(a) The producer responsibility organization shall pay the department a quarterly administrative fee. The department shall set the fee at an amount that, when paid is adequate to cover the department’s full costs of administering and enforcing this chapter, including any program development costs or regulatory costs incurred by the department prior to a producer responsibility plan being submitted. The department may establish a variable fee based on relevant factors.
(b) The total amount of fees collected annually pursuant to this section shall not exceed the amount necessary to recover costs incurred by the department in connection with the administration and enforcement of the requirements of this chapter.
(c) The department shall identify the direct development or regulatory costs it incurs pursuant to this chapter prior to the submittal of a producer responsibility plan and shall establish a fee in an amount adequate to cover those costs, which shall be paid by the producer responsibility organization.
(d) The department shall deposit the fees collected pursuant to this section into the Carpet Responsibility Fund.