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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20100806 Ver 1_Mitigation Bank Information_20150408AGREEMENT TO Es"ll-ABLISH THE CHATHAM UMBRELLA MITIGATION BANK This Agreement To Establish Tile Chatham Umbrella Mitigation Bank (the "Umbrella Bank"), hereinafter called the "Umbrella Mitigation Banking Instrument" or "UMBI", is made and entered into this __ day of by and among Chatham Park Investors LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company ("Sponsor"), the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (" USAGE"), and each of the following governmental agencies who execute this UMBI: the Environmental Protection Agency ("USEPA"), the 'U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ("USF'WS"), the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission ("NCWRC"), and the North Carolina Division of Water Resources ("NCDWR"). USACE, together with the State and Federal agencies who execute this UMBI, are hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Governmental Agencies." The goal of the Umbrella Bank is to restore, enhance, create and preserve stream and wetland systems to compensate in advance of unavoidable stream and wetland impacts authorized by USAGE and NCDWR pursuant to Sections 401 and 404 of the Clean Water .Act, and Sections 15A NCAC 0213,0234, 0213.0235, or 02B.0242 of the North Carolina Administrative Code, in circumstances deemed appropriate by the USAGE andJor NCDWR after review through any applicable permit review process. The Umbrella Bank may also be used to provide nitrogen offset credits pursuant to 15A NCAC 02B .0240, As more particularly described herein, the Sponsor will implement stream and/or wetland mitigation projects at sites in the Haw River Basin ("Mitigation Sites"). The mitigation projects to be performed on a Mitigation Site will be described in a site-specific mitigation plan submitted to the Interagency Review,ream ("IRT") for review and approval ("Site-Specific Mitigation Plan"), A Mitigation Site and the mitigation credits associated therewith will become a part of the Umbrella Bank upon: (i) written approval of the Site_ Specific Mitigation Plan for such Mitigation Site by the IRT, acting through the USAGE, in the case of impacts to waters of the United States; and (ii) amendment of this UMBI to incorporate the Mitigation Site. NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. Interagency Review Team. A. Establishment of the IRT. The Governmental Agencies shall establish an IRT for the purpose of performing the technical review, approval, and oversight functions as described in 40 CFR Part 230, Compensatory Mitigation for Losses of Aquatic Resources ("Compensatory Mitigation Rules"). The IRT shall. consist of a designated representative of each of the Governmental Agencies who execute this UMBI and shall be chaired by the designated representative of USAGE, Wilmington District. B. Termination of Participation. Any member of the IRT may terminate its participation in the IRT with notice in writing to all other parties to this UMBI. Termination shall be effective seven (7) days from placing said notices in the United States mail. A member withdrawal shall not affect any prior sale or use of credits and all remaining parties shall continue to implement and enforce the terms of this UMBI, If. Establishment of the Umbrella Bank and Mitigation Sites. A. Establishment of Umbrella Bank. Pursuant to the Compensatory Mitigation Rules, the Sponsor hereby establishes the Umbrella Bank, which shall be governed by this UMBI. The parties acknowledge and agree that the "Prospectus" that the Sponsor submitted for this Umbrella Bank is acceptable. (kcagle\chatham park\mffigation bank 1-7c) Chatham [Jrnbrella Mitigation Bank Page 2 B. Mitigation Sites. 