Moreover, Grantor hereby promises to hold harmless and indemnify the Grantee and
<br />the United States against all litigation, claims, demands, penalties and damages,
<br />including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising from or connected with the release or
<br />threatened release of any Hazardous Materials on, at, beneath or from the Protected
<br />Property, or arising from or connected with a violation of any Environmental Laws by
<br />Grantor or any other prior owner of the Protected Property. Grantor's indemnification
<br />obligation shall not be affected by any authorizations provided by Grantee or the
<br />United States to Grantor with respect to the Protected Properly or any restoration
<br />activities carried out by Grantee at the Protected Property; provided, however, that
<br />Grantee shall be responsible for any Hazardous Materials contributed after this date to
<br />the Protected Property by Grantee.
<br />"Environmental Law" or Environmental Laws" means any and all Federal, state, local
<br />or municipal laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes, guidelines,
<br />policies or requirements of any governmental authority regulating or imposing
<br />standards of liability or standards of conduct (including common law) concerning air,
<br />water, solid waste, hazardous materials, worker and community right-to-know, hazard
<br />communication, noise, radioactive material, resource protection, subdivision, inland
<br />wetlands and watercourses, health protection and similar environmental health, safety,
<br />building and land use as may now or at any time hereafter be in effect.
<br />:"Hazardous Materials" means any petroleum, petroleum products, fuel oil, waste oils,
<br />explosives, reactive materials, ignitable materials, corrosive materials, hazardous
<br />chemicals, hazardous wastes, hazardous substances, extremely hazardous substances,
<br />toxic substances, toxic chemicals, radioactive materials, infectious materials and any
<br />other element, compound, mixture, solution or substance which may pose a present or
<br />potential hazard to human health or the environment."
<br />9. include provisions regarding the amount of impervious surfaces permitted on the
<br />Protected Property, in accordance with the NRCS Conservation Programs Manual,
<br />Part 519.
<br />10. include signature of a responsible NRCS official on the Conservation Easement Deed,
<br />accepting the property interest of the United States.
<br />11. include other terms that may be required by OGC or FRPP policy, such as general
<br />indemnification clause and hazardous materials warranty.
<br />12. address the following the following permitted uses of the Protected Property by the
<br />Grantor in the Conservation Easement Deed. Other permitted uses may be added if
<br />they do not conflict with the conservation values of the Protected Property. For
<br />further explanation of these provisions see the NRCS Conservation Programs Manual,
<br />Part 519.64 B. 7.
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