{"operation":"document","citation":"PI-09-0001","title":"Bracewell & Giuliani LLP — Pipeline Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2009-07-14","effective_on":null,"summary":"PI-09-0001 response to Bracewell & Giuliani LLP concerning 193.2007, 193.2057.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-09-0001.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-09-0001.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-09-0001","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/Pipeline/2009/PI-09-0001.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nAdministration\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nJUL I 4 '2009\nGeorge H. Williams, Jr.\nAttorney for Calais LNG Project Company LLC\nBracewell & Giuliani LLP\n2000 K Street NW, Suite 500\nWashington, DC 20006-1872\nDear Mr. Williams:\nIn a letter to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) dated\nDecember 12,2008, you requested an interpretation of the Federal pipeline safety regulations in\n49 CFR Part 193 as those requirements relate to the activities of Calais LNG Project Company\nLLC (Calais LNG). Specifically, you requested a written interpretation of §§ 193.2007 and\n193.2057 as set forth below:\nCalais LNG proposes to construct, own and operate an LNG facility, including an LNG storage\nand vaporization facility, as well as associated pipeline. The terminal site will be located about\nsix miles southeast of Calais in eastern Maine. Under the current construction plan, the terminal\nfacilities will include two 160,000 m3 insulated tanks with thermal exclusion zones within\nproperty owned by Calais LNG. In addition, Calais plans to build a third 160,000 m\n3 tank at a\nlater unspecified date to accommodate future market conditions. This third tank, however,\nwould have a thermal exclusion zone that overlaps onto property adjacent to the Calais LNG\nproperty known as Devil' sHead.\nThe Devil's Head property is owned by the City of Calais and is subject to.a conservation\neasement governing use of the land. The conservation easement provides that the property will\nbe managed by the City of Calais for natural resource conservation, open space preservation, low\nimpact, dispersed public recreation, scenic viewing, shore access, outdoor education, and forestry\ndemonstration. The easement further provides that public access to the land may be limited or\ncontrolled for public safety and that the land shall be forever used, operated and maintained in\nconformity with the easement.\nIn your letter, you request an interpretation as to whether:\nA. The City of Calais is a government agency under the definition of \"exclusion zone\"\nwithin § 193.2007; and\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\n2\nB. The City of Calais legally controls all activities on the Devil's Head property, as long as\nthe LNG facility is in operation, in accordance with the thermal exclusion zone\nrequirements of § 193.2057.\nPursuant to 49 U.S.C. 60101 et seq., PHMSA prescribes and enforces standards and regulations\nthat apply to the LNG facilities used in the transportation of gas by pipeline. The regulations in\n49 CFR Part 193 govern siting, design, installation, and construction of new and some\nsignificantly altered LNG facilities. Section 193.2057 of those regulations states that \"[e]ach\nLNG container and LNG transfer system must have a thermal exclusion zone in accordance with\nsection 2.2.3.2 ofNFPA 59A (incorporated by reference, see § 193.2013)\" with certain\nexceptions not relevant to this discussion. An \"exclusion zone\" is defined in § 193.2007 to mean\n\"an area surrounding an LNG facility in which an operator or government agency legally\ncontrols all activities in accordance with § 193.2057 [for thermal exclusion zones] and\n§ 193.2059 [for dispersion exclusion zones] for as long as the facility is in operation.\"\nIn accordance with 49 CFR § 190.11, PHMSA provides the following written interpretation and\nguidance concerning these regulations:\nAnswer to A: Yes, PHMSA considers the City of Calais to be a government agency under the\ndefinition of \"exclusion zone\" within § 193.2007.\nAnswer to B: Yes, PHMSA finds the City of Calais may control activities on the Devil' sHead\nproperty in accordance with § 193.2057, but we recognize that the City's authority to legally\ncontrol all activities on the land is ultimately a matter of State law. Calais LNG is responsible\nfor ensuring compliance with the thermal exclusion zone requirements for its LNG facility and\nthe company is not alleviated from those obligations by virtue of the fact that the City of Calais,\nand not the operator, controls the activities of Devil's Head. Were certain facts to change in the\nfuture, such as a change in ownership of Devil's Head or to usage of the land, Calais LNG would\nstill be responsible for ensuring its facility remains in compliance with 49 CFR Part 193.