Exhibit
10.1.4

     

    
      FOURTH
AMENDMENT

       

      TO

       

      LEASE
AGREEMENT

       

      AND

       

      REAFFIRMATION
OF GUARANTY

       

      By
and Among

       

      The
Indiana Port Commission,

       

      Aventine
Renewable Energy-Mt Vernon, LLC

       

      And

       

      Aventine
Renewable Energy Holdings, Inc.

       

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

      


      FOURTH AMENDMENT TO LEASE
AGREEMENT

      AND REAFFIRMATION OF
GUARANTY

       

      THIS
FOURTH AMENDMENT TO LEASE AGREEMENT AND REAFFIRMATION OF GUARANTY ("Fourth Amendment") is made and
entered into this 19th  day
of June, 2008 by and among the INDIANA PORT COMMISSION, a body corporate and
politic existing under the laws of the State of Indiana (the "Commission"), AVENTINE
RENEWABLE ENERGY-MT VERNON, LLC a Delaware Limited Liability Company ("Lessee", and together the
"Parties") and AVENTINE
RENEWABLE ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. ("Guarantor").

       

      RECITALS:

       

      A.           The
Commission is charged with the management and operation of the Ports of Indiana,
including the Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon, in Posey County, Indiana (the "Port").

       

      B.           The
Parties entered into a certain Lease Agreement dated October 31, 2006, which was
executed by the Office of the Attorney General and the Office of the Governor on
January 19, 2007 and January 24, 2007 respectively (the “Original Lease”), which
Original Lease was amended by (i) a certain First Amendment to Lease Agreement
and Reaffirmation of Guaranty dated June 14, 2007 among the Parties and
Guarantor, (ii) a certain Second Amendment to Lease Agreement and Reaffirmation
of Guaranty dated October 18, 2007 among the Parties and Guarantor, and (iii) a
certain Third Amendment to Lease Agreement and Reaffirmation of Guaranty dated
December 20, 2007 among the Parties and Guarantor (said Original Lease as so
amended is herein referred to as the "Lease"), whereby the
Commission leased to Lessee and Lessee leased from the Commission that certain
real estate described in the Lease, located at the Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon,
a port managed and operated by the Commission in Posey County,
Indiana.

       

      C.           The
Parties have agreed to amend the Lease to remove from the Leased Premises the relocated Southwind
Port Road (depicted on Exhibit
A-2 hereto), to add to the Leased Premises the former Southwind Port Road
(Parcel # 2A depicted on Exhibit
A-2 hereto) and to make other changes in the legal descriptions of the
Leased Premises.

       

      D.           Guarantor
is joining in the execution of this Fourth Amendment solely for purposes of
consenting to all provisions of this Fourth Amendment and ratifying, confirming
and reaffirming its obligations under that certain Lease Guaranty dated as of
October 31, 2006 (the "Lease
Guaranty").

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
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      E.           Lessee,
the Commission and Guarantor have each had substantial participation in the
preparation of this Fourth Amendment which shall become effective upon execution
by the Parties.

       

      F.           At
a properly convened public meeting, the Commission has duly approved the
execution and delivery of this Fourth Amendment by its duly authorized
officers.

       

      NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises, the mutual undertakings
hereinafter set forth, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Commission, Lessee and
Guarantor (solely for purposes of its agreement to the provisions of Paragraph 6
below) hereby agree as follows:

       

      1.           Lines
1 through and including 15 of Section 1.01 of the Lease are hereby deleted in
their entirety and replaced by the following:

       

      Section
1.01.  THE
DEMISE.  The Commission does hereby demise and lease to Lessee,
and Lessee does hereby lease from the Commission, that certain real estate
consisting of approximately 118 acres, more or less, located at the Port of
Indiana – Mount Vernon, a port managed and operated by the Commission in Posey
County, Indiana; said real estate being more particularly described as Parcel #
1, Parcel # 2, Parcel # 2A, Parcel # 3, Parcel # 3A, Parcel # 4, Parcel # 4A,
easement Parcel # 5 and easement Parcel # 6 on Exhibit
A attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference and depicted
on Exhibit
A-1 attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference (the “Real Estate”;  the
buildings, structures fixtures and other improvements now or hereafter located
on the Real Estate being herein referred to as the “Improvements”; and the Real
Estate and Improvements being herein referred to as the “Leased
Premises”).  The Real Estate is located within the Port more
particularly described on Exhibit
A-2 attached hereto and incorporated herein by this
reference.  The demise further grants to Lessee:

       

      The
remainder of Section 1.01, commencing with clause (i), is not
amended.

       

      2.           Exhibit
A to the Lease is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by Exhibit A
– DESCRIPTION OF LEASED REAL ESTATE attached to this Fourth Amendment and
incorporated herein by this reference.

       

      3.           The
caption of “Exhibit
A-1” to the Lease is hereby amended to be “Exhibit
A-2 – DESCRIPTION OF PORT REAL ESTATE.

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
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      4.           Exhibit
A-1 – PLAT OF LEASED REAL ESTATE to this Fourth Amendment is hereby added
to the Lease, immediately following Exhibit
A and preceding Exhibit
A-2.

       

      5.           The
following paragraph is hereby added to the end of Section 1.01 of the
Lease:

       

      Reference
is hereby made to a certain ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey of the Real Estate
prepared by Morley and Associates, Inc. as Job No. 7313 dated 2/8/2007 and last
revised 6/13/2008 (the “Survey”), which is the Survey
delivered by Lessee to the Commission pursuant to Section 1.01 of the Original
Lease, as so last revised.  Within a reasonable period of time after
the completion of the Project, and at such other times prior to such completion
as determined by Lessee or reasonably requested by the Commission, Lessee shall
provide to the Commission at Lessee’s sole expense further revisions of the
Survey to show the as-built conditions and such other matters relating to the
Real Estate as determined by Lessee or reasonably requested by the
Commission.  Promptly after the receipt of any such revisions, the
Parties shall enter into amendments to the Lease and the Memorandum in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to each of them setting forth any changes to
the metes and bounds descriptions of the Real Estate, any details of any of the
easements referred to in clauses (i) through (iv) of Section 1.01 of the Lease
and/or any other matter relating to the Real Estate, any such items or any such
revisions of the Survey reasonably requested by either of them, including the
satisfaction of the following notes appearing on the Survey:

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (a)

              	
                Note
      to east portion of Parcel #1 concerning additional railroad tracks to be
      installed by the Commission to serve Consolidated Grain and Barge, to the
      effect that: “Additional railroad tracks to be installed by the Indiana
      Port Commission, land to be surrendered back to the Commission and deleted
      from the Leased Premises by an amendment to the Lease between the
      Commission and Aventine Renewable Energy – Mt Vernon,
  LLC.”

              


      

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (b)

              	
                Note
      to east line of former Southwind Port Road (Parcel # 2A) to the effect
      that:  "Underground Water Line (unrecorded) shown on Indiana
      Port Commission Master Easement Drawing, to be surrendered north of the
      water valve by Agreement to be agreed among the Commission, the City of Mt
      Vernon and any other applicable
parties."

              


      

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (c)

              	
                Note
      to the area on the Commission’s land south of Parcel # 1 between the
      railroad tracks and the underground water line to the effect
      that:  "Drainage Easement in location to be determined to be
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                Agreement
      between the Indiana Port Commission, Grantor, and Aventine Renewable
      Energy – Mt Vernon, LLC, as Grantee."

              
	 	 	 
	
                 
      

              	
                (d)

              	
                Note
      to the areas between the relocated Southwind Port Road and the railroad
      tracks and Parcels # 2 and # 3:  "Drainage Easement in location
      to be determined between relocated Southwind Port Road and railroad tracks
      and Parcels # 2 and # 3, to be provided in an Agreement between Aventine
      Renewable Energy – Mt Vernon, LLC, Grantor, and the Indiana Port
      Commission, as Grantee."

              


      

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (e)

              	
                Note
      to variable width utility easement to the west of former Southwind Port
      Road (Parcel # 2A) to the effect that:  "Variable Width Utility
      Easement (Unrecorded) shown on Indiana Port Commission Master Easement
      Drawing, to be surrendered by Agreement to be agreed among the Indiana
      Port Commission, the City of Mt Vernon and any other applicable
      parties."

              


      

       

      The
Parties agree to cooperate in good faith to cause the agreements referred to in
said notes to be executed and delivered and the actions referred to in said
notes to be taken.

       

      6.           Guarantor
hereby consents to the amendments to the Lease made by this Fourth Amendment and
agrees that such amendments shall not affect, impair, discharge, relieve or
release Guarantor of its obligations under the terms of the Lease Guaranty, and
that such Lease Guaranty shall be deemed to reference the Lease as amended
hereby. Guarantor hereby ratifies, confirms and reaffirms in all respects, the
Lease Guaranty, and agrees that said Lease Guaranty shall continue in full force
and effect.

       

      7.           The
Commission and Lessee agree that the above and foregoing Recitals are true,
correct and complete and are hereby incorporated and made a part of this Fourth
Amendment as if completely and fully set forth herein. Capitalized terms used in
this Fourth Amendment without definition shall have the meanings set forth in
the Lease as previously amended, except that any internal references in the
Lease to the word "Lease" shall mean the Lease,
as previously and hereby amended, wherever therein the context so requires in
order to give meaning to this Fourth Amendment.

       

      8.           Lessee
and the Commission hereby affirm, reaffirm and confirm that as of the date
hereof the Lease is in full force and effect, that the Lease has not been
modified or amended (except as provided in this Amendment) and that all of the
Commission's and Lessee's obligations accrued to date have been performed.
Lessee and Commission hereby agree that there are, as of the date hereof,
regardless of the giving of notice or the passage of time, or both, no defaults
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      the
Commission or Lessee under the Lease, as amended by this Fourth Amendment. Each
of Lessee and the Commission hereby ratify the provisions of the Lease on behalf
of themselves and their respective successors and assigns and agree to attorn
and be bound to each other and their respective successors and assigns as to all
of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Lease, as amended hereby. This
Fourth Amendment shall be incorporated into and made a part of the Lease and all
provisions thereof not expressly modified or amended hereby shall remain in full
force and effect. Nothing contained in this Fourth Amendment (except, as
applicable, for the specific amendments to the Lease set forth in this Fourth
Amendment) shall release or relieve Lessee or Commission from their respective
obligations or liabilities under the Lease accruing prior to the date
hereof.

       

      9.           Except
as expressly amended and modified by this Fourth Amendment, the Lease shall
otherwise remain in full force and effect, the parties hereto hereby ratifying
and confirming the same. This Fourth Amendment, together with the Lease, is the
complete understanding between the parties and supersedes all other prior
agreements and representations concerning its subject matter. To the extent of
any inconsistency between the Lease and this Fourth Amendment, the terms of this
Fourth Amendment shall control.

       

      10.           Immediately
following the signature page of this Fourth Amendment is the Addendum of State
required contract provisions previously executed by the Parties. The Parties
reaffirm the covenants and affirmations contained in said Addendum and
incorporate the same into this Fourth Amendment.

       

      [Signature
Page Follows]

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
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      IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Lease as of the day, and
month and year first above-written.

       

      
        	
                ATTEST:

              	 
      	
                INDIANA
      PORT COMMISSION

              
	 	 	 
	
                By:

              	
                /s/
      Jay K. Potesta

              	 
      	
                By:

              	
                /s/
      Ken Kaczmarek

              
	 	
                Secretary-Treasurer

              	 	 	
                Chairman

              


      

      


      


      
        	
                Approved
      as to form and legality

                This
      24th
      day of June, 2008.

              	 
      	
                APPROVED

                DATE:
      July 10, 2008

              
	 	 	 
	 
      	
                /s/
      Susan W. Gard

              	 
      	 
      	
                /s/
      Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.

