Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 459 - Hazardous Materials
REGULATION OF HIGHLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND EXPLOSIVES
General Requirements
Section 459.953345 - Annual fees for facility with explosives manufacturing operation

1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 459.95335, an owner or operator of a facility that has an explosives manufacturing operation shall pay to the Division an annual fee before July 31, as prescribed in this section.

2. If the explosives manufacturing operation includes only the combining of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil mixture, except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, the owner or operator of the facility of which the operation is a part shall pay to the Division an annual base fee of $8,500 and an annual graduated fee of $59 per unit of explosives at the facility.

3. If the explosives manufacturing operation includes any other type of explosives manufacturing, except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, the owner or operator of the facility of which the operation is a part shall pay to the Division an annual base fee of $21,000 and an annual graduated fee of $59 per unit of explosives at the facility. A unit of explosives is equal to the total amount of explosives present at the facility, divided by 10,000 pounds.

4. If a facility that has an explosives manufacturing operation also has a highly hazardous substance in a process in excess of the threshold quantity set forth for that highly hazardous substance in subsection 1 of NAC 459.9533, the owner or operator of the facility shall pay, in addition to the fees set forth in this section, the graduated fee set forth in subsection 5 of NAC 459.95334 and is exempt from the base fee set forth in subsection 4 of NAC 459.95334.

5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, the total annual fee required by this section must not exceed $55,000 at any facility.

6. For the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2025, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the Director shall increase each fee set forth in this section by an amount that is equal to 2 percent of the fee for the immediately preceding fiscal year. The Director may, during any fiscal year, suspend an increase in a fee specified in this subsection.

7. The Director shall post on the Internet website of the Division the fees required pursuant to this section that are applicable for each fiscal year.