The following are fees for the Nevada Department of Transportation to process application for telecommunication facilities in state highway right-of-way pursuant to NAC 408 (effective 11/1/01):
NEW FACILITIES LESS THAN FIVE MILES IN LENGTH
- For reviewing an application for an occupancy permit and inspecting the installation of a telecommunications facility that is not more than one half mile in length, a fee of $700.00, $175.00 of which is not refundable. The $175.00 non-refundable application fee must accompany your application. The remainder of the fee is due and payable upon the delivery of the occupancy permit.
- For reviewing an application for an occupancy permit and inspecting the installation of a telecommunications facility that is more than one half mile but less than 2.5 miles in length, a fee of $1,150.00, $275.00 of which is not refundable. The $275.00 non-refundable application fee must accompany your application. The remainder of the fee is due and payable upon the delivery of the occupancy permit.
- For reviewing an application for an occupancy permit and inspecting the installation of a telecommunications facility that is more than 2.5 miles but less than 5 miles in length, a fee of $1,500.00, $375.00 of which is not refundable. The $375.00 non-refundable application fee must accompany your application. The remainder of the fee is due and payable upon the delivery of the occupancy permit.
EXISTING FACILITIES LESS THAN FIVE MILES IN LENGTH
- For reviewing an application for an occupancy permit and inspecting the change to a telecommunications facility for which an occupancy permit has been issued by the department and which is not more than one mile in length, a fee of $300.00, $125.00 of which is not refundable. The $125.00 non-refundable application fee must accompany your application. The remainder of the fee is due and payable upon the delivery of the occupancy permit.
- For reviewing an application for an occupancy permit and inspecting the change to a telecommunications facility for which an occupancy permit has been issued by the department and which is more than one mile but less than 5 miles in length, a fee of $750.00, $200.00 of which is not refundable. The $200.00 non-refundable application fee must accompany your application. The remainder of the fee is due and payable upon the delivery of the occupancy permit.
NEW AND EXISITING FACILITIES 5 MILES IN LENGTH OR LONGER
The department will charge and collect a fee in an amount equal to the cost incurred by the department to review an application for an occupancy permit and inspect the installation of a telecommunications facility or the changes to a telecommunications facility for which an occupancy permit has been issued by the department and which is more than five (5) miles in length. The utility shall submit the fee to the department not later than fifteen (15) days after the utility receives a notice from the department, by a certified mail, setting forth the amount of the fee. If, upon the completion of the installation of or change to the telecommunications facility, the department determines that the amount of the fee collected was:
(a) More than the cost incurred by the department, the department will refund to the utility the amount by which the fee exceeded the cost; or
(b) Less than the cost incurred by the department, the department will send the utility, by certified mail, a notice setting forth the amount by which the cost exceeded the fee. The utility shall submit the amount set forth in the notice not later than fifteen (15) days after the utility receives the notice.
ANNUAL OCCUPANCY PERMITS
For reviewing an application for an annual occupancy permit, a fee of $9,500.00, $500.00 of which is not refundable. The $500.00 non-refundable application fee must accompany your application. The remainder of the fee is due and payable upon the delivery of the occupancy permit.
ADDITIONAL FEES
In addition to the fees for new and existing facilities less than 5 miles in length, the department may charge and collect a fee in an amount equal to but not more than ten percent (10%) of the published fee if the department determines that the cost to review an application for an occupancy permit and inspect a telecommunications facility of the utility is more than the amount of the fee charged and collected pursuant to the published fee.
Please remember, that all non-refundable fees must be collected at the time of submission of the application. If a permit is approved, the remainder of the fee must be paid at the time the permit is picked up.
Note: These fees may be revised based on an annual review of the department's cost to process applications for telecommunication permits.