              
	 	
                For
      Steve Carter

                Attorney
      General of Indiana

              	 	 	
                The
      Honorable Mitchell Daniels Governor of
Indiana

              


      

      


      


      
        	
                ATTEST:

              	 
      	
                Aventine
      Renewable Energy - Mt Vernon, LLC

              
	 	 	 
	 
      	
                /s/
      Lynn K. Landman

              	 
      	 
      	
                /s/
      Ronald H. Miller

              
	 	
                (Signature)

              	 	 	
                (Signature)

              
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
      	
                Lynn
      K. Landman, VP & General Counsel

              	 
      	 
      	
                Ronald
      H. Miller, President & CEO

              
	 	
                (Printed
      name and title)

              	 	 	
                (Printed
      name and title)

              
	 	 	 	 	 


      

       

      
        	
                ATTEST:

              	 
      	
                Aventine
      Renewable Energy Holdings,

                Inc.

              
	 	 	 
	 
      	
                /s/
      Lynn K. Landman

              	 
      	 
      	
                /s/
      Ronald H. Miller

              
	 	
                (Signature)

              	 	 	
                (Signature)

              


      

       

      
        	 
      	
                Lynn
      K. Landman, VP & General Counsel

              	 
      	 
      	
                Ronald
      H. Miller, President & CEO

              
	 	
                (Printed
      name and title)

              	 	 	
                (Printed
      name and title)

              


      

      


       

      This
instrument was prepared jointly by David W. Haniford, General Counsel Indiana
Port POI (Atty#7438-79)

      150 W.
Market St., Ste 100, Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317) 232-9204 and Joseph J.
Sperber, Attorney at Law, Davis Polk & Wardwell, 450 Lexington Avenue, New
York, NY  10017 (212) 450-4375

       

      I affirm,
under the penalties for perjury, that I have taken reasonable care to redact
each Social Security number in this document, unless required by law. David W.
Haniford, Attorney at
Law

       

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
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      ADDENDUM
OF

       

      STATE
REQUIRED CONTRACT PROVISIONS

       

       

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

       

       

      EXHIBIT
E

       

      (IPC3.21.06)

       

      ADDENDUM

       

      This
Addendum is entered into by and between the Ports of Indiana (the "State") and Aventine Renewable
Energy-Mt Vernon, LLC (the "Contractor"), and collectively
known as the "Parties".  The
purpose of this Addendum is to modify, delete, or amend certain terms and
conditions set forth in the attached Fifth Amendment ("Agreement").  This
Addendum and the Agreement are incorporated into each other and, when read
together, shall constitute one integrated document.  Any
inconsistency, conflict, or ambiguity between this Addendum and the Agreement
shall be resolved by giving precedence and effect to this Addendum.

       

      
        1.           Authority
to Bind Contractor

      

       

      The
signatory for the Contractor represents that he/she has been duly authorized to
execute this Contract on behalf of the Contractor and has obtained all necessary
or applicable approvals to make this Contract fully binding upon the Contractor
when his/her signature is affixed, and certifies that this Contract is not
subject to further acceptance by Contractor when accepted by the State of
Indiana.

       

      
        2.           Compliance
with Laws.

      

       

      
        
          	
                	
                  A. 

                	
                  The
      Contractor shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws,
      rules, regulations and ordinances, and all provisions required thereby to
      be included herein are hereby incorporated by reference.  The
      enactment of any state or federal statute or the promulgation of nays or
      regulations thereunder after execution of this Contract shall be reviewed
      by the State and the Contractor to determine whether the provisions of
      this Contract require found
modification.

                


        

      

       

      
        
          	
                	
                  B. 

                	
                  The
      Contractor and its agents shall abide by all ethical requirements that
      apply to persons who have a business relationship with the State, as set
      forth in Indiana Code § 4-2-6 at seq., the regulations promulgated
      thereunder, and Executive Order 04-08, dated April 27, 2004.  If
      the tractor is not familiar with these ethical requirements, the
      contractor should refer any questions to the Indiana State Ethics
      Commission, or visit the Indiana State Ethics Commission website at
      http://www.in.gov/ethics/.  If
      the Contractor or its agents violate any applicable ethical standards, the
      State may, in its sole discretion, terminate this Contract subject to the
      notice and cure provisions of Sections 11.01(i) and 7.02 of the
      Agreement.  In addition, the Contractor may be subject to
      penalties under Indiana Code §
4-2-6-12.

                


        

      

       

      
        
          	
                	
                  C. 

                	
                  The
      Contractor certifies by entering into this Contract, that neither it nor
      its principal(s) is presently in arrears in payment of its taxes; penult
      fees or other statutory, regulatory or judicially required payments to the
      State of Indiana.  Further, the Contractor agrees that any
      payments in arrears and currently due to the State of Indiana may be
      withheld from payments due to the Contractor.  Additionally,
      further work or payments may be withheld, delayed, or denied
    

                


        

      

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
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                  and/or
      this Contract suspended until the Contractor is current in its payments
      and has submitted proof of such payment to the State.

                
	 	 	 
	
                	
                  D. 

                	
                  The
      Contractor warrants that it has no current or pending or outstanding
      criminal, civil, or enforcement actions initiated by the State of Indiana
      pending, and agrees that it will immediately notify the State of any such
      actions.  During the term of such actions, Contractor agrees
      that the State may delay, withhold, or deny work under any Supplement or
      contractual device issued pursuant to this Contract and any supplements or
      amendments.

                


        

      

       

      
        
          	
                	
                  E. 

                	
                  If
      a valid dispute exists as to the Contractor's liability or guilt in any
      action initiated by the State of Indiana or its agencies, and the State
      decides to delay, withhold, or deny work to the Contractor, the Contractor
      may request that it be allowed to continue, or receive work, without
      delay.  The Contractor must submit, in writing, a request for
      review to the Indiana Department of Administration (IDOA) following the
      procedures for disputes outlined herein, A determination by IDOA shall be
      binding on the parties.

                


        

      

       

      
        
          	
                	
                  F. 

                	
                  Any
      payments that the State may delay, withhold, deny, or apply under this
      section shall not be subject to penalty or interest under IC
      5-17-5.

                


        

      

       

      
        
          	
                	
                  G. 

                	
                  The
      Contractor warrants that the Contractor and its subcontractors' if any,
      shall obtain and maintain all required permits, licenses, and approvals,
      as well as comply with all health, safety, and environmental statutes,
      rules, or regulations in the performance of work activities for the
      State.  Failure to do so may be deemed is a material breach of
      this Contract and grounds for Immediate termination of the Agreement and
      denial of further work with the Stet; subject to the notice and cars
      provisions of Sections 11.01(1) and 7.02 of the
  Agreement.

                


        

      

       

      
        
          	
                	
                  H. 

                	
                  The
      Contractor hereby affirms that it is properly registered and owes no
      outstanding reports with the Indiana Secretary of
  State.

                


        

      

       

      
        
          	
                	
                  I. 

                	
                  As
      required by IC 5-22-3-7:

                


        

      

       

      
        
          	
                	
                  (1) 

                	
                  the
      Contractor and any principals of the Contractor certify that (A) the
      Contractor, except for de minimis and nonsystematic violations, has not
      violated the terms of (i) IC 24-4.7 [Telephone Solicitation Of Consumers),
      (ii) IC 24-5-12 [Telephone Solicitations), or (iii) IC 24-5-14 [Regulation
      of Automatic Dialing Machines) in the previous three hundred sixty-five
      (365) days, even if IC 244.7 is preempted by federal law; and (B) the
      Contractor will not violate the terms of IC 24-4.7 for the duration of the
      Contract, even if IC 24-4.7 is preempted by federal
  law.

                


        

      

       

      
        
          	
                	
                  (2) 

                	
                  The
      Contractor and any principals of the Contractor certify that an affiliate
      or principal of the Contractor and any agent acting on behalf of the
      Contractor or on behalf of an affiliate 'or principal of the Contractor:
      (A) except for de minimis and nonsystematic violations, has not violated
      the terms of IC 24-4.7 in the previous three hundred sixty-five (365)
      days, even if IC 24-4.7 is preempted by federal law; and (B) will not
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          	 	 	terms
      of IC 24-4.7 for the duration of the Contract, even if IC 24-4.7 is
      preempted by federal law.


        

      

       

      
        3.           Conflict
of interest.

      

       

      
        
          	
                	
                  A. 

                	
                  As
      used in this section:

                


        

      

       

      "Immediate family" means the
spouse and the unemancipated children of an individual.

       

      "Interested party"
means:

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                1.

              	
                The
      individual executing this Contract;

              


      

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                2.

              	
                An
      individual who has an interest of three percent (3%) or more of
      Contractor, if Contractor is not an individual;
  or

              


      

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                3.

              	
                Any
      member of the immediate family of an individual specified under
      subdivision 1 or 2.

              


      

       

      "Department" means the Indiana
Department of Administration.

       

      "Commission" means the State
Ethics Commission.

       

      
        
          	
                	
                  B. 

                	
                  The
      Department may cancel this Contract without recourse by Contractor if any
      interested party is an employee of the State of
  Indiana.

                


        

      

       

      
        
          	
                	
                  C. 

                	
                  The
      Department will not exercise its right of cancellation under section B,
      above, if the Contractor gives the Department an opinion by the Commission
      indicating that the existence of this Contract and the employment by the
      State of Indiana of the interested party does not violate any statute or
      rule relating to ethical conduct of State employees.  The
      Department may take action, including cancellation of this Contract,
      consistent with an opinion of the Commission obtained under this
      section.

                


        

      

       

      
        
          	
                	
                  D. 

                	
                  Contractor
      has an affirmative obligation under this Contract to disclose to the
      Department when an interested party is or becomes an employee of the State
      of Indiana.  The obligation under this section extends only to
      those facts that Contractor knows or reasonably could
  know.

                


        

      

       

      
        4.           Drug-Free
Workplace-Certification.

      

       

      The
Contractor hereby covenants and agrees to make a good faith effort to provide
and maintain a drug-free workplace.  The Contractor will give written
notice to the State within ten (10) days after receiving actual notice that the
Contractor or an employee of the Contractor in the State of Indiana has been
convicted of a criminal drug violation occurring in the Contractor's
workplace.  False certification or violation of this certification may
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      of
contract payments, termination of this Contract and/or debarment of contracting
opportunities with the State for up to three (3) years, subject to the notice
and cure provisions of Sections 11.01(i) and 7.02 of the
Agreement.

       

      In
addition to the provisions of the above paragraphs, if the total contract amount
set forth in this Contract is in excess of $25,000.00, Contractor hereby further
agrees that this contract is expressly subject to the terms, conditions, and
representations of the following certification:

       

      This
certification is required by Executive Order No. 90-5, April 12, 1990, issued by
the Governor of Indiana.  Pursuant to its delegated authority, the
Indiana Department of Administration is requiring the inclusion of this
certification in all contracts and grants from the State of Indiana in excess of
$25,000.00.  No award of a contract shall be made, and no contract,
purchase order or agreement, the total amount of which exceeds $25,000.00, shall
be valid, unless and until this certification has been fully executed by the
Contractor and made a part of the contract or agreement as part of the contract
documents.

       

      The
Contractor certifies and agrees that it will provide a drug-free workplace
by:

       

      
        
          	
                	
                  A. 

                	
                  Publishing
      and providing to all of its employees a statement notifying them that the
      unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession or use of a
      controlled substance is prohibited in the Contractor's workplace, and
      specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for violations
      of such prohibition;

                


        

      

       

      
        
          	
                	
                  B. 

