90. The Minister may, by regulation, set the fees payable by any person the Minister specifies that are intended to cover the costs incurred for control and monitoring measures under this Act or the Acts concerned, in particular costs related to inspecting facilities and examining information or documents provided to the Minister.
The fees set under the first paragraph are based, in particular, on the nature of the activities, their location and the characteristics of the facilities. They are also set on the basis of the costs incurred to process documents, including costs incurred to examine them.
The fees may vary according to the nature, scope and cost of the project, the class of the source of contamination, the characteristics of the enterprise or establishment, in particular its size, and the complexity of the technical and environmental aspects of the record.
Under such a regulation, a person who has set up an environmental management system or a system to ensure the safety of persons and property that meets a recognized Québec, Canadian or international standard may be exempted from paying all or part of the fees referred to in the first paragraph, on the conditions determined in the regulation.
2022, c. 82022, c. 8, s. 1.