S Easement - William H Breeze Sr. for Deed of Agricultural Conservation Easement

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8. Subdivision 1 ~~~~~~' The Property c~rrently cansists of a sing~e tract of ls~nd. The further sub~division of thc Property, inclttding its partitiQn, is prohibited. This prohibitian agpiies regard~e~.s of Itow many se~arately described parcets are contained in the Property. 9. Canservation Practices As required by Section 1238 I of the Food Security Act of 1985, as amended, the Grar~tor, his heirs, successor~, or as,signs, shatl conduct all agriculturai oper~tions an the Property in a manner consistent with a Conservation Plan prepared in eonsultation with NRCS and approved by the Orange County Soil and Water Conserv~tion District. This Conservation Plan shall bo developed using the standarda and specifications of the NRCS Field Office Technical Gwide and 7 CFR Part 12 that are in effect on the date of execution of this Conservation F..~scment. The Gr~ntor cnay, howev~r, develop and implement a Conservation Plan that proposea a higher levcl of conservatian and is eonsistent with the NRCS Field Office Technical Guide standards end specifications. NRCS shall ~-ave the aght to enter upon the Property, with ~c}vance notice to the Grantor, in ordcr to monitor compliance with ttie Conservation Plan. In the event of noncompliance with the Conscrvation Plan, NRCS shall work witt- the Grantor to explore methods of compli~ce and give the Grantor a re~sansble amount of time, not to exceed twdve months, to take corrcctive $ct~on. If t~e Grsntor does not comgly with the Conservation Pl~n, NRCS will infarm Grantee of the Grantor's non-compli~r-ce. Granta sl3a}l take all reasor~ble steps (inc}udir~g efforts at securing volu~t~ry compliance and, if nxess~ry, appmpriate legal actio~) to secure compliance with the Conservation Plan following written notific~tion from NRCS that (a) thcre is a substantial, angoing event or circumst~nce of non- compliance with the Conservatian Plan, (b) NRCS has worked with ttu Grantor to correct such noncompliancE, and (c) Gr~ntor has exhausted his appeal rights under applicable NRCS regulations. If the NRCS standards and specifications far highly erodible land are revised aRcr Ehe date of this Gr~nt based an an Act of Cangress, NRCS will work coaperatively with the Grantor to develop and impkment a revised Conservation Plan. The provisions of this section apply to the highly erodible ~and conserv~tian requirements of the F~rm ~nd Ranch Land~ Protection Program and are not intended to ~ffc~ct ar~y other natur~l resources eonservation requirements to which the Grantor may be or m~y become subject. !0. Forest tLfanagement Everywhcre on the Property, trees m~y be removal, cut end otherwise man~ged to control insects and disease, to prevent personal injury and property dammage, to remove narrnative species, for pasture restoratian, for firewood and other non-commereial usES, including construction of permitted improvements and fences on the Pmpcrty, so long as done in accordance with the Conserv~t~on Plan refereneed tn Paragraph 9(Conservation Practieea) of this Co~servation Easemcnt and in accordance with a forest management plan that is prcpared by a Page 9 of 22