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TASK ASSIGNMENT NOTIFICATION FORM

DEP CONTRACT NO. PL516

Task Assignment Number: PL516.011 BLA File Number: NA Date: July 24, 2025

Project Name: Florida Caverns State Park Donation County: Jackson Owner’s Name: Friends of Florida Caverns Parcel ID No: 29-5N-10-0000-0010-0020

Contractor: AEROSTAR SES LLC FEID No: 26-2747111 Contractor Contract Manager: Frank Redway Phone Number: 904-565-2820

DEP Designated Task Manager: James Parker Phone Number: 850-245-3045 DEP Contract Manager: James Parker Phone Number: 850-245-3045 Subcontractors: (List, if any) ___________________________ MBE: ______ Yes No ___________________________________________________ MBE: ______ Yes No

Task Description (Use additional sheets if necessary):

1) Provide a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment for the above referenced parcel(s) as described in Exhibit “A” in accordance with Division of State Lands (DSL) standards which are attached as Exhibit “B. In addition, the Contractor must comply with the most current American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) 2247 standard. If the DSL standards and ASTM requirements for Phase I ESAs conflict, then the Contractor must perform to the more stringent of the requirements (ASTM scope and limitations will be provided to the Contractor upon request). The signatory on the report must be an “environmental professional”, as that term is defined by ASTM. Please be aware that DSL requires the contractor to conduct an AUL/lien search on its behalf, as outlined in the DSL Scope of Services.

Deviations:

None

For property specific questions please contact the landowner representative Phillip Baxley at ptbaxley@gmail.com , For property access please contact the Park Manager Zachary Knerr at 850-482-1228 or at Zachary.knerr@floirdadep.gov

Approx. acres: 7.5 Attachments: Exhibit A, B, and User Questionnaire

DRAFT Products Due Date: August 27, 2025 Liquidated Damages Per Day Charge: $ 25.00

Task Assignment Type: Amount Not to Exceed:

Fee Schedule $ 2,700.00 Additional AUL/Lien Search $ n/a Cost Reimbursement $ n/a Total Task Assignment Value $2,700.00

AEROSTAR SES, LLC FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Contract Manager Date DEP Contract Manager or designee Date

APPROVED:

Contractual Authority Date

Funding Authority Date

Frank Redway

Digitally signed by Frank Redway Date: 2025.07.24 09:39:22 -04'00'

James Parker

Digitally signed by James Parker Date: 2025.07.24 08:15:02 -04'00'

Digitally signed by Robbie Parrish Date: 2025.07.24 09:06:19 -04'00'

Suzanne Lane

Digitally signed by Suzanne Lane Date: 2025.07.24 09:01:09 -04'00'

Funding Information:

Org. Code E. O. Fund Object Code Budget Entity Module Special Category

Project # Year Amount

37500500000 QQ 423001 131545 37100400 U1600 100718 n/a 00 $2,700.00 cc: Contracts Office (MS93)

Bureau of Finance & Accounting (MS75) 2 copies

29-Digit FLAIR Code: 37 20 2 423001 37100400 00 100718 00

Performance Measure: DEP Contract Manager will review deliverable to ensure specifications were met.

Financial Consequences: DEP will not pay for unsatisfactory deliverables. Contractor shall be given the right to remedy at no cost to DEP.

Primary Owner

FRIENDS OF FLORIDA CAVERNS

STATE PARK INC

3345 CAVERNS RD

MARIANNA, FL 32446

ParcelID 29-5N-10-0000-0010-0020 Location Address

BUMPNOSE RDMARIANNA

Brief Tax Description

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FRIENDS OF FLORIDA CAVERNS

STATE PARK INC

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Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Services Exhibit G

REQUIREMENTS FOR PERFORMING THE PHASE I ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT

(PHASE I ESA)

The Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) of the Subject Property to be acquired by the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of the State of Florida (Board of Trustees) must meet the requirements of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of State Lands (DSL), Bureau of Real Estate Services (BRES). For purposes of performing the ESA, the term “hazardous materials” shall mean any hazardous or toxic substance, material or waste of any kind or any other substance which is designated pursuant to and/or regulated by any environmental law. The term “environmental law” shall mean any and all applicable federal, state, tribal or local laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations or other governmental restrictions regulating, relating to, or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning hazardous materials. In addition, the Contractor must comply with the most current American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) E 1527 standard. If the DSL standards and ASTM requirements for Phase I ESAs conflict, then the Contractor must perform to the more stringent of the requirements. Specifically, the Contractor must adhere to the current scope and limitations of ASTM Designation: E 1527; Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments:

Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process

The required components and scope of the ESA beyond the above are as follows:

1. Requests for deviation from the requirements as set forth must be approved in writing by the DSL prior to the issuance of a Task Assignment (TA).

2. Certify the ESA to the Board of Trustees and any other parties requested by DSL. If the report is not certified to the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of the State of Florida and other requested parties, the product will not be accepted. The certification shall state the following: (a) the date the TA was signed by the Contractor (also insert a copy of the signed TA in the report following the certification page); (b) the date the Contractor began the work on the ESA; (c) the ESA meets the requirements of the Department of Environmental Protection, Division of State Lands, the current ASTM E 1527 standard (https://www.astm.org), and therefore the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s All Appropriate Inquiry Rule https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/brownfields-all-appropriate-inquiries; (d) the accuracy, correctness and completeness of the ESA is provided with the knowledge of the ASTM; and (e) the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of the State of Florida is entitled to rely on the information set forth in the ESA.

3. Determine if prior ESA’s have been done or any other environmental work and, if so, what it disclosed. Include all found information in the report as an Appendix for the independent review.

4. Contractor agrees to notify the Department DSL immediately if any substantial problems are discovered at any point during the Phase I ESA that impact the Subject Property.

5. Determine the potential existence of federal, state, tribal, and local environmental cleanup liens and Activity and Use Limitations (AUL) of enforcement actions against the Property. The DSL contracts with the Contractor to fulfill these obligations on behalf of the user(s)/DSL. Identify adjoining property landowners.

6. Interview the applicable adjoining neighbors if it is determined by the Contractor that an adjoining landowner is involved in an industrial use (an activity requiring the application of labor and capital for the production or distribution of a product or article, including, without limitation, manufacturing, processing, extraction, refining, warehousing, transportation, and utilities of hazardous substances or petroleum products), or if the adjoining site shows current or historical issues in the regulatory database search. Applicable sites would include gas stations; motor repair facilities; commercial printing facilities; dry cleaners; photo developing laboratories; junkyards or landfills; or waste treatment, storage, disposal, processing or recycling facilities. Interviewing residential neighbors is not necessary unless the Contractor has cause for concern.

7. Review and provide a summary of current and historical aerial photographs of the Property and surrounding area for an evaluation of prior and current use. Copies of the photography shall be placed in an appendix within the environmental site assessment for independent review.

8. Provide color photographs of the current site conditions in the ESA. All structures, wells, access roads and trail paths leading or impacting the Subject Property, areas and items of concern (including trash sites, borrow pits, stressed vegetation and stained soil), business environmental risks, historical recognized environmental conditions, and recognized environmental conditions on the Property or impacting the Property shall be photographed. Photographs should provide good representation of the site’s entire condition. If access is available inside of each structure(s), photographs should provide a good representation of the interior of the structure(s).

a. Include a table that lists the corresponding Longitude and Latitude of each photograph, and an

Arc Geographic Information System (GIS) shapefile in the ESA report for all indicated areas.

b. List manufacturer and model number of the GPS unit or mobile application (including version) used to collect data.

9. Orient all photograph points on a site map.

10. Provide an estimate of the depth to groundwater and direction of groundwater flow.

11. List all data failures, as defined in the current ASTM E 1527 standard, and explain why they exist.

12. The Environmental Assessment Report shall contain a discussion and evaluation of the relevance of all the components listed above and other findings of the ESA, along with definite conclusions and specific recommendations for further work the Contractor deems necessary as pertinent to the Subject Property.

13. As requested, provide hard copies of the reports on double-sided pages.

14. Include a Table of Contents in the ESA report.

15. Provide corresponding page numbers to the Contractor’s Itemized Checklist (see Exhibit H), attached to the TA, and include a completed copy of the checklist in the ESA.

