(A) There shall be paid to the County Clerk for delivery to the County Treasurer for deposit in a special fund at the time of the filing of an application for site approval a fee of $100,000. If the applicant amends its application in accordance with § 39.2(e) of the State Environmental Protection Act, being ILCS Ch. 415, Act 5, an additional filing fee of $10,000 shall be paid to the County Clerk at the time of the filing of the amended application.
(B) The fee paid hereunder with any application shall be used only to defray the costs incurred by the county in connection with the application for site approval to which the fee is applicable. The County Board may use the fee to pay any costs incurred by the persons to evaluate the information contained in the application, to pay costs involved in any hearing, including the fees of court reports and expert witnesses employed by the county to clarify or refute any information contained in the application, to pay any costs incurred in the appeal of any decision of the County Board as to the application and to any other costs or expense in any way connected with the application.
(C) The County Clerk shall accept no application for filing unless the fee has been paid.
(D) If the costs to the county are less than the amount paid by the applicant, the excess shall be refunded to the applicant. Should there be any additional costs incurred by the county over the amount paid by the applicant, the applicant shall bear any and all additional costs.
(Prior Code, § 153.03) (Res. passed 3-16-1989; Res. passed 12-12-1991; Res. passed 12-17-1998; Res. passed 10-14-1999)