Assignment of a Planning Party’s Rights and Obligations. Except as otherwise provided in section 15.4, a Planning Party shall not, without the prior written consent of ColumbiaGrid, assign, pledge, or transfer all or any part of, or any right or obligation under, this Agreement, whether voluntarily or by operation of law; provided however that a Planning Party may, without the consent of ColumbiaGrid, assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any Person (i) into which the Planning Party is merged or consolidated or (ii) to which the Planning Party sells, transfers, or assigns all or substantially all of its Electric System, so long as the survivor in any such merger or consolidation, or the purchaser, transferee, or assignee of such Electric System provides to ColumbiaGrid a valid and binding written agreement expressly assuming and agreeing to be bound by all obligations of the Planning Party under this Agreement.
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Samples: Columbiagrid Third Amended and Restated Planning and Expansion Functional Agreement, Planning and Expansion Functional Agreement, Planning and Expansion Functional Agreement