\nI hope that this information is helpful to you. If I can be of further assistance, please contact me\nat (202) 366-4046.\nSincerely,\n114 (;0\n1/,/ L_/ i . ;t/fs)\ny/ JOlnf/A~Tiale .\n! Director, Office of Regulations\nThe Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Office of Pipeline Safety provides written clarifications of the Regulations (49 CFR\nParts 190-199) in the form of interpretation letters. These letters reflect the agency's current application ofthe regulations to the specific facts\npresented by the person requesting the clarification. Interpretations do not create legally-enforceable rights or obligations and are provided to\nhelp the public understand how to comply with the regulations.\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nBRACEWELL\n&GIULIANI\nTexas\nNew York\nWashington, DC\nConnecticut\nDubai\nKazakhstan\nLondon\nGeorge H. (Greg) Williams, Jr.\nPartner\n202.828.5815 Office\n202.857.2122 Fax\ngreg.williams@bgllp.com\nBracewell & Giuliani LLP\n2000 K Street NW\nSuite 500\nWashington, DC\n20006-1872\nDecember 12,2008\nJohn A. Gale\nDirector, Office of Pipeline Safety Regulations\nU.S. Department of Transportation\nOffice of Pipeline Safety (PHP-30)\nEast Building, Room E24-312\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, DC 20590-0001\nRe: Calais LNG Project Company LLC\nFERC Docket No. PF08-24-000\nRe: Letter of Interpretation\nDear Mr. Gale:\nAttached for your consideration is a request for a letter of interpretation from Calais LNG\nProject Company LLC concerning the Department of Transportation's regulations at 49 C.F.R.\nParts 193.2007 and 193.2057.\nShould you have any questions about the instant filing, please feel free to contact me at\n(202) 828-5815.\nRespectfully submitted,\n~~L\\~~r\nGeorg . reg) Williams, Jr.\nM. An McLain, Jr.\nAttorneys for Calais LNG Project Company LLC\nEnclosures\ncc: Frank Licari\nCarl Myers\nAlex Dankanich\nDC\\247440.1\n\n<<<PAGE 4>>>\n\nCALAIS. --------\n-------- -- -----\nA Clean, Secure Energy Future for Maine & the Maritimes\nREQUEST OF CALAIS LNG PROJECT COMPANY LLC\nFOR LETTER OF INTERPRETATION\nI. INTRODUCTION\nCalais LNG Project Company LLC (\"Calais LNG\") hereby requests a formal\nwritten letter of interpretation pursuant to 49 C.F.R. Part 190.11(b)(l) concerning the\napplicability of the Department of Transportation's (\"DOT\") regulations at 49 C.F.R.\nParts 193.2007 and 193.2057 to Calais LNG's proposed liquefied natural gas (\"LNG\")\nstorage terminal to be located in Calais, Maine. We request expedited treatment of this\nrequest in order to accommodate the permitting processes currently underway before\nFERC and soon to be initiated before various State of Maine agencies, as well as the\nanticipated financing horizons for the proposed project.\nAs discussed below, Calais LNG respectfully requests clarification that the City of\nCalais is a government agency that legally controls all activities in accordance with\nthermal exclusion zone requirements for as long as the LNG facility is in operation.\nWhile Calais LNG believes this issue to be straight-forward, DOT guidance is sought, in\nan abundance of caution, to resolve any potential ambiguity with respect to Calais LNG's\nconformity with DOT safety rules.\nII. BACKGROUND\nA. The proposed facilities and related exclusion zones at issue\nCalais LNG is proposing to construct, own and operate an LNG project that will\ninclude an LNG receiving, storage, and vaporization facility as well as associated\npipeline facilities. 1 The terminal site will be located in eastern Maine, approximately six\nmiles southeast of Calais, Maine. Id. Under current construction plans, the terminal\nfacilities will include two 160,000 m\n3 insulated tanks and planned space for a third tank\n(\"Tank Three\") of equal dimension which may be built at a later, unspecified date to\n! Calais LNG initiated pre-filing procedures at the Federal Energy Regulatory\nCommission (\"FERC\") on June 2, 2008 in FERC Docket No. PF08-24-000. A copy of\nPreliminary Resource Report 1 is available http://elibrary.{erc.govlidmwsldocket search. asp.\nDC\\247440.! 2\n\n<<<PAGE 5>>>\n\nCALAIS.\nA Clean, Secure Energy Future for Maine & the Maritimes\naccommodate future market conditions. Id. The exclusion zones applicable to Tank\nThree give rise to this letter.