The Florida Senate

341.369  Fees; disposition.--The department shall charge each applicant the following fees:

(1)  An initial nonrefundable franchise application fee of $25,000, to be submitted to the department.

(2)(a)  A certification application fee of $2,000 for each mile of proposed high-speed rail transportation system corridor, to be paid to the department upon the filing of the certification application. A minimum fee of $60,000 is required for each application.

1.  The certification application fee shall be used first to pay those expenses associated with the costs of the preparation and conduct of the hearings, the recording and transcription of the proceedings, and agency travel and per diem.

2.  If any sums remain after the payment of such expenses, the fee shall be applied pro rata to reimburse all reasonable expenses pursuant to ss. 341.3201-341.386 incurred by the agencies that prepared and filed reports pursuant to s. 341.348. Any sums remaining after the payment of all authorized costs shall be refunded to the applicant within 90 days after the issuance or denial of the certification or the withdrawal of the application. The applicant shall be provided with an itemized accounting of the expenditures.

(b)  If a corridor alignment change is proposed by the applicant, an application amendment fee is required. The minimum amount of the fee is $3,000 plus $2,000 for each mile of realignment. An additional fee may not be required if a corridor alignment change is not proposed.

(c)  A certification modification fee, to be submitted to the department upon notification by the applicant that modification pursuant to s. 341.368(2) and (3) is sought, and to be used, disbursed, and accounted for in the same manner as the certification application fee. If a corridor alignment change is not proposed, the certification modification fee is $3,000. If a corridor alignment change is proposed by the applicant, the certification modification fee is $3,000 plus $2,000 for each mile of realignment.

History.--s. 15, ch. 84-207; s. 2, ch. 85-65; s. 22, ch. 87-225; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 56, ch. 92-152.