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Attachment E T. Amendment This Conservation Easement may be amended by a written instrument executed by the Grantee and the Grantor(s) and approved by the Commissioner of Agriculture. Any such amendment shall be consistent with the Statement of Purpose of this Conservation Easement and with the Grantee's Conservation Easement amendment policies, and shall comply with 26 U.S.C. §170(h) of the Internal Revenue Code or any regulations promulgated in accordance with that section. Any such amendment shall be duly recorded. Grantee shall give notice of any amendment to and secure approval from, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. U. Procedure in the Event of Condemnation or Eminent Domain Grantor(s) and Grantee recognize that the partial donation and partial sale of this Conservation Easement gives rise to a property right, immediately vested in the Grantee, with a fair market value equal to the proportionate value that the Conservation Easement bears to the value of the Property prior to the restrictions imposed by the Conservation Easement. Accordingly, if any condemnation or eminent domain action shall be taken, on all or part of the Property, by any authorized public authority, said authority shall be liable to the Grantee for the value of the property right vested in the Grantee at the time of the signing of this Conservation Easement. If condemnation or a taking by eminent domain of a part of the Property or the entire Property by a public authority renders it impossible to fulfill any of the conservation purposes of this Conservation Easement on all or part of the Property, the Conservation Easement may be terminated or modified accordingly through condemnation proceedings. If the Conservation Easement is terminated or modified and any or all of the Property is sold or taken for public use, then, as required by Treas. Reg. 1.170A- 14(g)(6), the Grantee shall be entitled to the proportionate value of the Conservation Easement. The Grantee shall use its proceeds consistently with the general conservation purposes of this Conservation Easement. If this Conservation Easement is extinguished or terminated, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and Grantee shall receive its proportional share of the Conservation Easement value at the time of termination. The proportional share of the Conservation Easement value is percent to the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. V. Procedure in the Event of Termination of Conservation Easement If it determines that conditions on or surrounding the Property change so much that it becomes impossible to fulfill the conservation purposes of this Conservation Easement, a court with jurisdiction may, at the joint request of both the Grantor(s) and the Grantee and with prior consent of North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services as provided herein, terminate or modify this Conservation Easement in accordance with applicable state law. If the Conservation Easement is terminated and the Property is sold then as required by Treas. Reg. 1.170A- 14(g)(6), the Grantee shall be entitled to an amount equal to the ratio of the appraised value of this Conservation Easement to the unrestricted fair market value of the Property, as these values are determined on the date of this Conservation Easement. The Grantee and the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall divide the resulting proceeds in accordance with the percentage of the purchase price of the Conservation Easement that each party contributed. The percentage is percent for the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The Grantee shall use its proceeds consistently with the general conservation purposes of this Conservation Easement. W. Subsequent Easements /Restrictions on the Property The grant of any easements or use restrictions that might diminish or impair the agricultural viability or productivity of the Property or otherwise diminish or impair the conservation values of the Property is prohibited. Attachment number 3 F -6 Page 132