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Exhibit A hereto and incorporated herein by reference, providing the following conditions are met: a. Prior to commencement of any bum, the Bureau of Land Management, Eugene Public Works Department, or The Nature Conservancy shall give notice to the Eugene Fire Marshal and the Lane Regional Air Pollution Authority and shall obtain the approval of those agencies to conduct the bum in the time, place, and manner proposed. b. No greater than 110 acres of open burning shall be conducted within anyone calendar year. c. Environmental protection and fire suppression strategies, personnel, and equipment (including wind direction, moisture regime, and fire fighting equipment) shall be approved in advance by the Eugene Fire Marshal and Lane Regional Air Pollution Authority. The Bureau of Land Management, Eugene Public Works Department, and The Nature Conservancy shall comply with all conditions imposed by those agencies. d. Burning shall only occur when wind and weather conditions are such that air quality impacts are minimized and safety can be maintained. e. Bums shall occur periodically only in the time period between the effective date of this Ordinance and December 31,2010. f. The Bureau of Land Management, Eugene Public Works Department, and The Nature Conservancy assume responsibility for providing all equipment and personnel associated with the bum and for complying with all applicable federal, state and local laws. Section 4. In the event the areas are annexed to the City prior to December 31,2010, an exception to the application of Eugene Code, 1971, Section 6.200 is given to the Bureau of Land Management, Eugene Public Works Department, and the Nature Conservancy to conduct periodic "wetland management" controlled open burning of vegetation for scientific purposes and to foster growth of wetlands plant species in any of the areas shown on the map attached as Exhibit B hereto and incorporated herein by reference, following annexation of those sites to the City of Eugene, providing the following conditions are met: a. Prior to commencement of any bum, the Bureau of Land Management, Eugene Public Works Department or The Nature Conservancy shall give notice to the Eugene Fire Marshal and the Lane Regional Air Pollution Authority and shall obtain the approval of those agencies to conduct the bum in the time, place and manner proposed. b. No more than 70 acres of open burning shall be conducted within anyone calendar year. c. Environmental protection and fire suppression strategies, personnel and equipment (including wind direction, moisture regime, and fire fighting equipment) shall be approved in advance by the Eugene Fire Marshal and Lane Regional Air Pollution Authority. The Bureau Ordinance - 3