In-lieu fee

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-014414",
  "term": "In-lieu fee",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A type of mitigation that can be used to compensate for unavoidable impacts to wetlands. In this approach to mitigation, a permittee pays a fee to a third party instead of conducting project-specific mitigation or buying credits from a wetland mitigation bank.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Aquatic Resources Awareness Course for Real Estate Appraisers Glossary; Aquatic Resources Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/in-lieu-fee/"
}