16. Clearly label appendices in the report.

17. One (1) certified digital copy of the ESA shall be delivered to the DSL on compact disc, USB storage device, or other approved electronic methods as set out below:

The Department Contract Manager Office of Environmental Services Department of Environmental Protection 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, Mail Station 140 Tallahassee, Florida 32399

Contractor’s Itemized Checklist Exhibit H

PHASE I ESA (ASTM E 1527 AND ASTM E 2247); UPDATED PHASE I ESA (ASTM E 1527 AND ASTM E 2247)

Directions: Please fill in each blank with the appropriate response. An appendix may be indicated instead of page number(s), if appropriate.

1) YES/NO Have any requests for deviation to the DSL Scope of Services been approved?

2) Page # Certification to the Board of Trustees, with subsections a, b, c, d, and e.

3) Page # Determination of whether other or previous ESAs or environmental work has been performed at the Subject Property. If other ESAs or environmental work exists, state the Appendix in which copies of the previous ESAs or environmental work can be found in the report: Appendix

4) Page # Determination of existing environmental liens and AULs on the Subject Property.

5) Page # Adjoining property landowner identification.

6) YES/NO Were any adjoining landowners interviewed? If so, what page number can this information be found on in the report? Page #

7) Page # Summary of current and historical aerial photographs.

8) Page # Geographic Information System (GPS) points and GPS manufacturer and model.

9) Page # Photograph points oriented on a site map to scale or current aerial photograph.

10) Page # Groundwater information.

11) Page # Data failure information.

12) Page # Discussion and evaluation of findings, conclusions and recommendations.

Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Services for Forestland or Rural Property

EXHIBIT I

REQUIREMENTS FOR PERFORMING PHASE I ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT FOR

FORESTLAND OR RURAL PROPERTY

The Environmental Site Assessment of the Subject Property to be acquired by the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of the State of Florida (Board of Trustees) must meet the requirements of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of State Lands (DSL), Bureau of Real Estate Services (BRES). For purposes of performing the ESA, the term “hazardous materials” shall mean any hazardous or toxic substance, material or waste of any kind or any other substance which is designated pursuant to and/or regulated by any environmental law. The term “environmental law” shall mean any and all applicable federal, state, tribal or local laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations or other governmental restrictions regulating, relating to, or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning hazardous materials. In addition, the Contractor must comply with the most current American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) E 2247 standard. If the DSL standards and ASTM requirements for Phase I ESAs conflict, then the Contractor must perform to the more stringent of the requirements. Specifically, the Contractor must adhere to the current scope and limitations of ASTM Designation: E 2247; Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments:

Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process prior to the issuance of a Task Assignment (TA).

2. Certify the ESA to the Board of Trustees and any other parties requested by DSL. If the report is not certified to the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of the State of Florida and other requested parties, the product will not be accepted. The certification shall state the following: (a) the date the TA was signed by the Contractor (also insert a copy of the signed TA in the report following the certification page); (b) the date the Contractor began the work on the ESA; (c) the environmental site assessment meets the requirements of the Department of Environmental Protection, Division of State Lands, the current ASTM E 2247 standard (https://www.astm.org),, and therefore the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s All Appropriate Inquiry Rule https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/brownfields-all-appropriate-inquiries; (d) the accuracy, correctness and completeness of the environmental site assessment is provided with the knowledge of the ASTM; and (e) the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of the State of Florida is entitled to rely on the information set forth in the environmental site assessment.

3. Determine if prior ESA’s have been done or any other environmental work and, if so, what it disclosed. Include all found information in the report as an Appendix for the independent review.

4. Contractor agrees to notify DSL immediately if any substantial problems are discovered at any point during the Phase I ESA that impact the Subject Property.

5. Determine the potential existence of federal, state, tribal, and local environmental cleanup liens contracts with the Contractor to fulfill these obligations on behalf of the user(s)/DSL.

