The proponent, Triangle Telephone Cooperative Association, Inc. (TTCA, Inc.), is applying to amend their existing 20’ wide easement Deed #7969 in order to install a fiber optic telecommunications line within the same corridor as their existing copper telephone wire located on the SW¼SW¼ and the SE¼SW¼ of Section 13, Township 1 South, Range 12 East in Sweet Grass County, as shown in ‘Exhibit A.’ The route will utilize only a portion of the originally granted easement. The amendment will allow the proponent to add an additional line within their granted corridor in order to install a high-speed fiber optic telecommunication line to private lands east of the State Trust Land Section. The easement amendment is part of a larger project where TTCA, Inc. is upgrading and replacing portions of their telecommunications lines in rural Sweet Grass County. The project consists of replacing outdated existing copper services with fiber optic lines to provide Fiber to the Home (FTTH) service in remote areas. The copper service lines will be abandoned in place with new fiber optics beings installed for redundancy. The easement will be amended to reflect the additional lines in the easement corridor. The current granted easement encumbers ±1.22 acres of State Trust Land and the amendment will impact approximately ±1.22-acres of the original corridor. The amendment will not burden this section with additional acreage or disturbances.