1. The Commission on Mineral Resources shall impose and collect a fee for examining and filing an application for a permit to drill or operate a geothermal well or to drill an exploratory well. The fee must be deposited with the State Treasurer, for credit to the Account for the Division of Minerals created in the State General Fund pursuant to NRS 513.103.
2. The fee may be based in part on the number of acres of land being used by the person who holds the permit.
3. The Commission and the Division of Minerals may use the money deposited in the Account for the Division of Minerals pursuant to this section to administer the provisions of this chapter.