8. a. The authority may charge a county or authorized municipality a fee to review a proposed local C-PACE program ordinance or local C-PACE program guidelines. The fee shall reflect the reasonable and actual cost of the review, provided that the fee shall be a one-time charge not to exceed $5,000.

b. The authority may charge the property owner a fee for the review of an application for a C-PACE project in the Garden State C-PACE program and for its fulfillment of such obligations, if any, that the authority may undertake to serve as an intermediary in the remittance of C-PACE assessments to capital providers if requested by the participating municipality. The fee shall reflect the reasonable and actual costs of the review or fulfillment of any obligations that the authority may undertake.

c. A participating municipality may charge the property owner an annual fee for the billing, collecting, and remitting of the C-PACE assessment. The fee shall reflect the reasonable and actual cost of the billing, collecting, and remitting of the annual amounts due for the C-PACE assessment.

L.2021, c.201, s.8.