The department shall establish fees to be paid by persons seeking licensure or license renewal to cover the entire cost to the department of administering ss. 403.865-403.876, including, but not limited to, the costs associated with application review and examination, reexamination, licensing and renewal, renewal of an inactive license, reactivation of an inactive license, recordmaking, and recordkeeping, and the costs of ensuring compliance with ss. 403.865-403.876. The fees for license application and license renewal shall be nonrefundable. The department shall establish fees adequate to administer and implement ss. 403.865-403.876.
(1) The application fee may not exceed $100 and is not refundable.
(2) The renewal fee may not exceed $100 and is not refundable.
(3) All fees collected under this section must be deposited into the Water Quality Assurance Trust Fund. The fees shall be used exclusively to implement the provisions of ss. 403.865-403.876.