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Sec. 6. PROTECTION OF CULTURAL RESOURCES--(a) Prior to any surface disturbing activities, the licensee shall conduct a cultural resources survey of all previously unsurveyed areas that will be directly impacted by exploration operations under this license. The survey shall be an intensive field inventory of cultural, historical, and archeological values, including, but not limited to, any and all objects of antiquity, historic or prehistoric ruins and artifacts, or other specimens of scientific interest. (1) The survey shall be conducted by .a qualified professional cultural resources specialist (e.g., archeologist, historian, or historical architect, as appropriate), approved in advance by the Bureau of Land Management. A report on the survey and recommendations for protecting any identified cultural resources shall be submitted to the District Manager. After review and approval of the report, exploration operations may be further conditioned with the imposition of additional stipulations for protection of the identified cultural resources. (2) The cost of the cultural resources survey, the report, and any measures to protect cultural resources identified thereby shall be borne by the licensee. All identified items shall remain the property of the appropriate surface owner, but the United States reserves its right and obligations under applicable law to take action necessary to protect, preserve, or acquire such items. (3) If a private surface owner of any lands included in this license objects to the cultural resources survey required by this section, the District Manager may waive the requirement as to those privately-owned lands, provided that the District Manager is satisfied that such waiver is consistent vith applicable law and that there is no substantial likelihood the survey would identify cultural resource values. A waiver granted under this subsection shall not reduce the licensee's obligations under Sec. 6(b) vhich follows. (b) If cultural resources are discovered during exploration operations under this license, the licensee shall immediately notify the District Manager and shall not disturb such discovered resources until the District Manager issues specific instructions. (1) Within 10 working days after notification, the District Manager shall evaluate any cultural resources discovered and shall determine whether any action may be required to protect or to preserve such discoveries. (2) The cost of data recovery for cultural resources discovered during exploration operations shall be borne by the licensor, if the licensee is ordered to take any protective measures. Ownership of cultural resources discovered under Sec. 6(b) shall be determined in accordance with applicable law. Sec. 7. BOND--The licensee shall file with the Colorado State Office a compliance bond in the amount of --$60,000.00-- to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the license and the regulations. Sec. 8. USE OF DATA--The licensee shall furnish to the District Manager copies of all data (including, but not limited to, geological, geophysical, and core drilling analyses) obtained during exploration. The licensee shall submit such data at such time and in such form as required by the District Manager, the authorized officer, or the surface management agency; or as specified in this license or in the exploration plan. The confidentiality of all data so obtained shall be maintained until after the areas involved have been leased or until such time as the District Manager determines that making the data available to the public would not damage the competitive position of the licensee, whichever comes first. The authorized officer may require the licensee to collect and to report ground and surface water data available in the conduct of the approved exploration plan. Sec. 9. TRAi75FER OF LICENSE--Transfer of this license shall not be effective until it is approved by the authorized officer.