\nB. The property that is the subject of the exclusion zones\nDevil's Head is a remote coastal headland of approximately 31S acres that borders\nthe Calais LNG site immediately to the north and is owned by the City of Calais under\nthree deeds, each of which subjects the land in question to a conservation easement\n(entitled \"Land For Maine's Future Fund Project Agreement\") (\"Conservation\nEasement,,).2 The Deed and related Conservation Easement for the portion of Devil' s\nHead that would be affected by the thermal exclusion zone for Tank Three are attached\nhereto as Exhibit A.3 The attached Devil's Head Conservation Easement is a land\npreservation agreement between the City of Calais and the Land for Maine's Future\nFund. The Land for Maine's Future Fund is a conservation fund fmanced by the State of\nMaine and the federal government to preserve natural resource lands in Maine for\nindividual recreational purposes, such as hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, and boating.4\nC. The Conservation Easement governing use of the subject property\nIn keeping with the general purpose of conservation easements to encumber land\nfrom future development, the Devil's Head Conservation Easement restricts the future use\nof Devil's Head as follows:\nthe site will be managed by the City of Calais for natural resource conservation;\nopen space preservation; low impact, dispersed public recreation; scenic viewing;\nshore access; outdoor education; and forestry demonstration.\nExhibit A-4 (emphasis added). This Conservation Easement also recognizes that \"public\naccess [to Devil's Head] may be limited or controlled ... for public safety\" and that\nDevil's Head \"shall be forever used, operated and maintained\" in conformity with the\nrestrictions and covenants contained in the Conservation Easement. Exhibit A-4, A-7, A-\nS.\n2 See Exhibit C which shows the entirety of Devil's Head (lots 21-3, 21-4, 21-5, 21-6 and\n21-8). This land mass was acquired by the City of Calais by virtue of three separate deeds\nidentified in the Legend on Exhibit C.\n3 The deeds and conservation easements for the remaining portions of Devil's Head\ncontain identical restrictions to those set forth in Exhibit A.\n4 See http://maine.gov/spo/lmf/docs/finallmfbrochure2007.pdf.\nDC\\247440.1 3\n\n<<<PAGE 6>>>\n\nCALAIS.\nA Clean, Secure Energy Future for Maine & the Maritimes\nIII. DISCUSSION\nA. Statement of the Issue\nPart 193.2057 of DOT's regulations provides:\nEach LNG container must have a thermal exclusion zone ill\naccordance with Section 2.2.3.2 ofNFPA 59A.5\nAn exclusion zone is defined as \"an area surrounding an LNG facility in which an\noperator or government agency legally controls all activities in accordance with [thermal\nexclusion zone requirements] for as long as the facility is in operation.\" 49 C.F.R. §\n193.2007 (2007).\nEssentially, the Thermal Zone Table specifies radial distances from the LNG\nfacility, creating concentric circular exclusion zones, inside of which certain property-use\nrestrictions apply for public safety purposes. The thermal exclusion zones for Calais\nLNG's tanks 1 and 2 are contained within property controlled by Calais LNG. However,\nthe thermal exclusion zones applicable to Tank Three overlap, slightly, onto the Devil's\nHead property controlled by the City of Calais.6 The two property-use restricted zones,\nas set forth in the Thermal Zone Table,7 are as follows:\n1. The nearest point located outside the owner's property line\nthat, at the time of plant siting, is used for outdoor assembly by\ngroups of 50 or more persons ....\n2. The nearest point of the building or structure outside the\nowner's property line that is in existence at the time of plant\n. . 8 Sltillg ....\nBased on the foregoing, the relevant inquiries here are whether:\n5 Section 2.2.3.2 ofNFPA 59A, as codified in the 2001 Edition, has been superseded by\nNFPA 59A, 2006 Edition, section 5.2.3.2, which references table 5.2.3.2. (\"Thennal Zone\nTable\").\n6 As seen on the attached map (Exhibit C), the thennal exclusion zones overlap onto\nDevil's Head at Map 21, Lot 8.\n7 NFPA 59A Section 5.2.3.2, Table 5.2.3.2\n8 There are not any structures on Devil's Head property, and no buildings are\ncontemplated under the Conservation Easement. Accordingly, this property-use restriction is not\nin question and not discussed herein.\nDC\\247440.1 4\n\n<<<PAGE 7>>>\n\nCALAIS.\nA Clean, Secure Energy Future for Maine & the Maritimes\n(1) the City of Calais is a \"government agency\" that may control\nexclusion zones;\n(2) the City of Calais legally controls all activities on Devil's Head;\n(3) such activities at Devil's Head are consistent with the property-use\nrestrictions of the Thermal Zone Table noted above; and\n(4) the City of Calais will exercise such control for as long as the LNG\nfacility is in operation.\nB. The City of Calais is a government agency that may control exclusion zones\nThe first question is whether the City of Calais is a \"government agency\" for\npurposes of 49 C.P.R. Part 193.2007. The DOT's regulations do not expressly define\n\"government agency.