(a) The fee imposed pursuant to Section 25205.2 of the Health and Safety Code which is collected and administered under Section 43053 of this code is due and payable to the board annually on or before the last day of the second month following the end of the calendar year.
(b) Every operator of a facility subject to the fee imposed pursuant to Section 25205.2 of the Health and Safety Code shall file an annual return in the form as prescribed by the board, which may include, but not be limited to, electronic media and pay the proper amount of fee due. Returns shall be authenticated in a form or pursuant to methods as may be prescribed by the board.
(c) For purposes of subdivision (a), except as provided in subdivision (d), the operator of a facility shall pay the applicable fee based on the type and size of the facility, as specified in Sections 25205.1 and 25205.4 of the Health and Safety Code. The board shall credit the prepayment of the fee made pursuant to Section 43152.12 against the amount due with the annual return.
(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (c), the fee for the 1991 reporting period, which is from July 1, 1991, to December 31, 1991, inclusive, is 50 percent of the fee specified in Section 25205.4 of the Health and Safety Code, based on the type and size of the facility, as specified in Section 25205.4 of the Health and Safety Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 459, Sec. 22. Effective January 1, 2003.)