I. Any person proposing to erect a dam or to increase, by flashboards or permanently, the height of any existing dam for any of the purposes provided in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 482:17 shall file an application for a permit with the department, setting forth the location, height and description of the proposed dam or proposed increase in any existing dam.
II. The application for a permit to construct or reconstruct any dam for any of the purposes provided in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 482:17 shall be accompanied by a deposit to the department of $100 with each such application. This payment shall be for expenses of publication, mailing, posting of notices, and copies of hearing transcripts, if necessary, by the department, and for the expense of hiring a hearing site, if a hearing outside of Concord is necessary. If said expenses amount to more than $100, the department shall order the applicant to pay the additional amount before any decision is made by the department with regard to said application.