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FOURTH MODIFICATION TO LEASE This Fourth Modification to Lease ("Fourth Modification") is executed this 13th of December, 2022 (the "Effective Date"), by and between the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida ("Lessor") and Environmental Learning Center, Inc. ("Lessee"). WHEREAS, Lessor and the Pelican Island Audubon Society, Inc. entered into a lease dated, March 6, 1987, for a portion of Wabasso Island for the development of an environmental learning center (the "Lease"); and WHEREAS, that Lease was assigned to the Environmental Learning Center, Inc.; and WHEREAS, on July 2, 1991, the Lease was modified in order to include language concerning the public access to the environmental learning center; and WHEREAS, the Lease was modified again on February 7, 2006, in order to add lands to the Lease; and WHEREAS, the Lease was modified for a third time ("Third Modification") on May 21, 2021, to have Lessor on behalf of Lessee as owner of the property, to act as the applicant for the application to Florida Inland Navigational District ("FIND") for the replacement of the 30 year old public dock with a new public environmental education dock in the same location and footprint (the "Dock Project"); and WHEREAS, as part of the Third Modification, Lessee provided the necessary monetary match, up to $100,000, for the Dock Project; and WHEREAS, the cost to perform the Dock Project exceeded the initial cost estimate; and WHEREAS, the Lessor and Lessee wish to modify the Lease again in order to pursue an additional FIND grant of up to $50,000 to cover the additional expense of the Dock Project, NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual undertakings herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree, as follows: 1. Recitals. The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein. 2. Additional FIND Application. Lessor agrees to be the applicant for an additional $50,000 FIND grant application for the Dock Project, above and beyond the FIND grant application described in the Third Modification. If the additional FIND grant is not approved or is approved, but insufficient for the Dock Project, the Parties will be released from their responsibilities under the Third Modification and this Fourth Modification. 1