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FUEL BREAK AGREEMENT STATE S.OHOOL LANDS IN SECTION- 2 T14S~ R27E, MDM, FRESNO·COUNTY

PRC 5700

The Unite9 States Forest Service (USFS) ,ha~ pJ::cposed a project in V?hich they wi 11 construct ~- ,J:µei 'break along the Pine Ridge - M.c::Keniie Ridg~ are~ ·of Fresno County,•· Fuel breaks are a unique lahcf use and their locatior.- 'is dep~ndant on topographic £~atµres often retjuiring the coop­eration of several l~btj owners, all of whom enjoy benefits from_ the red99ed fi-re hazard. In ·order to provide a vehicle for· Commission authorizati'on of fuel brea1' construction al)d m.;iirlt;:enance, the staff has developed~ ,fuel Break-Agreement form whicb also meets the needs of the USFS so that federal £unds may be ~xp~nded on nori~fed~ral 1an~. The a~reernent does nqt convey any interest in reai prope-rty, but P'!'.'OVides for what amounts to a coqperati~e agreement whereby the State provides a portion of its land and the USFS pr:ovioes for constriJct,ion and maintenance of the fuel break. The benefits accr~i'e' to 'all land owners ~n the area' including the State, in the reduction of risk and ~everity of wild~ires.

In this case, a break in l)eayy brush 300 feet wide and 1,505 feet long totaling 10.3 acres is proposed to be con­~tructed on_ State school land in S~ NW~, Sectibn 2, T14S, R:pE, MDM. The proposed agreement provides that after con­struction the l]SFS will m~\intain the break for w ,period of 10 years from August 23, 1979. The agreement 1ay be , termipated on 60 days notice by either party and the USFS sh9ll indemnify and ·hold the State harmless to the extent allowed by the Federal Tort Claims Act.

OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION: 1. A negative declaration was prepared

by tpe Commission's -s~af f; pursuan~ to CEQA and implementing regµlations.

2. This project is situated on State land identified as possessing signi:-ficant envi'!"_onmental valU§!S pursuant to P.R.C. ~3?0. l, (;!nc:l. is classiJied in a use ~ategory, Class B, which authorJ..zes Limited Use.

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Staff has coordinat~d this ·project with t~ose agencies and organtzations who ~om±nated the sit~ as t9ntaining significan,t environmental values. They have f9un,d this project to be compatible ~ith their no~ina~iorr.

3. The proposed Fu~l Break Agreement has been reviewed and approved by the Commission staff. A copy o~ the proposed agreement is attached hereto and by reference made a P,?rt hereof.

EXHIBITS: A.. Lan.d Descr;tption-. B. Loca.tion ~lap! C. Negative Decla.ration. D. Fuelbre1ak Agreement.

I'D IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE COMMISSION:

1. DETERMINE THAT AN EIR HAS NOT BEEN PREPARED FOR. THIS PROJECT BUT THAT' A NEGATIVE DECLARATION HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE COMMISSION 1 S STAFF. . . .

2. CERTIFY THAT THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION ·NO. 242 HA'S BEEN CQMPLETE,D IN C0t1PLIANCE WITH THE GEQA OF 1970; AS AMENDED, AND: THE STATE ~~R GUIDELINES, AND THAT THE COMMISSION HAS REVIEWED AND CbNSIDERED THE INFORMATION ·CONTAINED THEREIN.

3. DETERMINE THAT THE PROJECT WILL NOT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT' EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT.

4. FIND THAT APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT WILL HAVE NO SIGNI­FICANT EFFECT UPON ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS IDENTIFIED PURSUANT TO· SECTION 6370'.1 OF THE P.R.C.

5. AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIONS OF A FUEL BREAK AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE TO PROVIDE FOR CON~fRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF A FUEL BREAK ON THE LANns' DESCRIBED O'N 'EXHIBIT "A'' AND BY REFERENCE MADE A PART HEREOF. .

