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This license is issued for a period of two years and shall confer no right to a lease. It shall not be extended; however, the licensee may apply for a new exploration license to ba issued simultaneously with the expiration of this license. The issuance of this license shall not preclude the issuance of a coal lease at such time and to such persons as deemed appropriate by the BLM State Director or by his delegated representative, hereafter called the "authorized officer." If a coal lease is issued for lands included in this exploration license, those lands common to both lease and license shall be cancelled from [he license effective the date of lease issuance. Sec. 2. EXPLORATION--The licensee shall diligently explore the lands by drilling, by excavating, by geophysical or geochemical surveying, or by other acceptable methods. The licensee is entitled to use for exploration purposes so much of the surface of the licensed lands as reasonably necessary for'such operations in accordance with the approved exploration plan which is attached and made a part of this license. Sec. 3. OPERATIONS--(a) The licensee shall comply with all applicable rules and reg~ilations of the Secretary of the Interior and, as to any Iands in this license which are administered by another Federal agency, with the regulations and orders of that agency. (b) The licensee shall comply with the provisions of the operations regulations at 43 CFR Part 3480 and all orders issued pursuant thereto. Copies of the operating regulations may be obtained from the District Manager. (c) The licensee shall allow inspection of the premises and operations by authorized representatives of the Department of the Interior or other Federal agency administering the lands and shall allow the free ingress and egress of government officers and other persons using the lands under authority of the United States. Upon request of the authorized officer or District Manager, the licensee shall report all matters pertaining to the character and progress of exploration work. Sec. 4. MULTIPLE USE--(a) This license shall not adversely affect valid existing rights acquired prior to license issuance on the Iands described herein. (b) The granting of this license shall not preclude the issuance of other licenses, permits, or leases and shall not preclude other development of the same lands. (c) Operations under this license shall not unreasonably interfere with or endanger any other operations or use authorized pursuant to the provisions of any other act of regulation. (d) The United States reserves the right to sell or otherwise to dispose of Federal lands under existing law or under laws hereafter enacted, insofar as such disposal shall not materially interfere with the rights of the licensee. (e) If an•r of the licensed lands shall have been or may be entered and patented with a reservation of mineral deposits to the United States, the licensee shall observe such conditions as provided by law ~s to the use and occupancy of the surface of those lands. Sec. 5. PROTECTION OF SURFACE, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND IMPROVEMENTS--The licensee agrees to take reasonable steps to prevent operations under this license from unnecessarily causing or contributing to soil erosion; damaging crops, forage, or timber; polluting air and water; or damaging improvements owned by the United States and other parties. Upon any partial or total relinquishment, upon the cancellation or expiration of this license, or at any other time prior thereto when required, the licensee shall, to the extent deemed necessary by the licensor, (a) fill any pits, ditches, and other excavations, (b) remove or cover all debris, and (c) so far as reasonably possible, restore the surface of the licensed lands and access road, to their former condition, including the removal of structures. The licensor may prescribe the steps to be taken and the restoration to be made with respect to the licensed lands and improvements thereon.