New Jersey § 13:1d-33

§ 13:1d-33.

a. The commissioner shall adopt, amend and repeal rules and regulations to implement

the provisions of this act. The commissioner shall in accordance with a fee schedule adopted as a rule or regulation

establish and charge reasonable fees for the filing and review of any application

for a construction permit. The fees imposed hereunder, except as may otherwise be provided by law, shall be

deposited in a fund to be known as the “Environmental Services Fund,” kept separate

and apart from all other State receipts and appropriated only as provided herein. There shall be appropriated annually to the department revenue from such fund sufficient

to defray in full the costs incurred in the processing and review of applications

for construction permits. b. In establishing the fee schedule required pursuant to subsection a. of this section,

the commissioner shall not establish a fee in excess of $30,000 for the filing and

review of any application for a construction permit pursuant to R.S.12:5-3 or the “Coastal Area Facility Review Act,” P. L.1973, c. 185 ( C.13:19-1 et seq. ), except that a fee in excess of $30,000 may be charged if the department documents

actual costs in excess of $30,000 for the review and processing of an application

and the estimated cost of determining compliance with the conditions of the permit.