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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 27.01.14.07" title_num="27" subtitle_num="01" chapter_num="14" heading="Fee In Lieu.">
  <text>A local jurisdiction shall:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Collect at least $1.50 per square foot of mitigation as required in Regulation .06 of this chapter;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Ensure the fee is adequate to cover the cost associated with administration, acquisition, planting, monitoring, and maintenance for the required mitigation or required planting requirements of Regulation .04D and F of this chapter;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Establish a separate account independent of other Critical Area funds, which may not revert to a local jurisdiction’s general fund, for the collection of the fee in lieu;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Prohibit the use of the fees to meet other landscaping requirements; and</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Use the fees to accomplish:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Off-site plantings in accordance with the options provided in Regulation .06A(1) of this chapter; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Other water quality and habitat enhancement projects provided in Regulation .06A(2) of this chapter, and as described in a local Critical Area program approved by the Commission or in an agreement between the local jurisdiction and the Commission.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>