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Environmental Covenants of the Company. The Company hereby covenants and agrees with the Agency as follows: (a) The Company shall perform the Project Work and use, operate and manage the Facility in accordance with all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all operators, tenants, subtenants, licensees and occupants of the Facility to perform the Project Work and to use, operate and manage the Facility in accordance with any applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits, and shall not cause, allow or permit the Facility or any part thereof to be operated or used for the storage, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling, production, management or Disposal of any Hazardous Substances other than in accordance with all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits. (b) The Company shall obtain and comply with, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all contractors, subcontractors, operators, tenants, subtenants, licensees and occupants of the Facility to obtain and comply with, all Environmental Permits, if any. (c) The Company shall not cause or permit any change to be made in the present or intended Project Work or use or operation of the Facility which would (i) involve the storage, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling, management, production or disposal of any Hazardous Substance other than in accordance with any applicable Environmental Law, or the Project Work or use or operation of the Facility as a landfill or waste management or disposal site or for manufacturing or industrial purposes or for the storage of petroleum or petroleum based products other than in accordance with any applicable Environmental Law, (ii) violate any applicable Environmental Law, (iii) constitute a violation or non-compliance with any Environmental Permit or (iv) increase the risk of a Release of any Hazardous Substance. (d) The Company shall promptly provide the Agency with a copy of all notifications which the Company gives or receives with respect to conditions of the Environment at or in the vicinity of the Facility, any past or present Release or the threat of a Release of any Hazardous Substance on, at or from the Facility or any property adjacent to or within the immediate vicinity of the Facility. If the Company receives or becomes aware of any such notification which is not in writing or otherwise capable of being copied, the Company shall promptly advise the Agency of such verbal, telephonic or electronic notification and confirm such notice in writing. Furthermore, upon the Company’s discovery thereof, the Company shall promptly advise the Agency in writing of: (i) the presence of any Hazardous Substance on, under or about the Facility of which the Agency has not previously been advised in writing; (ii) any remedial action taken by, or on behalf of, the Company in response to any Hazardous Substance on, under or about the Facility or to any environmental proceedings of which the Company has not previously been advised in writing; and (iii) the occurrence or condition on any real property adjoining or in the vicinity of the Facility that could reasonably be expected to cause the Facility or any part thereof to be subject to any restrictions on the ownership, occupancy, transferability or use of the Facility under any Environmental Law. The Company shall also provide the Agency with copies of all reports, analyses, notices, licenses, approvals, orders, correspondences or other written materials in its possession or control relating to the condition of the Environment at the Facility or real property or bodies of water adjoining or in the vicinity of the Facility or environmental proceedings promptly upon receipt, completion or delivery of such materials. (e) The Company shall undertake and complete all investigations, studies, sampling and testing and all removal or remedial actions necessary to contain, remove and clean up all Hazardous Substances that are or may become present at the Facility and are required to be removed and/or remediated in accordance with all applicable Environmental Laws and all Environmental Permits. All remedial work shall be conducted (i) in a diligent and timely fashion by licensed contractors acting under the supervision of a consulting environmental engineer, (ii) pursuant to a detailed written plan for the remedial work approved by any public or private agencies or persons with a legal or contractual right to such approval, (iii) with such insurance coverage pertaining to liabilities arising out of the remedial work as is then customarily maintained with respect to such activities, and (iv) only following receipt of any required permits, licenses or approvals. In addition, the Company shall submit, or cause to be submitted, to the Agency, promptly upon receipt or preparation, copies of any and all reports, studies, analyses, correspondence, governmental comments or approvals, proposed removal or other remedial work contracts and similar information prepared or received by or on behalf of the Company in connection with any remedial work, or Hazardous Substances relating to the Facility. All costs and expenses of such remedial work shall be paid by or on behalf of the Company, including, without limitation, the charges of the remedial work contractors and the consulting environmental engineer, any taxes or penalties assessed in connection with the remedial work and the Agency’s out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with monitoring or review of such remedial work. The Agency shall have the right but not the obligation to join and participate in, as a party if it so elects, any legal proceedings or actions initiated in connection with any environmental proceedings. (f) If at any time the Agency obtains any notice or information that the Company or the Facility, or