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waiver shall not prevent later cancellation for the same default occurring at any other time. Sec. 12. IiE1I2S AND SUCCESSORS - IN-INTEREST -Each obligation of this lease shall extend to and 6e binding upon, and Query benefit hereof shall insure to, the heirs, executors, administrators, successors, or assigns of the respective parties hereto. Sec. 13. INDEMNIFICATION -Lessee shall indemnify and hold harmless the United States from any and all claims arising out of the Lessee's activities and operations under this lease. Sec. 14. SPECIAL STATUTES -This lease is subject to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1151 - 1175); the Clean Air Act (42 U,S.C. 1857 et seg.), and to all other applicable laws pertaining to exploration activities, mining operations and reclamation, including the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1201 et sett J Sec. 15. SPECIAL STIPULATIONS (a) Cultural Resources. (1) Before beginning any surface dismrbing activities on the leased lands, lessee shall conduct a culmral resource intensive field inventory on those portions of the mine plan area and adjacent areas, or exploration plan area, which maybe adversely affected by lease-related activities and which were not previously inventoried at such a level of intensity. The inventory shall be conducted by a qualified professional culmral resource specialist (i.e., archaeologist or historian, as appropriate) approved by the authorized officer of the Bweau of Land Management (BLM) and shall be conducted in the manner the[ the authorized officer specifies. (2) Lessee shall submit an inventory report, including recommendations for protecting any significant culmral resowces, to the Regional Director, Western Regional Coordinating Center, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement (OSMRE), and the BLM authorized officer. Lessee shall not begin swface dismrbing activities until permission to proceed is given by the appropriate authorized officer. (3) Lessee shall protect all known cultural resowce properties within the lease area from ]ease-related activities until culmral resources avoidance or mitigation measwes can be implemented as part of an approved exploration plan or an approved mining and exploration plan. (4) The cost of conducting the inventory, preparing reports, and carrying out mitigation measures shall be borne by the lessee. (5) If cultwal resowces are discovered during operations under the lease, lessee shalt immediately notify the authorized officer of the SLM or OSMRE. Lessee shall not distwb such discovered resources except as subsequently authorized. Within two (2) working days of notification, the authorized officer will evaluate, or have evaluated, any culmral resources discovered and will determine if any action maybe required to protect or preserve such discoveries. ~ Cost of data recovery for culmml resources discovered during lease operations shall be borne by [he surface managing agency unless otherwise specified by the BLM authorized officer. (6} All culmml resources discovered shall remain under the jurisdiction of the United States until ownership is detertined under applicable law. (7) If it becomes necessary to place new facilities in the area, particularly near any of the known resources, a more detailed examination of the placement of the facilities in relation to the known resources shall be undertaken to evaluate any anticipated impacts. (b) Paleontological Resources. (1) Before beginning surface distbing activities on the leased lands, lessee shall contact the SLM authorized officer to determine whether lessee will be required to conduct a paleontological appraisal of lease areas that may be adversely affected by lease-related activities. Any paleontological appraisal required shall be conducted by a qualified paleontologist approved by the BLM authorized officer and in the manner the authorized officer specifies. (2) Lessee shall submit an appmisa] report, including recommendations for protecting any larger and more conspicuous fossils of significant scientific interest identified on the leased lands to the BLM authorized officer. (3) If any such fossils are discovered during opemtions under this lease, lessee shall immediately notify the Regions] Directoi, OSMRE. Operations may continue as long as the fossil specimen(s) would not be seriously damaged or destroyed by the activity. Within five (5) working days of notification, the Regional Director, OSMRE, shall evaluate or have evaluated such discoveries and shall notify the lessee what action shall be taken with respect to such discoveries. (4) Lessee shall not knowingly disturb, alter, destroy, or take any larger 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. (5) These conditions apply to all such fossils of significant scientific interest discovered within toe teased lands, whether discovered in the overbwden, interburden, or coal seam or seams. (6) All fossils of significant scientific interest shall remain under the jurisdiction of the United States until ownership is determined under applicable law.