Fee for Preparation of EIR or Negative Declaration.

22 CCR 90416

§ 90416. Fee for Preparation of EIR or Negative Declaration. The Office may require a fee, in addition to that required under Section 90415, to pay costs of preparing an EIR or a negative declaration for any project not found to be exempt from CEQA and for which the Office is the lead agency. The applicant shall remit this fee, in accordance with the Office's estimate of costs, before the application is declared complete. The fee shall be adjusted as necessary to reflect actual costs of preparing the EIR or negative declaration. Any excess shall be promptly refunded to the applicant.