the use or operation thereof or the Project Work may be in violation of an Environmental Law or in non-compliance with any Environmental Permit or standard, the Agency may require that a full or supplemental environmental inspection and audit report with respect to the Facility of a scope and level of detail reasonably satisfactory to the Agency be prepared by a professional environmental engineer or other qualified environmental scientist acceptable to the Agency, at the Company’s sole cost and expense. Said audit may, but is not required to or limited to, include a physical inspection of the Facility, a records search, a visual inspection of any property adjacent to or within the immediate vicinity of the Facility, personnel interviews, review of all Environmental Permits and the conducting of scientific testing. If necessary to determine whether a violation of an Environmental Law exists, such inspection shall also include subsurface testing for the presence of Hazardous Substances in the soil, subsoil, bedrock, surface water and/or groundwater. If said audit report indicates the presence of any Hazardous Substance or a Release or Disposal or the threat of a Release or Disposal of any Hazardous Substance on, at or from the Facility in violation of any applicable law, the Company shall promptly undertake and diligently pursue to completion all necessary, appropriate investigative, containment, removal, clean-up and other remedial actions required by any Environmental Law, in accordance with Section 13.2(e) above. The Company hereby consents to the Agency notifying any party under such circumstances of the availability of any or all of the environmental reports and the information contained therein. The Company further agrees that the Agency may disclose such environmental reports to any governmental agency or authority if they reasonably believe that they are required to disclose any matter contained therein to such agency or authority; provided that the Agency shall give the Company at least forty-eight (48) hours prior written notice before so doing. The Company acknowledges that the Agency cannot control or otherwise assure the truthfulness or accuracy of the environmental reports, and that the release of the environmental reports, or any information contained therein, to prospective bidders at any foreclosure sale of the Facility may have a material and adverse effect upon the amount which a party may bid at such sale. The Company agrees that the Agency shall not have any liability whatsoever as a result of delivering any or all of the environmental reports or any information contained therein to any third party if done in good faith, and the Company hereby releases and forever discharges the Agency from any and all claims, damages, or causes of action arising out of, connected with or incidental to the delivery of environmental reports.

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Samples: Lease and Project Agreement, Lease and Project Agreement

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Environmental Covenants of the Company. The Company hereby covenants and agrees with the Agency as follows: (a) The Company shall perform the Project Work and use, operate and manage the Facility in accordance material conformance with all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all operators, tenants, subtenants, licensees and occupants of the Facility to perform the Project Work and to use, operate and manage the Facility in accordance with any applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits, and shall not cause, allow or permit the Facility or any part thereof to be operated or used for the storage, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling, production, management or Disposal of any Hazardous Substances other than in accordance material conformance with all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits. (b) The Company shall obtain and comply with, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all contractors, subcontractors, operators, tenants, subtenants, licensees and occupants of the Facility to obtain and comply with, all Environmental Permits, if any. (c) The Company shall not cause or permit any change to be made in the present or intended Project Work or use or operation of the Facility which would (i) involve the storage, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling, management, production or disposal of any Hazardous Substance other than in accordance with any applicable Environmental Law, or the Project Work or use or operation of the Facility as a landfill or waste management or disposal site or for manufacturing or industrial purposes or for the storage of petroleum or petroleum based products other than in accordance with any applicable Environmental Law, (ii) violate any applicable Environmental Law, (iii) constitute a violation or non-compliance with any Environmental Permit or (iv) increase the risk of a Release of any Hazardous Substance. (d) The Company shall promptly provide the Agency with a copy of all notifications which the Company gives or receives with respect to conditions of the Environment at or in the vicinity of the Facility, any past or present Release or the threat of a Release of any Hazardous Substance on, at or from the Facility or any property adjacent to or within the immediate vicinity of the Facility. If the Company receives or becomes aware of any such notification which is not in writing or otherwise capable of being copied, the Company shall promptly advise the Agency of such verbal, telephonic or electronic notification and confirm such notice in writing. Furthermore, upon the Company’s discovery thereof, the Company shall promptly advise the Agency in writing of: (i) the presence of any Hazardous Substance on, under or about the Facility of which the Agency has not previously been advised in writing; (ii) any