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HomeMy WebLinkAbout948712ell C A79 FACILITY LEASE AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into this 28th day of February, 2007, by and between WESTERN WYOMING RANGE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Wyoming limited partnership, an undivided 80.43478% owner, a Wyoming limited partnership, whose mailing address is P.O. Box 336, Lyman, WY 82937; and BROADBENT LAND AND RESOURCES, L.L.C., a Utah limited liability company, an undivided 19.56522% owner, whose mailing address is P.O. Box 58627, Salt Lake City, Utah 84158-0627, hereinafter referred to as "Lessor", and RENDEZVOUS PIPELINE COMPANY, L.L.C., a Wyoming limited liability company, whose mailing address is 1050 17th Street, Suite 500, Denver, CO 80265, hereinafter referred to as "Lessee"; WITNESSETH: 1. Description of Premises. Lessor hereby agrees to lease to Lessee, and Lessee hereby agrees to lease from Lessor, the property located in Lincoln County, State of Wyoming, containing 19.28 rods, and more particularly described as follows: NW SW Section 29, Township 19 N, Range 112 W 6T" PM Those lands more fully described on Exhibit "A16" attached hereto and hereby incorporated herein by this reference. for the purpose of enabling Lessee to construct, maintain, operate, repair, and remove a cathodic protection system on the above described lands. 2. Term of Lease. This lease shall commence on the 28th day of February, 2007 and shall continue for a period of one (1) year, and shall end on the 27th day of February, 2008, unless sooner terminated or extended pursuant to other provisions herein. 3. Rental. Lessee shall pay to Lessor, as rental, the sum of $1,243.24 for the first year of this Lease, said sum due upon execution of this Lease. Rental due February 28, 2008 shall be the sum of $1,243.24 plus the 2007 increase in the Consumer Price Index All Urban Consumers (C.P.I. - U) for all items, U.S. -City average as determined by the United States Department of Labor. Thereafter, Lessee shall pay to Lessor, so long as this lease is in effect rental, adjusted annually from the basis of the preceding year's rental to reflect the increase or decrease, if any, in the Consumer Price Index All Urban Consumers (C.P.I. - U) for all items, U.S. City average. Said adjustments and payments are to be made on February 28th of each year until this Lease terminates as provided herein. RECEIVED 8/3/2009 at 12:16 PM RECEIVING # 948712 BOOK: 728 PAGE: 879 -1- JEANNE WAGNER LINCOLN COUNTY CLERK, KEMMERER, WY In addition to the rental to be paid by Lessee to Lessor as hereinabove indicated, Lessee likewise shall be responsible for and pay all damages incurred by Lessor by way of damage to livestock owned by Lessor, its partners, or their respective lessees, when said damage occurs in the area of the facility, unless Lessee can affirmatively prove that said damage to livestock or loss thereof was caused by the actions of Lessor or their agents, employees or invitees. 4. Use of Premises. This lease shall allow Lessee to use the real property above-described to construct, maintain, operate, repair and remove a cathodic protection system. Lessor, its successors and assigns, shall have the right, at any time and all times, to use its premises for any purpose, including, but not limited to, the right to construct and to maintain roads, highways, pipelines and telephone, telegraph and electric power pole and wire lines, over, under and across (but in such a way as will not unreasonably interfere with) said facility of Lessee on the premises described in Exhibit "A16". 5. Utilities. Lessee shall pay for all utility services furnished on Lessee's behalf upon the leased premises during the term of this lease, including, but not limited to, any fees or charges to any utility company for installing utility services above the premises on Lessee's behalf. 