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This ?:ept: '>'C Dccl::r<l!.iQ:: fr prcp::i:-cd pu?'~uo::t to Scctio:; 15C83, Cnlifor:•ia

Ad:nid5t:~.'.1ti vc Co~c, Title 111, Dh·isio:1 61 and is baoed upon an .Enviror:.;ental

~olycis ?:t-port p:i'cp:-ired by the U. S. Forest Ser.\'icc pursuant to the ''i'equire-

It is p:-cposeC. by the U. S. Forest S~r\•icc to co:1struct a 3::::J foo~. -~ii:i;: ;~el-

b:rca!"' c:-..... 5 acre:-; .in SecHc:: 2, Tl4S, ~7::;, !·!.D.B. f~ ?:. , Fresr:.o Cou::t~··

Cc:u:;tructio:: of the fuelbrcw~:, \:hi ch is proE>oscd to se_?ur::i.tc fuel bed co:-:ti::ui ty

a~a re:~~e fuel volc·es, ~ill cc~~ist of cuttiec ar:.d rili::5 eli b::-uz~; cuttir~

a:1d pi: i -:~ s:--:311 treer; to prcd·..:ce a sp:lci :1.G of not le Es- than 20 feet bct:·:ec::

trees; a::d re::-o\'inc; all s::aps.

This project is to bcco:::e port. of the ~:~::c:1iie Fuel'Qron!< co"!plcx that 'lil~

~~clbreakz constructed by the State of Californio, Dcpart~cnt of Forcct::-y.

An !:.:wirv:.:::cnta.l Analysis ?.'i?~Ort hns been .::- cpc.rcd by ~;;~ u. s. ·r.o: JS~ .!::crv:i -:ci

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e 1. Thu·c \.'ill be :~o cir,::ificn:-;t crowth i:.ducir.c; i:::p~;'.:t: ir.cfficic:1t C:iCr'i.r.f

cc:.:;t:··:ptio:;; cir, ~,·.-1tcr, or noi:;c' ·pollutior.; or cclid t·::i~tc prople:::~

er.en tcd ar. ~ rcrult of i:"':plc:::c:1tntio:": C'f thi~ nro-ic-ct. - "

5. The> r1·opozed project \-:ip ::ot rwrrow the rri:-:rc of ht:::;cficial t.:ccs of

the c~wiro:mc::t or po.cc lm:r,-tcrz:: risks to public .?:calth or safety~

Co:m:1is:::io:i, bas~d 0:1 ar: :SAR prepared by the U •. s. Forest ?er·;ice ptfr::ua:;t

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f'I .:.er.-<:: :~.r: .• 7 112 ;ic. ~t:·t=- ... ~ .. -o~·shi-1~) Units - (?°cre~~iles-,--etc-:) o{

J~ctio11El lorest lend cffe:-ctcd

(6) G~ncre:l ~..i.£.ti~ of Fro~ Hand construct a 30J foot wide shaded fuel break on approximately·

. 7 1/2 acres cf 1an3 ~~med by the St~te of California to co~~1ete :hat ~~rti0n of t~t ~=l~~:ic Fuc1~real €t~:lex as illu$tr?tcd 0~ ~xhititA~G ihi's will corsist of ,cut.tin~ and of.iin~ ail brush; cuttinc e:nd oil1r.; small trees (1~1 " in C:'i-c.r::ter or les;) to ~roduce a s:-acinc of not less than 20 fc:et t::~:\·:cen ie:c\'~ trees; 1ri;nc c.11 d?:::d v~ceuticr: 2•· ariri larger; prunir.9 an lee'.'~ trees; an~l re:7:·:in9 all snap,E_:./ t!J:n co:-::.lC:­tion, this co~~lex will b~come an effe~tive com~onent of a larcer interac;ency s.yste;j: ~Y ccr.:~ecting \·:ith the :=cnc£:i·osa \~c:y c.nd ce:-:ia:·:.r~::· rue1hrtaks cor.struct.ed ~.Y t.hC> State of California De;;art.:-,cr.: of r0res':..n.

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Air Qq;:ii~v - ir··~~·~r:;ry d~;!·;:d~t~c:; c.'f cir G~~1i:.y \·'i1; 0ccur .Wt'ie'n l;~;r;:· ~ilc:~ are l_,urnc:d, t~:t \dll be· r:-ini1i.ized l•) :i'"<ing bu r.q,i risi to ;:n su rr fa vor<rtrh:• ,1 tr:·: ~he:r i.c c nd fl1~ l rn0 i $tu re

c6ndit ~ or.s. $oils. - r:::i sit:rdfiu,r.: nra:::t:i\'C effects on thr: soil rc$ourcc ~iif1rcsu1l/frc1::~ u,i$ pro}ect ~.ince !1and \':orl: \':ill rei.ain the

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leaf litter and duff as a protpct ivc soil coverino. ,\·!here piles arr: ~urned? tcr..~orary soil sterilization is.por.siblc-; ho::c\·er, plcs w1ll be l:c-pt sr.1all to/ r..inirnize this effect. B~rning ;·7y result in ir:;:>ro\·ed nutr·i::nt cy~l i ng by char.9{nq nitrogen 1nto a more readily available form ~or pl~nt utiliz­~t ion.

