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Attachment (A) Proposed amendment to Exhibit F paragraph 9, pgs. 3 

 and 4 a part of the Land Exchange Agreement Between Aerojet 

 General Corporation and the United States of America 

 (Note: Brackets are deletions, underling is new text) 



9. For the purpose of enabling and encouraging continued study and 

 observation of desert tortoises located on Aerojet property. 

 Aerojet agrees to set aside an area of the Coyote Spring land, 

 to be known as "Conservation Reserve" consisting of approximately 

 17,885 acres, specifically described in Attachment (1) to this 

 Exhibit F and shall be recorded by Aerojet as a deed restriction 

 %tpon successors in interest to the land , [for a period of twenty 

 (20) years from the date on which Aerojet acquires the Coyote Spring 

 Land. During such 20-year periodj Aerojet agrees that the reserved 

 acreage shall be used only for the installation of roads, water 

 wells, utilities, facility signs or [other] wildlife protective 

 measvires agreed to in this Agreement. Further, it is agreed that 

 activities conducted on the Conservation Reserve will be done 

 in a manner that will minimize disturbance of the desert tortoise 

 habitat. 



[At anytime after such 20-year period has elapsed. Aerojet agrees 

 that it shall} Use of the reserved acreage for any reasons other 

 than those stated above j^unless its propsed use isj shall be 

 approve in advance by a majority of a seven-member Conservation 

 Reserve Board which shall consist of persons holding the following 

 positions or by their designated representatives ; 



1. 



2. 



3. 



4. [}<anageFJ Regional Director ______ 



No fiirther amendments suggested. 



