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Award Identifying Number: NEST Agreement Number: Agricultural Land Easement or that any exceptions from this subordination requirement are approved by the NRCS and are consistent with the purposes of the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program. The ENTITY shall provide to NRCS a copy of the title commitment or title report and any other requested documentation related to title at least 90 days before the intended closing date so that NRCS can review the title commitment to ensure there are no encumbrances that would allow non - agricultural use of the property that are not acceptable to NRCS. The ENTITY shall assure that proper title evidence is secured using an Owner's ALTA policy with the entity listed as the insured on the policy and the policy issued for an amount at least equal to the ACEP funds received for the acquisition. 10. The ENTITY will have an appraisal conducted on each Protected Property. The effective date of the appraisal must be within the 12 months prior to the closing on the Agricultural Land Easement on the Protected Property and NRCS accepting an interest in the Agricultural Land Easement. The appraisal will be conducted by a certified general appraiser and will conform to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisals Practices OR the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions (Interagency Land Acquisition Conference, 2000) and the NRCS appraisal specifications provided as exhibit 4 to this agreement. The appraiser must meet the qualifications found in section B (Appraiser Qualifications) of the NRCS appraisal specifications. a. The ENTITY will provide the appraiser with the following items. (1) A copy of the NRCS appraisal specifications (Exhibit 4); (2) A copy of the Agricultural Land Easement deed to each appraiser conducting an appraisal for the Cooperating Entity; (3) Aerial photograph of the subject property with the location of the proposed easement area identified, access to the easement area identified, easement boundary identified, and an estimate of the acres in the proposed easement identified; (4) Legal description of subject property; (5) Aerial photograph indicating the location and acreage of any conservation agreement, contract, or easement of any type that is associated with any part of the subject property; (6) Recorded landowner's name, address, and telephone number; (7) Specific details of any existing easements, reservations, or other restriction currently encumbering the subject property as provided by the landowner; (8) Current information as to the status of title of ownership, such as copies of deeds; (9) A copy of the recorded written access to the entire easement area or evidence that the property is accessible from a public road; (10) A copy of preliminary title commitment, title report, or similar covering the proposed easement area; and (11) A copy of the NRCS Minimum Terms Exhibit. b. The ENTITY must provide the appraiser with an Agricultural Land Easement deed and receive a separate appraisal report for each funded Parcel identified on Attachment A. The Agricultural Land Easement provided to the appraiser must address the 10 NRCS Representative Initial Recipient Representative Initial Attachment number 1 F -7 Page 165