The Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has established fees related to Coastal Zone Act conversion permits, pursuant to 82 Del. Laws, c.86, §80 and 7 Del. C. §7005(e). The fee for a conversion permit application is $15,000 and the fee for a conversion permit modification is $5,000. Additionally, the annual fee for conversion permit holders is $1,500, to cover costs related to the required annual review of financial assurance and environmental offsets, as applicable. These fees approximate and reasonably reflect the costs necessary to defray the expenses related to this new permit.

Secretary’s Order No. 2019-OTS-0044, which establishes these fees, may be reviewed online at dnrec.delaware.gov/secretarys-orders/regulatory/.

The DNREC Office of the Secretary hereby provides notice of these fees and will accept public comments through December 31, 2019. Comments may be submitted by email to CZA_Program@delaware.gov or by mail to CZA Program, 100 W. Water St., Ste. 7B, Dover, DE 19904.