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<br />Sec. 6. DOCUMENTS. EVIDENCE AND INSPECTION - AL such times end
<br />in such form es lessor may prescribe, lessee shall furnish detailed
<br />statements showing the amounts end quality of all products removed
<br />end sold from the lease, the proceeds therefrom, end the amount used
<br />(or production purposes or unavoidably last.
<br />Lessee shell keep open et all reasonable times for the inspection of any
<br />duly authorized officerof lessor, the leased premises and all surface and
<br />underground improvements, works, machinery, ore stockpiles, equip
<br />men t, and all books, eccounLS, maps, end records relati ve b operations,
<br />surveys, or investigations un or under the leased lands.
<br />Lessee shell allow lessor access to end copying of documents reason-
<br />ablynecessary to verify lessee compliance with terms end conditions of
<br />the lease.
<br />While this lease remains in effect, information obtained under this
<br />section shall be closed to inspection by the public in accordance with
<br />the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 55'l).
<br />Sec. 7. DAMAGES TO PROPERTY AND CONDUCT OF OPERATIONS -
<br />Lessee steel (comply et its own expense with all reasonable orders of the
<br />Secretary, respecting diligent operations, prevention of waste, end
<br />protection of other resources.
<br />Lessee shall not conduct exploration operations. other then casual use,
<br />without en approved exploration plan. All exploration plans poor to
<br />the commencement of mining operations within en approved mining
<br />permit area shell be submitted to the authorized offittr.
<br />Lesser shall carry on ell operations in accordance with approved
<br />methods and practices es provided in the operating regulations, having
<br />due regard (or the prevention of injury to life, health, or property, and
<br />prevention of waste, damage or degradation to any lend, air, water,
<br />cultural, biological, visual, and other resources, including mineral
<br />deposits and formations o(minerel deposits not leased hereunder, end
<br />to other lend uses or users. Leases shall take measures deemed
<br />necessary by lessor to accomplish the intent of this lease term. Such
<br />measures may include, but ere not limited to, modification to proposed
<br />siting or design of facilities, timing of operations, and specification of
<br />interim end final reclamation procedures. Leaeor reserves to itself the
<br />right to lease, sell, or otherwise dispose o(the surface or other mineral
<br />deposits in the lands end the right to continue existing uses end to
<br />authorize future uses upon or in the leased lends, including issuing
<br />leases (or mineral deposits not covered hereunder and approving
<br />easements or rights-o(-way. Lessor shall condition each ueea to prevent
<br />unnecessary or unreasonable interference with rights of lessee es may
<br />be consistent with concepts of multiple use end multiple mineral
<br />development.
<br />Sec. R. PROTECTION OF DIVERSE INTERESTS, AND EQUAL OPPORTU-
<br />NITY-Lessee shall: pay when due ell taxes legally assessed end levied
<br />under the laws of the Slate or the United States: accord all employees
<br />coin plate freedom of purchase; pay ell wages et lease twice each month
<br />to lawful money of the United Stetea: maintain a safe working
<br />environment in accordance with standard industry practices: restrict
<br />the workday to not more then B hours in any one day for underground
<br />workers, except in emergencies; end take measures necessary to protect
<br />the health and safely of the publ ic. No pereon under the age of I6 years
<br />shall be employed in any mine below the surface. To the extent that
<br />laws of the State in which the Isnds ere situated ere more restrictive
<br />then the provisions in this paragraph, then the State laws apply.
<br />Lessee will comply with all provisions of Executive Order No. 11246 of
<br />September 24, 1965, ee emended, end the rules, regulations, and
<br />relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor. Neither lessee nor lessee's
<br />subcontractors shell maintain segregated facilities.
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<br />Sec. 9. (e) TRANSFERS
<br />® Thie lease may be transferred in whole or in part to any person,
<br />association or corporation qualified to hold such lease interest.
