Section 23-1903. Imposition of oil, gas and solution mining regulation and reclamation fees

1. When a permit is granted to a person by the department pursuant  to
  section  23-0305  of  this  article  to  drill  a  well or when a person
  converts a well to one subject to the oil, gas and solution mining  law,
  such person shall pay to the department:
    a.  A one hundred dollar fee to be credited to the oil and gas account
  established under chapter fifty-eight of the laws  of  nineteen  hundred
  eighty-two; and
    b.  A  fee  in  accordance  with  the  depth drilled or expected to be
  drilled as set forth below:
       0-  500ft. - $  190
     501- 1000ft. - $  380
    1001- 1500ft. - $  570
    1501- 2000ft. - $  760
    2001- 2500ft. - $  950
    2501- 3000ft. - $1,140
    3001- 3500ft. - $1,330
    3501- 4000ft. - $1,520
    4001- 4500ft. - $1,710
    4501- 5000ft. - $1,900
    5001- 5500ft. - $2,090
    5501- 6000ft. - $2,280
    6001- 6500ft. - $2,470
    6501- 7000ft. - $2,660
    7001- 7500ft. - $2,850
    7501- 8000ft. - $3,040
    8001- 8500ft. - $3,230
    8501- 9000ft. - $3,420
    9001- 9500ft. - $3,610
    9501-10,000ft.- $3,800
    over 10,000ft.- $3,800 plus $190 for each incremental 500
    feet of depth over 10,000 feet.
    A person who has paid the fees described shall not be required to  pay
  any  additional  fee  for a well conversion.  The fee for well deepening
  permits pertaining to wells for which a well drilling permit was  issued
  after   August  twenty-fifth,  nineteen  hundred  eighty-one,  shall  be
  calculated on the basis of the additional depth drilled.
    In the event the actual depth drilled exceeds the depth expected to be
  drilled, an additional amount shall be paid such that the total fee paid
  shall be in accordance with the schedule set forth in this paragraph.
    2. Upon requesting from the department  any  determination  under  the
  Natural  Gas  Policy  Act,  such person shall pay a fifty dollar fee per
  well for each such determination.