FEE PROPOSALS

The Assembly rejects the Executive's proposals to increase the following fees:

Department of Environmental Conservation

Clean Air Operating Permits

 

$4.8 Million

Increase the Clean Air Operating Permit fee from $33.20 per ton to a maximum of $48 per ton of regulated air contaminants.


Oil Spill Fund

 

$13.2 Million
Double the tank registration fee and the per barrel fee to generate $13.2 million in revenue. The tank registration fee (for a five-year period) now ranges from $50 to $250, depending on the size of the facility. The per barrel fee is now 4 cents per barrel of oil imported into the State.

Department of Motor Vehicles

County Clerks’ Retention Fees

 

$4.1 Million
Centralize mail-in drivers' license and registration renewals. The State now pays County Clerks $8.2 million for processing such renewal work, which it can do itself for $1.2 million. Half of the $8.2 million the County Clerks would lose under this initiative would be returned to them by raising the rate of the reimbursement for other motor vehicle transactions from 9.3 percent to 12.7 percent of gross receipts

Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

Parking Fees

 

$3.7 Million
Day use parking fees: Increase from $4 to $5 at most parks; and from $5 to $7 at parks with beaches.
Golf Fees

 

$3.3 Million
Increase of 20 percent and a $10 golf surcharge would be instituted for non-residents.

Pool Admission Fees

 

$0.8 Million
Double the current $1 fee for adults and $.50 fee for children.

Cabin Fees

 

$0.7 Million
Change current cabin fee structure and increase by 15 percent, resulting in a 25 percent increase in cabin revenues. Cabins now range from $122 to $135 per week.

Empire Passport

 

$0.5 Million
Increase the annual charge for the Empire Passport by 24 percent, from $39 per car to $49 per car.

The Assembly accepts the Executive's proposals to increase or extend the following fees:

Department of Environmental Conservation

Pesticide Extender

 

$1.6 Million
Extends the requirement for DEC to review applications to register pesticide products within specific time frames and continues registration fees at current levels.

New York State Assembly
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