2010-138 DEAPR - Acceptance of Two Grants for Purchasing a Conservation Easement at the Breeze Farm

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specifying the CCC share and the non-CCC share of the Conservation Easement cost; (7) term of conservation easement; (8) acres acquired for each Conservation Easement; (9) Tax Identification Number (TIN) for Orange County; (10) Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) number for Orange County; (11) bank routing number and account number for desired deposit location; (12) copy of the recorded Conservation Easement Deed(s) for each easement; (13) NRCS CPA-230, Confirmation of Matching Funds for each easement; and (14) a copy of the ALTA title insurance policy for each Conservation Easement. VIII. CONSERVATION EASEMENT REQUIREMENTS. Orange County shall ensure that conservation easements acquired under this agreement: 1. run with the land in perpetuity or the maximum allowable under State law, where State law prohibits a permanent easement. 2. protect agricultural use and related conservation values by limiting non-agricultural uses of the land; 3. provide for the administration, management, and enforcement of the easement by Orange County; 4. require management of highly erodible land on the property in accordance with a conservation plan that is developed utilizing the standards and specifications of the NRCS field office technical guide, 7 CFR part 12. The following paragraphs shall be shall be included in all Conservation Easements acquired using FRPP funds: As required by section 1238I of the Food Security Act of 1985, as amended, the Grantor, his heirs, successors, or assigns, shall conduct all agricultural operations on highly erodible land on the Protected Property in a manner consistent with a conservation plan prepared in consultation with NRCS and the Conservation District. This conservation plan shall be developed using the standards and specifications of the NRCS Field Office Technical Guide and 7 CFR part 12 that are in effect on the date of this Conservation Easement Deed. However, the Grantor may develop and implement a conservation plan that proposes a higher level of conservation and is consistent with the NRCS Field Office Technical Guide standards and specifications. NRCS shall have the right to enter upon the Protected Property, with advance notice to the Grantor, in order to monitor compliance with the conservation plan. In the event of noncompliance with the conservation plan, NRCS shall work with the Grantor to explore methods of compliance and give the Grantor a reasonable amount of time, not to exceed twelve months, to take corrective action. If the Grantor does not comply with the conservation plan, NRCS will inform Grantee of the Grantor's noncompliance. The Grantee shall take all reasonable steps (including efforts at securing voluntary compliance and, if necessary, appropriate legal action) to secure compliance with the conservation plan following written notification from NRCS that (a) there is a substantial, ongoing event or circumstance ofnon-compliance with the conservation plan, (b) NRCS has worked with the Grantor to correct such noncompliance, and (c) Grantor has exhausted its appeal rights under applicable NRCS regulations. If the NRCS standards and specifications for highly erodible land are revised after the date of this Conservation Easement Deed based on an Act of Congress, NRCS will work cooperatively with the Grantor to develop and implement a revised conservation plan. The provisions of this section apply to the highly erodible land conservation requirements of the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program 6