Regulation & law · 07/11/2000

Federal Guidance on In-Lieu-Fee Arrangements for Compensatory Mitigation Under Clean Water Act and Rivers and Harbors Act

The Army Corps of Engineers, Environmental Protection Agency, Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Marine Fisheries Service are issuing final policy guidance on using in-lieu-fee arrangements to compensate for wetland and aquatic resource impacts under the Clean Water Act and Rivers and Harbors Act. This guidance aims to clarify the use of in-lieu-fee mitigation as a compensatory measure.