remedial action taken by, or on behalf of, the Company in response to any Hazardous Substance on, under or about the Facility or to any environmental proceedings of which the Company has not previously been advised in writing; and (iii) the occurrence or condition on any real property adjoining or in the vicinity of the Facility that could reasonably be expected to cause the Facility or any part thereof to be subject to any restrictions on the ownership, occupancy, transferability or use of the Facility under any Environmental Law. The Company shall also provide the Agency with copies of all reports, analyses, notices, licenses, approvals, orders, correspondences or other written materials in its possession or control relating to the condition of the Environment at the Facility or real property or bodies of water adjoining or in the vicinity of the Facility or environmental proceedings promptly upon receipt, completion or delivery of such materials. (e) The Company shall undertake and complete all investigations, studies, sampling and testing and all removal or remedial actions necessary to contain, remove and clean up all Hazardous Substances that are or may become present at the Facility and are required to be removed and/or remediated in accordance with all applicable Environmental Laws and all Environmental Permits. All remedial work shall be conducted (i) in a diligent and timely fashion by licensed contractors acting under the supervision of a consulting environmental engineer, (ii) pursuant to a detailed written plan for the remedial work approved by any public or private agencies or persons with a legal or contractual right to such approval, (iii) with such insurance coverage pertaining to liabilities arising out of the remedial work as is then customarily maintained with respect to such activities, and (iv) only following receipt of any required permits, licenses or approvals. In addition, the Company shall submit, or cause to be submitted, to the Agency, promptly upon receipt or preparation, copies of any and all reports, studies, analyses, correspondence, governmental comments or approvals, proposed removal or other remedial work contracts and similar information prepared or received by or on behalf of the Company in connection with any remedial work, or Hazardous Substances relating to the Facility. All costs and expenses of such remedial work shall be paid by or on behalf of the Company, including, without limitation, the charges of the remedial work contractors and the consulting environmental engineer, any taxes or penalties assessed in connection with the remedial work and the Agency’s out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with monitoring or review of such remedial work. The Agency shall have the right but not the obligation to join and participate in, as a party if it so elects, any legal proceedings or actions initiated in connection with any environmental proceedings. (f) If at any time the Agency obtains any notice or information that the Company or the Facility, or the use or operation thereof or the Project Work may be in violation of an Environmental Law or in non-compliance with any Environmental Permit or standard, the Agency may require that a full or supplemental environmental inspection and audit report with respect to the Facility of a scope and level of detail reasonably satisfactory to the Agency be prepared by a professional environmental engineer or other qualified environmental scientist acceptable to the Agency, at the Company’s sole cost and expense. Said audit may, but is not required to or limited to, include a physical inspection of the Facility, a records search, a visual inspection of any property adjacent to or within the immediate vicinity of the Facility, personnel interviews, review of all Environmental Permits and the conducting of scientific testing. If necessary to determine whether a violation of an Environmental Law exists, such inspection shall also include subsurface testing for the presence of Hazardous Substances in the soil, subsoil, bedrock, surface water and/or groundwater. If said audit report indicates the presence of any Hazardous Substance or a Release or Disposal or the threat of a Release or Disposal of any Hazardous Substance on, at or from the Facility in violation of any applicable law, the Company shall promptly undertake and diligently pursue to completion all necessary, appropriate investigative, containment, removal, clean-up and other remedial actions required by any Environmental Law, in accordance with Section 13.2(e) above. The Company hereby consents to the Agency notifying any party under such circumstances of the availability of any or all of the environmental reports and the information contained therein. The Company further agrees that the Agency may disclose such environmental reports to any governmental agency or authority if they reasonably believe that they are required to disclose any matter contained therein to such agency or authority; provided that the Agency shall give the Company at least forty-eight (48) hours prior written notice before so doing. The Company acknowledges that the Agency cannot control or otherwise assure the truthfulness or accuracy of the environmental reports, and that the release of the environmental reports, or any information contained therein, to prospective bidders at any foreclosure sale of the Facility may have a material and adverse effect upon the amount which a party may bid at such sale. The Company agrees that the Agency shall not have any liability whatsoever as a result of delivering any or all of the environmental reports or any information contained therein to any third party if done in good faith, and the Company hereby releases and forever discharges the Agency from any and all claims, damages, or causes of action arising out of, connected with or incidental to the delivery of environmental reports.all

