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�aoq_ p „33 � This instrument prepared by and returned to Sandra P . Stockwell , Counsel Division of State Lands 3900 Commonwealth Blvd . Mail Station 115 Tallahassee, FL 32399-3000 DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT THIS GRANT OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT is made this ot oa _ day 2009 by INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, whose address 1801 27T' ` Street, Vero Beach , Florida 32690 ( " Grantor" ) , in favor of the BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA ( "Trustees " ), whose address is Florida Department of Environmental Protection ("DEP") , Division of State Lands, 3900 Commonwealth Blvd. , Mail Station 115 , Tallahassee , Florida 32399-3000 , ( "Grantee ") . The terms "Grantor " and "Grantee " shall include the singular and the plural, and the heirs, successors and assigns of Grantor and Grantee, and the provisions of this easement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Grantor, Grantee and their heirs, successors and assigns. RECITALS A . Grantor is the sole owner in fee simple of certain real property in Indian River County , Florida, more particularly described in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated by reference (hereinafter, the "Property ") . B . Grantor and the Grantee mutually recognize the special character of the Property and have the common purpose of conserving certain values and character of the Property by conveyance to the Grantee of a perpetual conservation easement on, under, over, and across the Property , to conserve the character of the Property , continue certain land use patterns that do not significantly impair the character of the Property , and prohibit certain further development activity on the Property . C . The specific conservation values of the Property are documented in the "Baseline Inventory Report for the Golden Sands Park Conservation Easement Tract in Indian River County , Florida", dated November 2008 . ( 'Baseline Documentation "), which consists of reports, maps, photographs, and other documentation that the parties agree provide, collectively , an accurate representation of the Property at the time of this grant, and which is intended to serve as an objective information baseline for monitoring compliance with the terms of this grant . The Baseline Documentation is maintained in the offices of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and is incorporated by this reference . A copy of the Baseline Documentation is available from the Department on request. D . Grantee is an agency authorized under the provisions of § 704 . 06 , Florida Statutes , to hold conservation easements for the preservation and protection of land in its natural, scenic , historical, agricultural, forested, or open space condition . E . Grantee agrees by accepting this grant to honor the intentions of Grantor stated herein and to preserve and protect in perpetuity the conservation values of the Property for the benefit of this generation and the generations to come . F . The fact that any use of the Property that is expressly prohibited by the terms of this Easement may become greatly more economically valuable than uses allowed by the terms of this Easement, or that neighboring BLA- 104 , Revised 01 /26/06