                	
                  Establishing
      a drug-free awareness program to inform it's employees of (I) the dangers
      of drug abuse in the workplace; (2) the Contractor's policy of maintaining
      a drug-free workplace; (3) any available drug counseling, rehabilitation,
      and employee assistance programs; and (4) the penalties that may be
      imposed upon an employee for drug abuse violations occurring in the
      workplace;

                


        

      

       

      
        
          	
                	
                  C. 

                	
                  Notifying
      all employees in the statement required by subparagraph (A) above that as
      a condition of continued employment, the employee will (I) abide by the
      terms of the statement; and (2) notify the Contractor of any criminal drug
      sienna conviction for a violation occurring in the workplace no later than
      five (5) days after such
conviction;

                


        

      

       

      
        
          	
                	
                  D. 

                	
                  Notifying
      in writing the State within ten (10) days after receiving notice from an
      employee wider subdivision (C)(2) above, or otherwise receiving actual
      notice of such conviction;

                


        

      

       

      
        
          	
                	
                  E. 

                	
                  Within
      thirty (30) days after receiving notice under subdivision (C)(2) above of
      a conviction, imposing the following sanctions or remedial measures on any
      employee who is convicted of drug abuse violations occurring in the
      workplace: (1) taking appropriate personnel action against the employees,
      up to and including termination; or (2) requiring such employee to
      satisfactorily participate in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation
      program approved for such purposes by a federal, state or local health,
      law enforcement, or other appropriate agency;
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                  Making
      a good faith effort to maintain a drug-free workplace through the
      implementation of subparagraphs (A) through (B)
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        5.           Nondiscrimination

      

       

      Pursuant
to IC 22-9-1-10 and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Contractor and its
subcontractors shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for
employment in the performance of this Contract.  The Contractor shall
not discriminate with respect to the hire, tenure, terms, conditions or
privileges of employment or any matter directly or indirectly related to
employment, because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, national origin
or ancestry.  Breach of this covenant may be regarded as a material
breach of this Contract The Contractor's execution of this Contract also
signifies compliance with applicable federal taws, regulations, and executive
orders prohibiting discrimination in the provision of services based on race,
color, national origin, age, sex, disability or status as a
veteran.  The provisions of this Section 5 are subject to the notice
and cure provisions of Sections 11.01(1) and 7.02 of the Agreement.

       

      NON-COLLUSION
AND ACCEPTANCE

       

      The
undersigned attests, 'subject to the penalties for perjury, that he/she is the
Contractor, or that he/she is the properly authorized representative, agent,
member or officer of the Contractor, that he/she has not, nor has any other
member, employee, representative, agent or officer of the Contractor, directly
or indirectly, to the best of his/her knowledge, entered into or offered to
enter into any combination, collusion or agreement to receive or pay, and that
he/she has not received or paid, any sum of money or other consideration for the
execution of this Contract other than that which appears upon the face of this
Contract.

       

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      In Witness Whereof, the
Parties have, through duly authorized representatives, entered into this
Lease.  The Parties having read and understand the foregoing terms of
the contract do by their respective signatures dated below hereby agree to the
terms thereof.

       

      
        
          	Indiana
      Ports Commission:	 	 	
                  Aventine
      Renewable Energy – Mt Vernon, LLC

                	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Signature	/s/
      Steven Stemler    	 	 	Signature	/s/
      John R. Gray 	 
	Printed
      Name: 	Steven
      Stemler  	 	 	Printed
      Name: 	John
      R. Gray    	 
	Title: 	Designated
      Commissioner	 	 	Title: 	VP
      Logistics & Development	 
	Date:  	10/30/06    	 	 	Date:	10/31/06  	 
	Attest:  	/s/
      Jay K. Potesta    	 	 	 	 	 
	Printed
      Name:  	Jay
      K. Potesta  	 	 	 	 	 
	Title:  	Secretary
      Treasurer	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Office of the Attorney
      General	 	 	Office of the
      Governor	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	
                  /s/
      Jason Thompson/Susan W. Gard for

                	 	 	
                  /s/
      Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.

                	 
	
                  Steve
      Carter, Attorney General

                	 	 	
                  Mitchell
      E. Daniels, Jr., Governor

                	 
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      EXHIBIT
A

       

      DESCRIPTION
OF LEASED REAL ESTATE

       

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

       

      
        
          
            EXHIBIT
A

             

            Revised
Survey Description

             

            Indiana
Port Commission (Port) to Aventine Renewable Energy-Mt Vernon, LLC
(Aventine)

             

            Parcel # 1 (Leasehold-existing
description)

             

            Part of
the Northeast Quarter of Section 9, Township 7 South, Range 13 West in Black
Township, Posey County, Indiana; also and all of Lots 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,
and 13, part of Ohio Street, Oak Street and part of an alley all being part of
Edson's Subdivision of Lot 48 in Kimball's Addition, as per plat thereof
recorded in Deed Record 42, Page 8 all of which is in part of the Southeast
Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 9, Township 7 South, Range 13 West,
in the City of Mt Vernon, Posey County, Indiana, all being more particularly
described as follows:

             

            Commencing
at the Southwest Corner of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 9, thence along
the south line of said Quarter, North 89 degrees 48 minutes 03 seconds East
137.70 feet to the east line of Edson Street; thence along the said east line,
North 16 degrees 59 minutes 52 seconds West 255.92 feet to the Point of
Beginning; thence continuing along said east line of Edson Street, North 16
degrees 59 minutes 52 seconds West 805.98 feet to a point on the south line of
an alley found on the north line of Lots 11, 12, and lot 13 in said Edson's
Subdivision of Lot 48 in Kimball's addition to the Town of Mt Vernon; thence
along said south line of the alley, North 72 degrees 55 minutes 00 seconds East
221.45 feet to the west line of the Northeast Quarter of said section 9; thence
along said west line, North 02 degrees 03 minutes 47 seconds East 1254.05 feet
to the south limited access right of way line of State Road 62 (Project No.
F-845 (19) dated 1966); thence along said south limited access right-of-way line
the next 3 calls, 1) North 72 degrees 56 minutes 14 seconds East 9.35 feet to a
point located 93 feet right of Station 53+42.5 Line "JR", said point being the
point of curvature of a curve to the left, concave to the northeast, having a
central angle of 14 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds and a radius of 2957.79 feet
from which a chord bears North 65 degrees 41 minutes 15 seconds East 746.54
feet; 2) thence along the arc of said curve 748.54 feet to a point located 93
feet right of Station 60+67.5 Line "JR"; 3) thence North 58 degrees 26 minutes
15 seconds East 76.61 feet to a point on the north line of the Northeast Quarter
of said Section 9; thence along said north line, North 89 degrees 50 minutes 01
seconds East 211.44 feet to a point on the west right-of-way of an existing Port
railroad, said point being on a non tangent curve to the left, concave to the
southeast, having a central angle of 42 degrees 13 minutes 11 seconds and a
radius of 637.06 feet from which a chord bears South 21 degrees 06 minutes 22
seconds West, 458.88 feet; thence along said railroad right-of-way and along the
arc of said curve 469.43 feet; thence continuing along said west railroad
right-of-way the following 3 calls, 1) South 00 degrees 00 minutes 13 seconds
East 670.00 feet; 2) thence South 05 degrees 22 minutes 59 seconds East 320.00
feet; 3) thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 13 seconds East 1020.22 feet to a
point 245.00 feet north of the south line of the Northeast quarter of said
Section 9; thence parallel with said south line of the Northeast Quarter of
Section 9, South 89 degrees 48 minutes 03 seconds West 852.08 feet to the point
of beginning containing 2,006,936 square feet (46.07 acres).

             

            (Note:
All Port road and railroad rights-of-way referred to in this description are for
convenience and reference only).

             

            Parcel # 2 (Leasehold-new
description)

             

            Part of
the Northeast Quarter of Section 9, Township 7 South, Range 13 West and part of
the Southeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 7 South, Range 13 West, in Black
Township, Posey County, Indiana being more particularly described as
follows:

             

            Commencing
at the Southwest Corner of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 4, thence along
the south line of said Quarter section, North 89 degrees 50 minutes 01 seconds
East 1053.68

             

             

            
              
                
                

              

              
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            feet to
the east line of an existing Port railroad right-of-way, also being the Point of
Beginning, said point being on a non tangent curve to the right, concave to the
southeast, having a central angle of 37 degrees 17 minutes 49 seconds and a
radius of 567.06 feet from which a chord bears North 66 degrees 12 minutes 27
seconds East 334.39 feet; thence along said right-of-way line, along the arc of
said curve 339.44 feet; thence North 75 degrees 34 minutes 49 seconds East 27.84
feet to the west right of way line of the former Southwind Port Road, said point
being on a non-tangent curve to the right, concave to the west, having a central
angle of 10 degrees 16 minutes 39 seconds and a radius of 1696.80 feet from
which the chord bears South 05 degrees 07 minutes 36 seconds East 303.96 feet;
thence along said right-of-way, along the arc of said curve 304.37 feet; thence
continuing along said west right-of-way line, South 00 degrees 00 minutes 44
seconds West 624.58 feet; thence continuing along said west right-of-way line,
South 00 degrees 00 minutes 08 seconds West 1254.34 feet to a point 7.00 feet
inside the north 20 foot right-of-way line of an existing Port railroad; thence
North 84 degrees 32 minutes 08 seconds West 56.08 feet to the point of curvature
of a curve to the right, concave to the northeast, having a central angle of 80
degrees 58 minutes 33 seconds and a radius of 559.96 feet from which the chord
bears North 44 degrees 02 minutes 50 seconds West 727.15 feet; thence along the
arc of said curve 791.39 feet; thence North 03 degrees 33 minutes 34 seconds
West 25.50 feet; thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes 13 seconds West 1038.14 to
the point of curvature of a curve to the right, concave to the southeast, having
a central angle of 25 degrees 54 minutes 13 seconds and a radius of 583.32 feet
from which a chord bears North 12 degrees 56 minutes 51 seconds East 261.48
feet; thence along the arc of said curve 263.72 feet to the point of
intersection with the right-of-way line of the existing Port railroad
right-of-way, being a non-tangent curve to the right, concave to the southeast
having a central angle of 24 degrees 35 minutes 02 seconds and radius of 567.06
feet from the chord bears North 36 degrees 46 minutes 01 seconds East 241.45
feet; thence along said right-of-way, along the arc of said curve 243.31 feet to
the Point of Beginning containing 1,082,505 square feet (24.85
acres).

             

            (Note:
All Port road and railroad rights-of-way referred to in this description are for
convenience and reference only).

