An application for initial issuance or renewal of a thirty-six-month permit under this article shall be accompanied by a fee as established by the director of the division; except that the director of the division by rule or as otherwise provided by law may reduce the amount of the fee if necessary pursuant to section 24-75-402 (3), C.R.S., to reduce the uncommitted reserves of the fund to which all or any portion of the fee is credited. After the uncommitted reserves of the fund are sufficiently reduced, the director of the division by rule or as otherwise provided by law may increase the amount of the fee as provided in section 24-75-402 (4), C.R.S.