6. Taxes and Assessments. Lessor will pay, when due, all real property taxes levied against the above-described premises, provided, however, any increase in real property taxes caused by Lessee's use of the property, including any improvements thereon, shall be paid by Lessee upon notice of the amount due and an accounting of the calculations therefore provided to Lessee by Lessor. In addition, Lessee will pay when due all personal property taxes for Lessee's own personal property and improvements which are located or used upon the above-described premises. In the event Lessor fails to pay any real property taxes as the same become due, Lessee may, at its option, pay such delinquent taxes and reduce the rental payments due to Lessor by the amount paid, or Lessee, at his option, upon 30 days' written notice to Lessor may terminate this lease because of the failure.to pay such property taxes, if during said 30 days Lessor has not cured this default and paid said property taxes. 7. Condition of Leased Premises. Lessee has examined and knows the condition of the above described premises and shall not hold Lessor liable for any latent defect unknown to Lessee at the time of execution of this lease. Lessor makes no warranty as to the condition of said leased premises and Lessee acknowledges that at the termination of this lease for any reason, Lessee shall comply with all requirements of all federal, state and local governmental agencies regarding the cleanup and reclamation of the above-described property for any use that Lessee has made of the property. -2- 8. Indemnification. Lessee, for itself, its successors or assigns, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Lessor, its officers, agents, employees, successors or assigns, against and from any and all liability, loss, damage, claims, demand actions, cause of action, costs and expenses of whatsoever nature, including Court costs and attorney's fees, which may result from property damage and personal injury to or death or persons whomsoever, including the facility of Lessee, when such personal injury, death, loss, destruction, or damage, howsoever caused, grows out of or arises from the bursting of or leaks in said facility, or in any other way whatsoever is due to, or arises because of, the existence of said facility or the construction, operation, maintenance, repair, renewal, reconstruction, removal or use of said facility or any part thereof, or to the contents, therein or therefrom. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lessee shall have no responsibility to the extent of any such injury, death, destruction or damage which is attributable solely to the actions of Lessor, its officers, agents, employees, successors or assigns. 9. Maintenance. During the term of this lease Lessee shall be responsible for all maintenance of the leased premises and shall maintain the premises in good order and repair. Further, Lessee shall comply in every respect with all federal, state and local laws, regulations and ordinances regarding its operations. Lessee shall, at its expense, protect the surface of the leased premises from surface erosion and will control all noxious weeds and poisonous plants within the disturbed area of the leased premises. More specifically, any surface area disturbed by Lessee hereunder shall be rehabilitated by filling and leveling the leased premises to the existing contour of the land and then reseeded at the rate of 22 tbs. /acre when drilled and 44 tbs. /acre when broadcast with the following mixture: tbs. Seed/Acre 3 tbs. /acre 3 tbs./acre 3 tbs. /acre 2 tbs. /acre 1 lb./acre 2 lb./acre 1 lb. /acre 1 lb. /acre 6 tbs. /acre Common Name Western wheatgrass Indian ricegrass Thickspike wheatgrass Slender wheatgrass Gardner's saltbush Fourwing saltbush Trident saltbush Winterfat Triticale sterile Scientific Name Agropyron smithii Oryzopsis hymenoides Agropyron dasystachyum Agropyron trachycalium Atriplex gardnerii Atriplex canescens Atriplex tridentate Eurotia Janata Triticale Lessee agrees to seed the disturbed areas as many times as required so as to obtain a successful stand of native grasses throughout the entire disturbed area. Only seed certified to be 95 percent pure and with a germination percentage of 85 percent will be used. Lessee will furnish the certification to Lessor prior to the seeding operation. -3- 'C10~ PIZ, 2 10. Covenant of Quiet Enjoyment. Lessor hereby agrees that upon payment of the rentals required herein and upon observing and performing all other terms, covenants and conditions of this lease, Lessee may, subject to the terms hereof, peacefully and quietly have, occupy and enjoy the leased premises without hindrance or molestation from