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<br />wmkers, ezcept in r •s of r rgerr( employ no <br />boy under the age o. eixleen .d no sur or women, <br />w ilhoul regard to age, in any mine below the surface; <br />unless the laws of the State otherwise provide,-in which <br />case the Slate laws control. ~ .- <br />(m)'Tares. To pay when due, all lexea lawfully <br />assessed and levied nndw the laws o[ the Slate m the <br />United States upon improvements, output of mines, or <br />other rights, property, m assets of the lessee. <br />(nl Overriding myal[iu. Not to create, by'dssiga- <br />amnt m otherwise, en overriding royalty interest in <br />excess of SO percent of the rate'of royalty finl payable <br />to the United Slates under this lease or an overriding <br />royalty interest which when added to any other out- <br />standing overriding royalty interest extteds (fiat per- <br />centage, excepting, that where an interest in the lease- <br />hold m in an operating agreement is assigned, the <br />assignor may retain as overriding royalty interest in <br />excess of the above limitallon R he shows to the <br />satisfaction of the Bureau of [and Management, that he <br />has made substantial investments for improvements on <br />the lend covered 6y the assignment. <br />(o) Delivery o/ premises in case of fort<ilroe. Io <br />case of iwititurc of this lease, to deliver up to the <br />lessor in goad order end condition the lend leased, to- <br />chiding all buildings, and nnderground tlmberfng and <br />such other supports amt structures as are necessary fm <br />the preservation o[ the m[ne m deposit. <br />Sec. 3. The lessor expressly reserves: <br />(a) Rigb[s reserved. The right to permit for joint <br />or aeverai use such easements or rights-of-way, in- <br />cluding easements In tunnels upon, through, w in the <br />lard leased, occupied, w used as rosy be necessary m <br />appropriate to the wmking of the same or other lards <br />containing the deposits described in the act, and the <br />lrcatment cad shipment 'of the products thereof by w <br />undm authority of the Government, Its lessees or <br />permittees, erd fm other public purposes. <br />(b) Disposition of sv/ace. The right to lease, <br />i sell, or o[berwise dispose of the surface of the leased <br />lands under existing law w laws hereafter enacted, lo- <br />• solar as said surface 3s not necessary tw Lhe nse of the <br />Iecsee in the extraction cad remove( of the coal thereto, <br />' m to dispose of any resource in such lands which w[ll <br />nd unreasonably Interfere with operations under this <br />lease. <br />(c) Monopoly and fair pacer. Full power end <br />authority to promulgate and~enfmce ell the provisions of <br />section 30 of the eM to insure the sale o[ the production <br />of said leased lends to the Uailed Steles and to the <br />public et rcasonahle prices, to prevent monopoly, and <br />to sdeguard the public welfare. <br />(d) Readjastmenl o/ terms. The right reasonably <br />to readjust and fix royalties payable hereunder cod other <br />terms and conditions at the end of 20 years from the <br />dale hereof end t:ereafter al the end of each succeeding <br />20.yeae period during the continuance of this lease <br />unless otherwise provided 6y law K the lima of the ex- <br />piration of any such period. Unless the lessee files <br />objedians to the proposed forms w a relinquishment of <br />the lease within 30 days alter receipt o[ the notice of <br />proposed terms fora 26year period, he will 6e deemed <br />to have agreed to such terms. <br />(e) Waiver of conditions. The right to waive any <br />breach o[ the conditions contained herein, erespt the <br />breach of such conditions as am required by the act. <br />but any such waiver shall extend only to the pecticnlar <br />breach so waived end shell not limit the rights of the <br />lessor with re• ~cl to rte breach; nor shall the <br />waiver of e p cular'cau~e of forfeiture prevent can- <br />cellation of this lease for any other cause, or for the <br />same tense ocemting et unolhm time. <br />Sec. 4. Re[inquitbmenl of lease. Upon 9 satisfactory <br />showing that the public interest will not 6e impaired, <br />the lessee may smrcnder the entire lease or any legal <br />eubdivisioa thercaG A relinquishment must 6e (fled in <br />duplicate in the appropriate land o[Gce. Vpon its <br />acceptance It shell be effective es of the date it is <br />tiled, subject to the continued obligation o[ the lessee <br />and his surety to make payment of all accrued rentals <br />and royalties end to provide for the preservation of any <br />mines or productive works or permanent improvements <br />on the leased lands in accordance with the regulations <br />end terms of the lease. <br />Sec. S. Protection o/ [be svr/ace, natural resources, <br />and improvemm[s. The lessee agrees to take such rea- <br />sonable steps es may be needed to prevent operations, <br />including operation of operating plants on the leased <br />premises, from unnecessarily: (I) causing or conirib- <br />uting to sail erosion or damaging any forage and timber <br />growth on the leased lands or on Federal or non-Federal <br />]ands in (fie vftinity; (2) polluting air end water, (3) <br />damaging crops, including forage, timber, or improvr <br />meats of a surface owner, (4) damaging improvements <br />whether owned by the United States or by its pecmittees <br />or lessees; or (5) destroying, damaging, or removing fos- <br />sils, historic or prehistoric ruins, or artifacts; and upon <br />any partial or total rclinquishmen[ or the cancellation <br />or expiration of this lease, or at any other time prior <br />thereto when required end to the extent deemed neces- <br />sary by the lessor to fill sny sump holes, ditches, and <br />other excavations, remove or cover all debris, and, so <br />far es reasonably passi6l<, restore the surface o[lhe <br />leased land and access roads to its former condition, <br />including the removal of structures as end if required. <br />The lessor may prescribe the steps to be taken and res- <br />toration to 6e made with respect to the leased lends <br />and improvements thereon, whether or not owned by the <br />United States. . <br />Sac. b. Remount of equipment, <tc., on termination o/ <br />(ease. Upon termination of this lease, 6y surtender w <br />farfeilurc, the lessee shall Gave ffie privilege rat .any <br />lime within a period of 90 days thereafter of removing <br />from the premises all machinery, equipment, tools cad <br />materials, ezcept underground timbering placed by the <br />lessee in or on the leased lards, which ere necessary <br />fm the preservation of the mine. Any materiels, tools, <br />appliances, machinery, structures, erd equipment, <br />subject to removal as above provided, ahic6 ere allowed <br />to remain on the leased lards shall become the property <br />a( the lessor on expiration of the 90-day period m such <br />extension thereof as may 6e granted because of adverse <br />climatic conditions, but the lessee shell remove any or <br />all of such property where eo duetted by the lessor. <br />Sec. 7. Pr«eedings in case of defauff. I[ the lessee <br />shall not comply with any of the provisions o[ the act <br />or the regrslatiq_n„thffiunder~r,default-In-th•_-parformY-- <br />ence or observance of sny of the provisions of This <br />lease, end such default shell continue for a period of <br />30 days after service o[ written notice thereof by the <br />Iessm, the Iessm may institute appropriate pr«eedings <br />in • court o[ competent jurisdiction for the forfeiture <br />amt caneellaUon of this lease es provided In section 31 <br />of the act. 1[ the lessee fails to take prompt end nec- <br />essary steps to prevent loss or damage to the mine, <br />property, of premises, or )longer to ffie employees, the <br />lessor may enter on the premises end take such meas- <br />ures ns may b< deemed necessary to prevent such loss <br />or damage or to correct the dangerous or unsafe con- <br />dition o[ the mine w works thereof, which shell be at <br />the expense o[ the lessee. However, the lessee shall. <br />