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II. Precedence Among Contract Documents: <br />In the event of a conflict between or among the terms of the Contract Documents, the terms in the Contract <br />Document with the highest relative precedence shall prevail. The order of precedence shall be the order of <br />documents as listed in Paragraph 1, above, with the first -listed document having the highest precedence and <br />the last -listed document having the lowest precedence. If there are multiple Contract Amendments, the most <br />recent amendment shall have the highest precedence and the oldest amendment shall have the lowest <br />precedence. <br />Effective Period: <br />This Contract shall be effective on October 1, 2017 and shall terminate on September 30, 2019, with the option <br />to extend, if mutually agreed upon, through a written amendment as provided for in the General Terms and <br />Conditions as described in Attachment A. <br />IV. Grantee's Duties: <br />The Grantee shall conduct activities as described in Attachment B, Scope of Work, and in accordance with the <br />approved budget in Attachment C and the approved timeline in Attachment D. In addition, the Grantee shall <br />complete the activities as specified below. <br />a. The Grantee shall be responsible for the acquisition of all permits and licenses required in the <br />performance of the activities as described in the Scope of Work and for ensuring compliance with <br />all applicable Federal, State, county, and local regulations. <br />b. The Grantee shall provide the Agency with easement documentation reports, a copy of the title <br />opinion, and a copy of the land survey. The Grantee shall also provide the Agency with progress <br />reports, both financial and programmatic, semi-annually. Refer to the table below for the reporting <br />period and due dates for progress and budget reports. <br />Reporting Period Covered <br />Date Reports are Due <br />October 1, 2017 - March 31, 2018 <br />April 10, 2018 <br />April 1, 2018 - September 30, 2018 <br />October 10, 2018 <br />October 1, 2018 - March 31, 2019 <br />April 10, 2019 <br />April 1, 2019 - September 30, 2019 <br />October 10, 2019 <br />In-kind and cash match shall be a part of the required financial reports, and documentation of the <br />reported match shall be included with the reports. Documents shall be in the form of individual time <br />sheets that have been signed by the individual employee and approved by the appropriate <br />supervisor, travel logs and invoices for in-kind match; copies of checks, bank deposits and fund <br />transfers for cash match. Other types of documents may be acceptable with the approval of the <br />Agency Manager. <br />The Grantee shall provide the Agency with a draft "Conservation Easement," pursuant to the <br />format, terms, and conditions of an approved ADFP Trust Fund template easement. The ADFP <br />Trust Fund Easement Templates and approved Partnership Templates can be downloaded from <br />the ADFP Trust Fund website at www.ncadfp.org. The Agency legal counsel and ADFP Trust <br />Fund program manager must approve additions, omissions, or modifications of said template. <br />The final "Conservation Easement" must meet with Agency approval to remain eligible for <br />funding. <br />The Grantee shall provide the Agency with a copy of the properly recorded "Conservation <br />Easement." The Agency shall not pay more than $25,000 prior to the recording of the <br />"Conservation Easement." At the time of a properly recorded "Conservation Easement," the <br />Agency shall pay to the Grantee no more than 80% of the awarded grant amount. The Agency <br />shall decrease the contract award amount based on current conservation easement appraisal, if <br />applicable. The Grantee shall ensure that 35.52 acres are placed under an agricultural easement <br />with no more than a 5% variance in recorded easement acreage without prior written approval of <br />the Agency. The division of the funds used to purchase the agricultural easement from matching <br />resources and Agency resources must be maintained as noted in Attachment C. The Grantee <br />may request the Agency for an exception to the division of funds if the Agency is the only entity <br />NCDA&CS (Govt Easement Contract Cover— Semi -Annual Reports — State Appropriations Only) Rev. 11/15 pagyoi�t number 1 \n <br />F-10 Page 217 <br />