a. The commissioner is authorized to adopt a fee schedule which shall reasonably cover the cost of examinations, licensing procedures, and the administration and enforcement of this act. All fees collected pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be deposited into the “Environmental Services Fund” created by P.L. 1975, c. 232 (C. 13:1D-29 et seq.). There shall be annually appropriated an amount equivalent to the amount anticipated to be collected as fees by the department for the administration of the licensing program.

b. The department shall issue or renew a license upon payment of the appropriate license fee to any applicant who in the opinion of the department has satisfactorily met all the appropriate requirements of this act and rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this act.

c. The department shall renew licenses annually and shall establish in its regulations the date on which licenses shall be renewed. Initial licenses shall be valid from issue date to the next effective date for license renewal. All other licenses shall be valid from the renewal date of the license to the next annual renewal date. The department may change the renewal date for all licenses. The department may charge a delinquent fee to any licensee who fails to renew his license prior to the renewal date. A licensee who fails to renew his license within 1 year following the renewal date of his license may not receive a new license until he successfully completes another qualifying examination.

L.1983, c. 230, s. 5, eff. June 29, 1983.