Use of a mitigation bank is where both the available in-lieu-fee approved mitigation bank are outside of impacts, unless the mitigation bank is practicable and environmentally desirable.

In-lieu fee (ILF) mitigation is one type of mitigation that can be used to offset unavoidable impacts to wetlands. In this mitigation approach, a permittee pays a fee to a third party instead of conducting …

Wetland mitigation can be purchased if wetland losses cannot be avoided or minimized under state or federal (Clean Water Act) regulations.

Similar to a mitigation bank, an in-lieu fee program sells compensatory mitigation credits to permittees whose obligation to provide compensatory mitigation is then transferred to the in-lieu program sponsor.

The continuation of this grant program will allow MDE to complete wetland mitigation sites that will satisfy past and future ILF mitigation requirements. The US Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has …

In-lieu fee mitigation programs allow payments to be pooled for wetland restoration after impacts occur. Developers pay a fee that funds the creation or enhancement of wetlands elsewhere. Thus, the …

Impacts are described in an In-Lieu Fee Use Plan with the calculation of debits and credits. The In-Lieu Fee Use Plan is submitted to regulators and the MRP. The permittee buys credits from the MRP to …

This review of in-lieu fee compensatory mitigation programs was produced by the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) and the Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy at Stetson University College of Law.

Q: What is in-lieu fee mitigation? A: ILF mitigation involves the restoration, creation, enhancement, or preservation of aquatic resources through funds paid to a governmental or non-profit natural …