New York In-Lieu Fee Program

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The Ducks Unlimited New York In-Lieu Fee Program sells wetland and stream mitigation credits for permitted impacts in 13 watersheds in New York state. By accepting payment to the ILF program, DU assumes responsibility for delivering compensatory mitigation projects. DU projects offer greater ecological benefits than isolated permittee responsible projects because ILF payments finance larger projects that will contribute to watershed level conservation goals.

Long Island In Lieu Fee Program

Pending approval, DU will be establishing the Long Island In-Lieu Fee Program (LI-ILF). The LI-ILF will offer estuarine (tidal) and freshwater wetland (non-tidal) credits in four distinct watersheds. The LI-ILF will focus on restoring tidal and freshwater wetlands as a means to stem rates of coastal wetland loss. ILF provides a way for developers to contribute to large, whole marsh-scale restorations that address historic ditching, inland migration, sediment balance, invasive species, and water-quality concerns. DU will leverage its unparalleled relationships with regulatory agencies and conservation partners to deliver projects that improve marsh resilience to landscape-level stressors.

New:

• Oatka Creek Approved as 10th ILF Mitigation Project
• DU adds Middle Hudson and Hudson-Hoosic Service Areas
• Eastern St. Lawrence watershed again offers mitigation credits 

Credit Purchase Steps:

1. Applicant confirms credit availability then submits a permit application to the Regulatory Agency requesting approval for purchase of ILF credits.
2. The Regulatory Agency reviews the project to determine if a permit will be issued and calculates credits required.
3. Upon approval, the applicant provides DU with all permit details prior to a credit sale.
4. The applicant purchases credit(s) and transfers funds to the DU-ILF program.
5. DU submits a credit sale letter to the Regulatory Agency(ies) recording the transaction.

Click here for credit locations for the Approved DU-NY-ILF Program. (PDF format)

As an ILF sponsor, DU will identify and implement restoration projects in same watershed as the impacts.

QUALIFICATIONS OF SPONSOR

Ducks Unlimited (DU) is recognized as the world's largest private wetlands conservation organization and has over 88 years of experience restoring and protecting habitat, especially aquatic resources. DU applies a science-based, watershed approach to deliver turnkey mitigation projects that span all types of wetlands, streams, riparian buffer, and upland habitats. DU has developed more than 50 multi-user bank and ILF projects nationwide, and over a dozen approved ILF projects in the Northeast alone.

For more information contact:

New York In Lieu Fee Program (approved)
Mary Beth Poli, PWS
Mitigation Program Coordinator
Mobile: 802.588.4827
mpoli@ducks.org

Long Island In Lieu Fee Program (pending approval)
Patrick A. Raney, Ph.D.
Mitigation Program Director
Mobile: 315-708-9614
praney@ducks.org