1. Site-Specific Mitigation Plans. The Sponsor shall develop a, Site-Specific Mitigation Plan for each Mitigation Site pursuant to the requirements of the Compensatory Mitigation Rules. In order to obtain inifigation credits from a Mitigation Site, the Sponsor shall perform all necessary work in accordance with the provisions of this UMBI and the approved Site-Specific Mitigation Plan to establish and/or maintain the Mitigation Site until it has been determined that a] I the conditions herein and in the Site- Specific Mitigation Plan have been satisfied, Approved Mitigation Sites, shall be described in Exhibit A to this UMBI. Approved Site-Specific Mitigation Plans shall be incorporated into Exhibit B to this UMBI. 2. Review of Site-Specific Mitigation Plans. a. Mitigation plans for waters of the United States., The Sponsor shall submit to USACE any Site - Specific Mitigation Plan for waters of the United States that the Sponsor develops to generate credits for this Umbrella. Bank, with a sufficient number of copies, for each member of tile IRT. After determining that the Site-Specific Mitigation Plan is complete, USACE shall promptly distribute copies of the Site-Specific Mitigation Plan to the members of the IRT. The IRT shall review and comment on all submittals in accordance with the Compensator-y Mitigation Rules. To the extent authorized by USACE, the IRT will utilize the streamlined review process specified in the Compensatory Mitigation Rules. If the Site- Specific Mitigation Plan is not approved by the IRT as originally submitted by the Sponsor, tile IRT shall provide the Sponsor with specific reasons or rationale for not approving the Site-Specific Mitigation Plan. The Sponsor may resubmit the Site-Specific Mitigation Plan with specific modifications or justifications that address the IRT's concerns. Following the approval of' any Site-Specific Mitigation Plan, the credits associated with the approved Site-Specific Mitigation Plan shall be deemed deposited into the Umbrella Bank in accordance with the credit release schedule contained in the approved Site-Specific Mitigation Plan. b. Mitigation Plans for Non-jurisdictional Wetlands. For Mitigation Sites that restore, enhance, or preserve non-jurisdictional wetlands, the Sponsor shall submit to NCDWR each Site- Specific Mitigation Plan the Sponsor develops to generate credits for this Umbrella Bank. NCDWR shall review and comment on all submittals within 35 days of receipt of such submittal. if the Site-Specific Mitigation Plan is not approved by NCDWR as originally submitted by the Sponsor, NCDWR shall provide the Sponsor with specific reasons or rationale for not approving the Site-Specific Mitigation Plan. The Sponsor may resubmit the Site-Specific Mitigation Plan with specific modifications or justifications that address NCDWR's concerns. Following the approval of any Site-Specific Mitigation Plan, the credits associated with the approved Site-Specific Mitigation Plan shall be deemed deposited into the Umbrella Bank in accordance with the credit release schedule contained in the approved Site-Specific Mitigation Plan. 3. Environmental Documentation, Permits and Authorizations; Construction. If the Sponsor elects to proceed with the implementation of an approved Site-Specific Mitigation Plan, it shall (a) prepare any required environmental documentation and obtain all required permits or other authorizations needed to perform mitigation projects on Mitigation Sites included in the Umbrella Bank (this UMBI does not fulfill or substitute for such permits or authorizations); and (b) perform any construction and related activities on the Mitigation Site in accordance with the Site-Specific Mitigation Plan, (kcagl6chatharn parklrniflgafion bank 1-7c) Chatham Urnbrella Mitigation Bank Page 3 4. Monitoring and Assurance of Success. a. The Sponsor shall perform all necessary work to monitor a Mitigation Site and to demonstrate compliance with the success criteria established in the Site-Specific Mitigation Plan. Members of the IRT may conduct, at their owD expense and in coordination with other Federal and State resource agencies, field investigations to review and evaluate the mitigation project and determine the functions and values of the Mitigation Sites. The IRT shall use its best professional judgment to determine wetland, stream, upland, and habitat functions and values. Any member of the IRT who generates a written report resulting from any such investigation shall promptly provide the report to the Sponsor and its designated agents. b. The Sponsor shall be responsible for assuring the success of the restoration, creation, enhancement and preservation activities at the Mitigation Sites, including performing any remediation required by USACE or NCDWR, as applicable. c. The Sponsor shall submit to the USACE and NCDWR, an annual report describing the conditions of Mitigation Sites, and evaluating the conditions of the Mitigation Sites against the success criteria in the applicable Site-Specific Mitigation Plans, The Sponsor shall submit monitoring reports for each Mitigation Site to USACE and NCDWR for the time period specified in the