Fire marshal fees increased

An array of fees charged by the State Fire Marshal will increase under a bill given final legislative approval May 28.

LB434, sponsored by Fremont Sen. Dave Wordekemper, increases fees on more than a dozen licenses, inspections and reviews undertaken by the fire marshal’s office. Under the bill, a fireworks display permit will increase from $10 to $100, a retailer license from $25 to $100 and a distributor license from $500 to $1,000.

The bill also increases the fee for building plan reviews from not more than $500 to not more than $5,000 and the cap on fire alarm inspection fees from not more than $100 to not more than $200.

It also changes the late submittal fee for remodeling or construction project reviews to a flat $100 in addition to the plan review fee.

LB434 passed on a 47-2 vote and takes effect immediately.