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202502484 interests in land as more particularly described in the Complaint in Condemnation and the Declaration of Taking filed in the District Court of Nebraska. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, said lands and interests in lands unto the State of Nebraska, and its successors and assigns forever, subject, however, to the covenants, conditions, restrictions and reservations herein contained as follows, which will remain in effect for the period during which the real property or structures are used for a purpose for which Federal financial assistance is extended or for another purpose involving the provision of similar services or benefits and shall be binding on the State, its successors and assigns. The State, in consideration of the conveyance of said lands and interests in land, does hereby covenant and agree for itself, its successors and assigns (1) that no members of the traveling public and business users of the federally -assisted highway shall, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination in their access to, and use of said highway or their access to and use of the facilities and services provided for public accommodations (such as eating, sleeping, rest, recreation, and vehicle servicing) constructed on, over, or under the right-of-way of the highway constructed upon the land hereby conveyed, (2) that the State shall use the lands and interests in lands so conveyed, in compliance with all other environmental mitigation requirements imposed by or pursuant to federal environmental statutes and regulations and as said regulations may be amended, (3) that the State shall fully comply with specific environmental mitigation terms outlined below, and (4) that in the event of breach of any of said statutes, regulations or below - mentioned conditions, the Department shall have the right to re-enter said land and facilities, and the above -described premises shall thereupon revert to and vest in and become the absolute property of the United States and its assigns. Environmental mitigation requirements for this property will consist of: 1) a wetland mitigation plan; 2) a tree planting and landscaping scheme; 3) construction and maintenance schedules must avoid bird migration and nesting periods; 4) erosion and sedimentation control measures; 5) minimizing light disturbance of sandhill crane (and potentially whooping crane) roost sites on the Platte River through use of light diffusing structures (earth berm, fence, or landscape screening with evergreen species) where appropriate; 6) use of low -mast interchange lighting which will minimize illumination beyond the roadway right-of-way; 7) NGPC shall establish and preserve in perpetuity a conservation overlay zone restricting development in a designated protective buffer around the main channel of the Platte River for the purpose of minimizing potential adverse environmental impact on sandhill cranes and whooping cranes. 8) NGPC shall not develop this tract of land with the exception of a recreational trail for public use. A "recreational trail" means a thoroughfare across land or water, used for recreational purposes such as: a) pedestrian activities (walkers, joggers, runners, and skaters), 2