All persons, partnerships, corporations, associations, and any and all other entities submitting proposals for the creation of, modification to, petitions for withdrawal from, or dissolutions of an agricultural area shall submit therewith an application fee in an amount equal to $.05 per acre with a minimum fee of $5 for lands to be included in, added to, withdrawn from or dissolved as an agricultural area. The fee so submitted shall be nonrefundable without regard to the action taken upon any such proposal or petition.