Arizona Laws 45-113. Fees; refunds
A. Except as otherwise prescribed, the director shall establish by rule and shall collect reasonable fees to cover the costs of administrative services and expenses.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 45-113
- Director: means the director of water resources, who is also the director of the department. See Arizona Laws 45-101
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Groundwater: means water under the surface of the earth regardless of the geologic structure in which it is standing or moving. See Arizona Laws 45-101
- including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Surface water: means the waters of all sources, flowing in streams, canyons, ravines or other natural channels, or in definite underground channels, whether perennial or intermittent, floodwater, wastewater or surplus water, and of lakes, ponds and springs on the surface. See Arizona Laws 45-101
B. Except as otherwise prescribed, the director may establish by rule and collect fees for applications, certificates, licenses and permits relating to surface water, groundwater, water exchanges, wells, grandfathered rights, substitution of acres, adequate and assured water supply, groundwater oversupply and lakes and for inspections relating to dam safety.
C. If the director determines that a fee, including a fee collected pursuant to section 45-611, has been erroneously paid during the same fiscal year or during any prior fiscal year, the director shall make an administrative adjustment or a refund, without interest, from the agency fund in which the fee was originally deposited to the current holder of the right, application or registration for which the fee was paid.
D. This section does not apply to fees paid or payable under section 45-254 or section 45-255, subsection B.
E. Except as provided in subsection F of this section, the director shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, the monies collected under this section in the water resources fund established by section 45-117.
F. The director shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, the fees collected under this section relating to adequate and assured water supply pursuant to sections 45-108, 45-576 and 45-579 in the assured and adequate water supply administration fund established by section 45-580.