Florida Statutes 373.329 – Fees for licensure
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 373.329
- Department: means the Department of Environmental Protection. See Florida Statutes 373.303
- Well: means any excavation that is drilled, cored, bored, washed, driven, dug, jetted, or otherwise constructed when the intended use of such excavation is for the location, acquisition, development, or artificial recharge of groundwater, but such term does not include any well for the purpose of obtaining or prospecting for oil, natural gas, minerals, or products of mining or quarrying; for inserting media to dispose of oil brines or to repressure oil-bearing or natural gas-bearing formation; for storing petroleum, natural gas, or other products; or for temporary dewatering of subsurface formations for mining, quarrying, or construction purposes. See Florida Statutes 373.303
The department by rule shall establish fees to be paid for application for licensure, application for license renewal, and the penalty fee for renewal of a license which has been inactive for 1 year or less. The fees shall be based on the actual costs incurred by the water management districts in carrying out the responsibilities related to licensure of water well contractors as derived from estimates provided by the water management districts of the revenue required to implement this part, but shall not exceed the following amounts:
(1) Application for initial licensure, $150.
(2) Biennial license renewal, $50.
(3) Penalty for renewal of a license which has been inactive for 1 year or less, $75.
All fees and other moneys collected by a water management district pursuant to this part shall be deposited in the general operating fund of the water management district.