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Samples: Lease and Project Agreement

Environmental Covenants of the Company. The Company hereby covenants and agrees with the Agency as follows: (a) The Company shall perform the Project Work and the Company shall use, operate and manage the Facility in accordance with accordancewith all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all operators, tenants, subtenants, licensees and occupants of the Facility to perform the Project Work and to use, operate and manage the Facility in accordance with any applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits, and shall not cause, allow or permit the Facility or any part thereof to be operated or used for the storage, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling, production, management or Disposal of any Hazardous Substances other than in accordance with all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits. (b) The Company shall obtain and comply with, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all contractors, subcontractors, operators, tenants, subtenants, licensees and occupants of the Facility to obtain and comply with, all Environmental Permits, if any. (c) The Company shall not cause or permit any change to be made in the present or intended Project Work or use or operation of the Facility which would (i) involve the storage, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling, management, production or disposal of any Hazardous Substance other than in accordance with any applicable Environmental Law, or the Project Work or use or operation of the Facility as a landfill or waste management or disposal site or for manufacturing or industrial purposes or for the storage of petroleum or petroleum based products other than in accordance with any applicable Environmental Law, (ii) violate any applicable Environmental Law, (iii) constitute a violation or non-compliance with any Environmental Permit or (iv) increase the risk of a Release of any Hazardous Substance. (d) The Company shall promptly provide the Agency with a copy of all notifications which the Company gives or receives with respect to conditions of the Environment at or in the vicinity of the Facility, any past or present Release or the threat of a Release of any Hazardous Substance on, at or from the Facility or any property adjacent to or within the immediate vicinity of the Facility. If the Company receives or becomes aware of any such notification which is not in writing or otherwise capable of being copied, the Company shall promptly advise the Agency of such verbal, telephonic or electronic notification and confirm such notice in writing. Furthermore, upon the Company’s discovery thereof, the Company shall promptly advise the Agency in writing of: (i) the presence of any Hazardous Substance on, under or about the Facility of which the Agency has not previously been advised in writing; (ii) any remedial action taken by, or on behalf of, the Company in response to any Hazardous Substance on, under or about the Facility or to any environmental proceedings of which the Company has not previously been advised in writing; and (iii) the occurrence or condition on any real property adjoining or in the vicinity of the Facility that could reasonably be expected to cause the Facility or any part thereof to be subject to any restrictions on the ownership, occupancy, transferability or use of the Facility under any Environmental Law. The Company shall also provide the Agency with copies of all reports, analyses, notices, licenses, approvals, orders, correspondences or other written materials in its possession or control relating to the condition of the Environment at the Facility or real property or bodies of water adjoining or in the vicinity of the Facility or environmental proceedings promptly upon receipt, completion or delivery of such materials. (e) The Company shall undertake and complete all investigations, studies, sampling and testing and all removal or remedial actions necessary to contain, remove and clean up all Hazardous Substances that are or may become present at the Facility and are required to be removed and/or remediated in accordance with all applicable Environmental Laws and all Environmental Permits. All remedial work shall be conducted (i) in a diligent and timely fashion by licensed contractors acting under the supervision of a consulting environmental engineer, (ii) pursuant to a detailed written plan for the remedial work approved by any public or private agencies or persons with a legal or contractual right to such approval, (iii) with such insurance coverage pertaining to liabilities arising out of the remedial work as is then customarily maintained with respect to such activities, and (iv) only following receipt of any required permits, licenses or approvals. In addition, the Company shall submit, or cause to be submitted, to the Agency, promptly upon receipt or preparation, copies of any and all reports, studies, analyses, correspondence, governmental comments or approvals, proposed removal or other remedial work contracts and similar information prepared or received by or on behalf of the Company in connection with any remedial work, or Hazardous Substances relating to the Facility. All costs and expenses of such remedial work shall be paid by or on behalf of the Company, including, without limitation, the charges of the remedial work contractors and the consulting environmental engineer, any taxes or penalties assessed in connection with the remedial work and the Agency’s out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with monitoring or review of such remedial work. The Agency shall have the right but not the obligation to join and participate in, as a party if it so elects, any legal proceedings or actions initiated in connection with any environmental proceedings. (f) If