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Exhibit 10.36 

FIRST AMENDMENT TO LEASE

This First Amendment To Lease (“Amendment”), is made as of November 18, 2005, by
and between Alaska Consolidated DE LLC, YABQ DE LLC, and KDC Idaho DE LLC known
as Lakepointe Centre I Co-Tenancy, successor to M&S Prime Properties, Ltd.
(“Landlord”) and American Ecology Corporation (“Tenant”).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant entered into that certain Lease Agreement dated
April 18, 2002 (“Lease”) for that certain parcel of real property and the
improvements located thereon known as Lakepointe Centre I, 300 East Mallard
Drive, Suite 300, Boise, Idaho (“Premises”);

WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant desire to expand the Premises of the Lease and to
amend the Lease in certain respects as provided below.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.     Construction. Any capitalized term not defined in this Amendment shall
have the meaning given to it in the Lease. In the event of any inconsistency
between the provisions of the Lease and this Amendment, the provision of this
Amendment shall control.

2.     Timing. Each of the following amendments to the Lease take effect as of
February 1, 2006, or upon substantial completion of tenant improvements to Suite
360, whichever happens last, unless expressly provided otherwise.

3.     Premises. Section 6 of the Basic Lease Information of the Lease is
amended to add Suite 360 to the Premises with an additional 2,353 rentable
square feet as shown in Exhibit A attached hereto, which will make the total
Premises 10,925 rentable square feet.

4.     Term. Section 7 of the Basic Lease Information of the Lease is amended to
extend the term to sixty (60) months.

5.     Base Rent. The Base Rent provided in Section 10 of the Basic Lease
Information of the Lease shall be amended as follows:

PERIOD
Months
 
MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS
OF BASE RENT
 
1-12
 
$
16,387.50
 
13-24
 
$
16,842.71
 
25-36
 
$
17,297.92
 
37-48
 
$
17,753.13
 
49-60
 
$
18,208.33
 

6.     Base Year. The Base Year provided in Section 12 of the Basic Lease
Information shall be amended from 2003 to 2006.

7.     Tenant's Proportionate Share: Section 13 of the Basic Lease Information
for Tenant's share of the operating expenses shall be amended from 13.42% to
17.10%.

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8.     Tenant Improvement Allowance: Effective immediately, Section 14 of the
Basic Lease Information of the Lease shall be amended as follows: Landlord shall
provide space planning for Tenant at no charge and the tenant improvements and
allowance shall be as set forth in Exhibit B to this Amendment.

9.     Notice. Effective immediately, the Lease shall be amended to add a notice
provision as follows:
 

The addresses for Landlord are:      
Landlord:
Thorton Oliver Keller Commercial Real Estate, LLC
 
Attn: Property Manager
 
250 S. Fifth Street, Second Floor
 
Boise, ID 83702
   
with a copy to:
Lakepointe Centre I Co-Tenancy
 
Attn: Stuart C. Bond
 
c/o Bond Stephens & Johnson, Inc.
 
3201 “C” Street, Suite 200
 
Anchorage, Alaska 99503

10.   Other Provisions. Except as modified by this Amendment, all other terms
and conditions of the Lease shall remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the
date and year first above written.

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LANDLORD:
   
Alaska Consolidated DE LLC, YABQ DE LLC and KDC Idaho DE LLC, Delaware limited
liability companies
   
By: Alaska Consolidated LLC
         
By: /s/ Stuart C. Bond
   
Stuart C. Bond, Managing Member
                   
TENANT:
         
American Ecology Corporation
               
By: /s/ James R. Baumgardner
   
Name: James R. Baumgardner
   
Title: SVP/CFO

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EXHIBIT A
FLOOR PLAN FOR SUITE 360
 
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EXHIBIT B
TENANT IMPROVEMENTS

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Install new door from Tenant's existing Premises, Suite 300, into Suite 360 as
noted on Exhibit A - Floor Plan.

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Remove wall between Suite 360 and Suite 370, patch and paint walls as needed.

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Install new Tenant demising wall between Suite 360 and Suite 370 as noted on
Exhibit A - Floor Plan.

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Adjust HVAC in new expansion space between Suite 360 and Suite 370.

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Install proper electrical outlets and light switches in expansion space between
Suite 360 and Suite 370.

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Patch and repair carpet as needed in expansion space.

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Patch and paint as needed in expansion space.

 
 

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