B. By March 1st of each year, an annual fee of:

(1) Three Four hundred fifty dollars for an excavation from which 2,500 cubic yards or more of material will be extracted during that year; and

(2) Fifty One hundred dollars for all other excavations. To be eligible for the annual fee under this paragraph, the owner or operator must include with the payment of this fee a signed statement certifying

that less than 2,500 cubic yards of material will be extracted during that year;

Sec. 17. 38 MRSA §490-FF is enacted to read:

§490-FF.__Release

The department may grant a release from the requirements of this article to the owner or operator or a transferee after reclamation of the affected area as determined by the department.__ The department shall inspect the site before making this determination.__The release will terminate if any further excavation on the parcel is proposed by the owner or operator or a transferee.__A person proposing further excavation on the parcel must file a notice of intent to comply pursuant to section 490-Y and comply with all requirements of this article.__Payment of the annual fee under section 490-EE will resume in the year when the further excavation begins.