For information only: Made by the Alberta Energy Regulator on March 13, 2025 pursuant to section 29 of the Responsible Energy Development Act. 1 The Alberta Energy Regulator Administration Fees Rules (AR 70/2019) are amended by this Regulation. 2 Section 2(2) is amended by striking out "for the 2024-2025 fiscal year is December 31, 2023" and substituting "for the 2025-2026 fiscal year is December 31, 2024". 3 Section 3 is amended (a) by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the following: (2) For the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the annual adjustment factor is 4.275683. (b) in subsection (5) by striking out "The conversion factor" and substituting "For greater clarity, the conversion factor". 4 Section 4(2) is amended by striking out "$0.723644" and substituting "$1.013431". 5 Section 5 is amended (a) in subsection (4) by striking out "2.777591" and substituting "2.200054"; (b) in subsection (5) by striking out "2.594022" and substituting "3.019011"; (c) in subsection (6) by striking out "10.609170" and substituting "16.219403"; (d) in subsection (7) by striking out "2.898922" and substituting "3.350455"; (e) in subsection (8) by striking out "13.576640" and substituting "2.964687". 6 Section 5.1(2) is amended by striking out "$7.741826" and substituting "$8.204427". 7 Section 5.2 is amended (a) by adding the following before subsection (1): (0.1) In this section, "approved capacity" means the maximum processing volume of a processing plant, as set out by an operator in an application approved under section 11 or 13 of the Oil Sands Conservation Act, as approved as of December 31 of the base year. (b) in subsection (1) by striking out "if the processing plant" and substituting "if the associated approval under section 11 or 13 of the Oil Sands Conservation Act"; (c) by repealing subsections (2) and (3) and substituting the following: (2) The administration fee shall be calculated as follows: administration fee = approved capacity (expressed in cubic metres) x $4.942246 for each cubic metre per day (3) For greater clarity, for the purposes of calculating the administration fee in subsection (2), if a processing plant processes gas, its approved capacity in thousand cubic metres is to be adjusted by a conversion factor of 1.00. (d) in subsection (4)(b) by striking out "Alberta Environment and Parks" and substituting "Alberta Environment and Protected Areas". 8 Section 5.3(3) is repealed and the following is substituted: (3) For the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the annual adjustment factor is 2.622441. 9 Section 11 is amended by striking out "March 31, 2025" and substituting "March 31, 2026".