Should AEP/APCO s latest legal maneuvers prevail to ignore our State property rights in violation of their Federal license -- the following is what we can expect to happen at Smith Mountain and Leesville Lakes .... Extract from Coalition for Fair and Equitable Docks (US 8th Circuit Court of Appeals) “Pursuant to Article 41, after public notice and comment, Union Electric adopted permit requirements for use and occupancy of project land and waters. Anyone desiring to build or modify structures, including docks, on project property, was required to apply for a permit. Effective January 1, 1999, Union Electric adopted two "User fees," one covering all permits for new docks and modifications to existing docks, and the other being a user fee applicable to docks occupying more than 3000 square feet of water space. The fee for new construction and modification was set at a single payment of $400 for docks of between 1800 and 3000 square feet and $250 for docks less than 1800 square feet. For docks larger than 3000 square feet, the fee was a recurring annual fee of $.045 per square foot. Union Electric's permit instructions stated: "Total fees collected by [Union Electric] will be applied to [Union Electric's] shoreline management costs at the Lake of the Ozarks."” Ameren Missouri Fee Schedules at Lake of the Ozarks Processing Fee List (Non-Refundable)
Use Fee List Annual Docks that use and occupy over 3,000 square feet will pay an annual use fee of $0.06/square foot of area of water space occupied as determined by Ameren Missouri. [Minimum annual fee $180] Lump Sum New docks and modifications to existing docks Fees
extend over the lake or are located on Ameren Missouri’s property $250 * Any subsequent modifications to existing docks will require the payment of use fee. Enforcement Fees List
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