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Lee Farm Conservation Easement BOCC Draft ~ q <br />To the Grantors: To the Grantee: <br />Bill Lee, Jr. Orange County ERCD <br />8014 Bill Poole Road P.O. Box 8181 <br />Rougemont, NC 27572 Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />28. Grantor's Title Warranty . <br />To the United States NRCS: <br />State Conservationist <br />4405 Bland Rd., Suite 205 <br />Raleigh, NC 27609 <br />The Grantors warrant that they hold fee simple title to the Property, free from all <br />encumbrances, except for those exceptions deemed by the Grantee as acceptable and set further <br />in Exhibit C to this Conservation Easement, and hereby promise to defend the same against all <br />claims that may be made against it. <br />29. Subsequent Liens on Property <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 />subordinated to this Conservation Easement. <br />31. Grantors' Environmental Warranty <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) concerning 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, <br />hazardous wastes, hazardous substances, extremely hazardous substances, toxic substances, toxic <br />chemicals, radioactive materials, infectious materials and any other element, compound, mixture, <br />solution or substance which may pose a present or potential hazard to human health or the <br />environment. <br />Page 14 of 17 <br />