Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Part VII - Offshore Terminal Authority
Chapter 1 - Licensing Offshore Terminal Facilities for Dry Bulk Cargoes
Section VII-113 - Application Processing Fees

A. Any person who files an application with the authority shall reimburse the authority, in accordance with these rules and regulations, for all costs incurred by or on behalf of the authority in processing any such application.

B. Any person who files an application with the authority for a license to construct or operate offshore terminal facilities for dry bulk cargoes within the authority's jurisdiction shall remit to the authority at the time such application is filed an initial application processing fee of $25,000, represented by a certified or cashier's check drawn on a bank or trust company doing business under the laws of the state of Louisiana or the United States, payable to the board of commissioners of the authority.

C. The application processing fee provided for in the preceding Subsection, and all interest accrued thereon, shall be used by the authority to compensate the authority for cost incurred by or on behalf of it in processing the application. An applicant shall also reimburse the authority in accordance with these rules and regulations for all costs incurred by or on behalf of the authority in processing such application, which are not covered by the initial application processing fee.

D. Should the application be withdrawn by the applicant before issuance by the authority to the applicant of a license to construct or operate offshore terminal facilities for dry bulk cargoes, the authority shall refund to the applicant any portion of the application fee remaining after payment by the authority of all costs incurred by or on behalf of it in processing such application through the date of such withdrawal.