6. Identify adjoining property landowners.

7. Interview the applicable adjoining neighbors if it is determined by the Contractor that an and capital for the production or distribution of a product or article, including, without limitation, manufacturing, processing, extraction, refining, warehousing, transportation, and utilities of hazardous substances or petroleum products), or if the adjoining site shows current or historical issues in the regulatory database search. Applicable sites would include gas stations; motor repair facilities; commercial printing facilities; dry cleaners; photo developing laboratories; junkyards or landfills; or waste treatment, storage, disposal, processing or recycling facilities. Interviewing residential neighbors is not necessary unless the Contractor has cause for concern.

8. Review and provide a summary of current and historical aerial photographs of the Property and surrounding area for an evaluation of prior and current use. Copies of the photography shall be placed in an appendix within the environmental site assessment for independent review.

9. Provide color photographs of the current site conditions in the ESA. All structures, wells, access roads and trail paths leading or impacting the Subject Property, areas and items of concern (including trash sites, borrow pits, stressed vegetation and stained soil), business environmental risks, historical recognized environmental conditions, and recognized environmental conditions on the Property or impacting the Property shall be photographed. Photographs should provide a good representation of the sites entire condition. If access is available inside of each structure(s), photographs should provide a good representation of the interior of the structure(s).

a. Include a table that lists the corresponding Longitude and Latitude of each photograph, and an

Arc Geographic Information System (GIS) shapefile in the ESA report for all indicated areas.

b. List manufacturer and model number of the GPS unitor mobile application (including version) used to collect data.

10. Orient all photograph points on a site map.

11. Provide an estimate of the depth to groundwater and direction of groundwater flow.

12. List all data failures, as defined in the current ASTM E 2247 standard, and explain why they exist.

13. The Environmental Assessment Report shall contain a discussion and evaluation of the relevance of all the components listed above and other findings of the ESA, along with definite conclusions and specific recommendations for further work the Contractor deems necessary as pertinent to the Subject Property.

14. As requested, provide any required hard copies of the reports on double-sided pages.

15. Include a Table of Contents in the ESA report.

16. Provide corresponding page numbers to the Contractor’s Itemized Checklist (see Exhibit I), attached to the TA, and include a completed copy of the checklist in the ESA.

17. Clearly label appendices in the report.

18. One (1) certified digital copy of the ESA shall be delivered to the DSL on compact disc, USB storage device, or other approved electronic method as set out below:

The Department Contract Manager Office of Environmental Services Department of Environmental Protection

Updated Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Services Exhibit J

REQUIREMENTS FOR PERFORMING UPDATED PHASE I (ASTM E 1527 or E 2247)

ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT (ESA)

The Updated Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) of the Subject Property to be acquired by the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of the State of Florida (Board of Trustees) must meet the requirements of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of State Lands (DSL), Bureau of Real Estate Services (BRES). For purposes of performing the ESA, the term “hazardous materials” shall mean any hazardous or toxic substance, material or waste of any kind or any other substance which is designated pursuant to and/or regulated by any environmental law. The term “environmental law” shall mean any and all applicable federal, state, tribal or local laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations or other governmental restrictions regulating, relating to, or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning hazardous materials. In addition, the Contractor must comply with the most current American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) E 1527 or current ASTM E 2247 standard, whichever is applicable to the update. If the DSL standards and ASTM requirements for Phase I ESAs conflict, then the Contractor must perform to the more stringent of the requirements. Please see the Contractor’s Itemized Checklist which will be attached to the Task Assignment (see Exhibit II). Specifically, the Contractor must adhere to the current scope and limitations of ASTM Designation: E 1527; Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process, or ASTM Designation: E 2247, Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessment Process for Forestland or Rural Property, whichever is applicable to the update.

prior to the issuance of a Task Assignment (TA).

2. Certify the Updated ESA to the Board of Trustees and any other parties requested by DSL. If the updated ESA report is not certified to the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of the State of Florida and other requested parties, the product will not be accepted. The certification shall state the following: (a) the date the TA was signed by the Contractor (also insert a copy of the signed TA in the report following the certification page); (b) the date the Contractor began the work on the Updated ESA; (c) the Updated ESA meets the requirements of the Department of Environmental Protection, Division of State Lands, the current ASTM standard(https://www.astm.org), , and therefore the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s All Appropriate Inquiry Rule https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/brownfields-all-appropriate-inquiries;

(d) the accuracy, correctness and completeness of the updated environmental site assessment is provided with the knowledge of the ASTM; and (e) the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of the State of Florida is entitled to rely on the information set forth in the Updated ESA.

