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committed to it for the purchase of the Real Property Interest shall be withdrawn, frozen or
otherwise made unavailable to the Eligible Entity to carry out the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement.
c. Upon request of the Air Force, the Eligible Entity will transfer any portion of the
property or interest acquired under this Agreement or a lesser interest therein to the United States
but only in the event that the Eligible Entity has authorized activity which is incompatible with
the mission of the Installation and inconsistent with the protection of open space and agricultural
uses. Further, such transfer shall not be required if by doing so, it would adversely impact on the
ability of the Eligible Entity to pursue passive recreational uses of the Real Property Interest,
including but not limited to construction and maintenance of all-weather two lane roads, utility
infrastructure provided that such infrastructure shall not be incompatible nor inconsistent with
the mission of the installation and wetland mitigation banking.
d. After recordation of the restrictive easement, the Eligible Entity and the Air Force shall
ensure long-term monitoring of the Property to verify compliance with the land use restrictions
contained in the restrictive easement. In the event of an observed or suspected breach of the land
use restrictions, the Eligible Entity and the Air Force will confer to determine which Party shall
enforce the land use restrictions. In the event the Air Force will lead the enforcement, the
Eligible Entity agrees to assist the Air Force, to the fullest extent allowable under applicable law,
in the enforcement efforts.
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Section 203. Obligations of the Air Force.
a. The Air Force and the Eligible Entity agree to share equally the Allowable
Transactional Costs, as defined in Article VI of this Agreement, incurred in performance of this
Agreement according to the terms and conditions for payment under Article V. However, this
amount of Allowable Transactional Costs shall not exceed a total of $40,000.
b. Whenever the terms of this Agreement require the coordination, concurrence, and/or
approval by the Air Force, it will not be unreasonably withheld. Any request for action by the
Air Force shall be considered and acted upon in a timely fashion.
c. The obligations of the Air Force are subject to the availability of Federal funds for
purposes of this Agreement. No provision in this Agreement should be interpreted to require
obligation or payment of funds by the Air Force in violation of the Antideficiency Act, 31 U.S.C.
§ 1341, or other applicable Federal law. Additionally, the performance of the Air Force under
this Agreement is contingent upon it receiving funds from the Department of Defense.
Section 204. Acquisition Process.
a. The Eligible Entity and the Air Force agree to establish procedures and criteria for the
identification of land that will be the object of the acquisition of the Real Property Interest.
b. Acquisition of a Real Property Interest in land by the Parties may only be
accomplished with the voluntary consent of the landowner to the transaction.
c. If requested by the Air Force in the future, the Eligible Entity agrees to convey any
portion of the property or interest acquired by the Eligible Entity under this Agreement or a
lesser interest therein to the United States but only in the event that the Eligible Entity has
authorized activity which is incompatible with the mission of the Installation and inconsistent
with the protection of open space and agricultural uses. Further, such transfer shall not be
required if by doing so, it would adversely impact on the ability of the Eligible Entity to pursue
passive recreational uses of the Real Property Interest, including but not limited to construction
and maintenance of all-weather two lane roads, utility infrastructure provided that such
infrastructure shall not be incompatible nor inconsistent with the mission of the installation and
wetland mitigation banking.
d. Title to, or the validity of, a Real Property Interest acquired first by the Eligible Entity
for re-conveyance to the Air Force shall comply with United States Department of Justice Title
Standards that must be acceptable to the Air Force.
e. The Eligible Entity will ensure the immediate recording in the county land records of
any Real Estate Interest acquired by it. The Air Force will be responsible for recording any deed
of conveyance or deed of easement granted to it by the Eligible Entity.
f. The Parties shall provide land surveys, environmental surveys (if applicable),
documents obtained from the applicable county real estate records, title insurance reports or
commitments, and other documentation that either Party may find necessary to fulfill the purpose
of the acquisition.
g. The amount of the contribution of the Air Force toward a specific acquisition will be
negotiated by the Parties; however, by Federal statute, the contribution by the Air Force cannot
exceed the appraised fair market value of the of the Real Property Interest acquired by the Air
Force, exclusive of the Allowable Transactional Costs.
h. The Air Force and the Eligible Entity agree to share equally Allowable Transactional
Costs in support of this acquisition, each Party agrees to bear its own labor cost in implementing
this Agreement. In the event the landowner of a parcel identified on Exhibit A refuses to accept
the final offer of the Eligible Entity, the Air Force will still pay its share of the related Allowable
Transactional Costs.
Section 205. Real Estate Appraisal Reports.
All Real Property Interests acquired by the Eligible Entity and the Air Force shall be
supported by an appraisal report. The Air Force and the Eligible Entity agree to establish
procedures and criteria for obtaining an appraisal report, which will be funded by the Air Force
as part of the Allowable Transaction Costs. An appraisal report of the specific term(s) of the
Real Property Interest will serve as the basis for determining the share of the Real Property
Interest being acquired by the Air Force. For purposes of the acceptance of property or interests
under this Agreement, the Air Force will only accept an appraisal or title documents prepared or
adopted by a non-Federal entity as satisfying the applicable requirements the Uniform Appraisal
Standards for Federal Land (the Yellow Book) if the Air Force determines that the appraisal or
title documents substantially comply with the requirements.
