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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.
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MESA Citation
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Project Criteria |
Fee
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Response Time
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| INFORMATION REQUESTS * |
321 CMR 10.17 (3)
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$ 50.00
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30 days
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| PROJECT REVIEWS |
321 CMR 10.18 (11)
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| Simple | Less than 5 acres of disturbance (disturbance means direct physical disturbance of the land surface or waterbody, soil and/or vegetation) |
$ 300.00
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60 days from determination of complete filing
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| 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
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60 days from determination of complete filing
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| 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
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60 days from determination of complete filing
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| Linear | Projects greater than 1 mile in length. |
$ 4000.00
per Priority Habitat intersected |
60 days from determination of complete filing
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CONSERVATION PERMITS |
321 CMR 10.23 (4)
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| Simple | See "Project Review Simple" Above |
$ 600.00
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30 days from determination of complete filing
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| Intermediate | See "Project Review Intermediate" Above |
$ 4000.00
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30 days from determination of complete filing
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| Complex | See "Project Review Complex" Above |
$ 6000.00
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30 days from determination of complete filing
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| Linear | See "Project Review Linear" Above |
$ 7500.00
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30 days from determination of complete filing
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The need for a Conservation Permit will be determined
during the Project Review.
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| Review of Utility Operation Maintenance Plan |
321 CMR 10.14 (7)
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$ 3000.00
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**60 days from receipt
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| Vegetation Management Plan |
321 CMR 10.14 (12)
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$ 3000.00
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**60 days from receipt
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| Voluntary Assessment Reviews |
321 CMR 10.13 (3)
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**60 days from receipt
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| Less than 15 acres of land |
$ 500.00
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| Between 15 and 30 acres of land |
$ 750.00
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| More than 30 acres of land |
$ 1000.00
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| Reconsideration of Mapping |
321 CMR 10.12 (8)
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| Reconsideration Determination Please do not send fee during initial step of this process (see 321 CMR 10.12(8)). |
$ 150.00
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45 days from determination of complete filing
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| Adjudicatory Hearings |
321 CMR 10.25 (2)
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$ 500.00
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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.
Updated: May 21, 2007