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FINAL DRAFT 1/16/2020 EXHIBIT F MINIMUM TERMS FOR AGRICULTURAL LAND EASEMENTS The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, 16 U.S.C. Section 3865 et seq., facilitated and provided funding for the purchase of an Agricultural Land Easement ("ALE"), as described in this Grant Deed of Agricultural Conservation Easement ("ALE Deed"), on real property described in Exhibit A, hereafter referred to as "the Protected Property." As used herein, references to the "ALE Deed" include this Exhibit, except where explicitly stated otherwise. Brett Minor and Mary Minor (collectively "Grantor"), Kittitas County and Forterra NW (collectively "Grantee"), the State of Washington, by and through the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO), and the United States of America (the "United States"), acting by and through the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation (jointly referred to as the "Parties") acknowledge that the ALE is acquired by the Grantee for the purpose of: protecting the agricultural use and future viability, and related conservation values, by limiting nonagricultural uses that negatively affect the agricultural uses and conservation values of the Protected Property (the "Purpose of the ALE'). Baseline conditions of the Protected Property are set forth in a Baseline Documentation Report, a copy of which is maintained in the files of the Grantee. In order to ensure compliance with the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, 16 U.S.C. Section 3865 et seq. and 7 CFR Part 1468, the following rule of interpretation will govern any and all inconsistencies between this Exhibit and those portions of the ALE Deed other than this Exhibit. Notwithstanding any other provision of the ALE Deed, the Parties agree that all present and future use of the Protected Property is and will remain subject to all of the terms and conditions identified in the following Sections I and II. If the terms and conditions in Sections I and II are inconsistent with terms and conditions in other portions of the ALE Deed, Sections I and II will control; provided, however, that if other portions of the ALE Deed have terms and conditions that are consistent with, but more restrictive to the rights of the Grantor than the terms and conditions in Section I, Paragraphs 1, 2, and 4, those more restrictive terms and conditions will control. If other portions of the ALE Deed are more restrictive to the rights of the Grantor than Section I Paragraph 3 and 5 and Section II then Section I Paragraph 3 and 5 and Section II will control. SECTION I - MINIMUM CONSERVATION DEED RESTRICTIONS Even if the Protected Property consists of more than one parcel for real estate tax or any other purpose or if it was acquired previously as separate parcels, it will be considered one parcel for purposes of this ALE, and the restrictions and covenants of this ALE Deed will apply to the Protected Property as a whole. Exhibit F