Section 129787 Of Article 3. General Requirements And Administration From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 107. >> Part 7. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 3.
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. (a) The payment of the filing fee described in Section
129785 may be postponed by the office if all of the following
conditions are met:
(1) The proposed construction or alteration has been proposed as a
result of any event that has been declared to be a disaster by the
Governor.
(2) The office determines that the applicant cannot presently
afford to pay the filing fee.
(3) The applicant has applied for federal disaster relief from the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) with respect to the
disaster described in paragraph (1).
(4) The applicant is expected to receive disaster assistance
within one year from the date of the application.
(b) If the office does not receive full payment of any fee for
which payment has been postponed pursuant to subdivision (a) within
one year from the date of plan approval, the statewide office may
request an offset from the Controller for the unpaid amount against
any amount owed by the state to the applicant, and may request
additional offsets against amounts owed by the state to the applicant
until the fee is paid in full. This subdivision shall not be
construed to establish an offset as described in the preceding
sentence as the exclusive remedy for the collection of any unpaid fee
amount as described in that same sentence.