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As part of the Mine and Reclamation Permit Application Package, the lessee shall 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 proponent's one-time contribution to the Recovery Program in the amount on $11.50 per acre-foot of the project's average annual depletion, unless the one-time contribution has already been made. Arrangements for receiving the remitted funds from the lessee will be coordinated directly with the lessee by the permitting entity. These funds must be provided to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (Bender Building, 1120 Connecticut Avenue H.W., Washington, DC 20036), •The prior to the permit approval. Failure or refusal to remit any remainder of the contribution will result in the withdrawal of any previous 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 lav 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 th provide to BLM an inventory of al rights in and adjacent to the lea subsequent mining activities. At include: the water right holder, beneficial use, historical floe, 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 following issues will be looked at during the sine 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 from March 1 to July 1. Any proposed activities in, or adjacent to, these buffer zones (except routine maintenance) will require approval from the BLM, 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 possible avoid surface disturbance to areas overlain by the Fughes loam soil series. The above mitigating measures were identified in the EA. Any additional measures necessary will be identified and dealt with at the time the Mine d Reclamation Plan Permit Application is approved. 2