445B.305 - Commission to adopt regulations prescribing additional fee imposed on operators of mines with potential to emit mercury; amount of additional fee; operators of mines with potential to emit - Nevada Statutes

445B.305  Commission to adopt regulations prescribing additional fee imposed on operators of mines with potential to emit mercury; amount of additional fee; operators of mines with potential to emit mercury to pay additional fee.

      1.  In addition to the fees for an operating permit, the Commission shall adopt regulations prescribing the appropriate fee to be imposed on the operator of a mine with the potential to emit mercury, and the schedule for payment of the fee. The Commission shall ensure that the fees imposed pursuant to this subsection are in an amount sufficient to pay the cost of employing two full-time employees of the Department whose employment responsibilities include ensuring compliance with a program to control mercury emissions adopted pursuant to NRS 445B.100 to 445B.640, inclusive, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto. The Department shall advise the Commission in prescribing an appropriate fee pursuant to this subsection.

      2.  Each operator of a mine with the potential to emit mercury shall pay the fee prescribed by the Commission in accordance with the schedule prescribed by the Commission.

      3.  As used in this section, “mine with the potential to emit mercury” means a mine that, as determined by the Director, has the potential to emit mercury.

      (Added to NRS by 2007, 3311)