~atr r~!litv - There will be no nc~ative i~?acts on water qua~\ ·)·-t~cavse of this pro.iect. Instead, the project r·ay Co t\ 1'- • .. ' • ' • - .. h d . n ..... u.e 1.0 1.!le pro .. ect1on or 1.1e surroun mg w::tcrshed, rnaintena~cc of downstr~am wa~er auality, and reduction of flooding hazard.

'l.£flctatio:i - ihe project area is COii;;:>osed priir.arily of den-Se

1 s::ond-frO\·:th t ir.:~2r with sc:a tt~rt:d intrusions Of

brushy and her~aceous species typical of th~ Tr~nsition Life Zone (see Exhibit o ·). Fuelbreak construction will re::iove p;e-co:;.7.e.rcial, subordinate and unhealthy trees to a r::ir.i:-::.ir.i of 20 feet spacing, irr:;>roving the c:;ality of the resid:;al stand. ·srush sr.-::cies wili re~,stablish the:::­selve?s .\d:h n~w ;rowth from existing root sy.sters and thro11gh sproutir.; of seed. No sensitive plant species are l:n:'..)\\':1 to occur in the area.

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~ild1ife - The faunal composition of the project erce corres­ponds t.o the vegetative type that exists and may inc1ude ==o::-e or c11) o: tQ.e most com;;~on species as_list.ed in E>.hibit s. .

·The proje:t will probably cc.use the ~O\e~ent of so~e bird and ~mall c:f.ir:!l species. ihost> Si:ecies occupying ti'e ir-:e:!iate ar~a of ~anip~lation may be evicted fro~ currently used ~1a:E; other in~ividvc:ls or S?~c~e~ may ~ove in to cccupy tte ter­ritory c..-:er t.rea'.-:1er.t. lhe increcs"":i adoe effect ar:j access resultin~ fro:.. the project and i::;~roveJ habitai. ar.d ti·o1:se potential \·:ill bent:fit r.iOSt s~ccies of wiid1He. f;:> threaten:.:d or endar.;ered species ar.c known to occur in the proj!:ct ar!?a.

Fuels - The pro;:iosed pr:Dject v:i 11 effoct1i vely break 11~, tL~ fu-QTfi°ed conti11uit::' in the eirea to prov~dt: safe cccess for qu'icl: ii.;.r.:.:n~r o: fire C•j;f:r'Q1 lin2s b,:,· reducing fuel \;)!.;-~$. lt \·:ill be:or.:e 2 integral link of the l~:l:eni:e Fuelbreek ~.o-;:-1c:': whir.:h conr.ects with two State of California fuc:lbreal:s on the no~l~crn Pnd sou~hern ends to d~vide the brur~y and grass) front country fro::i the higher elevation Gen(:r~·1 Fcrest Zonr. \dt.h residcn:ia1, oq;aniZ?tional c.::::·~s, ;.atior.al Forest and iicticr.al .Parl~ ir,:p!"C.verr.ent s.

(g) Y,isu_c:l_R_~=,~~S£. ~ The P"'C'po~-r:d prcjc:: arC>a is v·ip\·:~·d as middk:r.:Jnd \':1th a scnsitivitv leve:l of 11 !" anci a vcrietv classificc:ion 11 13". The vist:ai resource manao~IBent objec:ive for theo c:rct? is ''pa.rtit!l retention" \·,l,ich requires that r.::nasc-r:ient C!Cti\'1tit5 rc::;ciin visunll,Y ~ubordir . .::tc to the cf,,'.;.roC.t~ri5ti: landsca~ic-. TtH: project \·li11 introduce new line, color and tex­ture to the area, h'hich should imrirovc th~.,.·~~...y.:...:::..t..u..~IL!-..,,...,,,___

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Cu._Hura 1 Rcs:i:1rccs - Cultura 1 resources sho,_•.l d not tc rr:f .. d, by-thP--r;51i(f \.;:i·d:proposed gy this oroj·:!ct; hO\·:cvcr, e:n Jr.:: roconn.:?i-~s:.:n:e ~-:ill ta,l.c p1acc bdore initiation of 1.:-rK to; the exist~~~e of any tultural resources and to provide for protection.