3. Determine if prior ESA’s have been done or any other environmental work and, if so, what it disclosed. Include all found information in the report as an Appendix for the independent review.

4. Contractor agrees to notify DSL immediately if any substantial problems are discovered at any point during the Updated Phase I ESA that impact the Subject Property.

5. Determine the potential existence of federal, state, tribal, and local environmental cleanup liens contracts with the Contractor to fulfill these obligations on behalf of the user(s)/DSL.

6. Identify adjoining property landowners.

7. Interview the applicable adjoining neighbors if it is determined by the Contractor that an and capital for the production or distribution of a product or article, including, without limitation, manufacturing, processing, extraction, refining, warehousing, transportation, and utilities of hazardous substances or petroleum products), or if the adjoining site shows current or historical issues in the regulatory database search. Applicable sites would include gas stations; motor repair facilities; commercial printing facilities; dry cleaners; photo developing laboratories; junkyards or landfills; or waste treatment, storage, disposal, processing or recycling facilities. Interviewing residential neighbors is not necessary unless the Contractor has cause for concern.

8. Review and provide a summary of current and historical aerial photographs of the Property and surrounding area for an evaluation of prior and current use. Copies of the photography shall be placed in an appendix within the updated environmental site assessment for independent review.

9. Provide color photographs of the current site conditions in the updated ESA. All structures, wells, access roads and trail paths leading or impacting the Subject Property, areas and items of concern (including trash sites, borrow pits, stressed vegetation and stained soil), business environmental risks, historical recognized environmental conditions, and recognized environmental conditions on the Property or impacting the Property shall be photographed. Photographs should provide a good representation of the sites entire condition. If access is available inside of each structure(s), photographs should provide a good representation of the interior of the structure(s).

a. Include a table that lists the corresponding Longitude and Latitude of each photograph, and an

Arc Geographic Information System (GIS) shapefile in the ESA report for all indicated areas.

b. List manufacturer and model number of the GPS unit or mobile application (including version) used to collect data.

10. Orient all photograph points on a site map.

11. Provide an estimate of the depth to groundwater and direction of groundwater flow.

12. List all data failures, as defined in the current ASTM standard, and explain why they exist.

13. The Updated Environmental Assessment Report shall contain a discussion and evaluation of the relevance of all the components listed above and other findings of the updated ESA, along with definite conclusions and specific recommendations for further work the Contractor deems necessary as pertinent to the Subject Property.

14. As requested, provide any required hard copies of the reports on double-sided pages.

15. Include a Table of Contents in the updated ESA report.

16. Provide corresponding page numbers to the Contractor’s Itemized Checklist (see Exhibit H), attached to the TA, and include a completed copy of the checklist in the updated ESA.

17. Clearly label appendices in the report.

18. One (1) certified digital copy of the updated ESA shall be delivered to the DSL on compact disc, USB storage device, or other electronic methods as set out below:

Department of Environmental Protection

Phase II Environmental Site Assessment Services Exhibit K

REQUIREMENTS FOR PERFORMING PHASE II ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT

(PHASE II ESA)

1. Certify the Phase II Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) to the Board of Trustees and any other parties requested by DSL. If the report is not certified to the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of the State of Florida and other requested parties, the product will not be accepted. The certification shall state the following: (a) the date the Task Assignment (TA) was signed by the Contractor and the due date (also insert a copy of the signed TA in the report following the certification page); (b) the Phase II Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) meets the requirements of the Department of Environmental Protection, Division of State Lands; (c) the accuracy, correctness and completeness of the Phase II ESA is provided with the knowledge of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation And Liability Act as set forth in 42 U.S.C.

Section 9601 et seq., as amended (“CERCLA”); and (d) the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of the State of Florida is entitled to rely on the information set forth in the Phase II ESA.

2. Requests for deviation from the requirements as set forth must be approved in writing by the DSL prior to the issuance of a TA.