             

            Parcel # 2A (Leasehold-new
description)

             

            (portion
of former Southwind Port Road to be vacated by Port lease thereof to
Aventine)

             

            Part of
the Northeast Quarter of Section 9, Township 7 South, Range 13 West and part of
the Southeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 7 South, Range 13 West, in Black
Township, Posey County, Indiana, being more particularly described as
follows:

             

            Commencing
at the Southwest Corner of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 4, thence along
the south line of said Quarter section, North 89 degrees 50 minutes 01 seconds
East 1053.68 feet to the east line of an existing Port railroad right-of-way,
said point being on a non-tangent curve to the right, concave to the southeast,
having a central angle of 37 degrees 17 minutes 49 seconds and a radius of
567.06 feet from which a chord bears North 66 degrees 12 minutes 27 seconds Eat
334.39 feet; thence along said right-of-way line, along the arc of said curve
339.44 feet; thence North 75 degrees 34 minutes 49 seconds East 27.84 feet to
the west right of way line of the former Southwind Port Road being the Point of
Beginning; thence continue North 75 degrees 34 minutes 49 seconds East 10.03
feet to a point 10 feet east of the west 50 foot right-of-way line of existing
Southwind Port Road, said point being on a non-tangent curve to the left,
concave to the west having a central angle of 02 degrees 53 minutes 59 seconds
and a radius of 1706.80 feet from which the chord bears North 11 degrees 44
minutes 23 seconds West 86.37 feet; thence parallel with and 10 feet east of
said right-of-way, along the arc of said curve 86.38 feet; thence North 76
degrees 48 minutes 38 seconds East 90.00 feet to the east right-of-way line of
former Southwind Port Road, said point being on a non-tangent curve to the
right, concave to the west having a central angle of 13 degrees 12 minutes 06
seconds and a radius of 1796.80 feet from which the chord bears South 06 degrees
35 minutes 19 seconds East 413.09 feet; thence along said right-of-way line,
along the arc of said curve 414.01 feet; thence continue

             

             

            
              
                
                

              

              
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            along
said right-of-way line, South 00 degrees 00 minutes 44 seconds West 624.57 feet;
thence continue along said right-of-way, South 00 degrees 00 minutes 08 seconds
West 1263.90 feet to a point 7.00 feet inside of the existing 20 foot
right-of-way line of an existing Port railroad; thence parallel with said
right-of-way line, North 84 degrees 32 minutes 06 seconds West 100.46 feet to
the intersection with the west right-of-way line of the former Southwind Port
Road; thence along said right-of-way North 00 degrees 00 minutes 08 seconds East
1254.34 feet; thence continue along said right-of-way North 00 degrees 00minutes
44 seconds East 624.58 feet to the point of curvature of a curve to the left,
concave to the west having a central angle of 10 degrees 16 minutes 39 seconds
and a radius of 1696.80 feet from which the chord bears North 05 degrees 07
minutes 36 seconds West 303.96 feet; thence along said right-of-way, along the
arc of said curve 304.37 feet to the Point of Beginning, containing 227,753
square feet (5.23 acres)

             

            (Note:
All Port road and railroad rights-of-way referred to in this description are for
convenience and reference only).

             

            Parcel # 3 (Leasehold-new
description)

             

            Part of
the Northeast Quarter of Section 9, Township 7 South, Range 13 West and part of
the Southeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 7 South, Range 13 West, in Black
Township, Posey County, Indiana, being more particularly described as
follows:

             

            Commencing
at the Southeast Corner of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 4, thence along
the south line of said Quarter, South 89 degrees 50 minutes 01 seconds West
657.36 feet to the west line of the relocated Southwind Port Road right of way,
said point being the Point of Beginning and being North 89 degrees 50 minutes 01
seconds East 2036.81 feet from the Southwest corner of the Southeast quarter of
said Section 4, said point being on a non-tangent curve to the right, concave to
the southwest having a central angle of 04 degrees 45 minutes 46 seconds and a
radius of 473.39 feet from which the chord bears South 27 degrees 06 minutes 11
seconds East a distance of 39.34 feet; thence along said re-located right-of-way
line, along the arc of said curve 39.35 feet to the point of curvature of a
curve to right, concave to the southwest having a central angle of 07 degrees 31
minutes 26 seconds and a radius of 450.00 feet from which the chord bears South
20 degrees 57 minutes 35 seconds East a distance of 59.05 feet; thence continue
along said re-located right-of-way, along the arc of said curve 59.09 feet;
thence continue along said re-located right-of-way South 17 degrees 11 minutes
52 seconds East 123.56 feet to the point of curvature of a curve to the right,
concave to the west having a central angle of 17 degrees 04 minutes 11 seconds
and a radius of 550.00 feet from which the chord bears South 08 degrees 39
minutes 46 seconds East a distance of 163.25 feet; thence continue along said
relocated right-of-way, along the arc of said curve 163.86 feet; thence continue
along said relocated right-of-way South 00 degrees 07 minutes 41 seconds East
1149.28 feet to the point on a non-tangent curve to the right, concave to the
west having a central angle of 27 degrees 49 minutes 45 seconds and a radius of
567.23 feet from which the chord bears South 17 degrees 11 minutes 17 seconds
West a distance of 272.81 feet; thence continue along said re-located
right-of-way, along the arc of said curve 275.51 feet; thence continue along
said re-located right-of-way South 16 degrees 13 minutes 15 seconds West 147.24
feet to a point 7.00 feet inside the 20 foot right-of-way line of an existing
Port railroad, said point being on a non-tangent curve to the right, concave to
the northwest having a central angle of 42 degrees 49 minutes 59 seconds and a
radius of 536.80 feet from which the chord bears South 69 degrees 31 minutes 36
seconds West 392.02 feet; thence along the arc of said curve 401.30: thence
North 89 degrees 03 minutes 25 seconds West 72.48 feet to the point of curvature
of a curve to the right, concave to the north having a central angle of 04
degrees 31 minutes 19 seconds and a radius of 500.00 feet from which the chord
bears North 86 degrees 47 minutes 46 seconds West a distance of 39.45 feet;
thence along the arc of said curve 39.46 feet; thence North 84 degrees 32
minutes 06 seconds West 24.56 feet to the intersection with the east
right-of-way line of the former Southwind Port Road; thence along said
right-of-way line North 00 degrees 00 minutes 08 seconds East 1263.90 feet;
thence continue along said right-of-way North 00 degrees 00 minutes 44 seconds
East

             

             

            
              
                
                

              

              
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            624.57
feet to the point of curvature of a curve to the left, concave to the west
having a central angle of 13 degrees 12 minutes 06 seconds and radius of 1796.80
feet from which the chord bears North 06 degrees 35 minutes 19 seconds West a
distance of 413.09 feet; thence continue along said right-of-way, along the arc
of said curve 414.01 feet to the intersection with the south right-of-way line
of re-located Southwind Port Road; thence along said south right-of-way North 76
degrees 48 minutes 38 seconds East 39.68 feet; thence continue along said south
right-of way South 84 degrees 06 minutes 33 seconds East 156.74 feet; thence
continue along said south right-of-way South 82 degrees 05 minutes 22 seconds
East 44.55 feet to the point of curvature of a curve to the right, concave to
the southwest having a central angle of 50 degrees 40 minutes 08 seconds and a
radius of 473.39 feet from which the chord bears South 54 degrees 49 minutes 08
seconds East 405.13 feet; thence continue-along said south right-of-way, along
the arc of said curve 418.64 feet to the Point of Beginning, containing
1,321,269 square feet (30.33 acres).

             

            (Note:
All Port road and railroad rights-of-way referred to in this description are for
convenience and reference only).

             

            Parcel # 3A (Leasehold-new
description)

             

            Part of
the Northeast Quarter of Section 9, Township 7 South, Range 13 West and part of
the Southeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 7 South, Range 13 West, in Black
Township, Posey County, Indiana, being more particularly described as
follows:

             

            Commencing
at the Southeast Corner of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 4, thence along
the south line of said Quarter, South 89 degree 50 minutes 01 seconds West
586.20 feet to the west line of an existing Port railroad right of way, said
point being the Point of Beginning and being North 89 degrees 50 minutes 01
seconds East 2107.34 feet from the Southwest corner of the Southeast quarter of
said Section 4; thence along said right-of-way South 19 degrees 05 minutes 17
seconds East 40.34 feet to the point of intersection with the north right-of-way
line of re-located Southwind Port Road, said point being on a non-tangent curve
to the left, concave to the southwest having a central angle of 58 degrees 48
minutes 46 seconds and radius of 533.39 feet from which the chord bears North 50
degrees 51 minutes 33 seconds West a distance of 523.79 feet; thence along said
north right-of-way, along the arc of said curve 547.51 feet; thence continue
along said north right-of-way line North 82 degrees 05 minutes 22 seconds West
46.59 feet; thence continue along said north right-of-way North 84 degrees 06
minutes 33 seconds West 219.87 feet; thence North 67 degrees 19 minutes 33
seconds East 237.71 feet; thence North 22 degrees 40 minutes 27 seconds West
79.51 feet to a point on the south limited access right-of-way line of State
Road 62 (Project No. F-845 (19) dated 1966), said point being the point of
curvature of a non-tangent curve to the right, concave to the southeast, having
a central angle of 02 degrees 53 minutes 44 seconds and a radius of 5636.44 feet
from which a chord bears North 67 degrees 36 minutes 37 seconds East 284.81
feet; thence along said right-of-way, along the arc of said curve 284.84 feet to
the west right of way line of an existing Port railroad; thence along said west
right-of- way line, South 19 degrees 05 minutes 17 seconds East 629.58 feet to
the point of beginning containing 113,022 square feet (2.59 acres).

             

            (Note:
All Port road and railroad rights-of-way referred to in this description are for
convenience and reference only).

             

            Parcel # 4 (Leasehold-new
description)

             

            Part of
the Northeast Quarter of Section 9, Township 7 South, Range 13 West and part of
the Southeast Quarter of Section 9, Township 7 South, Range 13 West, in Black
Township, Posey County, Indiana, being more particularly described as
follows:

             

             

            
              
                
                

              

              
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            Commencing
at the Northeast Corner of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 9, thence along
the north line of said Quarter, South 89 degrees 48 minutes 03 seconds West
373.82 feet to the west line of an existing railroad right-of way; thence along
said west line of the railroad right-of way, South 00 degree 00 minute 00 second
East 8.07 feet to the north right of way line of Port Road # 570; thence along
said north right-of-way line, South 89 degrees 57 minutes 39 seconds West 227.96
feet to the west right-of-way line of re-located Southwind Port Road being the
Point of Beginning; thence continue along said right-of-way line of Port Road #
570 South 89 degrees 57 minutes 39 seconds West 461.45 feet to the east
right-of-way line of former Southwind Port Road; thence along said east
right-of-way line North 00 degrees 00 minutes 08 seconds East 597.36 feet to the
south tight-of-way line of an existing railroad; thence along said south
right-of way line, North 89 degrees 56 minutes 02 seconds East 136.43 feet to
the point of curvature of a curve to the left, concave to the northwest, having
a central angle of 36 degrees 20 minutes 24 seconds and a radius of 592.96 feet
from which a chord bears North 71 degrees 45 minutes 50 seconds East 369.81
feet, thence along the southeasterly right-of-way line of said railroad and
along the arc of said curve 376.09 feet to the west right-of-way line of
re-located Southwind Port Road; thence along said right-of-way line South 16
degrees 13 minutes 15 seconds West 1.12 feet to the point of curvature of curve
to the left, concave to the east having a central angle of 16 degrees 26 minutes
11 seconds and a radius of 700.00 feet from which the chord bears South 08
degrees 00 minutes 10 seconds West 200.12 feet; thence along said right-of-way
line and along the arc of said curve 200.81 feet; thence continue along said
right-of-way line South 00 degrees 12 minutes 56 seconds East 513.68 feet to the
Point of Beginning, containing 286,541 square feet (6.58 acres).

             

            (Note:
All Port road and railroad rights-of-way referred to in this description are for
convenience and reference only).

             

            Parcel #4A (Leasehold-new
description)

             

            Part of
the Northeast Quarter of Section 9, Township 7 South, Range 13 West and part of
the Southeast Quarter of Section 9, Township 7 South, Range 13 West, in Black
Township, Posey County, Indiana, being more particularly described as
follows:

             

            Commencing
at the Northeast corner of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 9, thence along
the north line of said quarter section, South 89 degrees 48 minutes 03 seconds
West 373.82 feet to the west line of an existing railroad right of-way, being
the Point of Beginning; thence along said west line of the railroad
right-of-way, South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 8.07 feet to the north
right-of-way line of Port Road # 570; thence along said north right-of-way line,
South 89 degrees 57 minutes 39 seconds West 127.96 feet to the east right-of-way
line of relocated Southwind Port Road; thence along said east right-of-way line
North 00 degrees 12 minutes 56 seconds West 513.99 feet to the point of
curvature of a curve to the right, concave to the east having a central angle of
16 degrees 26 minutes 11 seconds and a radius of 600.00 feet from which the
chord bears North 08 degrees 00 minutes 10 seconds East 171.53 feet; thence
along said east right-of-way line along the arc of said curve 172.12 feet;
thence North 16 degrees 13 minutes 15 seconds East 201.98 feet to the
southeasterly right-of-way line of an existing railroad, said point being on a
non-tangent curve to the left, concave to the northwest having a central angle
of 10 degrees 47 minutes 59 seconds and a radius of 592.96 feet, from which the
chord bears North 26 degrees 22 minutes 54 seconds East 111.60 feet; thence
along said southeasterly right-of-way line of said railroad and along the arc of
said curve 111.77 feet to the west right-of-way line of an existing railroad
running north-south; thence along said west railroad right-of-way line, South 00
degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 969.62 feet to the point of beginning
containing 104,374 square feet (2.40 acres).

