Common use of Adjustment of USE CHARGE Clause in Contracts

Adjustment of USE CHARGE. 1. The USE CHARGE shall be increased annually, up to the maximum amount set forth below, to equal the greater of: (i) 4% of the then current USE CHARGE, or (ii) the extent of any percentage change which occurred in the Consumer Price Index (All Items, Base 1982-84 = 100) as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics for All Consumers for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Xxxx Metropolitan area (hereinafter “CPI”). The percentage change in the CPI shall be calculated by a fraction, the denominator of which is the CPI in effect as of the calendar month fourteen (14) full months prior to the adjustment date, and the numerator of which is the CPI in effect two (2) full months prior to the adjustment date.

Adjustment of USE CHARGE. 1(a). The USE CHARGE shall be increased annually, up to the maximum amount set forth below, to equal the greater of: (i) 4% of a 4%increase over the then current USE CHARGE, or (ii) the extent of any percentage change which occurred in the Consumer Price Index (All Items, Base 1982-84 = 100) as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics for All Consumers for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Xxxx Metropolitan area (hereinafter “CPI”). The percentage change in the CPI shall be calculated by a fraction, the denominator of which is the CPI in effect as of the calendar month fourteen (14) full months prior to the adjustment date, and the numerator of which is the CPI in effect two (2) full months prior to the adjustment date.