Section 41853.5 Of Article 3. Agricultural Burning From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 26. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 3.
41853.5
. (a) No permit shall be issued pursuant to Section 41853 to
a person for the burning of solid waste which is produced from the
ginning of cotton, unless the person pays to the issuing agency a fee
of fifteen cents ($0.15) for each bale of cotton ginned that will
produce the solid waste that is to be burned.
(b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), the issuing agency
shall deposit monthly the collected fees in the Air Pollution Control
Fund.
(c) To pay for administrative costs of issuing the permits, the
issuing agency may retain from the fees collected pursuant to this
section an amount equal to either the estimated cost of issuing the
permits, or 4 percent of the total fees collected, whichever is less.
The state board may make an annual audit of the issuing agency to
determine the amount of fees retained by an issuing agency.