\" 9 However, the commonly understood meaning of \"government\nagency\" is a \"governmental body with the authority to implement and administer\nparticular legislation.\" 1\n0\nThe City of Calais is clearly a \"government agency\" within that plain meaning of\nthe term. The city charter makes clear that the City of Calais \"shall have all powers\npossible for a municipality to have under the Constitution and laws of Maine.\" II Calais\nCity Charter at 1. The City Charter further authorizes the City of Calais to conduct other\ngovernmental functions such as the performance of intergovernmental relations, the\ncomposition of a governing body, and the establishment of a mayor. Id. at 1-2.\n9 The tenn \"government agency\" is not defined in the definition section or in any other\nchapter of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The phrase is used (but not defmed) in\n49 C.F.R. Part 15 (which deals with protection of security sensitive infonnation). At 49 C.F.R.\n15.l9(b)(2), the DOT's regulations provide an exception to the requirement that secret security\ninfonnation be destroyed, when it states: \"Exception: Paragraph (b )(1) of this section does not\nrequire a State or local government agency to destroy infonnation that agency is required to\npreserve under State or local law. \" The implication of this language is that a governmental\nagency can include both state agencies and local agencies (i.e., municipalities or departments\nthereot).\n10 BLACKS LAW DICTIONARY (Sth ed. 2004) (defining \"government agency\").\n11The Calais City Charter is available at http://www.calaismaine.govoffice.comlverticallS\nitesl {76D4701A-BEEE-43C9-BA4E-AEDSEE3D2757}!uploadsl {3SD7C87F-FBCI-4074-9631-\n5CE5931 095AB} .PDF (\"City Charter\").\nDC\\247440.! 5\n\n<<<PAGE 8>>>\n\nCALAIS.\nA Clean, Secure Energy Future for Maine & the Maritimes\nDOT has made it clear beyond any question that a \"government agency,\" as well\nas the project operator, can control exclusion zone property. As noted above, an\n\"exclusion zone is defined in DOT's regulations to be \"an area ... in which an operator\nor government agency legally controls all activities .... \" 49 C.F.R. § 193.2007 (2007).\nMoreover, in the preamble of its rule in which \"government agency\" was added to Part\n193, DOT states: \"'exclusion zone' is revised to permit government control as well as\ncontrol by an operator of activities within the zone. . .. This change [will] allow means\n[other] than ownership by an operator to provide the required restrictions on land\ndevelopment around an LNG facility.\" 44 Fed. Reg. 8142, 8148 (February 8, 1979)\n(emphasis added). Thus, DOT's regulations contemplate that a government agency (like\nthe City of Calais )-not just the project operator-may oversee restricted-use exclusion\nzones, if that government agency possesses the ability to restrict the property's use\nconsistent with the Thermal Exclusion Zone Table.\nC. The City of Calais has the authority to control all activities at Devil's Head\nThe Deed (attached at Exhibit A) evidences that all ownership interests in Devil's\nHead vest in the City of Calais. See Exhibit A-3. As the Deed makes clear, the\nConservation Easement restricts the use of the property, and it is within the legal\nauthority of the City of Calais to control the property within those restricted uses. The\nConservation Easement states that Devil's Head \"will be owned and managed by the City\nof Calais\" and further that \"public access may be limited or controlled ... for public\nsafety.\" Exhibit A-4. Accordingly, the City of Calais has authority to control all\nactivities at Devil's Head, and to do so with an overarching purpose of ensuring public\nsafety.\nD. The City of Calais-controlled activities at Devil's Head are consistent with\nNFPA59A\nDOT's prior letters of interpretation provide some context for addressing this issue.\nIn one instance, DOT determined that the restriction on public assembly by groups of 50\nor more persons was measured by the \"routine or usual use of the areaL]\" rather than\noccasional uses which may conflict with NFPA 59A. See Letter of Interpretation from\nCesar De Leon, Director Regulatory Programs, Office of Pipeline Safety to James S.\nStites (July 13, 1992). DOT offered the following as examples of \"routine\" uses which\nwould implicate assembly by groups of 50 or more persons: \"beaches, playgrounds,\noutdoor theaters, other recreation areas or other places of public assembly.\" Id. at 1.\nThe Conservation Easement restricts the use of Devil's Head by requiring the\nproperty to be:\nDC1247440.1 6\n\n<<<PAGE 9>>>\n\nCALAIS.\nA Clean, Secure Energy Future for Maine & the Maritimes\nManaged to preserve [the property's] natural values, to enhance public\naccessibility to the shore and to provide opportunities for dispersed, low intensity\npublic recreation and natural history and outdoor skills educations.