applicable Site-Specific Mitigation. Plan, unless success criteria have not been met at which point USACE or NCDWR, as applicable, will determine an appropriate extension(s) of the monitoring period. d. USACE shall review the annual monitoring reports, and may, at any time, after consultation with the Sponsor and the IRT, direct the Sponsor to take remedial action at a Mitigation Site if the perfon-naDee criteria contained in the applicable Site-Specific Mitigation Plan have not been met. e. In the event that USACE requires, remedial action or the Sponsor determines that remedial action may be necessary to achieve the required performance criteria, it shall provide advance notice of such proposed remedial action to all members of the IRT. Any proposed remedial action shall be designed to achieve the perfon-nance criteria specified in the Site -Specific Mitigation Plan and shall include a work schedule and monitoring criteria that take into account the physical and biological condition of the Mitigation Site, 'The Sponsor shall not, except to the extent required to address emergency situations, initiate any remedial action prior to receiving approval thereof by the IRT. S. Access. The Sponsor shall allow the members of the IRT reasonable access to the Mitigation Sites for the purposes of inspection of the Mitigation Sites and monitoring compliance with the Site-Specific Mitigation Plan. 6. Phasing. The Sponsor shall document in the Site - Specific Mitigation Plan any plans for phased construction of mitigation projects on Mitigation Sites. The scope and timing of each phase shall be at the discretion of Sponsor, subject to IRT approval. However, if the Sponsor performs mitigation in areas of a Mitigation Site beyond those for which the design has been approved by the IRT, the Sponsor must receive approval for this modification of the Site-Specific Mitigation Plan prior to mitigation credits from such additional areas being added to this Umbrella Bank, Credit release for phases of a Mitigation Site will be in accordance with the credit release schedule contained in the Site-Specific Mitigation Plan for each phase of a Mitigation Site. If phasing is used on a Mitigation Site, each phase shall be individually reviewed, tracked, and monitored by the Sponsor and the IRT, (keaglOchatham parkVmifigation bank 1-7c) Chatham Umbrella Mitigation Bank Page 4 7. As-Built Report. The Sponsor shall submit an as-built report for each Mitigation Site or phase of a Mitigation Site to the IRT as soon as practical after construction of a mitigation project on the Mitigation Site, but in no event later than 60 days after the completion of construction. 8. Perpetual Protection /Real Estate Provisions. The Sponsor shall protect each Mitigation Site that provides compensatory mitigation for impacts to waters of the United States by a conservation easement or deed restriction ("Conservation Instrument") approved by USACE pursuant to the current regulatory guidance of the Wilmington District of USACE. The Sponsor shall protect all other Mitigation Sites by a Conservation Instrument approved by NCDWR. The Conservation Instrument shall be perpetual, preserve all natural areas, and prohibit all use of the property inconsistent with its use as mitigation property, including any activity that would materially alter the biological integrity or functional and educational value of natural resources within the Mitigation Site, consistent with the Site-Specific Mitigation Plan, The Sponsor shall obtain the written approval by USACE, USACE Wilmington District Office of Counsel, or by NCDWR,, as applicable, of the form of the Conservation Instrument, including the initial grantee of the Conservation Instrument. Upon the approval of a Conservation Instrument by USACE or NCDWR, as applicable, the Sponsor or other initial grantee shall record the Conservation Instrument in the Office of the Register of Deeds of the county in which the Mitigation Site is located. The Sponsor shall provide a copy of the recorded Conservation Instrument, showing book and page numbers of the recorded location, to USACE or NCDWR, as applicable. After recording the Conservation Instrument, the City or other initial grantee may, with the approval of USACE or NCDWR, as applicable, convey the.mitigation Site property either in fee or by granting an casement to a qualified land trust, state agency, or other appropriate nonprofit organization. The ternis and conditions of this conveyance shall not conflict