Lessor or anyone claiming under the Lessor. Lessee's use of the premises, shall, however, be subject to all exceptions, reservations, easements and right-of-ways of record at the time of execution hereof. This Lease is made subject to all outstanding leases and other outstanding rights, including, but not limited to, those for highways and other roadways and right-of-ways for irrigation ditches, pipelines, pole and wire lines and the. right of renewals and extensions of the same, and subject also to all conditions, limitations, restrictions, encumbrances, reservations or interests of any person which may affect the said land, whether recorded or unrecorded. This Lease is made is subject to all rights of the owners of the mineral estate and on the express condition that Lessor, its successors and assigns, shall not be liable to Lessee, its successors or assigns, for any damage occurring to the installations made or to be made by Lessee upon the lands herein described or for any other damage whatsoever occasioned by subsidence of the surface of said lands as a result of mining underneath the same or resulting in any other way from the removal of coal or any other minerals in or underlying the lands described in Exhibit "A16". 11. Right of Inspection. Lessor reserves the right to enter the premises at all reasonable times to inspect them and Lessee agrees to permit Lessor to do so. 12. Sublease or Assignment. Lessee shall not assign nor sublet this Lease agreement in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of Lessor first had and obtained, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The foregoing limitation shall not apply to changes in ownership due to merger, consolidation, corporate name change or other corporate reorganization. 13. Liens and Encumbrances. Lessee shall keep the above-described property free and clear of any and all liens and encumbrances of any kind or nature. 14. Default. In the case of default in any of the covenants contained herein to be performed by Lessee, including the covenant to pay rent, the Lessor may enforce the performance of this Lease in any manner provided by law, including, but not limited to, an action for specific performance of the Lease. At their option, Lessor may terminate the lease if such default continues for a period of thirty (30) days after Lessor notifies Lessee of such default and of their intention to declare the lease forfeited. Such notice shall be sent by certified U.S. Mail, return receipt requested, to the Lessee at the mailing address as hereinafter specified. After such thirty (30) day period shall have expired, unless such default is of such nature that it is incapable of being remedied -4- 0&~1883 within such thirty (30) day period, and provided that the Lessee diligently prosecutes the remedy of such default until the same is completely corrected, this Lease shall cease and come to an end as if it were the day originally fixed herein for the expiration of the term. If the Lessee defaults under the terms and conditions of this lease, the Lessor's agent or attorney shall have the right, without further notice or demand, to reenter the premises or any portion thereof and remove all persons and property therefrom without being deemed guilty of any manner of trespass and without prejudice to any other remedy for arrearage or rent or breach of covenant and Lessor's agent or attorney may rent or lease the premises for any rent obtainable for the account of Lessee. Lessee shall remain liable to Lessor for any deficiency. It is expressly agreed that in the event that Lessee shall continue to hold the premises after demand therefor at the termination of this Lease or for default or breach of this lease, Lessor shall be entitled to secure a mandatory injunction to recover possession thereof. This remedy, however, shall be cumulative of and not in lieu of any other rights and remedies hereunder. In the event of default, the Lessor shall be entitled to recover all of their costs, including the attorney fees for enforcement of the terms of this lease or the termination of the same. 15. Surrender Upon Termination. Lessee shall surrender the leased premises to the Lessor at the expiration of this lease or termination of the lease as provided herein. Lessee shall make no claim on the leased