at any time the Agency obtains any notice or information that the Company or the Facility, or the use or operation thereof or the Project Work may be in violation of an Environmental Law or in non-compliance with any Environmental Permit or standard, the Agency may require that a full or supplemental environmental inspection and audit report with respect to the Facility of a scope and level of detail reasonably satisfactory to the Agency be prepared by a professional environmental engineer or other qualified environmental scientist acceptable to the Agency, at the Company’s sole cost and expense. Said audit may, but is not required to or limited to, include a physical inspection of the Facility, a records search, a visual inspection of any property adjacent to or within the immediate vicinity of the Facility, personnel interviews, review of all Environmental Permits and the conducting of scientific testing. If necessary to determine whether a violation of an Environmental Law exists, such inspection shall also include subsurface testing for the presence of Hazardous Substances in the soil, subsoil, bedrock, surface water and/or groundwater. If said audit report indicates the presence of any Hazardous Substance or a Release or Disposal or the threat of a Release or Disposal of any Hazardous Substance on, at or from the Facility in violation of any applicable law, the Company shall promptly undertake and diligently pursue to completion all necessary, appropriate investigative, containment, removal, clean-up and other remedial actions required by any Environmental Law, in accordance with Section 13.2(e) above. The Company hereby consents to the Agency notifying any party under such circumstances of the availability of any or all of the environmental reports and the information contained therein. The Company further agrees that the Agency may disclose such environmental reports to any governmental agency or authority if they reasonably believe that they are required to disclose any matter contained therein to such agency or authority; provided that the Agency shall give the Company at least forty-eight (48) hours prior written notice before so doing. The Company acknowledges that the Agency cannot control or otherwise assure the truthfulness or accuracy of the environmental reports, and that the release of the environmental reports, or any information contained therein, to prospective bidders prospectivebidders at any foreclosure sale of the Facility may have a material and adverse effect upon the amount which a party may bid at such sale. The Company agrees that the Agency shall not have any liability whatsoever as a result of delivering any or all of the environmental reports or any information contained therein to any third party if done in good faith, and the Company hereby releases and forever discharges the Agency from any and all claims, damages, or causes of action arising out of, connected with or incidental to the delivery of environmental reports.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Lease and Project Agreement

Environmental Covenants of the Company. The Company hereby covenants and agrees with the Agency as follows: (a) The Company shall perform the Project Work and use, operate and manage the Facility in accordance with all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all operators, tenants, subtenants, licensees and occupants of the Facility to perform the Project Work and to use, operate and manage the Facility in accordance with any applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits, and shall not cause, allow or permit the Facility or any part thereof to be operated or used for the storage, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling, production, management or Disposal of any Hazardous Substances other than in accordance with all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits. (b) The Company shall obtain and comply with, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all contractors, subcontractors, operators, tenants, subtenants, licensees and occupants of the Facility to obtain and comply with, all Environmental Permits, if any. (c) The Company shall not cause or permit any change to be made in the present or intended Project Work or use or operation of the Facility which would (i) involve the storage, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling, management, production or disposal of any Hazardous Substance other than in accordance with any applicable Environmental Law, or the Project Work or use or operation of the Facility as a landfill or waste management or disposal site or for manufacturing or industrial purposes or for the storage of petroleum or petroleum based products other than in accordance with any applicable Environmental Law, (ii) violate any applicable Environmental Law, (iii) constitute a violation or non-compliance with any Environmental Permit or (iv) increase the risk of a Release of any Hazardous Substance. (d) The Company shall promptly provide the Agency with a copy of all notifications which the Company gives or receives with respect to conditions of the Environment at or in the vicinity of the Facility, any past or present Release or the threat of a Release of any Hazardous Substance on, at or from the Facility or any property adjacent to or within the immediate vicinity of the Facility. If the Company receives or becomes aware of any such notification which is not in writing or otherwise capable of being copied, the Company shall promptly advise the Agency of such verbal, telephonic or electronic notification and confirm such notice in writing. Furthermore, upon the Company’s 's discovery thereof, the Company shall promptly advise the Agency in writing of: (i) the presence of any Hazardous Substance on, under or about the Facility of which the Agency has not previously been advised in writing; (ii) any remedial action