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PREPARED BY AND RETURN TO: William Abrams, Esq. St. Johns River Water Management District 4049 Reid Street / Highway 100 West Palatka, FL 32177 A TRUE COPY CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE J.R. SMITH, CLERK Ao /it6YL tiFIV 8. Jte Psalm' Lacy • 032 This document constitutes a conveyance from a state agency or instrumentality to an agency of the state and is not subject to documentary stamp tax pursuant to 12B-4.014(10), F.A.C. PERPETUAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT THIS INDENTURE, made and entered into this day of Ap r i 1 , 2014, by and between INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, whose address is 1801 27th Street, Vero Beach, Florida 32960 (hereinafter referred to as the "Grantor') and the ST. JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, a public body existing under Chapter 373 of the Florida Statutes, whose address is Post Office Box 1429, Palatka, Florida 32178-1429 (hereinafter referred to as the "Grantee"). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the Grantor is the owner in fee simple of certain real property lying and being situated in Indian River County, Florida, more specifically described in Exhibit "A," attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference (hereinafter referred to as the Property"); and, WHEREAS, the Property was donated to Grantor by Grantee pursuant to the Grantee's 2012 Lands Assessment Implementation Plan adopted by Grantee's Governing Board in December 2012; and WHEREAS, the Grantor and the Grantee mutually recognize the natural, scenic and special character of the Property and have the common purpose of conserving the natural value and character of the Property by conveyance to the Grantee of a Perpetual Conservation Easement (hereinafter referred to as the "Easement' ) on, over and across the Property, which shall conserve the ecological and hydrological integrity of the Property, conserve and protect the animal and plant populations on the Property, and prohibit certain further development activity on the Property. NOW, THEREFORE, the Grantor, in consideration of TEN AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($10.00) and other good and valuable consideration in hand paid by the Grantee to the Grantor, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, hereby voluntarily grants and conveys to the Grantee and its successors and assigns forever this Easement pursuant to Section 704.06, Florida Statutes, on, over, upon, and across the Property of the nature, character, and extent hereinafter set forth.