(a) As used in this section, “cost of remediation” shall include total costs related to the complete investigation of pollution on-site and off-site, evaluation of remediation alternatives, design and implementation of approved remediation, operation and maintenance costs for the remediation and postremediation monitoring.

(b) The fee for filing a Form I, as defined in section 22a-134, shall be three hundred seventy-five dollars. The fee for filing a Form II shall be one thousand three hundred dollars except as provided for in subsections (e) and (p) of this section.

(c) The fee for filing a Form III, after July 1, 1990, and before July 1, 1993, shall be as follows: (1) Four thousand five hundred dollars if the cost of remediation is less than one hundred thousand dollars; (2) seven thousand dollars if the cost of remediation is equal to or greater than one hundred thousand dollars but less than five hundred thousand dollars; (3) ten thousand dollars if the cost of remediation is equal to or greater than five hundred thousand dollars but less than one million dollars; and (4) thirteen thousand dollars if the cost of remediation is equal to or greater than one million dollars.

(d) The fee for filing a Form III with the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection prior to July 1, 1990, and which concern a site for which the commissioner had not given written approval of a final remediation plan before July 1, 1990, shall be as follows: For a Form III filed between October 1, 1985, and September 30, 1986, the fee shall be twenty per cent of the amount specified in subsection (c) of this section; for a Form III filed between October 1, 1986, and September 30, 1987, the fee shall be forty per cent of the amount specified in subsection (c) of this section; for a Form III filed between October 1, 1987, and September 30, 1988, the fee shall be sixty per cent of the amount specified in subsection (c) of this section; for a Form III filed between October 1, 1988, and September 30, 1989, the fee shall be eighty per cent of the amount specified in subsection (c) of this section; and for a Form III filed between October 1, 1989, and July 1, 1990, the fee shall be ninety per cent of the amount specified in said subsection (c).

(e) If a Form II is filed after July 1, 1990, and before October 1, 1995, and within three years following completion of remedial measures as approved by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, the fee for such transfer shall be the fee specified in subsection (c) of this section.

(f) The fees specified in subsections (b) and (e) of this section shall be due upon the filing of the notification required under section 22a-134a.

(g) The fee specified in subsection (c) of this section shall be due in accordance with the following schedule: (1) Four thousand five hundred dollars shall be paid upon filing of the Form III; (2) the balance, if any, shall be paid within thirty days of receipt from the commissioner of written approval of a remedial action plan or within thirty days of the issuance of an order, consent agreement or stipulated judgment, whichever is earlier; (3) any remaining balance shall be paid within thirty days after receipt of written notice from the commissioner that it is due; and (4) any refund, if applicable, will be paid after receipt of a letter from the commissioner stating that no further action is required or after receipt of a letter of compliance.

(h) The fee specified in subsection (d) of this section shall be due in accordance with the following schedule: (1) Nine hundred dollars shall be paid within thirty days of receipt of a written notice of a fee due from the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection; (2) the balance, if any, shall be paid within thirty days of receipt from the commissioner of written approval of a remedial action plan or within thirty days of the issuance of an order, consent agreement or stipulated judgment, whichever is earlier; (3) any remaining balance shall be paid within thirty days after receipt of written notice from the commissioner that it is due; and (4) any refund, if applicable, will be paid after receipt of a letter from the commissioner stating that no further action is required or after receipt of a letter of compliance.

(i) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to prescribe the amount of the fees required pursuant to this section. Upon the adoption of such regulations, the fees required by this section shall be as prescribed in such regulations.

(j) The fees specified in this section shall be paid by the certifying party.

(k) The fee for filing a Form III, on and after July 1, 1993, and before October 1, 1995, shall be as follows: (1) Twenty-three thousand dollars if the cost of remediation is equal to or greater than one million dollars; (2) twenty thousand dollars if the cost of remediation is equal to or greater than five hundred thousand dollars but less than one million dollars; (3) fourteen thousand dollars if the cost of remediation is equal to or greater than one hundred thousand dollars but less than five hundred thousand dollars; (4) four thousand five hundred dollars if the cost of remediation is equal to or greater than fifty thousand dollars but less than one hundred thousand dollars; (5) three thousand dollars if the cost of remediation is equal to or greater than twenty-five thousand dollars but less than fifty thousand dollars; and (6) two thousand dollars if the cost of remediation is less than twenty-five thousand dollars.

