Subparagraph (d) of 15A NCAC 02R .0402 specifies that the fee schedule for the N.C. Ecosystem Enhancement Program’s In-Lieu Fee Program shall be adjusted annually for inflation as follows:
(d) The fees outlined in Subparagraphs (b) (1) through (b)(7) and Paragraph (e) of this Rule shall be adjusted for inflation on an annual basis using the Civil Works Construction Cost Index System published by the US Army Corps of Engineers. This adjustment shall occur at the end of each calendar year as follows: the fees in Subparagraphs (b) (1) through (b)(7) and Paragraph (e) of this Rule for each year shall be multiplied by the annual composite Civil Works Construction Cost Index yearly percentage change issued in September of each year and the result shall be the increase to that fee for the next fiscal year. The revised fees shall be made available via the NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program's web site [http://www.nceep.net/pages/adjust.htm] and become effective on the following July 1st.
The current fee schedule became effective on July 18, 2008 as a result of a 2-year rule-making process. These fees will be adjusted pursuant to the above rule language on July 1, 2009.
All inquiries related to invoicing should be directed to EEP’s In-Lieu Fee Program Coordinator at 919-716-1921 or Kelly.Williams@ncmail.net. Permits may be faxed, mailed or sent by email.
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