The Water Management Board shall assess a fee to be collected annually from each water right holder in each water use control area. The amount of the fee may not exceed twenty dollars for each cubic foot per second, or portion thereof, of the diversion capability of the water permit or right holder's diversion works plus fifty cents for each acre irrigated. Fees shall be paid to the board annually at a date set by the board. No water may be diverted by a water permit or right holder who has not paid the fee required by this section.
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