             

            (Note:
All Port road and railroad rights-of-way referred to in this description are for
convenience and reference only).

             

             

            
              
                
                

              

              
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            Parcel #5
(Easement-revised)

             

            Non-exclusive
Rights of Ingress and Egress to and from the nearest public roads over existing
roads within the Port as may be granted and changed by the Indiana Port
Commission as created within the unrecorded Lease Agreement dated October 31,
2006 by and between the Indiana Port Commission and Aventine Renewable Energy-Mt
Vernon, LLC, the leasehold interest further placed of record by a Memorandum of
Lease by and between the Indiana Port Commission and Aventine Renewable
Energy-Mt Vernon, LLC, recorded January 30, 2007 as Instrument No.
200700454.

             

            Parcel #6
(Easement-revised)

             

            Non-exclusive
Rights of Ingress and Egress to and from all public wharves, docks and related
facilities serving the Port and existing railroads within the Port as may be
granted and changed by the Indiana Port Commission as created within the
unrecorded Lease Agreement dated October 31, 2006 by and between the Indiana
Port Commission and Aventine Renewable Energy-Mt Vernon, LLC, the leasehold
interest further placed of record by a Memorandum of Lease by and between the
Indiana Port Commission and Aventine Renewable Energy-Mt Vernon, LLC, recorded
January 30, 2007 as Instrument No. 200700454.

             

            
              	
                      To:

                    	
                      Aventine
      Renewable Energy-Mt Vernon, LLC, Aventine Renewable Energy
      Holdings,

                    


            

            
              	
                       
      

                    	
                      Inc.,
      Indiana Port Commission (client)

                    


            

            
              	
                       
      

                    	
                      JPMorgan
      Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent
  (lender)

                    


            

            
              	
                       
      

                    	
                      First
      American Title Insurance Company

                    


            

             

            The undersigned certifies that to the
best of his professional knowledge, information and belief, this map or plat and
the Survey on which it is based where made on the date shown below of the
premises specifically described in First American Title Insurance Company
Commitment No. NCS-259759-NY, dated October 29, 2006, further:

             

            This is to certify that this map or plat
and the survey on which it is based were made in accordance with the "Minimum Standard Detail
Requirements for ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys," jointly established and
adopted by ALTA and NSPS in 2005, and includes items
1,2,3,4,6,7a,7c,8,9,10,11a,12 and 13 of Table A thereof. Pursuant to the
Accuracy Standards as adopted by ALTA and NSPS and in effect on the date of this
certification, undersigned further certifies that in my professional opinion, as
a land surveyor registered in the State of Indiana, the maximum Relative
Positional Accuracy of this survey does exceed that which is specified
therein.

             

            
              	
                      Date:

                    	
                      June
      13, 2008

                    	 
      	
                      /s/
      Danny K. Leek

                    
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
      	 
      	 
      	
                      Dan
      K. Leek PLS 

                      Indiana
      Registration No. S 0480 

                      Morley
      and Associates Inc. 

                      4800
      Rosebud Lane 

                      Newburgh,
      In 47630 

                      Telephone
      No. (812) 464-9585 

                       

                      Field
      Work Completed: _________ 

                       

                      Date
      of Last Revision: June 11, 2008

                    


            

             

             

            
              
                
                

              

              
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            EXHIBIT
A-1

             

            PLAT
OF LEASED REAL ESTATE

             

             

            
              
                
                

              

              
                
                

                
                  

                

              

              
                
                

              

            

             

            

             

             

            
              
                
                

              

              
                
                

                
                  

                

              

              
                
                

              

            

             

            EXHIBIT
A-2

             

            DESCRIPTION
OF PORT REAL ESTATE

             

             

            
              
                
                

              

              
                
                

                
                  

                

              

              
                
                

              

            

             

            Tract No.
1

             

            Part of
the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 9, Township 7 South,
Range 13 West, lying in Black Township, Posey County, Indiana, and described as
follows:

             

            Beginning
at the Northeast Corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of
Section 9, Township 7 South, Range 13 West; thence S 2° 12' 50" W, along the
East line of said quarter quarter section for a distance of 1,196.07 feet to a
point on the South line, if extended, of an alley, which is between Ohio Street
and Sycamore Street in Kimball's Additional Enlargement of the City of Mount
Vernon, Indiana; thence S 73° 01' 40" W, along the South line, if extended, of
said alley, 1,416.58 feet to a point on the West line of the West Half of the
Northeast Quarter of said Section 9; thence N 2° 08' 44" E, along the West line
of the West Half of said quarter section, 1,257.36 feet to a point on the
southerly limited access right-of-way line of Indiana State Highway 62; thence N
72° 58' 15" E, a distance of 9.35 feet to a point on the southerly limited
access right-of-way line of Indiana State Highway 62; thence N 65° 43' 15" E, a
distance of 746.64 feet to a point on the southerly limited access right-of-way
line of said Highway 62; thence N 58° 28' 15" E, along said limited access
right-of-way line, a distance of 77.57 feet to a point on the North line of the
Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 9; thence N 89° 49'
E, a distance of 598.35 feet to the place of beginning, containing 39.68 acres,
more or less.

             

            ALSO,
Part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 7
South, Range 13 West, and described as follows:

             

            Beginning
at the Southeast Corner of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of
Section 4, Township 7 South, Range 13 West; thence S 89° 49' W,
along  the South line of said quarter quarter section, 598.35 feet to
a point on the southerly limited access right-of-way line of Indiana State
Highway 62; thence N 58° 28' 15" E, along the said limited access right-of-way
line, 261.63 feet; thence N 60° 29' 48" E, along the said limited access
right-of-way line, 442.05 feet to a point on the East line of said quarter
quarter section; thence S 1° 31' 30"  W, along the East line of said
quarter quarter section, 352.72 feet to the place of beginning, containing 2.46
acres, more or less.

             

            The Total
Acreage being 42.14 acres, more or less.

             

            The same
land also described as:

             

            A part of
the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section Four, Township Seven South,
Range Thirteen West, more particularly described as follows,
to-wit:

             

            All that
part of the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section Four, Township Seven
South, Range Thirteen West, which lies Southeast of the Southerly branch of
Indiana State Highway No. 62, which is an Easterly extension of Third Street in
the City of Mt. Vernon, Indiana, a more particularly description of which
Highway can be found in the final decree of the Case of State of Indiana-VS-Mt.
Vernon Drive-In-Theatre, Inc., Cause No. 68-C-44, as set forth in Civil Order
Book A-36, at pages 168-172.

             

            ALSO, All
that part of the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section Nine, Township
Seven South, Range Thirteen West, which lies North of the continuation in a
straight line Eastward of

             

             

            
              
                
                

              

              
                
                

                
                  

                

              

              
                
                

              

            

             

            the South
line of the Alley which runs East and West between Ohio Streets and Sycamore
Street in Kimballs Additional Enlargement of the City of Mt Vernon, Indiana,
said tract to contain Forty-three (43) acres, more or less, and bounded as
follows, to-wit: Commencing at the point where the East Corporation line of the
City of Mt. Vernon, Indiana intersects the Continuation of the South line of the
aforesaid Alley; thence Eastwardly Fourteen Hundred and Five (1405) feet to the
Northeast corner of the Southern Indiana District Fair grounds, thence North
Twelve Hundred and Five (1205) feet to a corner stone; thence West Thirteen
Hundred Thirty-six and one half (1336 1/2) feet to the Corporation Line of the
said City; thence South along the Corporation Line aforesaid sixteen hundred ten
(1610) feet to the place of beginning; except the following described land; A
part of the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 9, Township 7 South,
Range 13 West, Posey County, Indiana, described as follows: Beginning South 89
degrees 20 minutes 32 seconds west 603.56 feet (along the North line of said
West Half) from the Northeast corner of said West half thence South 57 degrees
56 minutes 30 seconds West 74.81 feet; thence Southwesterly 748.54 feet along an
acr to the right and having a radius or 2,957.79 feet and subtended by a long
chord having a bearing of South 65 degrees 11 minutes 30 seconds West and a
length of 746.54 feet; thence South 72 degrees 26 minutes 30 seconds West 9.73
feet to the West ,tine of said West Half thence North 1 degree 30 minutes 27
seconds East 172.87 feet along said West line; thence Northeasterly 455.87 feet
along an arc to the left and having a radius of 2,794.79 feet and subtended by a
long chord having a bearing of North 66 degrees 48 minutes 38 seconds East and a
length of 455.36 feet to the North line of said West Half; thence North 89
degrees 20 minutes 32 seconds East 327.23 feet along the North line of said West
Half to the point of beginning and containing 2.424 acres, more or
less.

             

            ALSO
EXCEPT, All that part of the West half of the Northeast Quarter of Section Nine,
Township Seven South, Range Thirteen West, which lies Northwest of the Southerly
branch of Indiana State Highway No. 62, which is an Easterly extension of Third
Street in the City of Mt. Vernon, Indiana, a more particular description of
which Highway can be found in the final decree of the Case of State of
Indiana-VS-Minnie Schneider and Alvin Schneider, Cause No. 68-C-47, as set forth
in Civil Order Book A-34, at pages 592-5.

             

             

            
              
                
                

              

              
                
                

                
                  

                

              

              
                
                

              

            

             

            Tract No.
2

             

            Part of
the East Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 9, Township 7 South, Range 13
West, lying in Posey County, Indiana, and described as follows:

             

            Beginning
at the Northwest Corner of the East Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 9,
Township 7 South, Range 13 West; thence N 89° 49' E, along the North line of the
East Half of the Northeast Quarter, 651.55 feet; thence N 1° 22' 30" E, a
distance of 635.09 feet to a point on the southerly limited access right-of-way
line of Indiana State Highway 62; thence N 70° 10' 00" E, along the said
limited access right-of-way 21.42 feet; thence S 1° 22' 30" W, a distance
of  642.23 feet to a point on the North line of the East Half of said
Northeast Quarter, thence N 89° 49' E, along the North line of said East Half
Northeast Quarter, 671.55 feet to the Northeast Corner of Section 9; thence S 2°
22' W, along the East line of said Northeast Quarter, a distance of 2,042.22
feet; thence S 89° 45' 13" W, a distance of 660 feet; thence S 2° 22' W, a
distance of 642.84 feet to a point on the South line of the said Northeast
Quarter; thence S 89° 45' 13" W, along the South line of said Northeast Quarter,
675.95 feet to the Southwest Corner of the East Half of said Northeast Quarter;
thence N 2° 12' 50" E, along the West line of the East Half of said Northeast
Quarter, 2,686.21 feet to the place of beginning, containing 72.78 acres, more
or less.

