Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §344-B, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 804, Pt. B, §4 and affected by §7, is amended to read:

1. Publication of timetables. No later than August November 1st of each year, the commissioner shall publish processing timetables for each permit and license issued by the department. Permit and license processing timetables must be published simultaneously in all newspapers designated by the Secretary of State as papers of record under Title 5, section 8053, subsection 5. The commissioner shall enter the published processing timetables into the record of the board at the first meeting of the board following publication.

Except as provided in this section, the deadline governing the processing of an application is determined by the timetable in effect on the date the application is determined to be complete.

Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §352, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1999, c. 243, §2, is further amended to read:

3. Maximum fee. The commissioner shall set the actual fees and shall publish a schedule of all fees by August November 1st of each year. If the commissioner determines that a particular application, by virtue of its size, uniqueness, complexity or other relevant factors, is likely to require significantly more costs than those listed on Table I, the commissioner may designate that application as subject to special fees. A special fee may not exceed $75,000. Such a designation must be made at, or prior to, the time the application is accepted as complete and may not be based solely on the likelihood of extensive public controversy. All department staff who have worked on the review of the application shall submit quarterly reports to the commissioner detailing the time spent on the application and all expenses attributable to the application. The processing fee for that application must be the actual cost to the department. The applicant must be billed quarterly and all fees paid prior to receipt of the permit.

Sec. 3. 38 MRSA §569-A, sub-§5-A, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 334, §3, is amended to read:

5-A. Penalty for late payment of fees. Fees assessed under subsection 5, paragraph A are due to the department on or before the last day of the month immediately following the month in which the oil was transferred or first transported in Maine. Licensees or registrants who fail to pay the fee by that date shall pay an additional amount equal to 10% of the amount assessed under subsection 5. The department may waive the