with the intent and provisions of the Conservation Instrument nor shall such conveyance enlarge or modify the uses specified in the Conservation Instrument 9. Financial Assurance. a. No financial assurance shall be required for the preservation portion of any mitigation project. For all other forms of mitigation, prior to the release of any credits from a Mitigation Site, the Sponsor shall provide USACE or NCDWR, as applicable, with a performance bond, letter of credit, escrow agreement, or other financial assurance instrument acceptable to the I.RT, USACE, and/or NCDWR, as applicable, sufficient to assure completion of all remaining mitigation work, required reporting and monitoring, and any remedial work required pursuant to this UMBI . In determining the amount of the financial assurance to be provided, the parties acknowledge and agree that the following items should be considered, together with any additional items appropriate for the particular mitigation work to be performed: site design; topographic and boundary surveys; purchase, installation and maintenance of hydrology monitoring devices,- sediment and erosion control; grading; regrading contingency (+300% of grading cost); planting; replanting contingency (+30% of planting cost); control and/or eradication of undesirable plant species; control of herbivory; measures to control access and human impacts; as-built surveys; five years of monitoring; land acquisition and/or easement acquisition and preparation costs; and Corps administrative expenses (10% of estimated costs), for each credit released for sale. Financial assurances structured to provide funds to the Corps of Engineers in the event of default by the Sponsor are not acceptable. 10. Election Not to Utilize Mitigation Site. Notwithstanding any other provision of this UMBI, the Sponsor may at any time elect not to utilize a Mitigation Site for the generation of mitigation credits, in which case the Sponsor shall have no further obligations with respect to such Mitigation Site pursuant to this UM ICI; provided, however, that (i) if any mitigation credits have been released but not debited (keagle\chatham park\m ifigation bank 1-7c) Chatham Unibrella Mitigation Bank Page 5 from such Mitigation Site, such credit release shall be reversed, and (ii) if any mitigation credits have been debited from such Mitigation Site, the Sponsor shall replace those credits with comparable credits from another Mitigation Site acceptable to the IRT or NCDWR, as applicable. Ill. Operation of Umbrella Bank. A. Geographic Service Area. The Geographic Service Area ("GSA") is the designated area wherein credits from the Umbrella Bank may be used to compensate for impacts to streams and wetlands. The GSA for the Umbrella Bank will include the area within the I-law River watershed USGS Hydrologic Unit Code ("HUC-) 03030002. Use of the Umbrella Bank to compensate for impacts outside of the GSA may be authorized by USACE or NCDVY'R, as applicable. B. Use of the Umbrella Bank. The Umbrella Bank. may be used for mitigation required in the GSA. The Sponsor may sell credits in the Umbrella Bank to third parties. The amount of compensatory mitigation required for any project shall be established by the pennit, or authorization for that project, The USAGE, after consultation with the appropriate Federal and State review agencies through the applicable permit review process, shall make final decisions concerning the amount and type of compensatory mitigation required for unavoidable, permitted stream or wetland impacts, and whether or not credits from the Umbrella Bank may be used to provide compensatory mitigation for such impacts. In the case of stream or wetland impacts that do not require a USACE pen-nit and that are authorized by NCDWR shall determine whether or not credits from the Umbrella Bank may be used for such irnpacts/offsets. C. Credit Deposit and Release. I. Credit Deposit. Upon the addition of a Mitigation Site to the Umbrella Bank by amendment of this UMBI, the projected mitigation credits to be generated by the mitigation project on the Mitigation Site, as documented in the approved Site-Specific Mitigation Plan, shall be deposited to the Umbrella Bank. 2. Additional Financial Assurance. Upon the addition of a Mitigation Site to the Umbrella Bank by amendment of this UMBI, additional financial assurance shall be provided by the Sponsor for such additional Mitigation Site in the manner specified in Section 11.13.9 of this UMBI. 3. Immediate