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Draft 12/1/0.3 (clew:) 13 <br />1.5, Natural Resource Restoration and Enhancement Activities <br />Notwithstanding any terms contained within this Easement, Grantors may engage or' <br />contract others to engage in any activity designed to repair, restore, or otherwise enhance the <br />natural resources found or once present on the Property, that are consistent with the <br />conservation values of this conservation easement and subject to the written approval of <br />Grantee and the NRCS. <br />16. Ongoing Responsibilities of Grantors and Grantee <br />Other than as specified herein, this Easement is not intended to impose any legal or <br />other responsibility on the Grantee, or in any way to affect any existing obligation of the <br />Grantors as owners of the Property. Among other things, this shall apply to: <br />(a) Taxes -- The Grantors shall continue to be solely responsible for payment of all <br />taxes and assessments levied against the Property.. If the Grantee is ever required to pay any <br />taxes or assessments on its interest in the Property, the Grantor will reimburse the Grantee for <br />the same. <br />(b) Upkeep and Maintenance -- The Grantors shall Continue to be solely responsible <br />for the upkeep and maintenance of the Property, to the extent it may be required by law. The <br />Grantees shall have no obligation for the upkeep or maintenance of'the Property.. <br />(c) Liability and Indemnification -- Grantors agree to indemnify and hold Grantee <br />harmless from any and all costs, claims or liability, including but not limited to reasonable <br />attorneys' fees arising from any personal injury, accidents, negligence or damage relating to <br />the Property, or any claim thereof, unless due to the negligence of Grantee or its agents, in <br />which case liability shall be apportioned accordingly.. In addition, Grantors agree to maintain <br />liability insurance covering the Property with the limits as follows: $300,000; $.300,000 <br />personal injury; and $300,000 property damage; and war'r'ant that Grantee is and will remain a <br />named insured on Grantors' Property insurance policies covering the Property, Grantors shall <br />provide Grantee with a certificate of insurance coverage on the effective date of this Easement <br />and within 10 days of each insurance renewal date.. <br />17. Extinguishment of Development Rights <br />Except as otherwise reserved to the Grantors in this Easement, the parties agree that <br />all development rights appurtenant to the Property are hereby released, terminated and <br />extinguished, and may not be used on or transferred to any portion of'the Property as it now or <br />hereafter may be bounded or described, or used or transferred to any other property adjacent <br />or otherwise, nor used for the purpose of calculating permissible lot yield of the Property or <br />any other property. <br />