(1) Persons licensed or authorized to receive, possess, or use natural uranium and its decay daughters for the extraction of uranium or thorium compounds or for the reclamation and disposal of the associated tailings or waste shall pay:

(a) Initial application fee of thirty-five thousand dollars; and

(b) Quarterly billings for actual costs to the department.

(2) The department shall bill the uranium or thorium milling licensee quarterly for the department's actual cost of:

(a) Reviewing and issuing a license in excess of the initial application fee;

(b) Determining the licensee's compliance with terms and conditions of the license;

(c) Reviewing license amendment requests;

(d) Maintaining a uranium mill program which is compatible with the requirements of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission;

(e) Determining and assuring compliance with chapter 173-11 WAC; and

(f) Reviewing and processing an application for renewal.

(3) The department shall delineate in the quarterly billing the staff, laboratory, and support service costs.

(4) The department:

(a) Shall process any initial application only upon receipt of the full fee specified; and

(b) May return an application to an applicant if no payment is received.

(5) The department shall credit the initial application fee to the applicants' quarterly billing.

(6) Mineral processors requiring licenses for naturally occurring radioactive material in excess of exempt concentrations shall pay:

(a) Initial application fee of twenty-seven thousand dollars; and

(b) Quarterly billings not to exceed forty thousand dollars.

(7) The department shall bill mineral processor licensees quarterly for the department's actual cost of:

(a) Processing and issuing a license in excess of the initial application fee;

(b) Determining the licensee's compliance with terms and conditions of the license;

(c) Reviewing and processing amendment and renewal requests; and

(d) Determining and assuring compliance with chapter 173-11 WAC.