Release of Credits. Fifteen percent (15%) of the total credits generated by a restoration, enhancement or creation project on any Mitigation Site and one hundred percent (100%) of the total credits generated by preservation projects on any Mitigation Site shall be released (i.e., available for use) frorn the Umbrella Bank immediately upon completion of all of following actions: a. Approval by the IRT of the Site-Specific Mitigation Plan for the Mitigation Site; b. Inclusion of the Mitigation Site in this executed UMBI, as amended from time to time; C. Recordation of the Conservation Instrument for the Mitigation Site, as well as provision of a title opinion acceptable to USACE or NCDWR, as applicable; and (keagle\chatbam parkVnitigation bank 1-7c) Chatham Umbrella Mitigation Bank Page 6 d. Delivery of financial assurances as required by this UMBL The Sponsor shall complete the initial physical and biological improvements to each Mitigation Site that generates credits for the Umbrella Bank no later than the first full year following initial deposit of credits generated from the Mitigation Site to the Umbrella Bank- 4. Subsequent Release of Credits. Subject to the Sponsor's continued satisfactory completion of all required success criteria and monitoring for restoration or enhancement projects, additional mitigation credits from each Mitigation Site shall be released from the Umbrella Bank on the following schedules as applicable to wetlands and streams: Wetlands Percent Action Project Milestone of Credit Release Construction Complete a]1 initial physical and biological improvements pursuant to the 15 Site-Specific Mitigation Plan I Year Monitoring Submit monitoring report and Mitigation Site meets success criteria 10 2" Year Monitoring Submit monitoring report and Mitigation Site meets success criteria 10 3" Year Monitoring Submit monitoring report and. Mitigation Site meets success criteria 10 4' Year Monitoring Submit monitoring report and Mitigation Site meets success criteria 10 5" Year Monitoring Submit monitoring report and Mitigation Site meets success criteria 10, 6'h Year Monitoring Submit monitoring report and Mitigation Site meets success criteria 10 7" Year Monitoring ................ - .............................................. ......... .. Submit monitoring report and Mitigation Site meets success criteria -- — .--- 10 i (keagle\chatham parklmifigation bank 1-7c1 Chatham Umbrella Mitigation Bank Page 7 Streams Action Project Milestone Percent (%) of Credit Release Construction Complete all initial physical and biological improvements pursuant to the Site-Specific Mitigation Plan 15 I' Year Monitoring Submit monitoring report and Mitigation Site meets success criteria 10 2nd Year Monitoring Submit monitoring report and Mitigation Site meets success criteria to 3' Year Monitoring Submit monitoring report and Mitigation Site meets success criteria to 4" Year Monitoring Submit monitoring report and Mitigation Site meets success criteria 10 5" Year Monitoring Submit monitoring report and Mitigation Site meets success, criteria 15 Bankfull Events* Occurrence of two Bankfull Everns* 15 * The release of 15 percent is contingent upon at least two bankfull event occurrences, in separate years, provided that the stream channel is stable and all other success criteria are met. In the event that less than two bankfull events occur during the monitoring period, the release of the remaining credit shall be at the discretion of the Interagency Review Team. S. Alternative Credit Release Schedules or Additional Conditions on Credit Release, The Site-Specific Mitigation Plan for a Mitigation Site may contain an alternative release schedule or alternative credit release conditions. If the credit release schedule or conditions in the approved Site- Specific Mitigation Plan for any Mitigation Site are different from those contained in this Section III.C., the credit release schedule and conditions in the Site-Specific Mitigation Plan shall govern the release of credits generated by the Mitigation Site. If the approved Site-Specific Mitigation Plan contains additional conditions on the release of credits generated by the Mitigation Site, the Sponsor shall not release any such credits from the umbrella Bank until the additional conditions are met. (keagl6chatharn park\rnitigatian bank 1-7c) Chatharn Umbrella Mitigation Bank Page 8 6. Approval of Credit Release. a. Credits for Waters of the United States. All releases of credits in the Umbrella