taken by, or on behalf of, the Company in response to any Hazardous Substance on, under or about the Facility or to any environmental proceedings of which the Company has not previously been advised in writing; and (iii) the occurrence or condition on any real property adjoining or in the vicinity of the Facility that could reasonably be expected to cause the Facility or any part thereof to be subject to any restrictions on the ownership, occupancy, transferability or use of the Facility under any Environmental Law. The Company shall also provide the Agency with copies of all reports, analyses, notices, licenses, approvals, orders, correspondences or other written materials in its possession or control relating to the condition of the Environment at the Facility or real property or bodies of water adjoining or in the vicinity of the Facility or environmental proceedings promptly upon receipt, completion or delivery of such materials. (e) The Company shall undertake and complete all investigations, studies, sampling and testing and all removal or remedial actions necessary to contain, remove and clean up all Hazardous Substances that are or may become present at the Facility and are required to be removed and/or remediated in accordance with all applicable Environmental Laws and all Environmental Permits. All remedial work shall be conducted (i) in a diligent and timely fashion by licensed contractors acting under the supervision of a consulting environmental engineer, (ii) pursuant to a detailed written plan for the remedial work approved by any public or private agencies or persons with a legal or contractual right to such approval, (iii) with such insurance coverage pertaining to liabilities arising out of the remedial work as is then customarily maintained with respect to such activities, and (iv) only following receipt of any required permits, licenses or approvals. In addition, the Company shall submit, or cause to be submitted, to the Agency, promptly upon receipt or preparation, copies of any and all reports, studies, analyses, correspondence, governmental comments or approvals, proposed removal or other remedial work contracts and similar information prepared or received by or on behalf of the Company in connection with any remedial work, or Hazardous Substances relating to the Facility. All costs and expenses of such remedial work shall be paid by or on behalf of the Company, including, without limitation, the charges of the remedial work contractors and the consulting environmental engineer, any taxes or penalties assessed in connection with the remedial work and the Agency’s 's out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with monitoring or review of such remedial work. The Agency shall have the right but not the obligation to join and participate in, as a party if it so elects, any legal proceedings or actions initiated in connection with any environmental proceedings. (f) If at any time the Agency obtains any notice or information that the Company or the Facility, or the use or operation thereof or the Project Work may be in violation of an Environmental Law or in non-compliance with any Environmental Permit or standard, the Agency may require that a full or supplemental environmental inspection and audit report with respect to the Facility of a scope and level of detail reasonably satisfactory to the Agency be prepared by a professional environmental engineer or other qualified environmental scientist acceptable to the Agency, at the Company’s 's sole cost and expense. Said audit may, but is not required to or limited to, include a physical inspection of the Facility, a records search, a visual inspection of any property adjacent to or within the immediate vicinity of the Facility, personnel interviews, review of all Environmental Permits and the conducting of scientific testing. If necessary to determine whether a violation of an Environmental Law exists, such inspection shall also include subsurface testing for the presence of Hazardous Substances in the soil, subsoil, bedrock, surface water and/or groundwater. If said audit report indicates the presence of any Hazardous Substance or a Release or Disposal or the threat of a Release or Disposal of any Hazardous Substance on, at or from the Facility in violation of any applicable law, the Company shall promptly undertake and diligently pursue to completion all necessary, appropriate investigative, containment, removal, clean-up and other remedial actions required by any Environmental Law, in accordance with Section 13.2(e) above. The Company hereby consents to the Agency notifying any party under such circumstances of the availability of any or all of the environmental reports and the information contained therein. The Company further agrees that the Agency may disclose such environmental reports to any governmental agency or authority if they reasonably believe that they are required to disclose any matter contained therein to such agency or authority; provided that the Agency shall give the Company at least forty-eight (48) hours prior written notice before so doing. The Company acknowledges that the Agency cannot control or otherwise assure the truthfulness or accuracy of the environmental reports, and that the release of the environmental reports, or any information contained therein, to prospective bidders at any foreclosure sale of the Facility may have a material and adverse effect upon the amount which a party may bid at such sale. The Company agrees that the Agency shall not have any liability whatsoever as a result of delivering any or all of the environmental reports or any information contained therein to any third party if done in good faith, and the Company hereby releases and forever discharges the Agency from any and all claims, damages, or causes of action arising out of, connected with or incidental to the delivery of environmental reports.