\nExhibit A-4 (emphasis added). The expressed limitations of the Conservation Easement\ncontemplate \"dispersed\" activity, not large assemblages of people, such as \"assembly by\ngroups of 50 or more people.\"\nAnd even if such assemblages would occur, it is in all events evident that such\nassemblages would not be routine. The routine activities at Devil's Head are not the\nkinds of activities that, in DOT's view as noted above, are contemplated by NPP A 59A.\nAs indicated by the letter from the City of Calais, the routine uses of Devils' Head consist\nof dispersed outdoor activities such as individual and small group hiking and wildlife\nviewing during the warmer months (May through September) and virtually no public use\nduring the colder months (October through April).12 There are no beaches, no\nplaygrounds, no outdoor theatres, or the like.\nThe generally sparse\nl3 and dispersed nature of use at Devil's Head is much less\nintense and concentrated than uses that have previously been considered permissible\nactivities within an exclusion zone. In a prior letter of interpretation, DOT indicated that\ntravel by fishing boats or cruise ships were permissible in exclusion zones. See\nComments of George W. Tenley, Jr., Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety on\nYukon Gold DEIS, Docket No. CP88-105-000 (August 9, 1993). The Commission\nsubsequently adopted this reasoning in its analysis of Weaver's Cove LNG Project\n(Docket No. CP04-36-000) to conclude that a portion of a state highway over which\nWeaver Cove's 5 kW exclusion zone extended, \"[did] not fall within the restricted usage\nfor this zone, which is for outdoor assembly by groups of 50 or more persons.,,14\nCompared to cruise ships and public highways, the sparse and dispersed recreational use\nat Devil's Head is even more consistent with DOT's safety goals under 193 C.P.R. Part\n193.2057 and NFPA 59A.\n12 Enclosed as Exhibit B is a draft letter which, for purposes of this request for letter of\ninterpretation, DOT may assume will be executed by the City of Calais.\n13 The City of Calais has a population ofless than 4,000 and is the largest city in\nWashington County. See http://www.calaismaine.govoffice.com/index.asp?Type=B LOC&SEC\n=% 7BBFC3477D-48B8-45BO-BBED-73252020243F% 7D.\n14 Weaver's Cove Final Environmental Impact Statement, FERC Docket No. CP04-36-\n000 at p 4-248.\nOC\\24 7440.1 7\n\n<<<PAGE 10>>>\n\nCALAIS.\nA Clean, Secure Energy Future for Maine & the Maritimes\nFurthermore, the Conservation Easement expressly provides that \"public access\nmaybe be limited or controlled ... for public safety.\" Exhibit A-4. Accordingly, as\nnoted in the attached letter, the City of Calais is well acquainted with the exclusion zone\nresponsibilities, and is positioned to limit access to Devil's Head as necessary to ensure\npublic safety. See Exhibit B.\nE. The City of Calais will control aU activities in accordance with the\napplicable thermal zone requirements for as long as the LNG facility is in\noperation\nThe Conservation Easement states that Devil's Head \"shall be forever used,\noperated and maintained\" in conformity with the restrictions and covenants contained in\nthe Conservation Easement. Exhibit A at 2, 5-6, emphasis added. Because there is no\ntemporal limit to the restrictions of the Conservation Easement, the City of Calais will be\ngoverned by those restrictions \"for as long as the LNG facility is in operation.\"\nFurther, as noted above, the City of Calais appreciates the existence of the\nexclusion zone at Devil's Head and has committed to managing the property in\nconformity with DOT safety standards in perpetuity. See Exhibit B. Calais LNG submits\nthat this letter from the City of Calais, in conjunction with the Conservation Easement\nrestrictions, satisfies the requirement that the exclusion zone activities be controlled for\nas long as the facility is in operation under 193 C.F.R. Part 2007. 15\nIV. SUMMARY AND REQUEST FOR INTERPRETATION\nCalais LN G proposes to construct, own and operate an LN G storage and\nregasification terminal in Calais, Maine. The terminal design contemplates a possible\nfuture third storage tank for which the exclusion zone under DOT's regulations would\nextend onto the Devil's Head property that adjoins the terminal site owned by Calais\nLNG. The Devil's Head property is owned and controlled by the City of Calais, and it is\nsubject to a conservation easement that both requires and empowers the City of Calais to\nmanage the property in perpetuity for \"dispersed, low intensity public recreation and\nnatural history and outdoor skills education.