(l) The fee specified in subsection (k) of this section shall be due in accordance with the following schedule: (1) Two thousand dollars shall be paid upon the filing of the notification required under section 22a-134a if the cost of remediation is less than one hundred thousand dollars; (2) six thousand dollars shall be paid upon filing of the notification required under section 22a-134a if the cost of remediation is equal to or greater than one hundred thousand dollars; (3) the balance, if any, shall be paid within thirty days of receipt from the commissioner of written approval of a remedial action plan or within thirty days of the issuance of an order, consent agreement or stipulated judgment, whichever is earlier; (4) any remaining balance shall be paid within thirty days after receipt of written notice from the commissioner that it is due; and (5) any refund, if applicable, will be paid after receipt of a letter from the commissioner stating that no further action is required or after receipt of a letter of compliance. After the deposit of any appropriated funds, funds from the sale of bonds of the state or any contribution pursuant to section 22a-16a, 22a-133t or 22a-133u or section 3 of public act 96-250* to the Special Contaminated Property Remediation and Insurance Fund established under section 22a-133t, any amount received by the commissioner pursuant to this section shall be deposited into said fund.

(m) On and after October 1, 1995, the fee for filing a Form III or Form IV shall be due in accordance with the following schedule: An initial fee of three thousand dollars shall be submitted to the commissioner with the filing of a Form III or Form IV. If a licensed environmental professional verifies the remediation of the establishment and the commissioner has not notified the certifying party that the commissioner's written approval of the remediation is required, no additional fee shall be due. If the commissioner notifies the certifying party that the commissioner's written approval of the remediation is required, the balance of the total fee shall be due prior to the commissioner's issuance of the commissioner's final approval of the remediation.

(n) On and after October 1, 1995, the total fee for filing a Form III shall be as follows: (1) Thirty-four thousand seven hundred fifty dollars if the total cost of remediation is equal to or greater than one million dollars; (2) thirty thousand two hundred fifty dollars if the total cost of remediation is equal to or greater than five hundred thousand dollars but less than one million dollars; (3) twenty-one thousand two hundred fifty dollars if the total cost of remediation is equal to or greater than one hundred thousand dollars but less than five hundred thousand dollars; (4) seven thousand dollars if the total cost of remediation is equal to or greater than fifty thousand dollars but less than one hundred thousand dollars; (5) four thousand seven hundred fifty dollars if the total cost of remediation is equal to or greater than twenty-five thousand dollars but less than fifty thousand dollars; and (6) three thousand two hundred fifty dollars if the total cost of remediation is less than twenty-five thousand dollars.

(o) On and after October 1, 1995, except as provided in subsection (p) of this section, the total fee for filing a Form IV shall be as follows: (1) Seventeen thousand five hundred dollars if the total cost of remediation is equal to or greater than one million dollars; (2) fifteen thousand two hundred fifty dollars if the total cost of remediation is equal to or greater than five hundred thousand dollars but less than one million dollars; (3) ten thousand seven hundred fifty dollars if the total cost of remediation is greater than or equal to one hundred thousand dollars but less than five hundred thousand dollars; (4) three thousand six hundred twenty-five dollars if the total cost of remediation is equal to or greater than fifty thousand dollars but less than one hundred thousand dollars; and (5) three thousand two hundred fifty dollars if the total cost of remediation is less than fifty thousand dollars.

(p) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the fee for filing a Form II or Form IV for an establishment for which the commissioner has issued a written approval of a remediation under subsection (d) of section 22a-133x within three years of the date of the filing of the form shall be the total fee for a Form III specified in subsection (n) of this section and shall be due upon the filing of the Form II or Form IV.

(q) The requirements of this section shall not apply to a transfer of property to a municipality under the provisions of section 12-157.