Bank for mitigation of waters of the United States shall be made in accordance with the Compensatory Mitigation Rules. b. Credits for Non-jurisdictional Wetlands. In order to release credits in the Umbrella Bank for mitigation of Non-jurisdictional Wetlands, the Sponsor shall request that NCDVvR approve such credit release and shall submit documentation demonstrating that the action for which the Sponsor seeks the release of credits has been successfully completed. NCDWR shall review the Sponsor's request for a release of credits and if NCDWR deten-nines that a visit to the applicable Mitigation Site is necessary, cooperate with the Sponsor to schedule the site visit as soon as is practicable. NCDWR shall use best efforts to notify the Sponsor within 30 days from the date of the Sponsor's request and submittal of supporting documentation of its decision as to whether the required action has been completed and the credits can be released. D. Effect of Debit from the Umbrella Bank. The Sponsor shall be legally responsible for providing compensatory mitigation in the amount of any debit from the Umbrella Bank either when the credits are used for the Sponsor's own project or when the Sponsor transfers credits to a third-party pennittee. E. Accounting. The Sponsor shall establish and maintain ledgers to account for all credit deposit, release and debit transactions of the Umbrella Bank, The Sponsor shall maintain a separate ledger for each of the following types of transactions: wetlands; and 2. streams. The Sponsor shall notify the USACE or NCDWR, as applicable, in writing of each such transaction within 30 days. The Sponsor shall provide the USACE or NCDWR, as applicable, with updated credit deposit, release, and debit ledgers annually. The ledgers, shall include the following inforrnation with respect to each debit: project name, permittee, pen-nit number, type of pen-nit, locality, type of impacted systern, amount of impacts, amount of debit from the Umbrella Bank, USGS HUC, and date of transaction. With respect to credits, the ledgers shall specify the type of activity that generated each credit (for example, preservation, enhancement, or restoration), F. Annual Report. Until such time as all credits proposed for inclusion in the Umbrella Bank have been debited or this UMBI is otherwise terminated, the Sponsor shall prepare and submit to USACE and each member of the IRT an annual report on each anniversary of the date of execution of this UMBL The annual report shall identify, by type, all credits deposited to, released, and debited from the Umbrella Bank and the balance of credits remaining, and, for each credit debited from the Umbrella Bank, the USACE Action ID number and/or NCDWR Permit Number and Project Naive for the project for which the credits were debited. (keagle\chatham park' mitigation bank 1-7c) Chatham 1JrnbTC11a Mitigation Bank Page 9 IV. Default. A. Notice and Effect of Default. If USACE or NCDWR deten-nines that the Sponsor is in material default of any provision of this UMBI, the agency making such determination may notify the Sponsor in writing that the debit of any credits from the Umbrella Bank is suspended until the default is cured; provided, however, that if the default relates to the implementation of a Site-Specific Mitigation P'lan for a Mitigation Site, the suspension shall apply only to the debit of credits from that Mitigation Site. Upon notice of such suspension, the Sponsor shall comply with the terms of the suspension until it is lifted by the issuing agency. B. Failure to Submit Required Monitoring Reports. No credits associated with the submittal of an annual monitoring report to USACE or NCDWR may be released until the report has been submitted by the Sponsor. If the Sponsor fails to submit one or more required annual monitoring reports, in addition to any other remedy that may be imposed by USACE or NCDWR pursuant to this UMBI or applicable laws and regulations, the Sponsor shall perform an additional year of monitoring and submittal to the USACE or NCDWR of the associated annual monitoring report. C. Failure to Cure Default. If the Sponsor fails to cure a noticed default in a timely fashion, the USACE or NCDWR may terminate all future debits from the Umbrella Bank. In the event of such termination, the Sponsor shall perform all obligations under this UMBI relating to credits that were debited prior to termination. D. Events not constituting default. Any delay or failure by the Sponsor to carry