\" These limited uses, and the City of Calais's\nlegal authority to enforce these limitations as owner and manager of the property, ensure\n15 Even in the event that Devil's Head property is sold, the Conservation Easement makes\nclear that its encumbrances on the property will run with the land and remain in effect in\nperpetuity. Exhibit A-8 (stating that the City of Calais \"shall incorporate the terms of the\nAgreement by reference in any deed or other instrument by which the Cooperating Entity sells or\ntransfers any interest. \").\nDC\\247440.1 8\n\n<<<PAGE 11>>>\n\nCALAIS.\nA Clean, Secure Energy Future for Maine & the Maritimes\nthat the third tank's exclusion zone falls entirely within an area legally controlled by the\ntenninal operator (Calais LNG) or a government agency (City of Calais) for as long as\nthe LNG facility is in operation.\nIn light of the foregoing, Calais LNG respectfully requests a fonnal written letter\nof interpretation pursuant to 49 C.F.R. Part 190.l1(b)(1) confirming that the City of\nCalais is a government agency that legally controls all activities on the Devil's Head\nproperty in accordance with thennal exclusion zone requirements for as long as Calais\nLNG's facility will be in operation, within the meaning of the DOT regulations at 49\nC.F.R. Parts 193.2007 and 193.2057.\nDC\\247440.1 9\n\n<<<PAGE 12>>>\n\nEXHIBIT A\nDC 247440.1\n\n<<<PAGE 13>>>\n\nExhibit A-I\n• I~----~.~ .. ~.~.~ .. ~. ____ ~~.~I __ ~'~'==============::======:_=-==_=._=_~_.~.\"==\"=~=.~~\ny'\" <o- ... !\nBK2107PG2 I 0\nWARRANlYDeeD\nKNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PReSENTS:\nll1at, we, RlCHARO SCOTT OBEARi ELIZABeTH C. OBEAR; KATHRYN\nH. 08EAR and JEAN O. DEN'ENBAUGH. whou mallng IIIIdnIIss Is c/o\nRICHARD SCOTT OBEAR Of Ctotoh. ~ ... for canslderatloJt palcl, GRANT\nwill WAARANTY eoveNANTS, to tn. CIty ofe.lalc, a tnUl1k:iPIlllt¥WIIh 8\nmallfng address of p.o. b 41&. C8IaIs, ME 0461$, the IIHId In C8JaIs,\nWaGhinglon COUnty. MaIne. bounded and deacrtbed as fcnaws:\nA certain rot or parcel ofland at Devil's Head, In carel .. Coun1y or\nW8$h1lglon end Stale of MeIne. bounded norfl by Round lot HIt by Sl. Cn*\nAIYer: 80UIh by RoUIKi kit and weal by County Road. BeInO TalC M8p 21. Lot 5,\non the CI~ of Calels lax maps. ,... prGp8Jty 1& Rew men patlcularly described\nlIS boIndedon hi: north by laRd oflheCltyufCaluIs, being Tu: Nap 21. 1.1Jt4\ng 8J'Id on the south by tend of Che Clv or ealels, being T8lC Map 21, Lot e on the\n!C Oily of CaklIs btx maps.\ng;.\n!S ALSO. • certllfn rot or paICel ofland at DavII'a Head,. beng the Lorenzo\nP GaI'dIIriIr lot, so-oallad. aid dellCl1bed _ Tax Mep 21, Lot 3 on the CIty of Calais\nCalaIs NatIoMI Bank now orWeroh; eest by Ihe Sf. CroIx RI\\IeI'; sCUlt bV lila\nI lax rwaps, bouncBd .nd dncrlbed as follcM: norfI by lind bmerly owned by\nBanI! Md RClands IaI:s. later of GlI\\Jna arid now ofll'le OIly or CSSls. end west by\nthe County Road now known iIS Route No. 1, IeiilAlg from a.. to Robblnslon.\nALSO, • c:ertah 101 or pran:el of land at De'fII'5 He .. described as befng\n100 acta. of land. Il10re or leu, en Ill. Countr Road bound~ noJ1h by the\nand welt by\". County Road. BI'tM'n lor, east by Sf. CroIx RfwIr; soUlh byWhaIen Broth&nt and MIc1teIIIots\nBefng TalC Map 21, Lot $. on IfJe, CUr of Calais\nturnips.\nTh& property Ie currently more acett/8tett deeaibed aa being bounded on\nthe norh by land of the Cky of Calas. belf1g Tmr Map 2·f. Lot 6 OR 1he City\nof CaIaI5 talc tnap&, and on lie soutr by Iud d Cam/Hera and Roberts.\nThallC1llth line fa the nCNth line of lot 7 clUte RlY8r lot. n set fortl on Ibe\nB.R. Jon\". Aan of the City of calais.\nExcepting, hoMvar. that pOl'tion now CIt formerly ownei:l by Robart\nAdamonls by vir6Je of a d88CI Of record tI the washington CO .... ty Registry\nof Dead5. Book 1128. Pase 6S and Lot %1.7,,1, bmeif, af Flank Ob .. r.\nThe pntmlsea herem conveyad Js being .cqu1red by Granlee wflh funds. in\npart. ffOm the land for Maine's Future Fund In 8000rdtmce with the L.and far\nMaine'. Future Aat, at TIUa 5, thllnlt Revised statutes Annoblled. Chapter 363.\nOC\\247440.1\n\n<<<PAGE 14>>>\n\nExhibit A-2\n, I\n\" .'\n, .. ..\n11K 2 7 0 1 PG 2 J I\n88 ..,eAded, Md P.L 1999. c ~14, sec; A-8, and pursuant to 8 Project\nAgreement beIItJean the Land for Mlllne'. Futwe Burd. 1M Stale of Mane.\naCtIna by Incf Ihtough Ita Department of conservation. end the Grantee, said\nPf$Ot AgNemem 10 b, NCOIded. Tho prernltva Ie blfng acq/llrad &y the\nG .... a ccopelll1fng entity dt8lgnated by tile Land for MaIne', Future Board,\nm .HUle permanent preurvdon '1f the .-mllIS .nd It • .vaIIabI!IIr fot pttbllc\noutcfoor 1'8018.\" In aCDOrdllllce with the fot~ ltIIlUay pUl'JICHS and ..\nt)(pI'UI condJlona and IfmItafona 881 fQrth In IIIIfd Project Agreement. ~,\nForllla referenoe. eM deed of John Gaftlnerto tete grantors daled ApJII\n7 t 1995 of f8«lrd In .... WIlhlngIOn County Rtgldy d Deedl h Book 199&.