December 23, 2009
Effective January 1, 2010, the filing fees collected by the Department of Fish and Game (DFG) for documents filed pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) will increase as follows:
- Negative Declarations (ND) changed from $1,993.00 to $2,010.25
- Mitigated Negative Declarations (MND) changed from $1,993.00 to $2,010.25
- Environmental Impact Reports (EIR) changed from $2,768.25 to $2,792.25
- Environmental documents pursuant to a Certified Regulatory Program (CRP) changed from $941.25to $949.50
In addition, the county clerk processing fee will remain up to $50 in 2010, depending on the policy of each county.
The DFG filing fee is due at the time the Notice of Determination (NOD) is filed for a project. If the filing fee is not paid, the project may not be operative, vested or final and any local permits issued for the project may be invalid.
Note that only one filing fee is required per project, even if more than one NOD is filed. For example, because lead agencies typically file a NOD before responsible agencies approve the same project, responsible agencies will generally only have to pay the county filing fee.
