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<br />29. Subsequent Liens on the Property RB5339 69 17124
<br />No provisions of this Conservation Easement should be construed as impairing the ability
<br />of Grantors to use the Property as collateral for subsequent borrowing. Any such liens shall be
<br />and remain subordinate to this Conservation Easement.
<br />30. Subsequent Easements/Restrictions on the Property
<br />The grant of any easements or use restrictions that might diminish or impair the
<br />agricultural viability or productivity of the Property or otherwise diminish or impair the
<br />Conservation Values of the Property is prohibited. Any such easements or restrictions shall be
<br />subordina.ted to this Conservation Easement.
<br />31. Grantors ' Environmental Warranly
<br />Grantors warrant that Grantors are in compliance with, and shall remain in compliance
<br />with, all applicable Environmental Laws. Grantors warrant that there are no notices by any
<br />governmental authority of any violation or alleged violation of, non-compliance or alleged non-
<br />compliance with or any liability under any Environmental Law relating to the operations or
<br />conditions of the Property. Grantors further warrant that Grantors have no actual knowledge of a
<br />release or threatened reiease of any Hazardous Materials, as such substances and wastes are
<br />defined by applicable federal and state law.
<br />Moreover, Grantors hereby promise to hold harmless and indemnify the Grantees against
<br />all litigation, claims, demands, penalties and damages, including reasonable attorney fees, arising
<br />from or connected with the release or threatened release of any Hazardous' Materials on, at,
<br />beneath or from the Property, or arising from or connected with a violation of any Environmental
<br />Laws by Grantors or any other prior owner of the Property. Grantors' indemnification obligation
<br />shall not be affected by any authorizations provided by the Grantees to Grantors with respect to
<br />the Property or any restoration activities carried out by the Grantees at the Property; provided,
<br />however, that the Grantees sha11 be responsible for any Hazardous Materials contributed by the
<br />Grantees to the Property after the date of this Deed of Conservation Easement.
<br />"Environmental Law" or "Environmental Laws" means any and all Federal, state, local or
<br />municipal laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes, guidelines, policies or
<br />requirements of any governmental authority regulating or imposing standards of liability or
<br />standards of conduct (including common law) conceming air, water, solid waste, hazardous
<br />materials, worker and community right-to-know, hazard communication, noise, radioactive
<br />material, resource protection, subdivision, inland wetlands and watercourses, health protection
<br />and similar environmental health, safety, building and land use as may now or at any time
<br />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 chemicals,
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