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LI Z ZIUM ACEP -ALE Appraisal Specifications and Scope o. A copy of the recorded written access to the easement area or evidence that the property is accessible from a public road is required p. Written permission from the landowner or an authorized representative authorizing the assigned appraiser to enter the property for appraisal purpose E. Background For The Appraisal Report 9 in Prepare two opinions of value of the subject property. One before placement of the easement and the second after placement of the easement. The after condition or second value will be based upon a hypothetical condition that the conservation easement is in place and the effects on value that may be created. The difference in the two values is the effect of the proposed easement on the value of the property (fair market value of the ALE). Client is [eligible entity name], unless otherwise directed by the client. Landowner cannot be the client. Landowner is defined as either the current owner or the party identified in the contract to purchase the property from the eligible entity. Intended user must be identified as USDA/NRCS and any other specific organization or eligible entity that may be involved in the specific transaction unless otherwise directed by the client. Intended use will be for USDA/NRCS and any other specific organization or eligible entity that may be involved in the specific transaction, for consideration in determining the effect on value of the conservation easement of lands entering into the ACEP - Agricultural Land Easement. Exclusions of approaches to values, as stated in USPAP, must be strongly supported with solid reasoning. Property rights to be appraised will be surface rights, including improvements such as homes, barns, hay sheds and fencing, timber, orchards or other permanent plantings, and any irrigation water rights. The irrigation water rights include wells, ditches, reservoirs, ponds, and lakes that provide irrigation on the subject property and are legally permitted. Crop base and allotments that are located on the subject property will be clearly identified in both the before and after condition. The value of any marketable standing timber that could be economically harvested will be considered by a timber cruise and included in any valuations. Other permanent plantings that are located on the subject property will be appraised and included in any valuations. Any irrigation equipment, such as pivot sprinklers, moveable pipe, towlines, etc., that are located in the proposed easement area will be excluded from the valuation. If irrigation rights are included in the easement area, documentation provided by NRCS will identify the volume of irrigation water rights to be retained for the subject property as necessary to ensure the function of the farmland or ranchland operation and other agricultural conservation values. This volume will also be documented in the conservation plan and easement baseline inventory report exhibit attached to the conservation deed. Irrigation water rights that are legally owned and used on the proposed subject property will be described and valued in the appraisal. The appraiser will document whether or not any portion of these irrigation water rights may be removed from the subject property. If the irrigation water rights may be removed from the property, the appraiser will provide a value opinion of the value of each irrigation water right. The appraiser will consider only the irrigation water rights required to be retained on the subject property as identified by NRCS. N Attachment number 1 F -7 Page 185