premises against the interest of Lessor and if Lessee holds the leased premises after the termination of this lease, a tenancy by sufferance shall be created thereby and the same rental per month as set out herein. It is expressly made a condition of this Lease that if Lessee, its successors or assigns, shall abandon the premises of Lessor in the locations described in Exhibit "A16", or any portion of said premises, for the purposes of this Lease, then and in that event, all the rights herein granted shall cease and terminate with respect to the premises so abandoned and it is further agreed that nonuse of the premises described in Exhibit "A16" or any portion thereof for the purposes of this Lease for a period of one (1) year shall be deemed an abandonment of the premises or portion thereof not used. If the facilities or any portion thereof are abandoned, and Lessee fails to commence good faith efforts to remove the facilities so abandoned and restore the portion of the land described in Exhibit "A16" to which the abandoned facilities are appurtenant to its original condition within ninety (90) days after receipt of written notice from Lessor to Lessee, Lessor may remove the facilities for the account Lessee, and Lessee shall reimburse the Lessor for all expense incurred in the removal of the facilities within thirty (30) days from receipt of the proper amount thereof. 16. Renewal. Lessor hereby grants to Lessee the option to renew this lease on each anniversary date. In order to exercise said renewal option, Lessee shall notify Lessor within thirty (30) days of the expiration of the original term hereof of Lessee's -5- V1884 intent to renew this lease. So long as Lessee is current upon and not in default upon any term of this lease, said renewal will not be denied by Lessor. 17. Early Termination. This lease agreement is expressly conditioned upon Lessee obtaining and keeping all required permits and licenses from all governmental agencies regarding the operations described herein. If at any time during the term hereof such permits or licenses are for any reason canceled or revoked or for any other reason not made available to Lessee, this lease shall automatically terminate. 18. Relocation of Use by Lessee. It is expressly understood that Lessee shall use the Leased premises as hereinabove described and that the location of the facility shall not be changed without written permission of Lessor first had and obtained. 19. Miscellaneous Provisions. The following provisions are also integral parts of this lease agreement: a. This agreement constitutes the entire understanding and agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, representations or understandings between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof. b. This agreement may not be modified except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto. C. This agreement shall be interpreted, construed and enforced according to the laws of the State of Wyoming. d. The parties agree that in the event any action or court proceeding is brought by either party to enforce the obligations under this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover any reasonable attorney's fees, together with court and collection costs. e. All notices, demands, requests and other writings required or permitted to be given hereunder shalt be deemed duly given if delivered or if mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the following: Lessor: Western Wyoming Range Limited Partnership P.O. Box 336 Lyman, WY 82937 -6- Lessee: ~'C; I J 85 Rendezvous Gas c '.r. Pipeline Company, L.L.C. 1050 17th Street, Suite 2890 500 Denver, CO 80265 Either party shall have the right to specify in writing in the manner above provided, another address to which subsequent notices or writings to such party shall be given. Any notice given hereunder shall be deemed to have been given as of the date delivered or mailed. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this agreement the day and year first above written. LESSOR: WESTERN WYOMING RANGE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP BY: WESTERN WYOMING OPERATING, INC., Its General Partner By: ~ _ Vice President ATTEST: ecretary -7- STATE OF WYOMING ) )ss. COUNTY OF UINTA ) Before me, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, on this ~ ay of IrV11 r-4 , 2007, personally appeared D. Jud Redden and Carl A. Larson to me personally known to be the Vice-President and Secretary of Western Wyoming Operating, Inc., a Wyoming corporation and the said D. Jud Redden and Carl A. Larson acknowledged to me that they executed the same as the free and voluntary act and deed of such corporation under the authority of its Board of Directors for the uses and purposes therein set forth. SHE;'i ;ry dES NOIAMY PUL'I IG AUN1Yor aIATE OF 6 4 r. 2110 iING N r •a' ~ii1~14':. ^;firc -~iCl~ 28, 7U1~ My Commission Expires:~Yltirc-k 4J° A-0 10 STATE OF 0 M ( A,~ G- )SS. COUNTY OF ~t , ~✓~-7 ) NOTAR UBLIC BROADBEK1 LAND AND RESOURCES, L.L.C. Bye /jos ph S. Br oa ent, Manager The foregoing instrupent was acknowledged before me by Joseph S. Broadbent, Manager of Broadbent Ladd And Resources, LLC, a Utah Limited Liability Company this day of V 3' I* , 2007. Notary Public My Commission Expires: ' -d2`~ - ~p19 -8- RENDEZVOUS PIPELINE COMPANY k)887 By' P. 'fl. Ri ards Vice-President gVEY qq- STATE OF LH Colorado ) )ss. COUNTY OF S`AI&E 'D en1 Derr' On this 5 day of, 200, before me personally appeared P. H. Richards, to me personally known, who being by me duly sworn, did say that he is the Vice-President of Questar Gas Management Company, a Utah corporation, member, and the seal affixed to said instrument is the corporate seal of said corporation, and that said instrument was signed and sealed on behalf of said corporation by authority of its Board of Directors and P. H. Richards acknowledged said instrument to be the free act and deed of said corporation. 0 r'~- 0 eNotary Public My commission expires: -7 IIIfill,/ l N e . i~ 0= I10T,q,Q 9G = co A~LIG O: N~~`p9 9FS off 11 ~VLY 05, x0 i N MMONA,, TONNNAMYNORN , RfNGE112 ffW,, offbe 6fhP,M, NWNW I NfNW NWNE I NENE I SCALE 1" = 1000' I I I + I 500' 0 1000' I I - SWNW SENW i I SWNE --J-' - - - - - I ISfNE STATE OF WYOMING COUNTY OF LINCOLN I S 37.32.50' E 471.64' I I I I I 8c I I APPARENT OWNERSHIP: _ NWSW N£SW WESTERN WYOMIN G I I I RANGE . I / a BEARING DISTANCE :o I l I LI N 58'53'53' E 56.91' + FOUND MONUMENT la L2 IS 71'13'15' E 184.19' L3 S 72'22'08' E 7 ' SECTION CORNER ti y i I 6.98 C-00 FOUND MONUMENT W l QUARTER CORNER ~W - - S y - ' - • PROJECTED CORNER v lySr SESW /I - ~SWSE ' - I SfSE ` - I / DATUM ~ I S,-CS WYWC (NAD 27) l? / I I I STATEMENT OFSVRVEYOR BRIAN L. FORBES STATES HE IS BY OCCUPATION A REGISTERED LAND SURVEYOR EMPLOYED BY QUESTAR GAS MANAGEMENT TO MAKE A SURVEY OF THE CENTERLINE OF A CATHODIC PROTECTION SYSTEM RIGHT-OF-WAY AS DESCRIBED AND SHOWN ON THIS MAP; THAT THE SURVEY OF SAID WORK WAS MADE UNDER HIS SUPERVISION AND AUTHORITY, COMMENCING ON THE 28th DAY OF JUNE, 2005: AND THAT SUCH SURVEY IS ACCURATELY REPRESENTED UPON THIS MAP. , .Ow'~~1 F4t Totol R-O-W Width 10___Feet, --!-Left, 5_.._._-Right of Centerline. _~$O~Feet 19.28 Rods,_o.292_Acres. of permanent R-O-W with 30 feet width fo consEriiction 46 RIFFIN & ASSOCIATES, INC. 1414 ELK Sr, SUITE 202 SCALE: 1"-1000' ROCK SPRINGS, WY 82901 JOB No. 14250 (307) 362-5028 DATE.• 7105106 ~53 .EXH/8/TA 16 A MAP SHOWING A PROPOSED CATHODIC PROTECTION SYSTEM RIGHT-OF-WAY PREPARED FOR: QUESTAR GAS MANAGEMENT 90 14250 POWER LINE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF A PROPOSED CATHODIC PROTECTION SYSTEM ACROSS WESTERN WYOMING RANGE LANDS FOR QUESTAR GAS MANAGEMENT JULY 5, 2006 ARIGHT-OF-WAY, 10 FEET WIDE FOR A PROPOSED CATHODIC PROTECTION SYSTEM, LYING WITHIN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 19 NORTH, RANGE 112 WEST, 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LINCOLN COUNTY, WYOMING, LYING-20 FEET ON EACH SIDE OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED CENTERLINE WITH 30 FEET WIDTH FOR CONSTRUCTION:i COMMENCING AT THE WEST QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 29, THENCE SOUTH 37032'50" EAST, 471.64 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 58053'53" EAST, 56.91 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 71°13' 15" EAST, 184.19 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 72°22'08" EAST, 76.98 FEET TO THE POINT OF TERMINUS, SAID POINT BEING NORTH 16°11'57" EAST, 2,319.55 FEET FROM THE SOUTHWEST SECTION CORNER OF SAID SECTION 29. 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