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-~. ~_ Readjusted Coal Lease C-08819,x_.._ ,_~~p,a, .,, Special Stipulatio~s;''~ ii `.' pl ~=t ~'_ :~ Sec. 15. (a) Cultural Resources. (1) Before undertaking;any, surface disturbing actinides on the leased lands, the lessee shall conduct an intensive (Class) field survey for cultural resources coveting those portions of the mine plan and/or the exploration area that have not=bee previously inventoried. The inventory shall be conducted by a qualifieN,prol'ess4o Mural resource specialist (i.e., archaeologist or historian, as appropriate) approved by the authorized officer of the Btueau of Land Management (BLM) and shall be conducted in the manner that the authorized officer specifies. (2) The lessee shall submit an inventory report, including recommendations for protecting any significant cultural resources, to the Assistant Director, Western Field Operations, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), and to the authorized officer of the BLM. The lessee shall not begin surface disturbing activities until permission to proceed is given by the appropriate authorized officer. (3) The lessee shall protect all known cultural resource properties within the lease azea from lease-related actinides until cultural resource mitigation measures can be implemented as a part of an approved exploration plan or an approved mining and reclamation plan. (4) The cost of conducting the inventory, preparing reports, and carrying out mitigation measures shall be borne by the lessee. (5) If cultural resources are discovered during operations under this lease, the lessee shall immediately notify the authorized officer of the BLM or the OSMRE. The lessee shall not disturb such discovered resources except as subsequently authorized. Within 5 working days of notification, the authorized officer will examine or have examined, any cultural resources discovered and will determine if any action may be required to protect or preserve such discoveries. Cost of data recovery for cultural resources discovered during lease operations shall be borne by the lessee. (6) All cultural resources discovered shall remain under the jurisdiction of the United States of America until ownership is determined under applicable law. (b) Paleontologcal Resources. (1) Before undertaking any activities that may disturb the surface of any leased lands, the lessee shall contact the authorized officer of the BLM to determine whether the lessee will be required to conduct a paleontological appraisal of the lease area that may be adversely affected by lease-related actinides. Any required paleontological appraisal shall be conducted by a qualified paleontologist approved by the BLM authorized officer and shall be conducted in the manner that the authorized officer specifies. (2) The lessee shall not knowingly disturb, alter, destroy, or take any lazger and more conspicuous fossils of significant scientific interest and shall protect all such fossils in conformance with the measures included in the approved mining and reclamation plan or exploration plan.