Sec 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.

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.