Ecc;.c:--ics - Economically, tfle coi1p1e.tion of this portion o·f-tlie~·;,;.:-i,·enz i e Fue 1 t rcak. Co:n;:i 1e x wi ·l'r have a positive :impact ort -~he area if· it contributes to the successful suppression Qf e,en one wildfire occurring in the are~. Savings in fir? s~?~ression costs, erosion losses, -&trut­tuar C!n:l cc~·~:erti.~l losses, recreation visitor <lay lesses and ti:-:.!:er valuo i'CS.§es r.:.:;,y depenj upon com;iletion of this project.

(aY Te;:;;iorary degradation of air quality 1·:hile brr.~n~ pik'.

(b) Modification of habitat for certain small anir~als anq b· rds with possible eviction from currently use~ space.

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Construct the fuelbreak tb a width i:1 ,excess of the pr.:•;; ·sd ' . 300 feet.

Construct the fue-~f>reak to a width less than the prbposc1: ·300 feet.

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There are ~o c~~~lative anj long-te~m effect~ of the proposed :r~jc:: which ad .. erse1v affo:t the sta:t: of tf-ie cn'.'irc•'i:"cnt. The· pror:-Jcd Pn:£:t is justiffoj ·no1·: as ir.surarice ti~i':1nst resource.· losses 1·:hich could· o::~r :;;; the result of wildfire end 1·:hich may be minir.;i:ed through udo;:>t.ion of tr1'S plan.

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There will Le no irreversible and irretrievable coil:mitment of re§_purces us the 1'csult di this·projcci:. ·

local cattle ra~~hcrs a~d landowners have ~ncouraged the projects by letter and by sra(ting ri~;'.ts-of-wny for cor.struction of other por­tions of the fue't:-rett co:-:;>lc.x across their la:1cs • .The California Dcpart;::ent of Forestry ·in both the Tylare and Fresrro Cc.unty Ra119er Units en\'.lorse the oro~:.:,£;j p··=-·~.:ec: 1:1ich connc-cts 1·;i1::1 or rfinfor-~es hel:r::.:i:. wh1ch they have c0nstructed.

(7) A~~jtjo~al Public r~rticipation Needed

No ·~dditior.al publi~ participation i'S~ needed.

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/\11 archaeoiocic::;l reco:maissance wiH be co::.pl~te:d br:fo1e in'itici:icn of the ,project.

Pile size shall not exceed 10 feet fr, dia-.21;<:r to minfr:ize the pos5fbility of sqjl ~terilization when piles ~re bµrncd.

'(cj Piles .will be placed no closer than 20 fe:t fro"J residual trei:s ~ihi;n fe?~sible to minir.:i:::e, the possibli'li:y of scorching during t'Jrr.in~.

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Edaes of the fuclbrea~ will be "feathered" to increase th2 edge effect for wildlife and to create a pleasin~ visual effect .

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C. l. I f.rl~--) concur that ~his E.l\.R. is adeqyate and an Enviror:::.cnta.1 Sta tcment (¥.-!is not) ncc>dcd.

2. Deci.s ion:

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Proposal Na~cMcKenzie Fuelbreak 1lana Cclnstr~uCl 1 on • Prcp3rcd By Louise E. ~errv

Ranccr District Hu~e Lake Date 10/4/78

7nsc~t djci: ~hirh describes depth of cvalu3t1on for c.:ich itc~ as follo~s:

__ 1_._ Discu.;.r.cd fo EAR '· Considcrcd--no discussion needed 3. Not appiica~lc to proposal

A. Physical £nvir6n~cnt

2 Geology and ~incrals -i- Soils -,- CU:Jatc ~nd Air Qu.:ility ~ \...'atcr Qu.'.ili~y and Quantity

_1_ Vcg~tatio:1 (include "sensitive" plant species) 1 '1..'ilJlHc .::-id Fish '(ir.-dude th.rcatcncd and cndanccrcd spe>des)