             

            ALSO,
Part of the West Half of the Northeast Quarter and Part of the Southeast Quarter
of the Northwest Quarter of Section 9, Township 7 South, Range 13 West, and
described as follows: Beginning at the Southeast Corner of the West Half of the
Northeast Quarter of said Section 9; thence S 89° 45' 13" W, along the South
line of said West Half Northeast Quarter, 1,201.07 feet to a point on the East
line of Edson Street in the City of Mount Vernon, Indiana; thence N 17° 03' 17"
W, along the East line of said Edson Street 1,061.71 feet to a point on the
South line, if' extended, of an alley, which is between Ohio Street and Sycamore
Street in Kimball's Additional Enlargement of the City of Mount Vernon, Indiana;
thence N 73° 01' 40" E, along the South line, if extended, of said alley,
1,641.50 feet to the East line of said West Half Northeast Quarter; thence S 2°
12' 50" W, along the East line of said West Half Northeast Quarter, 1,490.14
feet to the place of beginning, containing 40.53 acres, more or
less.

             

            ALSO,
Part of the Northwest Quarter of Section 10, Township 7 South, Range 13 West,
and described as follows:

             

            Beginning
at a stone at the Northwest Corner of Section 10, Township 7 South, Range 13
West;. thence S 88° 14' E, along the North line of the Northwest Quarter,
1,339.51 feet to the Northwest Corner of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter of said Section 10; thence S 88° 46' E, along the North line of the
Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 10, 255 feet to a
point in the canter of McFadden Creek; thence following the meanders of said
Creek, S 47° 23' E, 40 feet; thence S 5° 09' E, 85 feet; thence S 48° 34' E, 80
feet; thence S 78° 10' E, 120 feet; thence 30° 21' E, 75 feet; thence S 9° 25'
W, 482 feet thence S 28° 50' EW, 133 feet; thence S 50° 30' W, 186 feet; thence
S 33° 47' W, 92 feet; thence S 6° 52' E, 185 feet; thence S 47° 14' W, 90 feet;
thence S 85° 05' W, 185 feet; thence S 24° 24' W, 188 feet; thence N 89° 10' W,
225 feet; thence S 41° 52' W, 214.16 feet to the property line between Rossi and
Graulich-Williams Lands; thence N 88' 22' W, along said property line, 941.41
feet to the West line of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 10; thence N 2°
22' E, along said West line for a distance of 1,684.12 feet to the place of
beginning, containing 63.04 acres, more or less.

             

            The Total
Acreage being 176.35 acres, more or less.

             

             

            
              
                
                

              

              
                
                

                
                  

                

              

              
                
                

              

            

             

            Tract No.
3

             

            Part of
the West Half Southwest Quarter, Section 3, Township 7 South, Range 13 West,
lying in Black Township, Posey County, Indiana, and described as
follows:

             

            Beginning
at the Southeast Corner of the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 3,
Township 7 South. Range 13 West; thence N 88° 13' W, along the South line of the
West Half of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 3 for a distance of 1,339.51
feet to the Southwest Corner of said Section 3; thence N 0° 41' 20" E, along the
West line of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 3 for a distance of 859.13
feet to a point on the limited access right-of-way line of Indiana State Highway
62 (Project No. ST-F-845 (19)); thence N 72° 23' E on said right-of-way line,
87.88 feet thence S 81° 58' 30" E, on said right-of-way line, 277.31 feet;
thence N 72° 23' E, on said right-of-way line, 25 feet; thence S 17° 37' E, on
said right-of-way line, 175 feet; thence N 72° 23' E, on said right-of-way line,
600 feet thence N 17° 37' W on said right-of-way line, 265 feet; thence N 58°
54" E, on said right-of-way line, 128.54 feet; thence N 72° 23' E, on said
right-of-way line, 334.44 feet to Station 62 of the perimeter survey of the
Southwind Maritime Centre; thence S 1° 07' W, for a distance of 1,326.44 feet to
the place of beginning.

             

            ALSO, the
Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 4 South, Range
13 West and described as follows:

             

            Beginning
at the Southeast Corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of
Section 4, Township 4 South, Range 13 West; thence S 89° 49' W, along the South
line of said quarter quarter section for a distance of 1,343.10 feet to the
Southwest Corner of said quarter quarter section; thence N 1° 31' 30" E, for a
distance of 352.72 feet to a point on the limited access right-of-way line of
Indiana State Highway 62 (Project No. ST-F-845 (19)); thence N 66° 36' 06" E,
along the right-of-way line, 716.27 feet to a point on the West line of Paul
Rossi's 20 ft. lane; thence S 1° 22' 30" W, along the (West line of said 20 ft.
lane, 635.09 feet to a point on the South line of said quarter quarter section;
thence N 89° 49' E, along the South line of said quarter quarter section, 20
feet to the East line of Rossi's 20 ft. lane; thence N 1° 22' 30" W along the)
East line of said lane, 642.23 feet to a point on the limited access
right-of-way line of Indiana State Highway 62; thence N 71° 25' 40" E, along the
said right-of-way line, 188.14. feet; thence N 72° 23' E, along the said
right-of-way line, 512.12 feet to a point on the East line of said quarter
quarter section; thence S 0° 41' 20" W, along the East line of said quarter
quarter section, 859.13 feet to the place of beginning.

             

             

            
              
                
                

              

              
                
                

                
                  

                

              

              
                
                

              

            

             

            Tract No.
3A

             

            Part of
the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 7 South, Range 13
West, lying in Black Township, Posey County, Indiana and described as
follows:

             

            Beginning
at a point on the northerly right-of-way line of the New State Highway No. 62,
said point being located by commencing at the Southwest Corner of the East Half
of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 4; thence North 1 degree and 38 minutes
East, along the west line of said Half Quarter Section, a distance of 633.60
feet; thence North 71 degrees 25 minutes 30 seconds East, a distance of 249.01
feet; thence North zero degrees 36 minutes 30 seconds East, a distance of 64.67
feet to the said point of beginning, thence continue North zero degrees 36
minutes 30 seconds East, a distance of 539.12 feet to a point on the southerly
30 ft right-of-way line of Old State Highway 62; thence North 49 degrees and 12
minutes East, along said southerly right-of-way line a distance of 274.91 feet;
thence South 17 degrees and 37 minutes East a distance of 620.31 feet to a point
on the northerly limited access right-of-way of the New State Highway No. 62;
thence South 72 degrees and 23 minutes West, along said limited access
right-of-way line a distance of 421.33 feet to the place of beginning,
containing 4.2759 acres, more or less.

             

             

            
              
                
                

              

              
                
                

                
                  

                

              

              
                
                

              

            

             

            Tract No.
4

             

            Part of
the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 9, Township 7 South,
Range 13 West, lying in Black Township, Posey County, Indiana, and described as
follows:

             

            Beginning
at the Southeast Corner of said quarter quarter section; thence S 89° 45' 13" W,
along the South line of said quarter quarter section, 660 feet; thence N 2° 22'
E, a distance of 642.84 feet; thence N 89° 45' 13" E 660 feet to a point on the
East line of said quarter quarter section thence S 2° 22' W, along the East line
of said quarter quarter section, 642.84 feet to the place of
beginning.

             

            ALSO,
Part of the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 10, Township 7 South,
Range 13 West, and described as follows:

             

            Beginning
at the Northeast Corner of the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of said
Section 10; thence S 1° 29' 30" W, along the East line of the said West Half
Southwest Quarter, 2,048.94 feet to a point in the center of the Bluff Road;
thence N 64° 26' 52" W, a distance of 2.08 feet to Station 5 of a Perimeter
Survey of the Southwind Maritime Centre; thence N 60° 17' 40" W, along the
center of the Bluff Road 414.54 feet; thence N 480 34' 31" W, along the center
of said road, 334.85 feet; thence N 62° 15' 36" W, along the center of said
road, 100.43 feet; thence N 67° 22'57" W, along the center of said road, 695.67
feet to the Southwest corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter
of Section 10; thence N 1°44'43" E, along the West line of said quarter quarter
section, 1,336.64 feet to the Northwest Corner of the West Half Southwest
Quarter of said Section 10; thence S 88° 43' 31" E, along the North line of said
West Half Southwest Quarter, 1,356.43 feet to the place of
beginning.

             

            ALSO,
Part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 10, Township 7
South, Range 13 West, and described as follows:

             

            Beginning
at the Southeast Corner of said quarter quarter section; thence N 88° 43' 31" W,
along the South line of said quarter quarter section, 1,356.43 feet to the
Southwest Corner of said quarter quarter section; thence N 2° 22' E, along the
West line of said quarter quarter section, 1,000.93 feet; thence S 88° 22' E,
941.41 feet to a point in the center of McFadden Creek; thence with the meanders
of said creek, N 41° 52' E, 214.16 feet; thence S 89° 10' E, 225 feet; thence N
24° 24' E, 121.96 feet to a point on the East line of said quarter quarter
section; thence S 2° 00' 27" W, along the East line of said quarter quarter
section, 1,271.47 feet to the place of beginning.

             

            ALSO,
Part of the East Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 10, Township 7 South,
Range 13 West, and described as follows:

             

            Beginning
at the Southeast Corner of the East Half of the Northwest Quarter of said
Section 10; thence N 88° 43' 10" W, along the South line of said East Half
Northwest Quarter, 1,355.23 feet to the Southwest Corner of said East Half
Northwest Quarter; thence N 2° 00' 27" E, along the West line of said East Half
Northwest Quarter; 1,271.47 feet to a point in the center of McFadden Creek;
thence with the meanders of said Creek, N 24° 24' E, 66.04 feet thence N 85° 05'
E, 185 feet thence N 47° 14' E, 90 feet; thence N 6° 52' W, 185' feet; thence N
33° 47' E, 92 feet; thence N 50° 30' E, 186 feet; thence N 28° 50' E, 133 feet;
thence N 9° 25' E, 482 feet; thence N 30° 21' W, 75 feet; thence N 78° 10' W,
120 feet; thence N 48° 34' W, 80 feet; thence N 5° 09' W, 85

             

             

            
              
                
                

              

              
                
                

                
                  

                

              

              
                
                

              

            

             

            Tract No.
5

             

            Being
Part of the South Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 10, Township 7 South,
Range 13 West, lying in Black Township, Posey County, Indiana and described as
follows:

             

            Beginning
at a concrete block marking the Southeast Corner of the Southwest Quarter of the
Southwest Quarter of Section 10, Township 7 South, Range 13 West; thence N 88°
41' 29" W, along and u on the South line of said quarter Quarter Section for a
distance of 1,357.04 feet to a concrete block, marking the Southwest Corner of
the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 10; thence N 1°
15' 53" E, along and upon the West line of said Quarter Quarter Section for a
distance of 1,338.49 feet to a point in the Bluff Road (said point lies S 1°48'
15" W, a distance of 1,336.49 feet from the Northwest Corner of the Southwest
Quarter of said Section 10); thence S 67° 22' 57' E, along the center of said
Bluff Road for a distance of 391.77 feet to the Northwest Corner of Elmer
Redman's One (1) acre Tract (See Deed Record 49, Page 201 at Posey County
Recorder's Office); thence S 12° 30' 53" W, a distance of 132 feet to the
Southwest Corner of said Redman One (l) acre Tract; thence S 69' 14' 07" E, a
distance of 330 feet to the Southeast Corner of said Redman's One (1) acre
Tract; thence S 58° 51' 12" E, a distance of 253.56 feet to the Southeast Corner
of Elmer Redman's 0.62. (62/100) Acre Tract (see Deed Record 49, Page 241);
thence N 14° 00' 53" E, a distance of 84.48 feet to the Northeast Corner of
Redman's 0.62 acre tract in the Bluff Road; thence S 48° 34' 31" E, a distance
of 136.65 feet to a point in the Bluff Road; thence S 60° 17' 40" E, a distance
of 414.54 feet to a point in the center of Bluff Road; thence S 1°16' 23" W, a
distance of 180.01 feet; thence S 59° 23' 26" E, a distance of 221.92 feet;
thence S 31° 02' 46" W, a distance of 390.61 feet to the place of beginning,
containing 31.21 acres, more or less.