out its obligations under the UMBI shall not constitute a default hereunder if and to the extent that such delay or failure is primarily caused by any act, event or conditions beyond the Sponsor's reasonable control, including: (i) acts of God, lightning, earthquake, fire, landslide, drought, hurricane, storm, flood, or interference by third parties; (ii) condemnation or other taking by any governmental body; (iii) change in applicable law, regulation, rule, ordinance or pen-nit condition, or the interpretation or enforcement thereof, (iv) any order, judgment,, action or determination of any federal, state or local court, administrative agency or government body; or (v) the suspension or interruption of any pennit, license, consent, authorization or approval. If the performance of the Sponsor is affected by any such event, Sponsor shall give written notice thereof to the USACE or NCDWR as soon as is reasonably practicable. If such event occurs before the final availability of all credits for sale, the Sponsor shall take remedial action to restore the property to its condition prior to such event, in a manner sufficient to provide adequate mitigation to cover credits that were debited prior to such delay or failure to compensate for impacts to waters, including wetlands, authorized by USACE pen-nits. Such remedial action shall be taken by the Sponsor only to the extent necessary and appropriate, as determined by the USACE or NCDWR. V. Closure. The Umbrella Bank shall not be closed until all Mitigation Sites froth which credits have been debited from the Umbrella Bank have met all applicable success criteria. If all Mitigation Sites have met all applicable success criteria, the Umbrella Bank shall be deemed closed upon (i) the debit of the last credit in the Umbrella Bank or (ii) or upon written approval by USACE or NCDWR after written request by the Sponsor to close the Umbrella Bank. (keagleNchatbam paxk�rnifigation bank 1-7c) Chatharn Umbrella Mitigation Bank Page 10 Vi. General Provisions. A. Third-Party Beneficiary. No third party shall be deemed a beneficiary hereof and no one except the signatories hereof, their successors and assigns, shall be entitled to seek enforcement hereof. B. Entire Agreement. This UMBI constitutes the entire agreement between the parties concerning the Subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements or undertakings. C. Severability, In the event any provision contained in this UMBI is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provisions hereof,, and this UMBI shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had not been contained herein. D. Governing Laws, This UMBI shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of North Carolina and the United States, as appropriate. E. Execution inCounterparts. This UMBI maybe executed by the parties in any combination, in one or more counterparts, all of which together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. The last date that this UMBI is executed by a party is the date of execution of this UMBI and shall be inserted in the first paragraph hereof. F. Notices, All notices and required reports shall be sent by regular mail to each of the parties at their respective addresses, provided below: SPONSOR: Chatham Park Investors LLC Attw Timothy R. Smith 100 Weston Estates Way Cary, North Carolina 27513 USACE: Monte K, Matthews U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Regulatory Division Raleigh Regulatory Field Office 3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105 Wake Forest,, North Carolina 27587 USEPA: Todd Allen Bowers Wetlands Regulatory Project Manager NC Region 4 Water Protection Division U.S, Environmental Protection Agency 61 Forsyth Street SW Atlanta, GA 30303 (kcagle\chatham park\mitigation bank 1-7c) Chatham Umbrella Mitigation Bank Page 11 USF'WS: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service P. 0. Box 33726 Raleigh, NC 27363-3726 UODIWA NCDENR - Division of Water Resources, 401 / Wetlands Unit 1650 MSC Raleigh, NC 27699-1650 NCWRC: North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission P. 0. Box 129 Sedalia, NC 27342-0129 I Signature pages follow, (keagle\6atham parklmitigafion bank 1-7c) Chatham Umbrella Mitigation Bank Page 15 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed this "Agreement To Establish The Chatham Umbrella Mitigation Bank" in legal and binding fon-n. North Carolina Division of Water Resources (keagleNchatharn parkrmifigafiou bank 1-7c)