3. Contractor agrees to notify DSL immediately a) if any substantial problems unfold or are discovered at any point during the Phase II ESA that impact the Subject Property, or b) if any new Recognized Environmental Conditions (RECs) that were not listed as an REC in the corresponding Phase I ESA are discovered during the course of the Phase II ESA.

4. Contractor agrees to communicate to DSL, by email and/or telephone, all of the data results once received from the laboratory prior to submittal of the written report.

5. Provide color photographs of the Phase II ESA work and any onsite conditions that may have changed since the Phase I ESA that may be of concern. Photographs should provide a good representation of the site’s RECs that are associated with the Phase II ESA.

Orient all photographs on a site map.

6. Provide correlating Geographic Information System (GPS) points for all existing wells, sample points, monitor wells, and newly discovered recognized environmental conditions, items of concern or business environmental risks.

Orient GPS points on a site map.

7. All Phase II ESAs shall be approved and certified by a Professional Engineer or Professional Geologist licensed by the State of Florida.

8. Submit a report which shall include a description of the RECs identified in the Phase I ESA (any other

RECs identified during the course of the Phase II ESA), the correlating work performed;

observations; all back up documentation including, but not limited to, the results of the laboratory analysis, waste manifests, receipts and chain of custody documentation; monitoring well construction data; findings; conclusions, and specific recommendations based on the conditions encountered during the assessment.

9. As requested, provide any required hard copies of the reports on double-sided pages.

10. Clearly label appendices in the report.

11. One (1) certified digital copy of the Phase II ESA shall be delivered to the DSL on compact disc, USB storage device, or other approved electronic method as set out below:

Department of Environmental Protection

X3. USER QUESTIONNAIRE

(1) Environmental cleanup liens that are filed or recorded against the site (40 CFR 312.25).

Are you aware of any environmental cleanup liens against the property that are filed or recorded under federal, tribal, state or local law? No, DSL looks to the ESA consultant to provide us with this information.

(2) Activity and land use limitations that are in place on the site or that have been filed or recorded in a registry

(40 CFR 312.26).

Are you aware of any AULs, such as engineering controls, land use restrictions or institutional controls that are in place at the site and/or have been filed or recorded in a registry under federal, tribal, state or local law? No, DSL looks to the ESA consultant to provide us with this information.

(3) Specialized knowledge or experience of the person seeking to qualify for the LLP (40 CFR 312.28).

As the user of this ESA do you have any specialized knowledge or experience related to the property or nearby properties? For example, are you involved in the same line of business as the current or former occupants of the property or an adjoining property so that you would have specialized knowledge of the chemicals and processes used by this type of business? No.

(4) Relationship of the purchase price to the fair market value of the property if it were not contaminated (40

CFR 312.29).

Does the purchase price being paid for this property reasonably reflect the fair market value of the property? If you conclude that there is a difference, have you considered whether the lower purchase price is because contamination is known or believed to be present at the property? NA, property is being donated to the State Park.

(5) Commonly known or reasonably ascertainable information about the property (40 CFR 312.30).

Are you aware of commonly known or reasonably ascertainable information about the property that would help the environmental professional to identify conditions indicative of releases or threatened releases? For example, as user,

(a) Do you know the past uses of the property? No, DSL looks to the ESA consultant to determine past uses of the property.

(b) Do you know of specific chemicals that are present or once were present at the property? No, the ESA consultant will find out through their research of the property, interviews, etc.

(c) Do you know of spills or other chemical releases that have taken place at the property? No, the

ESA consultant will find out through their research of the property, interviews, etc.

(d) Do you know of any environmental cleanups that have taken place at the property? No, the ESA consultant will determine this through their research and regulatory record review of the property.

(6) The degree of obviousness of the presence of likely presence of contamination at the property, and the ability to detect the contamination by appropriate investigation (40 CFR 312.31).

As the user of this ESA, based on your knowledge and experience related to the property are there any obvious indicators that point to the presence or likely presence of contamination at the property? No.

James Parker ______ ESA Contract Manager __ Name (Authorized User Representative) Title

_________________________________ July 24, 2025 _____ _____ Signature Date

RE:

Project: Florida Caverns State Park Donation Property Owner: Friends of Florida Caverns Task Assignment No.: PL516.011