(1) It shall be unlawful to commence operations for the drilling or treating of a well for oil or gas without first giving notice to the commission of intention to drill or treat and without first obtaining a permit from the commission under such rules and regulations as may be reasonably prescribed by the commission and by paying to the commission a filing and service fee of one hundred dollars ($100) for such permit, which shall be remitted to the state treasurer for deposit in the oil and gas conservation fund and shall be used exclusively to pay the costs and expenses incurred in connection with the administration and enforcement of this act. No permit may be issued by the commission until the commission shall notify the director of the department of water resources and said director shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of receipt of such notification from the commission to recommend conditions he believes necessary to protect fresh water supplies. Upon issuance of any permit, a copy thereof, including any limitations, conditions, controls, rules or regulations attached thereto for the protection of fresh water supplies as required in section 47-319 , Idaho Code, shall be forwarded to the director of the department of water resources. (2) The filing and service fee as provided in subsection (1) of this section shall be temporarily raised to a maximum of up to two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) beginning on the effective date of this act. On and after July 1, 2017, the filing and service fee shall be reduced to one hundred dollars ($100).
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