Fees and Royalties
 2.2 (1) Subject to the annual indexation adjustment under section 4.1, every holder of an aggregate permit shall pay, on or before March 15, 2019 and on or before March 15 of every subsequent year,  (a) in the case of a permit authorizing the excavation or removal of 20,000 tonnes or less of aggregate or topsoil from the site annually, an annual fee in an amount equal to the greater of $344 and either, (i) 19.8 cents per tonne for each tonne of aggregate or topsoil excavated at the site of a pit or quarry during the previous calendar year or earlier, and removed from the site in the previous calendar year, or (ii) if the circumstances described in subsection (2) or (4) exist, the amount determined under subclause (i) as reduced in accordance with subsection (3) or (4); or (b) in the case of a permit authorizing the excavation or removal of more than 20,000 tonnes of aggregate or topsoil from the site annually, an annual fee in an amount equal to the greater of $689 and either, (i) 19.8 cents per tonne for each tonne of aggregate or topsoil excavated at the site of a pit or quarry during the previous calendar year or earlier, and removed from the site in the previous calendar year, or (ii) if the circumstances described in subsection (2) or (4) exist, the amount determined under subclause (i) as reduced in accordance with subsection (3) or (4). O. Reg. 269/17, s. 3. (2) For the purpose of determining the amount of an annual fee payable under this section, the amount determined under subclause (1) (a) (i) or (1) (b) (i), as the case may be, shall be reduced in accordance with subsection (3) if the holder of the aggregate permit is a person other than the Crown and all of the following circumstances exist: 1. The area of the site at which the aggregate or topsoil was excavated is located in an unorganized territory or in a single-tier municipality other than a designated single-tier municipality. 2. The aggregate or topsoil that was excavated is Crown property. 3. The aggregate or topsoil that was excavated is supplied for, i. in the case of either aggregate or topsoil, a project of the Province of Ontario, or ii. in the case of aggregate but not topsoil, the construction or maintenance of roads for forest management purposes on land owned by the Crown and open for public use. 4. The purchase price of the aggregate or topsoil supplied does not include an amount on account of the fee. O. Reg. 269/17, s. 3. (3) The amount of a reduction to the amount determined under subclause (1) (a) (i) or (1) (b) (i), as the case may be, shall be equal to, (a) twenty-five thirty-thirds of the amount, if the area of the site at which the aggregate or topsoil was excavated is located within an unorganized territory; or (b) five thirty-thirds of the amount, if the area of the site at which the aggregate or topsoil was excavated is located within a single-tier municipality, other than a designated single-tier municipality. O. Reg. 269/17, s. 3. (4) For the purposes of determining the amount of an annual fee payable under this section, the amount of a reduction to the amount determined under subclause (1) (a) (i) or (1) (b) (i), as the case may be, shall be one of the following if the holder of the aggregate permit is the Crown: 1. A reduction of seven thirty-thirds of the amount. 2. The reduction provided for under paragraph 1 plus, i. a reduction of twenty-five thirty-thirds of the amount, if the area of the site at which the aggregate or topsoil was excavated is located within an unorganized territory, or ii. a reduction of five thirty-thirds of the amount, if the area of the site at which the aggregate or topsoil was excavated is located within a single-tier municipality other than a designated single-tier municipality. O. Reg. 269/17, s. 3. (5) In this section, “designated single-tier municipality” means, (a) the County of Brant, (b) the City of Brantford, (c) the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, (d) the City of Greater Sudbury, (e) Haldimand County, (f) the City of Hamilton, (g) the City of Kawartha Lakes, (h) Norfolk County, (i) the City of Ottawa, (j) the Township of Pelee, and (k) Prince Edward County. O. Reg. 269/17, s. 3.