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6 specifying the CCC share and the non-CCC share of the conservation easement cost; (7) term of conservation easement; (8) acres acquired for each 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 conservation easement deed that contains the contingent right clause as described in Part VI of this Agreement; (13) current appraisal conducted in accordance with UASFLA or USPAP standards; (14) NRCS CPA-230, Confirmation of Matching Funds; and (15) appropriate title assurances. B. Upon request by a landowner, Orange County may issue installment payments to the landowner. Such an arrangement may occur only after the easement has been conveyed in its entirety and approval is obtained by the NRCS National Office and the Office of General Counsel. Cooperating entities wishing to issue payments in installments for FRPP acquisitions must issue a portion of the payment at closing and provide a copy of the recorded deed to the United States and a promissory note detailing a payment schedule prior to CCC issuing installment payments. Once the easement has been recorded, Orange County may request a payment from CCC on a reimbursable basis after a sum twice the amount of the CCC payment request has been disbursed to the landowner (i.e., the cooperating entity may request from NRCS $75,000, after $150,000 has been paid to the landowner). Orange County must issue all installment payments, including disbursement of all CCC funds and those of Orange County prior to September 30, 2007. VI. CONSERVATION EASEMENT REQUIREMENTS. A. Orange County shall ensure that conservation easements acquired under this agreement: 1. run with the land in perpetuity or a minimum of thirty years, where State law prohibits a permanent easement. 2. prevent the land from being converted to nonagricultural uses; 3. provide for the administration, management, and enforcement of the easement by Orange County; 4. require management of the property in accordance with a conservation plan that is developed utilizing the standards and specifications of the NRCS field office technical guide,? CFR part 12, and is approved by the Conservation District. The following paragraphs 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 the Protected Property in a manner consistent with a conservation plan prepazed in consultation with NRCS and approved by 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 easement signature date. 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 Property, with advance notice to the Grantor, in order to monitor compliance with the conservation plan.