             

             

            
              
                
                

              

              
                
                

                
                  

                

              

              
                
                

              

            

             

            Tract No.
6

             

            The
Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section Fifteen (15), Township
Seven (7) South, Range Thirteen (13) West.

             

             

            
              
                
                

              

              
                
                

                
                  

                

              

              
                
                

              

            

             

            Tract No.
7 & 7A

             

            Forty
acres off of the east side of the southeast fractional quarter of section 9,
township 7 south, range 13 west.

             

            Also,
beginning at the point of intersection of the middle north and south line of
section 9, township 7 south, range 13 west and the middle of McFadden Creek;
thence south on said middle section line Leo the Ohio river; thence down said
river with the meander thereof to a point 860 feet west of said middle section
line, measured at right angles thereto; thence north to McFadden Creek; thence
up said Creek to the place of beginning; being that part of a twenty-six acre
tract of land described in a deed from Mary S. Coburn to Barnabus Armbruster, a
and recorded in deed record 7, at page 92, which lies south of McFadden
Creek.

             

             

            
              
                
                

              

              
                
                

                
                  

                

              

              
                
                

              

            

             

            Tract No.
9 & 9A

             

            Tract No.
9

             

            Part of
the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 10, Township 7 South, Range 13
West, lying in Black Township, Posey County, Indiana, and described as
follows

             

            Beginning
at the Northeast Corner of the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 10,
Township 7 South, Range 13 West; thence S 1° 29' 00" W, along and upon the East
line of the F/2 SW/4 of said
Section 10 for a distance of 2,666,25 feet to a point in the center of the Bluff
Road; thence N 64° 44' 30" W, along the centerline of said road for a distance
of 222.34 feet; thence N 63° 33' W, along the centerline of said road for a
distance of 483.66 feet; thence N 64° 26' 52" W, along the centerline of said
road for a distance of 781.53 feet to a point on the West line of E/2SW/4 of said
section 10; thence N 1° 29' 30" E, along and upon the West line of the E/2SW/4 of said
Section 10 for a distance of 2,048.94 feet to the Northwest Corner of E/2SW/4 of said
Section 10; thence S 88° 43' 10" E, along and upon the North line of E/2SW/4 of said
Section 10, for a distance of 1,355.23 feet to the place of beginning,
containing 73.32 acres, more or less.

             

            Tract No.
9A

             

            Part of
the North Half of the Southwest Quarter and Part of the South Half of the
Northwest Quarter of Section 9, Township 7 South, Range 13 West, lying in Black
Township, Posey County, Indiana, and described as follows:

             

            Beginning
at a point in the center of the McFadden Creek on the North line of the
Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 9, Township 7 South, Range
13 West, said point lies S 89° 45' 13" W, a distance of 1228.51 feet from the
Northeast Corner of said quarter quarter section; thence S 77° 3' E, along the
centerline of McFadden Creek 183.34 feet; thence S 46° 56' E, along the
centerline of McFadden Creek 91.81 feet; thence S 80° 11' E, along the center of
said creek, 119.74 feet; thence S 1° 28' 30" W, along and upon the line between
the John C. Black, et al (Tract No. 7A-Southwind Maritime Centre's 10.86 Acres)
and Claude Kemper (Tract 9-A Southwind Maritime Centre's 10.73 Acres) for as
distance of 462.69 feet to the bank of the Ohio River; thence N 74° 00' W, along
said bank of the Ohio River, 260 feet; thence N 64° 40' W, along the bank of
said river, 340.70 feet; thence N 71° 00' W, along the bank of said river,
342.00 feet; thence N 87° 44' W, along the bank of said river for a distance of
221 feet to a point on the East line of Sawmill Street of Mount Vernon, Indiana,
if extended; thence N 2° 26' 30" E, along and upon the East line of Sawmill
Street, if extended, for a distance of 356.80 feet to a point in the center of
McFadden Creek (said point being in the South Half of the Northwest Quarter of
Section 9, Township 7 South, Range 13 West); thence N 80° 50' E, along the
center of said Creek, 143.31 feet; thence S 77° 30' E, along the center of said
creek, 607.66 feet to the place of beginning, containing 10.727 acres, more or
less.

             

             

            
              
                
                

              

              
                
                

                
                  

                

              

              
                
                

              

            

             

            Tract No.
10

             

            The East
Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section Four (4), Township Seven (7) South,
Range Thirteen (13) West; and the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section
Four (4), Township Seven (7) South, Range Thirteen (13) West, excepting all that
part thereof which lies South of the Mount Vernon, and Evansville Road, said
exception containing about 1.09 acres; and a part of the east half of the
Southeast Quarter of Section four (4), Township seven (7) South, Range Thirteen
(13) West, and described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the Northwest corner
of said east half of said Southeast Quarter, thence East ten (10) chains; thence
South thirteen (13) chains and thirty-five (35) links; thence west three and
one--half (3/2 chains;
thence south twenty-two and one half (22/2 degrees
west seven and ninety hundredths (7.90) chains; thence south nine and seventy
hundredths (9.70) chains to the center of the Mount Vernon and Evansville Road;
thence south seventy-two (72) degrees west 3.60 hundredths chains to the center
north and south line line through said southeast quarter section; thence north
thirty one and thirty hundredths (31.30) chains to the place of
beginning.

             

            Also,
beginning at the northwest corner of the east half of the northwest quarter of
section nine (9), township seven (7) south, range thirteen (13) West; thence
south along the Ridenour Road three and twenty-five hundredths (3 .25/100)
chains to the Mount Vernon and Evansville Road; thence north seventy two
(72/2
and one half degrees east along the Mount Vernon and Evansville Road 10.85
chains to the North line of the said east half of said Northwest Quarter of
Section Nine (9); thence West along the North line of said Section Nine (9),
10.35 chains to the place of beginning.

             

            Also, the
west half of the southeast quarter of section four (4), township seven (7)
south, range Thirteen (13) West, except that part thereof which lies south of
the Mount Vernon and Evansville Road containing in said exception about 11.05 of
an acre. All of said tracts containing two hundred and fifty (250) acres,
excepting therefrom the right of way of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Company,

             

            Also, a
strip of land thirty three (33) feet wide situated in the East part of the
Southeast Quarter of Section Four (4), Township Seven (7) South, Range Thirteen
(13) West, and described as follows:

             

            Beginning
at a point six hundred and sixty (660) feet Northwardly of a stone monument in
the North line of the Fourth Street Road, thence in a Northeasterly direction on
the North and parallel with the State Highway in a straight line five hundred
and twenty eight (528) feet, thence a one (1) degree curve for three hundred and
eighty eight (388) feet, thence a straight line for three hundred and eleven
(311) feet thence a twenty (20) degree curve for one hundred and fifty nine
(159) feet, thence a straight line for forty five feet, to a point eighty-three
(83) feet south of the center line of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and
containing one and eighty hundredths (1.08) acres, more or less.

             

            Also, a
tract of land described as follows: Beginning at a point opposite and North of
the West end of the Evansville and Ohio Valley Railway bridge which point is on
the North line of the tract of land above described and consists of a strip of
land eighty three and one half (83/2 feet wide
running parallel to said North line from the said point of beginning to the West
line of the

             

             

            
              
                
                

              

              
                
                

                
                  

                

              

              
                
                

              

            

             

            above
described tract of land and located in the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of
Section Four (4), Township Seven (7) South) Range Thirteen (13) West, and
contains one and sixty-eight hundredths (1-68/100) acres) more or
less.

             

            EXCEPT,
Beginning at a point, which point is 550 feet east and 446 feet north of the
southwest corner of the southeast quarter of section 4, township 7 South, Range
13 West, which point is also the intersection of the North line of Fourth Street
of the City of Mt. Vernon, Indiana, extended east and the east line of the right
of way of the concrete road known as Indiana State Highway No. 62 at a stake two
(2) inches square, running thence north sixty eight (68) degrees east along the
North line of said Fourth Street extended 300 feet to a stake, thence north
twenty (20) degrees west being at right angles with the said North line of
Fourth Street 119/2 feet or
thereby to the east line of the right-of-way of said highway No. 62, thence
south forty-six (46) degrees west 324 feet and two (2) inches or thereby to the
point of beginning, containing 42/100 (.42) acre, more or less.

             

            ALSO
EXCEPT, a strip of land 33 feet wide lying 16/2 feet on
each side of the following described center line passing through the land
formerly owned by J. D. Welbom and now owned by Grover Keck and Frank Keck
situated in the East Part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 7
South, Range 13 West; Beginning at a point in a tract of land formerly owned by
J. D. Welborn and now owned by Grover Keck and Prank Keck in the West line
676/2
feet Northwardly of a stone monument in the North line of Fourth Street Road;
thence in a Northeasterly direction in a straight line for 45 feet to a point in
the East line of Section 4, 66/2 feet south
of the center line of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and containing 1.08
acres.

             

            ALSO
EXCEPT, the following described tract of land: Beginning at a point opposite and
North of the West end of the Evansville and Mt. Vernon Electric Railway Bridge
which point is on the North line of the right of way of said railroad and
consists of a strip of land 83/2 feet wide
running parallel with the said North line from the said point of beginning to
the East line of the Bertha F. Harlem tract, the same being in the East Half of
the Southeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 7 South) Range 13 West, and
containing 1.65 acres, more or less.

             

            ALSO
EXCEPT, Part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 7 South, Range 13
West, and described as follows:

             

            Beginning
at a point, said point being 456.43 feet North and 824.95 feet East of the
Southwest corner of the Southeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 7 South, Range
13 West; thence N 17° 17' W, 42.28 feet to the Southeast corner of Southern
Indiana Gas and Electric Company .42 (42/1 00) acre as deeded from Bertha F.
Harlem to Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company in deed record 52, page 312;
thence N 17° 17' W, along and upon the East line of said Southern Indiana Gas
and Electric Company tract, 119.50 feet to the Northeast corner of said Southern
Indiana Gas and Electric Company tract; thence North 49° 27' 30" E, along and
upon the South right-of-way line of Indiana State Highway No. 62, 1,086.91 feet
to an iron axle; thence S 0° 43' 30" W along and upon the West line of Grover
and Franck Keck 55 acre tract, 603.79 feet to an iron pipe in the Old
Evansville-Mount Vernon J. Highway; thence S 71° 32' 30" W along the Old
Evansville-Mount Vernon Highway, 247.50 feet to an iron pipe, said pipe, also
being the Northeast corner of Isaac Rosenbaum's 11.05 acre tract, as recorded on
pages 498-502 Deed

             

             

            
              
                
                

              

              
                
                

                
                  

                

              

              
                
                

              

            

             

            Record
57; thence S 71°32' 30" W, along and upon the North line of said Rosenbaum's
11.05 acre tract, 565.42 feet to the place of beginning, containing 7.18 acres,
more or less.

             

             

            
              
                
                

              

              
                
                

                
                  

                

              

              
                
                

              

            

             

            Tract No.
13

             

            The
Northeast fractional section Sixteen (16), Township Seven (7) South, Range
Thirteen (13) West, containing Nine (9) acres, more or less.

