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Draft 12/1/0.3 (clean) 15 <br />20. Trmtsfer of Property <br />The Grantors agree to incorporate by reference the terms of this Easement in any deed <br />or other legal instrument by which they transfer or divest themselves of any interests, including <br />leasehold interests, in all or a portion of the Property. The Grantors shall notify the Grantee in <br />writing at least thirty (30) days before conveying the Property, or any part thereof or interest <br />therein.. Failure of Grantors to do so shall not impair the validity of this Easement or limit its <br />enforceability in any way. <br />21. Amendment of Easement <br />This Easement may be amended only with the written consent of'the Grantee and the <br />Grantors. Any such amendment shall be consistent with the Statement of Purposes of this <br />Easement and with the Grantee's Easement amendment policies, and shall comply with Section <br />170(h) of the Internal Revenue Code or any regulations promulgated in accordance with that <br />section. Any such amendment shall be duly recorded. Grantee shall give notice of any <br />amendment to and secure approval from the United States Department of Agriculture, Natural <br />Resources Conservation Service. <br />22. Procedure in the Event of Termination of Easement <br />If it determines that conditions on or surrounding the Property change so much that it <br />becomes impossible to fulfill the conservation purposes of this Easement, a court with <br />jurisdiction may, at the joint request of both the Grantors and the Grantee and with prior <br />consent of the United States Department of Agriculture as provided herein, terminate or <br />modify the Easement created by this Deed in accordance with applicable state law. If the <br />Easement is terminated and the Property is sold then as required by Section 1.1 70A-14(g)(6) <br />of the IRS regulations, the Grantee shall be entitled to percent ( %) of the gross sale <br />proceeds equal to the ratio of the appraised value of this Easement to the unrestricted fair <br />market value of the Property, as these values are determined on the date of this Easement, <br />subject to any applicable law which expressly provides for a different disposition of the <br />proceeds. The Grantee and the United States of America shall divide the resulting proceeds in <br />accordance with the percentage of the purchase price of the Conservation Easement that each <br />party contributed The percentages are _% for the Grantee and _% for the United States',of <br />America. The Grantee shall use its proceeds consistently with the general conservation <br />purposes of this Easement. <br />All termination related expenses incurred by the Grantors and the Grantee shall be paid <br />out of any recovered proceeds prior to distribution of the net proceeds as described herein. <br />2.3. Procednre in the Event of Condemnation or Eminent Domain <br />Grantors and Grantee recognize that the partial sale of this Easement gives rise to a <br />property right, immediately vested in the Grantee, with a fair market value equal to the <br />