2022 Delaware Code
Title 7 - Conservation
Chapter 74A. THE JEFFREY DAVIS ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANK ACT
§ 7414A. Aboveground storage tank construction permit fee.
(a) The Department shall assess a 1-time construction permit fee based on the schedule below for an aboveground storage tank constructed after the effective date of the regulations promulgated pursuant to § 7407A of this chapter.
| Construction Fee Schedule | |
| Tank Size | Construction Permit Fee |
| 12,499 — 39,999 gallons | $1,500 |
| 40,000 gallons and greater | $3,750 |
These fees shall only be changed or amended with the prior approval of the General Assembly.
(b) Any person required to pay a fee under Chapter 66 of Title 16 to the State Fire Marshal related to an aboveground storage tank shall receive a 10% reduction in the construction permit fee.
(c) The construction permit fee established in subsection (a) of this section must be used by the Department solely for the purpose of administering this chapter and the regulations of the Department promulgated under this chapter.
(d) The construction permit fee established in subsection (a) of this section must be credited to a dedicated administration fund established in the accounts of the State Treasurer. Money remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal year does not revert to the General Fund, but remains in the dedicated administration fund. The fund must be maintained in a separate interest-bearing account and be administered by the Department. An accounting of moneys received and disbursed by the fund must be provided annually to the Governor and the General Assembly.
73 Del. Laws, c. 366, § 1;