(P.A. 90-231, S. 5, 28; P.A. 91-369, S. 12, 36; P.A. 93-277, S. 1, 2; 93-435, S. 55, 95; P.A. 94-28, S. 1, 3; P.A. 95-183, S. 8; 95-190, S. 11, 17; P.A. 96-113, S. 3–5, 14, 17; P.A. 99-216, S. 3, 4; 99-225, S. 9, 10, 21, 33; P.A. 01-204, S. 18–20; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9, S. 73, 131; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 119, 120; P.A. 05-285, S. 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 406; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 14-88, S. 5.)

*Note: Section 3 of public act 96-250 is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.

History: P.A. 91-369 inserted a new Subsec. (a) defining “cost of clean up”, amended Subsecs. (b), (c) and (d) to specify that the fee is for filing of notice under those subsections, amended Subsec. (d) to include in the requirements of that subsection certain sites which had not been approved by the commissioner before July 1, 1990, amended Subsec. (e) to specify that said subsection shall apply to transfer after July 1, 1990, amended Subsec. (g) to specify when certain portions of fees due under this section shall be due, deleted former Subsec. (h) re setting of fees on and after July 1, 1995, and added new Subsecs. concerning the setting of fees under this section by regulation and concerning payment of fees by the transferee, relettering previously existing Subsecs. as necessary; P.A. 93-277 amended Subsecs. (g) and (h) to specify procedures for payment of outstanding fee balances due and for refunds and added new Subsecs. (k) and (l) re a new graduated fee schedule to be in effect after July 1, 1993, effective June 23, 1993; P.A. 93-435 made a technical correction, effective June 28, 1993; P.A. 94-28 amended Subsec. (a) to add the definition of “notice” and amended Subsec. (j) to provide for payment of fee for filing notice under Subsec. (c) by the party making such certification, effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 95-183 amended Subsec. (a) to change “cost of clean-up” to “cost of remediation”, included postremediation monitoring in such costs and deleted a definition of “notice”, amended Subsecs. (b) to (e), (j) and (k) to replace references to former notices with references to new specific forms and added new Subsecs. (m) and (n) re filing fees after October 1, 1995; P.A. 95-190 amended Subsec. (l) to provide that fees received under this section be deposited into the Special Contaminated Property Remediation and Insurance Fund, effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 96-113 amended Subsec. (a) to provide a more comprehensive definition of “cost of remediation”, amended Subsec. (e) to include certain Form II filings for measures not taken pursuant to an administrative order, amended Subsec. (l) to condition the timing of the initial deposit of fees into the Special Contaminated Property Remediation and Insurance Fund, designated provisions formerly part of Subsec. (m) as Subsec. (n), inserted new Subsec. (o) and relettered former Subsec. (n) as Subsec. (p), and made technical revisions in the text and a minor revision in the fee schedule and procedures, effective May 24, 1996; P.A. 99-216 and P.A. 99-225 amended Subsecs. (b), (o) and (p) to make technical changes, and P.A. 99-225 further amended section to add new Subsec. (q) regarding transfers to municipalities under Sec. 12-157, effective June 29, 1999; P.A. 01-204 amended Subsec. (j) to require fees specified in section to be paid by the certifying party, amended Subsec. (m) to substitute “establishment” for “parcel” and to make a technical change for purposes of gender neutrality and amended Subsec. (p) to substitute “establishment” for “parcel”; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9 revised effective date of P.A. 01-204 but without affecting this section; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 amended Subsec. (b) to increase fee for filing a Form I from $200 to $300 and fee for filing a Form II from $700 to $1,050, amended Subsec. (m) to increase initial fee for filing a Form III or IV from $2,000 to $3,000, amended Subsec. (n) to increase total fee for filing a Form III by 50%, and amended Subsec. (o) to increase total fee for filing a Form IV by 50%, effective August 20, 2003; P.A. 05-285 amended Subsec. (1) to delete reference to repealed Sec. 12-63f, effective July 13, 2005; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 increased fees in Subsecs. (b), (n) and (o) and made technical changes in Subsecs. (g), (h) and (l); pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 14-88 amended Subsec. (p) to replace reference to Sec. 22a-133x(c) with reference to Sec. 22a-133x(d), effective June 3, 2014.

See Sec. 22a-27i re exemption of municipality for one year.