The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (“CDFW”) announced its annual filing fee increase for all California Environmental Quality Act environmental documents. The filing fees will be effective starting January 1, 2022. For additional information see CEQA Environmental Document Filing Fees (ca.gov). The 2022 CEQA filing fees are listed below:
| CEQA Document | Fees Effective January 1, 2021 |
Fees Effective January 1, 2022 |
| Negative Declaration (ND) | $2,480.25 | $2,548.00 |
| Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) | $2,480.25 | $2,548.00 |
| Environmental Impact Report (EIR) | $3,445.25 | $3,539.25 |
| Environmental Document pursuant to a Certified Regulatory Program (CRP) | $1,171.25 | $1,203.25 |
| County Clerk Processing Fee | $50.00 | $50.00 |
Daniel Cucchi is a Senior Associate and Mariah Ponce is a Law Clerk at Abbott & Kindermann, Inc. For questions relating to this article or any other California land use, real estate, environmental and/or planning issues contact Abbott & Kindermann, Inc. at (916) 456-9595.
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