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These Conservation Values have not been and are not likely to be significantly impaired by the continued use of the Protected Property as described above or as authorized in this conservation easement or by the use, maintenance, or construction of any structures and improvements that presently exist on the Protected Property or that are authorized below. The preservation and protection of these Conservation Values will provide significant benefit to the public. F. CONSERVATION POLICY. Preservation and protection of the Conservation Values of the Protected Property is consistent with and will further delineated governmental policies including those established by the following: • Minnesota Statues Chapter 97A.056, which governs the Outdoor Heritage Fund and Minnesota Laws 2011, First Special Session, Chapter 6,Article 1, Section 2, Subdivision 5(d), which provides funding from that fund to acquire interests in land in fee or permanent conservation easements and to restore and enhance natural systems associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, and St. Croix Rivers. • Minnesota Statutes Chapter 103A, which promotes protection of Minnesota's waters and their adjacent lands and Minnesota Statutes Section 103A.206 in particular, which recognizes the economic and environmental importance of maintaining and enhancing the soil and water resources of this state and the role of private lands in these conservation efforts to, among other things, preserve natural resources, protect water quality, preserve wildlife, and protect public lands and waters. • Minnesota Statutes Sections 103A208 and 103F.301 to 103F.345, also known as the Minnesota Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, which specifically promote the preservation and protection of certain Minnesota rivers and adjacent lands, including the Mississippi River, because of their outstanding scenic, natural, historical, scientific and similar values and the importance of retaining these values for present and future generations. • Minnesota Statutes Chapter 84C, which recognizes the importance of private conservation efforts by authorizing conservation easements for the protection of natural, scenic, or open space values of real property, assuring its availability for agriculture, forest, recreational, or open space use, protecting natural resources, and maintaining or enhancing air or water quality. G. CONSERVATION INTENT. The Owner and the Land Trust are committed to protecting and preserving the Conservation Values of the Protected Property in perpetuity. Accordingly, it is their intent to create and implement a conservation easement that is binding upon the current Owner and all future owners of the Protected Property and that conveys to the Land Trust the right to protect and preserve the Conservation Values of the Protected Property for the benefit of this generation and generations to come. H. FUNDING: Funding for the purchase of this conservation easement has been provided by Minnesota's Outdoor Heritage Fund through the Metro Big Rivers Habitat program under 4