Section 206. Land Surveys.
The Air Force and the Eligible Entity agree to establish procedures and criteria for the
survey of the parcels and payment of associated expenses. The survey shall determine the exact
acreage and location of the parcels and identify and locate all existing encroachments and
encumbrances affecting the parcels. The survey shall be sufficient to enable title insurers to
delete all standard exceptions to coverage under the title policy relating to surveys.
Section 207. Title Insurance.
Any Real Property Interest purchased under this or any subsequent agreement shall be
delivered to the Air Force with a ALTA form of policy of title insurance. The Parties shall
establish procedures and criteria for acquisition of a title insurance policy, its allowable
exceptions, and the allocation of the associated costs and expenses.
ARTICLE HI - COSTS
Section 301. Air Force.
a. The Air Force shall initially make available the amount of two hundred thousand
dollars ($200,000) toward the cost of obtaining the Real Property Interest in the land identified in
Exhibit A.
b. The Air Force shall notify the Eligible Entity if additional funds are obligated for the
purposes of this Agreement. In the event that additional funds are obligated for the purposes of
this Agreement, then the parties shall modify this Agreement to incorporate that funding.
Section 302. Eligible Entity.
a. In accordance with 10 U.S.C. § 2684a(d)(4)(E) the contribution of the Eligible Entity
to the acquisition costs of real property, or an interest in real property the Eligible Entity shall
initially make available a contribution of up to two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000),
conditioned upon reimbursement of this amount from grant funds, toward the cost of acquiring
its share of the Real Property Interest in the land identified in Exhibit A—The Eligible Entity
shall not be obligated to perform under this Agreement if, through no act, omission or fault on its
part, and notwithstanding its reasonable best efforts to obtain the same, governmental funding or
private foundation grants that had been committed to it for the purchase of the Real Property
Interest shall be withdrawn, frozen or otherwise made unavailable to the Eligible Entity to carry
out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
b. The acquisition priority will be for those parcels under the Duke Airfield Approach
Departure Clearance Surface.
c. The Eligible Entity shall notify the Air Force if additional funds are obligated for the
purposes of this Agreement.
Section 303. Close Out and Settlement.
The Eligible Entity, through the designated local representative that the Installation will
identify to the Eligible Entity, shall promptly deliver to the Air Force Civil Engineering Center
an accounting of funding and disbursements made under this Agreement for each Real Property
Interest acquisition, which shall be prepared in the form of a closing statement or statements for
each acquisition for which the funds of the Air Force will be expended.
ARTICLE IV - FUNDING
Section 401. Funding Limitation.
The funding by the Air Force is subject to the availability of appropriated funds for the
purpose of this Agreement. However, the Air Force is under no obligation to deposit additional
funds.
Section 402. Limitation on the Availability of Funds for the Eligible Entity
Obligation.
Other than the use of funds for acquisition of the agreed upon Real Property Interest,
including Allowable Transactional Costs, the Air Force and the Eligible Entity intend that the
Air Force shall have no other financial obligations under the terms of this Agreement. No
relocation costs or other incidental expenses shall be due the landowner from the Air Force for
any payments to a third-party unless expressly agreed to by subsequent written agreement of the
Parties.
ARTICLE V —- PAYMENT
Section 501. Payment by the Air Force
a. The Air Force shall pay to the Eligible Entity its share of the Allowable Transactional
Costs and acquisition funds of the Air Force incurred in the performance of this Agreement in a
timely manner upon authorization by Marisol Reina, 96 CEG/CEPP, 501 De Leon Street, Suite
101, Eglin AFB, FL 32542.
b. The Air Force and the Eligible Entity acknowledge that the Real Property Interests, if
successfully negotiated for acquisition by the Eligible Entity, cannot be acquired until the
acquisition funds are first received from the Air Force, and the Air Force has authorized the
expenditure of those funds expressly by its local designated representative.
c. Appropriate payment documents, such as vouchers or closing statements, for
Allowable Transactional Costs, shall be submitted to the Air Force at least thirty (30) days prior
-to closing scheduled for each Real Property Interest. Failure to submit those vouchers within
that time period shall not affect the entitlement of the Eligible Entity to receive the Air Force’s
payment of the Allowable Transactional Costs in question, but may delay payment beyond the
scheduled closing date.
d. The Eligible Entity shall make records and accounts pertaining to this Agreement
available for inspection during normal business hours by auditors and other authorized Federal
government officials as required.
Section 502. Direct Federal Payment of the Eligible Entity Obligations.
In no event shall the Air Force make direct payment to any contractor, employee,
contractor employee, or