C. Cult u:-al E:w:i ro:::::cnt

1 /1rchncolor;!cal .and Historical Resources ·2- Scic,ntific R .... r.ourcc (t.:ni c.;uc. resources pr l:::.a ril)' of sci cnr if :i c

v:alue not ot'hcn:.i.se consickrcd)

D. Socio-Eco11oi:iic Efldron:r.cnt ---- ------__ 3 __ ~1ldcrn~ss F.C'~ourcc (include ~ilcicrncss Study Areas, invc~to~icd

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road~_C'fS :;rca!. ~nd other un-rondcd :ucas) P.cc:fc.:i t:ip:1 !·:csourc:c La111Jo·~'":1cr zhi p Laf.d ll!.e

_2_ Tr~n5pqnatio:i -- y·- ·cf=i-e:c .. i.s ·o:. ;L:n·fon<r.r ·z orc;.-c- kcif.frnh;t-r·ti r.·h5:1· - 1 , Enpq~y Use .:ind Co:iscr·Jation

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Sc.·cond ry Socio-1..'conornjc and Croi.:tli l:fft:cts: Ch.:i nc;c- r. in popu 1 :it 1 on di.~;~ r 1 but 1 on

~- Chnnr,cs in lcvt']'s or type;. of c1::ploy::icnt' Ch.int;cs in Lind use p.1ttcrC'!:;, r.uch as pri,v.1~c land dcvc]o?=cnt .

3 Need for increased public facilities (util1t1cs, - sc1.·:i£c, ro<ids, etc.,)

.l_ Contribut iq,n, to rcgiono.l economic stability or rural area dcvclc, 1imC'nt

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E. Hurnan Health an~1~clf5rc -------------Safety;

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2 ~lue to nonuser and to •cclecy of retention of open space, -~1ldernc.ss, and related r~sou::-ccs ("safety value ef!ccc

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'EXHIBIT 11

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FUELBREAK AGREEMENT

This agreement, entered into this ~~~~~~~~

day ,of ~~~~~~~~~~-' 19 ___ , by and between the

State of California-st·ate Lands :Commission, hereinafter

cal led, "Commission", and the United States Department of

Agricul't;ur-E!, Forest Service, hereinafter cal led "Forest

Service";

WHEREAS., the Commission exerc·ises control and jurisdi'ct·1 oh.

o~~r approximately 607,000 acres of school land within

the State of California; and

WHER~AS, the Commission d~~ires to enter into a vegetation

and fuel management program on certain of said lands; and

'WHEREAS, it il~ the desire of the Conimission to encourage

the construction aj\d maintenance of a net~ork of fuelbreaks

and to provide for a program of prescription burns on certain

portions of said real property consistent with Commission

objectives; and

\rnEREAS, the primclry objec~i ve of the fuel management

~r9g~@m is to reduce the risk and severity of wi1dii~~s;

and

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Wlj.!lREAS ,. the Forest Service desires to construct and

ma i ntai'1 a fu~.! break, upon a por tJ on of afore sa-id- -land S<,

that will reduct• the rf·~k of ·severity .of "ildfires, and

WHEREAS, a fore said reduction of risk and s e~§.;g,y ·of wildiires will benefit the State school lands upon ~hich the fl!elbreak is located tfot are under the jurisdir.!ti.on of the Commission.

NOW THEREtORE~ the Commission in consideration of

the benefits t6 the State school lancjs from the ~e.9uctton. ot risk and seveft~y -0f ~ldfires, h're~ consents to Dhe

construction and maintenance of a fuelbreak by the Forest

Serv;ce upon the property subject to this agreement said

ins·tructi6n to :be in accordance With the following terms,

provisions, and conditions:

1') Term: The term of this agreement shall be for -

a period· of ten ( 10) years commencing ---------.,~, 1 ~ . and 'tPimi na ting ~-

2) Propert~ subject to this asreem.;.'!!:: The parties

agree ·that the Forest Service may construct and maintain

a f uefbreB:J( ti.vet- and· o Cr,ps s t hP S~Nli.~ .Qf Section 2, T. 14S "'

R.27E., M.D.M. in the County -0f Fresno~ $tate uf California

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on the location shown and dessri bed on Ex hi bi ts 11A-l w and

"A-2", a: .. ···:ached hereto and- made a part hereof.

