(1) If an application for a permit or license, or the performance of an activity regulated under this chapter, requires the services of a professional geologist as provided for in chapter 492, the department or governing board of a water management district may require that a professional geologist licensed under chapter 492 sign and seal any documents and reports submitted in connection with the permit application or regulated activity.
(2) The cost of such signing and sealing by a professional geologist shall be borne by the permit applicant or permittee.
(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent or prohibit the practice by professional engineers pursuant to chapter 471.
