Road Maintenance. PURCHASER is responsible for normal road maintenance on roads used for any activity under this contract. Normal road maintenance shall provide for safe forest driving conditions, continuous access and road use, protection of roads from damage, water quality, and compliance with all applicable laws. PURCHASER’s responsibility for normal road maintenance commences with PURCHASER’s first use of a road for any activity under the contract period and shall continue through any active periods until final acceptance of the maintenance is made by STATE. In addition, during active periods, PURCHASER is responsible for normal road maintenance needs that are caused by public use of the roads. Should PURCHASER jointly use the road with other parties authorized under Section 41 to use the roads, each party shall be responsible for a proportionate part of normal maintenance, based upon the ratio of each party’s use to total road use, as determined by STATE. STATE may determine when maintenance is needed and issue instructions to PURCHASER specifying work to be done and the date it must be completed. Normal road maintenance shall be inclusive of PURCHASER action needed to prevent and protect the road from seasonal weather damage, repair damage caused by road use, and restore the road to at least the road condition at commencement of use, including, but not limited to:
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