Common use of CONDUCT OPERATIONS Clause in Contracts

CONDUCT OPERATIONS. (a) Lessee shall conduct operations in a manner that prevents unnecessary impacts and minimizes other impacts to the land, air, and water, to cultural, biological, visual, and other resources, and to other land uses or users. Lessee shall take measures deemed necessary by lessor to accomplish the intent of this lease term. Such measures may include, but are not limited to, modification to siting or design of facilities, timing of operations, and specification of interim and final reclamation measures. Lessor reserves the right to continue existing uses and to authorize future uses upon or in the leased land, including the approval of easements or rights-of-ways. Such uses shall be conditioned so as to prevent unnecessary or unreasonable interference with rights of lease. (b) Prior to disturbing the surface of the leased lands, lessee shall contact lessor to be apprised of procedures to be followed and modifications or reclamation measures that may be necessary. Areas to be disturbed may require inventories or special studies to determine the extent of impacts to other resources. Lessee may be required to complete such under guidelines provided by lessor. If, in the conduct of operations, lessee observes or encounters any threatened or endangered species, cultural resources, other specific resources that are statutorily protected, or substantially different, or unanticipated environmental affects, lessee shall immediately contact lessor. Lessee shall cease any operations which would result in the destruction of such.