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Massachusetts Endangered Species Act (MESA)
Fee Schedule


Reviews are categorized by project size of project impact area.

All checks should be made payable to:
Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Fund.

Project Definition
MESA Citation
Project Criteria
Fee
Response Time
         

INFORMATION REQUESTS *

321 CMR 10.17 (3)

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$    50.00

30 days

         
PROJECT REVIEWS 321 CMR 10.18 (11)      

    
  Simple

 

 

  Less than 5 acres of disturbance  
(disturbance means direct physical disturbance of the land surface or waterbody, soil and/or vegetation)





$  300.00

60 days from determination of complete filing

Intermediate (Moderate)

 

 5 to 20 acres of disturbance
(disturbance means direct physical disturbance of the land surface or waterbody, soil and/or vegetation)

$1800.00

60 days from determination of complete filing

Complex


 

 More than 20 acres of disturbance or   project requires wetlands variance (disturbance means direct physical disturbance of the land surface or waterbody, soil and/or vegetation)

$4000.00

60 days from determination of complete filing

 Linear

 

 Projects  greater than 1 mile in length.

$4000.00
per Priority Habitat intersected

60 days from determination of complete filing

CONSERVATION PERMITS

321 CMR 10.23 (4)

 

 

 

     Simple

See "Project Review Simple" Above

$  600.00

30 days from determination of complete filing

     Intermediate

See "Project Review Intermediate" Above

$4000.00

30 days from determination of complete filing

     Complex

See "Project Review Complex" Above

 

$6000.00

30 days from determination of complete filing

     Linear

See "Project Review Linear" Above

$7500.00

30 days from determination of complete filing
The need for a Conservation Permit will be determined during the Project Review.
Please do not send a fee for a Conservation Permit until Project Review has been completed.
OTHER FEES        
         

Review of Utility Operation Maintenance Plan

321 CMR 10.14 (7)

$3000.00

**60 days from receipt
Vegetation Management Plan 321 CMR 10.14 (12) $3000.00 **60 days from receipt

Voluntary Assessment Reviews

321 CMR 10.13 (3)

  **60 days from receipt

      Less than 15 acres of land

   

$  500.00

 

      Between 15 and 30 acres of land

   

$  750.00

 

      More than 30 acres of land

   

$1000.00

 

Reconsideration of Mapping

321 CMR 10.12 (8)

 
        Reconsideration Determination
Please do not send fee during initial step of this process (see 321 CMR 10.12(8)).
    $ 150.00 45 days from determination of complete filling

Adjudicatory Hearings

321 CMR 10.25 (2)

$  500.00

 
 

All Fees are as approved by the Secretary of Administration and Finance and can be found at 801 CMR 4.00.

Please note: Government entities are not exempt from filing fees. However, certain
projects and activities are exempt from review.

*If you are requesting information for habitat management or conservation purposes and you are a non-profit conservation group, government agency or working with a government agency please fill out a Data Release Form.


**These response times are Program policy.

Last updated: 10/19/2006

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