\nPage 76. See 8180 absttal:t of tfie WIJI of Gaorve Obear of recosd In !he ReaTatry\nIn Book 1332. Page U. June Obear 18 deceaS&d and the grantor& are al her\ncIIIIdren and fl .. only befm.\nWllm •• our hands Ind $eal51h1s I!I day of F::. L ( I( t ~ 7 .\n2003.\n______ ....1, SI.\n--.ll .... G_-::ts..h ....... =-,'---, . 2~¢.;,·,::;. :: \"EAL\n' ............... ,\nPersonalyappeared the no~ named . \" .; . , .\nELIZABETH C. OSEAA\nDC\\247440,1\n\n<<<PAGE 15>>>\n\nExhibit A-3\n· .....\n'. ~.\na::2101PG212\nLAND FOR MAlNE'S J'I1rJ'URE FUO\nPltOIECr AG~\n(Punuut to P.L. 1999 e. 514. SK.. A-6)\n~itl.\"\"I.dfJ: cq,qI'CaIaI.f\nPrefect Nate lOll Locatloni IJuIt's 1'-4 CirIdS, MIIIM\nDetfpattd smteApalJ; Dqe ••• , II/~\"\"'''''' tJ/Pru/lstlfld 1AtdI\nPmDIw CoYend ~ tWt A ...... t: BeiIW lUI estate noworfOnnezirOWlled\"\nJttcbaN Sooft Obcar. B1babcll C. OlIou.lC11t O. DeaI'e!llaab IIIllICall1f1ll R. 0*\nad identified by tItc CityofCd.rs as Tax Map 21, Lou). 5,. end I (\"PtctaJsc:s'?sald\n'-illS _~ f1tcertalD cIHcIs as 1bIbws:\nI.) deed hmJahn 0IIdner1O lUcIuI Scott 0beIr. eI. II dUt Aprl?\n1995 wi NCOnIed in tile Wullington Cca1ty Rtgislry of'neeGs III\nBook 19\". ,.\", ad\n1.) two peKCIs dcKribed in ,he Ahmact ofProbite t'OIIO!miD& tho EsWe\nofGeotJP Obeor ,eeor4ed lit said JtesisIr7 .\" 0.11 at 900k 1332,\nP8p 24; 010 alrrcDt OWIUS IdA;thl oilly beirnt lrrIofJ\\llc 0_.\nSaW PmEsa CdCOIIIpILtS IIfIDOIdlMlciy 230 lelft lind oouet..t. .... otWIeIIJ JIOl1Ielf\nto be oWDlNl by'\" Ci1y ofCa1ais ami collljlrisina the lbn1'a Head Pmja:t.\nPnJject Cosh\nI.MF COPIribatiDl11o eoopa.Jiac ~:\n~ 8ndty Mtleb., of 12II2I2Ot2:\n•• 1«1\nDC\\247440.!\n\n<<<PAGE 16>>>\n\nExhibit A-4\n\" \". t:=:.\n. I ~ .. ,\n,\"-\nk2707PG213\nThe 101 ....... ~ I1etcIl1 i1lCOlJlOf8lCd 11110 tIIfI Aaftcmcm:\nI •. Gcn«al Ptcwisro.\n2. Project Applica&ion 6IId MIDc:hlllI:nfS\n3. PIojNt Doundary Mop\n4. 00et: __________ _\n'11111 t.dd fOr Meincl'a Future Board, NpeSIIIlIc:d by its Cbait. (herei\\DRar l..MfB). and\ndie SllaeolMlllttc. Dopzhnent oreu_mtion. rcpcuclDled by its CommiSlllDncr. as die\nl>eIIp.IIed s..te APfI/41 (.., .. ina\" DSA). and lhe Ccoptradng Snci1y. ruutuaJly agm\n10 ped)ma1lU .AJcecmcn1 in IICCOIdlllCO wit. TItle 5, Maine RcWscd SIIIl\\IIc:II AoaotaJC4,\nSettlDn QOO Itaeq.. u _eo4ed. .. hl1lB_lIfed by P.L 1999 e. 514, Sec. A-6. pld w1lh.\n~ kntlS, ~1IIlses. COIIItitIml. plDIIlIo spedBcatfOlla, ~ procoduIu. proJocl\nPftIIOIIIII, ..... DaUdlIICU, ancl ocrCirlCationt iIcorponIIed hel'llill b7 n:tcn.ac:e I.Dd\n,..., I1IIdD I JIIrl Jacot\nSuIject Ie tbctlJllll! keHoI amt to till a\\ltlllWlty 01 funds Jbrthl. purpose, L'MPB IImtb}'\nproriIeI. D COtIIicbotion of the promises ... byl!le CooJlCfat&!g Brdlly 1It:n[D,. to\nobIIJ* 10 1M CooperDIfng EntIly lhe amoUllt or mo.-y ~femd 10 Ihove. MIl I. tcIIdcr\nto 6c Cuopaalin: EmIly tbal partioa of I&c obIiptioa which II \"\"Wed 10 \"' the\nLMPB'.1hIro oi'lmcosCs or •• hovo pejcd stetc. base4 upon tbe aboYe PCl'CCluse or\n....... The CeopcgtlDs lad\" Jlm4Iy PfOIIIfM, ill conaIcIeIadcm of 1bc promlsa\nl'IIIIk lit Ihc LJ.fFB herein. tit PfOvido tlIc matcbins fUnds dnd ftap1cmcat the 9ftIJec1\n~ UoV9 itt 8OCO.IdI&too with dlo .... o(dIfs Agreemen1.\nThe IbllowiIIoIPOCiII pJOjtct tamJ and OOJtdllioll8 were added to ~bit ~ hefoR\na 'lll'Qllipxl by the pIl1ltl heftUI:\n'In. DnI/', IItD.i P,1I}u11'UJl nI$ {tJ/1Phk1t 1110 Prvm/sItI \" Q ptI1I} ..ul\" o\"llmtlllJltd\n-,.\"m I1y me CIry qftAlafg, rs.t m~ ItJ J1I'Ufi\"W! h$lttlhIrttJ Yt1IW#, to mtllfCl!\npIIiJ# tHflfWlWIlty\" 1M ,Ittw GMt ItI prolJhh t1pj1fllUlllUIcI for ~d, law /1tIMsIl1\npIlbIk: I'UNIIrItItm allfl IIIlIumJ Idst\"\"\" and tluldoor tfIIII edIat~n. 'lite foYut JltJltds \"'SJI\nb.1fIrIItIIIl*I tlwttghllr:lhrllhll'D /MpI'tIv. JIIIdIIfo hfJlttII (II' p1f1IIItie ruoruw ~tm\n~ts.. ff .. h lICIiWl1e wtU ''''' haw an .... __ m the NCfMllltmtJl\niII'tJI'IIy tljtM/onst \"\"Ii _ ~ by the llSa Pmldng anJlnIlIs wIfJ II, JWVItId\n1II1l1.,/IJftItnd.ftw publle #ft.\n1ft 01.\"\".,. Entity\",aII mItW drrJt ,. pf'fI/Hf tINIllI opu til \"\" \"Rft'd PMft/k,\npNWIt1tJ I/u;d p/Jrw A1:aR \",. h llmHM fir cwrJruIIrd IIJ Off \"l1li.,,'\" /IJIIIIIfI!!r for\npfI&rc a:qt;(Jr. rfBHlm JIf't/IIfCtIon Of' otMr pod QIfI/ muodl, crms4't ~ bat MI\nllmJltJ ID tIf:Cf1IfIIIIiiJotIorr f{ sper:lal nrna, ~ 0IIl.\". or- sdenJljie remwIt.\n11rf ~ EtllIIy lbdI ~ tD itt tN~ III /hi 111111 pmII411t!Il1 J1iafIW .\". .fIIH,.\nIllUffJIdh ItJ ,,,, NMltJIIQl 0MmIc .\",14(..\".,.,1, ,umlfllltMfltm'l 0.8k0 of CkIOlt\nIIItd CIHB1rrl AaoIll'Ce ~mm (\" NOAAIOCRM\") 'M \"\"fPD I,\" prqJceI #nQ\n4NI'~ IMt, IJt «RI}UltClIQII wIlIt thtJ ItIIIfM lAasiD/ PrD8fYl1#t NOMIOCRM pIIrl/y\nDC\\247440.1\n\n<<<PAGE 17>>>\n\nExhibit A-5\n· I ', .. \" (. .....\n8K2101P821 r.