3) Interest Tra.ns fe.rred: No interests in reai prope.fty

are ttarisferred. The Forest Service shall perform on1y

those dut.bes necess_ary to c·onstruct and maintain the fuelbreak.

4) Use: ....:-· The property identified ul).der this agreement

shall be use~ only for constru~tion and ma5~tenance of

fuelbreaks, ~tes~r~ption burns ?nd vegetation management.

5) Assignment of Interest: The Forest Service shall

e not assign its rights or duties untjer this a·greement without

the p1lor written a~proval of the Commission first had

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and obtained.

6) ~!rmination: The Commission and the Forest Service

may teminate this agreement ~pon giving the other party

not less than sixty (60) days written notice prior to the

date of such termination.

en· Indemnification: The Forest Service shall to

the extent allowable by law pursuant to the Federal Tort

Claims Act C28 ;l).s.c .. 2671 e·t s·ecr), of appropriat-ed- .funds.;

~ndemnify, and save 'harmless the Comfuission, its officers,.

ag,ents and employees age:-'1.ns~ a~y and all claims.

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8) Nothing herein contained shall be construed to

9~ligate the Forest Servic? bey9nd the extent of ava!lable

funds allocated or programmed for this work; or contrary

~o.applicabli laws, rules and t~gulations.

9) .No M~mber of, or .delegate to Congress, or R~sident

Gommissi0ner shall be ad~itted to any shar~ or part of

this Agreement or to any benefLts th.at may arise therefrom,

unless it is made w.i.th a corporation for H:s -gener:.al benefit.

Th i's Agreement wi 11 become binding upon the stAte

onty when duly exe~uted on behalf of the State Lands Commis~io~ 8 of the Sta'.te of ·California;

IN ~ITNESS WH~REO~, tbe parties hereto have executed

this permit as of the date hereafter affixed.

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA STATE LA~DS COM~ISSION

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rhe i. sstiaiice of this p.ermi t t-.·as authorized by the State Lands Commission- on ----

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.ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ,) SS:

COUNTY OF TULARE )

On this 31st day of July, in the year 1979, before me, ~. June Johnston, a Notary Public in and for said state, with principal office in the County of ;rulare, personally appeared Joe J. Brown, ,forest Supervisor, Seq·uoia National Forest, United States Department of Agriculture, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument, and acknowledged to me that he executed ·the same as, the free act and deed of the United States of America, for the uses and purposes therein ment'i oned'.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, ·I have hereunto set my hand and offi cia 1 seal the day and year above ~ritt~n.

OFFICIAL SEAL E. JUNE JOHNSTON

NOTAKY PUStrC • CALIFO~NIA Tl't:~E ":~w:'.i'r'

My com, expires J:JL 13, ICSI R ~""""'c:;:ao::::~=""'=""~~·:::-;....;,_,_--4'.

L JUNE JOHNSTON Notary Public·'

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EXHIBIT 11 A-1"

DESCRIPTION OF THE FUELBREAK LOCATiON AND MAINtENANCE AREA

A maintenance area for fite fuelbr~ak purposes described

as foilows.: A strip of land in the so~th half of the northwest quarter (,S'~~wi> of Section two ( 2), Township fourteen ( 14) South, ~ahge twenty-seven (27} East, Mount Diablo Meridian, in the County of Fresno, State of California, containing an area of 10.3 acres. The centerline of said strip is described

as follows: Beginning ~t a .point in the north boundary of the property, said boundary being the north line· of the S~ of the ~W~ of Section 2, ·T.145., R.'27E., M.D.M., which poi.nt lies west 1040.0 feet from the northeast corner of the SE~ of the NW~ of Section 2, thence along~he center lin~ of the maint~Dance area described as follows:

S 44° E S 54° E S 41° E S 2° W· S 17° E S 2.6° E

176.0 190.0 152.0 735 .o 150.0 102.0

Ending at a point in the sout~ boundary of th~ property, said boundar~ being the south line of the NW~ of Section 2, T14E, R17E, MDM, which point lies west 584.0 feet from the southeast corner of the NW~ of said Section 2.

The width of s~id maintenance area shall be 300 feet, 150 feet on each side of the center line as described above. The boundary lines of said maintenance area shall be prolonged or shortened to ·begin on and conform to the north boundary and the south boundary ~f the property herein described.

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