) days after the annual expiration date.