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Landowner Agreement No: MNPLO-16-021 Cost Structure: FF03R71\4N00 FXHC 112103 03HRO PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE PROGRAM LANDOWNER AGREEMENT This Landowner Agreement (Agreement), dated 07/18/2016, between City of Elk River and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is entered into pursuant to authority contained in the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Act (P.L. 109-294), the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.) and the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a j), as amended. This project was selected for funding because the Landowner(s) share(s) a common objective with the USFWS to restore habitat for the benefit of Federal trust species on private lands, and the project supports priority actions identified in the Regional Partners for Fish and Wildlife (Partners) Program Strategic Plan. City of Elk River, 13065 Orono Parkway Elk River, MN 55330, hereby agrees to participate with the USFWS in conducting certain wildlife management practices on lands owned or managed in Sherburne County, State of Minnesota, described as follows: all of, or within, T32N R26W Sec. 4, (see attached map in Exhibit A. for details). In signing this Agreement, the Landowner(s) j oin(s) as a participant in a wildlife habitat improvement program and grants to the USFWS and any other cooperators signing this Agreement] authority to complete the habitat improvement project or the Landowner(s) may personally carry out management activities with financial or material support as described in attached Exhibit A. Any donation of supplies or equipment to the Landowner for carrying out the habitat improvements is included in Exhibit A. The activities conducted pursuant to this Agreement are not to replace, supplement or otherwise contribute to any mitigation or compensation that may be required of the Landowner(s) or other parties as a result of any mandated requirements. The term of this Agreement (also referred to as the habitat retention period) will be completed on 07/18/2016. This Agreement may be modified at any time by mutual written consent of the parties. It may be terminated by either party upon 30 days advance written notice to the other party. However, if the Landowner(s) terminate(s) the Agreement before its expiration, or if the Landowner(s) should materially default on these commitments, then the Landowner(s) agree(s) to reimburse the USFWS prior to final termination for the prorated costs of all habitat improvements placed on the land through this Agreement. For these purposes, the total cost of the habitat improvements to the United States is agreed to be $ 1,500.00 FWS NonOBL 08/14