\n/IUId«l flt:flbNlmr .IM pruJn:I cunJ tImkr ./~' Coa.tlltr 2\".om:: M~ Ad\n(\"CZW\").\nhi 1M ..,.\", thai NOAA or lIfIfIIlIrr ptNtJIlJmtI/hs rItle ~, or ~M.\n..,. ,halt dtoH '_/foil \", lit OmI/ttHlft oJ f'IIIe fiJr 1AI , 011 Cofc:Ifr Ta Mllp JI\ntImtJ 8qNfaber 2J. ZlJlJ2. ITtm NOM detmS kJ I~re Mdt l1fe ptitpOIf P \"\"\"\n/4*tlfjimbW(# pNWldll pnutIIfI u.1I«I/t»t J04 .... Qj'iIIl! czv..tfor qIisIlttnl G/W\n\".,. ...... tw ffNOM hllI'tIdIw .IM IIHN·\"..,Itmf4\"...,,,,,, IIQ IofIgtr IINII\n/Or tt. origJmJ ~ IrluIH./IfiJ Iff ,hI •\n.... _. 1m CocIpnothl& brlly ..\nNlMNrft NOAJ./tW ,IH/MIInII/rmI& pNV/tIfd pIW.,.\",r 108'fcthRI ~ 4/* czw.\nm. ~ BntIty \"\",11 pro\"'\" lilt Mollie StIR I'tfll'lltlq ~ M_ CotUtlll\nPrtJ:,rta. • CIIIW qf tMJIlWpI/mI '(KG#. SUr,., tR' ftdmzI p\"'\" obttllnctlfor pIlJ'pHU fI/\ndewJapllfltll oJ_ JIf'O!«I GM:'L\n~ a\" 0/ CfIicJIs. Mtzhte fIBRU I(J assume tUIJ' ctJSb whkIr tmr,)' be _lfIIIItI tIIOh\n~ ~ \"\"\" er ,UO/WnJ ~ «nwltuy ~ rMn\",. 10 1M 1'roJ«I\nIIIhtdt In.I 111'_ t;kr lis ~1IiM ., 1M h{tlrrl_: 6WIr lIWII hIl mil btl JIfItrl al\n\"1IIIllC'h'\" for fIII11DI8 of'LMF/fItuIhI&\nIe wituss wILIn:of. 1111 putinbaeto hm'\" t1IiB ApIcmIt&t 1/1 ortbt~...,\nor a-y. 2063. .\nTHE LAND FOR MAINE'S FUTURE BOARD\n,.JOI'T\nOC\\247440.!\n\n<<<PAGE 18>>>\n\nExhibit A-6\n·~, .\ng.:.\n== .,H\n• f\n'------------\n-\n..\n.\n8l2707PG215\nSTA.T&OFMAIHE\nCototy orWASHINGTOJI(\n.;~~~\nMJ ComralniouEllpbs: Seal:\nOC\\247440.!\n\n<<<PAGE 19>>>\n\n~\n~\n--••. A-..\nI\n1\n'I . ~\nI :.\n~ liP t! ~ ~JJ{11ff~ ~it~. ~i~ It~ I~ ~~ f~ ~\n\"1 rit hil.I. -if · 1!i' 'i' ~i' ii :~ ,\nJI i[ ~Ji~!i;J !ll rUH~ il Ii !~ i \"\n, t ! .f:~>. i ii iIi at ~ f~ !\nii d .. t.rflslt ~~Il U II; ~r.l. t~ ai\nn f r f -·6'r 211'1 a c ~t:I\n:i Ii dJ ~ilt i~d iEi:. {; tn i! il ft Ii ~\nI I Ii i! i··ilin~! };'It .l 41 ;:;. ~i i !i ~\n... 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Er .\" a, f;,,~ 0\nI ~il~ ; rJ n:5\"rtttftf\"ifl;r I{'IS} f ili-'\n~ a·ltil t ij~ ti\"l fltl r flP tit' f ttl r,li ~\n1 !Iilt iJ~~~Jil;ftr..fl.jl' i ~~~,~ f~·~~\n[f;lt} !lli~ltl~li~lf.;g.r~ t!~fl~J i~il\n• iii\" It-at.rllttflafti,ll I'~ (a tl['\n;\"ff~i lR;tt~~ It;;t1t'ltt· ~iiij.t[ ,il\n1 ~~lM 11gU~~~tl 111-~1 ~. ~ ~cl~\nR as-I\" ,S: . ttf r s~..;.; I' iir.l'! a:.I\"'f\n4 \"\" fllll C.$' .... fO~ ~ 'If ri}\"\" \".50\n~ lJ!f. i~lltiijJtf~lllifJlt IJEr, ilE~\nIt . i r l f to! i It t . f. f I fJ j ~. tift I \"i:J' I .. f ~ I .\"\nI ,.\nI .\nI '.\nI I\n;'\nt,'!'j\n=r\n....\na'\n....\n\"\"\"\" > I\n\\0\n~\n\n<<<PAGE 22>>>\n\nEXHIBIT B\nDC 247440.1\n\n<<<PAGE 23>>>\n\nExhibit B\nProposed Letter from City of Calais, Maine\nThe City of Calais understands that property it owns and operates, known as the Devil's\nHead Project or Devil's Head, borders on the northern edge of a parcel of land that Calais LNG\nProject Company LLC intends to use for an LNG tenninal. By Warranty Deed, dated February\n1, 2003 (Washington County Registry of Deeds, Book 2707, page 210), property known as\nDevil's Head was conveyed to the City of Calais, Maine, subject to a Conservation Easement.\nThat Conservation Easement \"forever\" obligates the City of Calais \"to assure pennanent\npreservation of the premises.\" The Conservation Easement further provides that:\nThe Devils Head Project real estate will be owned and managed by the\nCity of Calais, and managed to preserve its natural values, to enhance\npublic accessibility to the shore and to provide opportunities for\ndispersed, low intensity public recreation and natural history and\noutdoor skills education .... [The City of Calais] shall ensure that the\nproject area is open to the general public, provided that public access\nmaybe limited or controlled for public safety, resource protection or\nother good and reasonable cause ....\nThe City of Calais has managed, and will continue to manage, Devil's Head, not in\ncontemplation of large public assemblages, buildings or structures on the property, but rather in\ncontemplation of recreational activities, nonnally seasonal, such as hiking and wildlife\nobservation. Furthennore, the City of Calais is mindful of the Conservation Easement's proviso\nthat \"public access may be limited or controlled for public safety\" in representing that it intends\nto manage Devil's Head Project in keeping with the thennal exclusion zone provisions of 49\nC.F.R. Part 193.\nYours Very Truly,\nCity of Calais\nDC\\247440.1\n\n<<<PAGE 24>>>\n\nEXHIBIT C\nDC(247440.1\n\n<<<PAGE 25>>>\n\n_ ••• :.u:kJsiGn 2Dne 6ou\"C0IIY\n-~6c.wf~\"\n~::e Pb\" I\nEI PrtIptfty 8!:1.nd ~ 'Y\nDuffs Hnd Propfriy\nMop 21lc:s :U h\n~~ 9coll 2707. ? 2 0\nMop 211..014\n_ 0tH 9oIIiI2~ . ;>I~ 1\n~ Deal 8001; 271l!i. ~ape 2a3\nMop 21lo16\nORo 8c!lk 2 e :p . \"..,. :>2£\nOC\\247440.1\nExhibit C\n-.- ....\n\",~,\n,\n,\n,\nI\nI\nI\n,\n,\n,\n,\n•","truncated":false,"body_characters":38815}