<br />^ This lease may be transferred in whole or in part to another
<br />pu blic body or to a pereon who will mine the coal on behalf of, a nd
<br />(or the use of, the public body or to a person who for the limited
<br />purpose of creating a security in teresl in favor of a lender agrees
<br />to be obligated to mine the coal on behalf of the public body.
<br />^ This leeee may only be transferred in whole or in part to another
<br />small business qualified under 13 CFR ]21.
<br />Transfers of record title, working or royalty interest must be
<br />approved in accordance with the regulations.
<br />Ibl RELINQUISHMENT -The lessee may relinquish in writing el any
<br />time all rights under this lease or any portion thereof es provided in the
<br />regulations. Upon leesor'e acceptance of the relinquishment, lessee
<br />shall be relieved of all future obligations under the lease or the
<br />relinquished portion thereof, whichever is applicable.
<br />Sec. 10. DELIVERY OF PREMISES. REMOVAL OF MACHINERY. EQUIP-
<br />MENT. ETC. - At such lime ee all portions o(thie lease are returned to
<br />lessor, lessee shall deliver uD to lessor the land leased, underground
<br />timbering, end each other eupporte and etructuree necessary for the
<br />preservation of the mine workings on the leased premieee or deposits
<br />end place all workings in condition for suspension or abandonment.
<br />Within 180 days thereof, lessee shell remove from the premieee el I other
<br />structures, machinery, equipment, tools, end materials that it elects to
<br />or as required by the authorized officer. Any such etructuree, ma-
<br />ch i nary, equipment, tools, and materiels remaining on the leased lends
<br />beyond I80 days, or approved extension thereof, shell become the
<br />property of the lessor, but lessee shell either remove any or all such
<br />property or shall continue to be liable for the cost of removal and
<br />disposal in the amount actually incurred by the lessor. If the surface is
<br />owned by third parties, lessor steel I waive the requirement (or removal,
<br />provided the third parties do not object lu such waiver. Lessee shall,
<br />prior to the termination of bond liability or at any other ttme when
<br />required end in accordance with ell applicable laws end regulations,
<br />reclaim ell lends the surface of which has been disturbed, dispose o(all
<br />debris or solid waste, repair the offsile end onsite damage caused by
<br />lessee's activity or activities incidental thereto, end reclaim access
<br />roads or trails.
<br />Sec. 11. PROCEEDINGS IN CASE OF DEFAULT - If lessee fails to comply
<br />with applicable laws, existing regulations. or the terms, conditions and
<br />eti potations of this lease, end the noncompliance Conti noes fur 30 days
<br />after written notice thereof, this lease shall be subject to cancellation by
<br />the lessor only by judicial proceedings. This provision shell not be
<br />construed to prevent the exercise by lessor oC any other legal end
<br />equitable remedy, including waiver of the default. Any such remedy or
<br />waiver shell not prevent later cancellatton for the same default
<br />occurring et any other time.
<br />Sec. l2 HEIRS AND SUCCESSORS-IN-INTEREST -Each obligation of
<br />th is lease steal I extend to end be binding upon, and every benefit hereof
<br />shall inure to, the heirs, executors, administrators. successors, or
<br />assigns of the respective parties hereto.
<br />Sec. 13. INDEMNIFICATION - Leaeee shall indemnify and hold harmless
<br />the United States from any end all claims arising out of the lessee's
<br />activities end operations under this lease.
<br />Sec. 14. SPECIAL STATUTES-This lease is subject to the Federal Water
<br />Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1151-1175), the Clean Air Act f42
<br />U.S.C. 1857 et. eeq.l. end to ell other applicable laws pertaining to
<br />exploration activities, mining operations end reclamation, including
<br />the Surface Mining Control end Reclamation Acl of 1977 (30 U.S.C.
<br />1201 et. eeq.l.
<br />Sec. IS. SPECIAL STIPULATIONS- This lease is subject to special stipulations (a) Cultural Resources,
<br />(b) Paleontological Resources, (c) Threatened and Endangered Species, (d) Wildlife, (e) Water,
<br />and (f) State Highway Right-of-Way which are attached to and made a part of this lease.
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