             

             

            
              
                
                

              

              
                
                

                
                  

                

              

              
                
                

              

            

             

            Tract No.
14

             

            Being
part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 9, Township 7
South, Range 13 West, lying in Black Township, Posey County, Indiana and
described as follows:

             

            Beginning
at the Northeast Corner of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of
Section 9, Township 7 South, Range 13 West; thence S 1° 28' 30" W along the East
line of said quarter quarter section for a distance of 475.74 feet to a point in
the center of McFadden Creek; thence N 80° 13' 30" W, along the center of
McFadden Creek, 66.85 feet; thence N 440 20' 3_0" W, along the center of said
creek 567.55 feet; thence N 81° 39' 30" W, along the center of said creek,
194.71 feet; thence S 54° 18' 30" W, along the center of said creek, 182.19
feet; thence N 80° 11' W, along the center of said creek, for a distance of
168.62 feet thence N 46° 56' W, along the center of said creek, 91.81 feet;
thence N 77° 30' W, along the center of said creek, 183.34 feet to a point on
the North line of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said Section
9; thence N 89° 45' 13" E, along the North line of said quarter quarter section
for a distance of 1,227.51 feet to the place of beginning, containing 4.25
acres, more or less.

             

             

            
              
                
                

              

              
                
                

                
                  

                

              

              
                
                

              

            

             

            Tract No.
15

             

            The
Northeast corner of the Northeast quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section
15, Township 7 South, Range 13 West, more specifically described as follows
to-wit:

             

            Beginning
at the northeast corner of the said quarter quarter section, thence west on the
north line of said quarter quarter section 9.70 chains to the center of
Casselberry Creek, thence Sontheastwardly along center of said creek to the east
line of said quarter quarter section, thence North 5.25 chains to the point of
beginning, containing 2.55 acres, more or less.

             

            Also the
Southeast corner of the Southeast quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section
10, Township 7 South, Range 13 West, more specifically described as follows,
to-wit;

             

            Beginning
at the Southeast corner of said quarter quarter section; thence West along the
south line of said quarter quarter section 9.70 chains to the center of
Casselberry Creek, thence North 4.72 chains to the center of the Public Highway
known as the Bluff Road, thence S 67 degrees 30' E along the center of said road
a distance of 10.63 chains, thence South 0.15 chains to the point of beginning,
containing 2.36 acres, more or less.

             

            EXCEPT,
Part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of section 10, Township 7
South, Range 13 West, bound and described as follows

             

            Beginning
at a point, which point is located by measuring from the Southeast Corner of the
Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 10, Township 7 South,
Range 13 West with a bearing of S 89° 47' 30" W along and upon the South line of
said quarter quarter section a distance of 641.99 feet to a point; thence N 0°
00' 30" W, 68.94 feet to the aforementioned place of beginning; thence
continuing N 0° 00° 30" W, 236.89 feet to a point in the center of the Bluff
Road; thence S 65° 03' E along the center of the Bluff Road 100 feet to a point;
thence S 24° 57' W, 214.86 feet to the place of beginning containing .58
(58/100) of an acre, more or less.

             

             

            
              
                
                

              

              
                
                

                
                  

                

              

              
                
                

              

            

             

            Tract No.
16

             

            Part of
the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 10, Township 7 South,
Range 13 West, bound and described as follows:

             

            Beginning
at a point, which point is located by measuring from the Southeast Corner of the
Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 10, Township 7 South,
Range 13 West with a bearing of S 89° 47' 30" W along and upon the South line of
said quarter quarter section a distance of 641.99 feet to a point; thence N 0°
00° 30" W, 68.94 feet to the aforementioned place of beginning; thence
continuing N 0° 00° 30" W, 236.89 feet to a point in the center of the Bluff
Road; thence S 65° 03' E along the center of the Bluff Road 100 feet to a point;
thence S 24° 57' W, 214.86 feet to the place of beginning, containing .58
(58/100) of an acre, more or less.

             

             

            
              
                
                

              

              
                
                

                
                  

                

              

              
                
                

              

            

             

            Tract No.
17

             

            Part of
the North middle part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quartet of
Section 10, Township 7 South, Range 13 West, described as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at a point in the center of a public highway known as the Bluff Road,
said point of beginning being located as follows: Begin at the northwest corner
of the southwest quarter of said Section 10, thence south along the west line of
said southwest quarter 20.25 chains to the center of said Bluff Road, thence
South 70 degrees and 30 minutes East 5.90/2 chains
along the center line of said Bluff Road to the point of beginning; thence from
said point of beginning South 11 degrees and 15 minutes west 2.00 chains; thence
south 70 degrees and 30 minutes east 5.00 chains; thence North 12 degrees and 45
minutes east 2.00 chains to the center of said Bluff Road; thence north 71
degrees and 15 minutes west 5.00 chains along the center line of said Bluff Road
to the point of beginning, containing One (1) acre, more or less.

             

            Also,
part of the north middle part of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter
of Section 10, Township 7 South, Range 13 West, described as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at a point in the center of a public highway known as the Bluff Road,
said point being the Northeast corner of a one acre tract conveyed by John Haas,
et al., to Henry Marx, recorded in Deed Record No. 49, on pages 201 and 202,
said point of beginning located as follows: Begin at the Northwest corner of the
Southwest quarter of said Section 10, thence south along the west line of said
southwest quarter 20.25 chains to the center of said Bluff Road, thence South 70
degrees and 30 minutes east 10.90/2 chains
along the center line of said Bluff Road to the point of beginning; thence from
said point of beginning south 11 degrees and 15 minutes west 2.00 chains; thence
south 64 degrees and 30 minutes east 3.79 chains; thence north 12 degrees and 45
minutes east 1.28 chains to the center of said Bluff Road; thence north 54
degrees and 15 minutes west 4.05 chains along the center line of said Bluff Road
to the point of beginning, containing .62 (62/100) of one acre, more or
less.

             

             

            
              
                
                

              

              
                
                

                
                  

                

              

              
                
                

              

            

             

            Tract No.
18

             

            A part of
the West Half of Section Nine (9), Township Seven (7) South, Range Thirteen (13)
West, described as follows, to-wit: Beginning on the Bank of the Ohio River
where the West line of said section Nine (9) intersects the same; thence North
along said South line to the Southwest corner of Sanders Enlargement to the City
of Mt. Vernon; thence East along said South line to the Southeast corner of said
Enlargement; thence continuing in an Easterly direction along and upon the South
line of Lots sold by Isaac Wolf et al to Tina Schenk, George E. Collins and
Charles Adams to the West line of Saw Mill Street; thence South along said West
line of Saw Mill Street and a continuation thereof to the Corporation line of
said City; thence East to the continuation South of the East line of Saw Mill
Street; thence South to the Ohio River; thence West down the meanders of said
river to the place or Beginning, containing Twelve (12) acres, more or
less.

             

             

            
              
                
                

              

              
                
                

                
                  

                

              

              
                
                

              

            

             

            Tract No.
19

             

            Part of
the Southeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 7 South, Range 13 West, and
described as follows:

             

            Beginning
at a point, said point being 456.43 feet North and 824.95 feet East of the
Southwest Corner of the Southeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 7 South, Range
13 West; thence N 17° 17' W, 42.28 feet to the Southeast Corner of Southern
Indiana Gas and Electric Company .42 (42/100) acre as deeded from Bertha F.
Harlem to Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company in Deed Record 52, page 312;
thence N 17° 17' W, along and upon the East line of said Southern Indiana Gas
and Electric Company tract, 119.50 feet to the Northeast corner of said Southern
Indiana Gas and Electric Company tract; thence North 49° 27' 30" E, along and
upon the South right-of-way line of Indiana State Highway No. 62, 1,086.91 feet
to an iron axle; thence S 0° 43' 30" W, along and upon the West line of Grover
and Franck Keck 55 acre tract, 603.79 feet to an iron pipe in the Old
Evansville-Mount Vernon Highway, 247.50 feet to an iron pipe, said pipe, also
being the Northeast Corner of Isaac Rosenbaum's 11.05 acre tract, as recorded on
pages 498-502, Deed Record 57; thence S 71° 32′ 30′′ W, along and upon the North
line of said Rosenbaum's 11.05 acre tract, 565.42 feet to the place of
beginning, containing 7.18 acres, more or less.

             

            EXCEPT,
Part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 7 South, Range 13 West, and
described as follows: Beginning at a point, said point being 456.43 feet North
and 824.95 feet East of the Southwest Corner of the Southeast Quarter of Section
4, Township 7 South, Range 13 West; thence N 17° 17' W, 42.28 feet to the
Southeast corner of Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company .42 (42/100) acre
as deeded from Bertha F. Harlem to Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company in
Deed Record 52, page 312 (the foregoing portion of this description is quoted
from Deed Record 66, page 164) which point of beginning is on the northwestern
boundary of a county road; (1) thence North 20 degrees 11 minutes 36 seconds
West (this and all subsequent bearings in this description being based on the
same system) 13.81 feet along the southwestern line of the owners' land; (2)
thence North 71 degrees 52 minutes 30 seconds East 246.50 feet; (3) thence North
63 degrees 09 minutes 27 seconds East 151.75 feet; (4) thence North 71 degrees
52 minutes 30 seconds East 437.66 feet to the east line of the owners' land; (5)
thence south 1 degree 33 minutes 39 seconds East 47.92 feet along the east line
of the owners' land to the northwestern boundary of said county road; (6) thence
Southwesterly 820.05 feet along the Northwestern boundary of said county road to
the point of beginning and containing 0.616 acres, more or less.

             

            ALSO
EXCEPT, Part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 7 South, Range 13
West, and described as follows: Beginning at a point said point being 456.43
feet North and 824.95 feet East of the Southwest corner of the Southeast Quarter
of Section 4, Township 7 South, Range 13 West; thence N 17° 17' W, 42.28 feet to
the Southeast Corner of Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company .42 (42/100)
acre as deeded from Bertha F. Harlem to Southern Indiana Gas and Electric
Company in Deed Record 52, page 312; thence N 17° 17' W, along and upon the east
line of said Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company tract, 119.50 feet to the
Northeast Corner of said Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company tract; (the
foregoing portion of this description is quoted from Deed Record 66, page 164),
which point of beginning is on the southeastern boundary of State Road 62; (1)
thence North 48 degrees 43 minutes 30 seconds East

             

             

            
              
                
                

              

              
                
                

                
                  

                

              

              
                
                

              

            

             

            (this and
all subsequent bearings in this description being based on the same system)
81.86 feet along the southeastern boundary of State Road 62; (2) thence South 29
degrees 53 minutes 06 seconds West 99.60 feet to the southwestern line of the
owners' land; (3) thence North 20 degrees 11 minutes 36 seconds West 34.47 feet
along said southwestern line to the point of beginning and containing 0.030
acres, more or less.

             

             

            
              
                
                

              

              
                
                

                
                  

                

              

              
                
                

              

            

             

            Tract No.
20

             

            Part of
the Southeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 7 South, Range 13 West, in Black
Township, Posey County, Indiana, and more particularly described a s
follows:

             

            Commencing
at the Northeast corner of the Southeast quarter of Section 4, Township 7 South,
Range 13 West, and running South 55 degrees 47 minutes 43 seconds West a
distance of 817.20 feet to the point of intersection of the southerly right of
way line of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad (formerly the St. Louis and
Southeastern Railway) and the West line of the East half of the East Half of the
Southeast Quarter of said Section 4; thence South zero degrees one minute West
along said West line a distance of 284.13 feet to a point on the former
northwesterly right of way line of the Evansville and Mt. Vernon Electric
Railway; thence running along said right  of way line south 49 degrees
12 minutes West a distance of 154.58 feet; thence North 88 degrees 37 minutes 30
seconds West a distance of 113.98 feet; thence South 23 degrees 52 minutes 30
seconds West a distance 191.55 feet to the point  of beginning; thence
South 33 degrees 44 minutes East a distance of 111.95 feet to a point on the
northwesterly right of way line of the county highway (formerly State Road 62);
thence along said highway right of way South 49 degrees 12 minutes West a
distance of 220.99 feet; thence North 23 degrees 52 minutes 30 seconds East a
distance of 259.72 feet to the place of beginning, containing 0.282
acre.