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Other Non-Current Assets

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Other Non-Current Assets
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Other Non-Current Assets
NOTE 5 — OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS
    Other non-current assets consist of the following (in thousands):
September 30, 2020 December 31, 2019
Land lease and purchase options $ 3,656  $ 4,320 
Permitting costs 13,092  12,838 
Right of use asset — operating leases (Note 15) 12,290  15,832 
Other 3,942  3,765 
Total other non-current assets $ 32,980  $ 36,755 
Land Lease and Purchase Options
    We hold lease and purchase option agreements (the “Options”) for certain tracts of land and associated river frontage. Upon exercise of the Options, the respective leases will be subject to maximum terms of 50 years, inclusive of various renewals which are at our sole discretion. Costs of the Options will be amortized over the life of the lease once obtained, or capitalized into the land if purchased.
Permitting Costs
    Permitting costs primarily represent the purchase of wetland credits in connection with our permit application to the USACE in 2017 and 2018. These wetland credits will be applied to our permit in accordance with the Clean Water Act and the Rivers and Harbors Act, which require us to mitigate the potential impact to Louisiana wetlands that might be caused by the construction of the Driftwood Project. In May 2019, we received the USACE permit. The permitting costs will be transferred to construction in progress upon reaching FID.