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6 <br /> specifying the CCC share and the non-CCC share of the conservation easement cost; (7) term of <br /> conservation easement; (8) acres acquired for each easement; (9) Tax Identification Number <br /> (TIN) for Orange County; (10) Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) number for <br /> Orange County; (11) Bank routing number and account number for desired deposit location; (12) <br /> copy of the conservation easement deed that contains the contingent right clause as described in <br /> Part VI of this Agreement; (13) current appraisal conducted in accordance with UASFLA or <br /> USPAP standards; (14)NRCS CPA-230, Confirmation of Matching Funds; and (15) appropriate <br /> title assurances. <br /> B. Upon request by a landowner, Orange County may issue installment payments to the <br /> landowner. Such an arrangement may occur only after the easement has been conveyed in its <br /> entirety and approval is obtained by the NRCS National Office and the Office of General <br /> Counsel. Cooperating entities wishing to issue payments in installments for FRPP acquisitions <br /> must issue a portion of the payment at closing and provide a copy of the recorded deed to the <br /> United States and a promissory note detailing a payment schedule prior to CCC issuing <br /> installment payments. Once the easement has been recorded, Orange County may request a <br /> payment from CCC on a reimbursable basis after a sum twice the amount of the CCC payment <br /> request has been disbursed to the landowner(i.e., the cooperating entity may request from NRCS <br /> $75,000, after$150,000 has been paid to the landowner). Orange County must issue all <br /> installment payments, including disbursement of all CCC funds and those of Orange County <br /> prior to September 30, 2007 <br /> VI. CONSERVATION EASEMENT REQUIREMENTS. <br /> A. Orange County shall ensure that conservation easements acquired under this agreement: <br /> 1. run with the land in perpetuity or a minimum of thirty years, where State law prohibits <br /> a permanent easement. <br /> 2, prevent the land from being converted to nonagricultural uses; <br /> 3. provide for the administration, management, and enforcement of the easement by <br /> Orange County; <br /> 4. require management of the property in accordance with a conservation plan that is <br /> developed utilizing the standards and specifications of the NRCS field office <br /> technical guide,? CFR part 12, and is approved by the Conservation District. The <br /> following paragraphs shall be included in all conservation easements acquired using <br /> FRPP funds: <br /> As required by section 12.38I of the Food Security Act of 1985, as amended,the Grantor,his heirs, <br /> successors, or assigns,shall conduct all agricultural operations on the Protected Property in a manner <br /> consistent with a conservation plan prepared in consultation with NRCS and approved by the <br /> Conservation District.This conservation plan shall be developed using the standards and specifications <br /> of the NRCS Field Office Technical Guide and 7 CFR part 12 that are in effect on the easement <br /> signature date. However,die Grantor may develop and implement a conservation plan that proposes a <br /> higher level of conservation and is consistent with the NRCS Field Office Technical Guide standards <br /> and specifications. NRCS shall have the right to enter upon the Property, with advance notice to the <br /> Grantor, in order to monitor compliance with the conservation plan <br />