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As part of the Mine and Reclamation Permit Application Package, the lessee sha.il furnish to the Regulatory Officer at the Office of Surface Mining, an estimate of the average annual water depletion resulting from the proposed action. This will require the project: proponents one•-time contribution to the Recovery Program in the amount on ;111.50 per acre-foot of the projects average annual depletion, unlec>s the one-time contribution has already been made. Arrangetnent:s Por receiving the remitted funds from the lessee wil]. be coordinated directly with the lessee by the permitting entity. These funds must be provided to the National Fiah and Wildlife Foundation (Bender Building, 1120 Connecticut Avenue N.W., Washington, DC 20036), prior to th.e permit approval. Failure or refusal to remit any remaindet:r of the: contribution will result in the withdrawal of any previouEt issued lease(s) or approval authorization. (Additional revisions to this stipulation or new stipulations on the lease may be required) at a future date pending the results of the formal consultation with USFWS). The lessee ;shall replace in a manner consistent with state law the water supply of any owner of a vested water right which is proximately injured as a result of the mining activities. The lessee, before issuance of tt provide to )31di an inventory of a] rights in and adjacent to the lea subsequent mining activities. At include: tine water right holder, beneficial use, historical flow, adjudication dates. e mine permit, will conduct and 1 existing state adjudicated water se tract which may be impacted by a minimum, this inventory will location, source, amount of decree, and the appropriation and The following issues will be looked at during the mine plan stage: With respect. to bald or golden eagle nests which may be established on the review area during the life of the project, the following shall be applied. No new permanent surface facilities or disturbances shall be located within a 1/4 mile radius buffer zone around each bald or golden eagle nest site. No surface activities will be allowed within a 1/4 mile radius buffer zone around each eagle nest site frog Karcli 1 to July 1.. .Any proposed activities in, or adjacent to, these buffetr zones (ex:cept routine maintenance) will require approval from the B1~f, on a site-specific basis, after consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. To protect and preserve breeding and nesting habitat for the Loggerhead shrike, disturbances in sagebrush and oak stands should be avoided to the extent possible. Where possib]e avoid surface disturbance to areas overlain by the Fughes loam e:oil series. The above mitigating measures were identified in the EA. Any additional measures necesr>ary will be identified and dealt with at the time the 1[ine and Reclamation Plan Permit Application fs approved.