Rules and regulations; fee amount determination

(a) The secretary, with the approval of the commission, shall adopt such rules and regulations as necessary to administer and enforce the provisions of this act. (b) The director shall determine annually the amount necessary to carry out and enforce the provisions of this act for the next ensuing fiscal year and shall recommend to the secretary such license renewal, registration application, registration and registration renewal fees as the director determines necessary for that purpose. The director shall adopt such fees by rules and regulations. (c) Before the director submits any such proposed rules and regulations to the director of the budget, the secretary of administration and the attorney general in accordance with the rules and regulations filing act, K.S.A. 77-415 et seq., and amendments thereto: (1) The director shall submit such rules and regulations to the commission; and (2) the commission shall review and make recommendations to the director and the secretary regarding such proposed rules and regulations. (d) Fees for license renewal, registration and registration renewal shall be based on an operator's acres of affected land or the tonnage of materials extracted by the operator during the preceding license year, or a combination thereof. (e) Political subdivisions of the state shall be exempt from all fees imposed under this act.