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Samples: Lease and Project Agreement

Environmental Covenants of the Company. The Company hereby covenants and agrees with the Agency as follows: (a) The Company shall perform the Project Work and use, operate and manage the Company Facility in accordance with all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all operators, tenants, subtenants, licensees and occupants of the Company Facility to perform the Project Work and to use, operate and manage the Company Facility in accordance with any applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits, and shall not cause, allow or permit the Company Facility or any part thereof to be operated or used for the storage, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling, production, management or Disposal of any Hazardous Substances other than in accordance with all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits. (b) The Company shall obtain and comply with, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all contractors, subcontractors, operators, tenants, subtenants, licensees and occupants of the Company Facility to obtain and comply with, all Environmental Permits, if any. (c) The Company shall not cause or permit any change to be made in the present or intended Project Work or use or operation of the Company Facility which would (i) involve the storage, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling, management, production or disposal of any Hazardous Substance other than in accordance with any applicable Environmental Law, or the Project Work or use or operation of the Company Facility as a landfill or waste management or disposal site or for manufacturing or industrial purposes or for the storage of petroleum or petroleum based products other than in accordance with any applicable Environmental Law, (ii) violate any applicable Environmental Law, (iii) constitute a violation or non-compliance with any Environmental Permit or (iv) increase the risk of a Release of any Hazardous Substance. (d) The Company shall promptly provide the Agency with a copy of all notifications which the Company gives or receives with respect to conditions of the Environment at or in the vicinity of the Company Facility, any past or present Release or the threat of a Release of any Hazardous Substance on, at or from the Company Facility or any property adjacent to or within the immediate vicinity of the Company Facility. If the Company receives or becomes aware of any such notification which is not in writing or otherwise capable of being copied, the Company shall promptly advise the Agency of such verbal, telephonic or electronic notification and confirm such notice in writing. Furthermore, upon the Company’s 's discovery thereof, the Company shall promptly advise the Agency in writing of: (i) the presence of any Hazardous Substance on, under or about the Company Facility of which the Agency has not previously been advised in writing; (ii) any remedial action taken by, or on behalf of, the Company in response to any Hazardous Substance on, under or about the Company Facility or to any environmental proceedings of which the Company has not previously been advised in writing; and (iii) the occurrence or condition on any real property adjoining or in the vicinity of the Company Facility that could reasonably be expected to cause the Company Facility or any part thereof to be subject to any restrictions on the ownership, occupancy, transferability or use of the Company Facility under any Environmental Law. The Company shall also provide the Agency with copies of all reports, analyses, notices, licenses, approvals, orders, correspondences or other written materials in its possession or control relating to the condition of the Environment at the Company Facility or real property or bodies of water adjoining or in the vicinity of the Company Facility or environmental proceedings promptly upon receipt, completion or delivery of such materials. (e) The Company shall undertake and complete all investigations, studies, sampling and testing and all removal or remedial actions necessary to contain, remove and clean up all Hazardous Substances that are or may become present at the Company Facility and are required to be removed and/or remediated in accordance with all applicable Environmental Laws and all Environmental Permits. All remedial work shall be conducted (i) in a diligent and timely fashion by licensed contractors acting under the supervision of a consulting environmental engineer, (ii) pursuant to a detailed written plan for the remedial work approved by any public or private agencies or persons with a legal or contractual right to such approval, (iii) with such insurance coverage pertaining to liabilities arising out of the remedial work as is then customarily maintained with respect to such activities, and (iv) only following receipt of any required permits, licenses or approvals. In addition, the Company shall submit, or cause to be submitted, to the Agency, promptly upon receipt or preparation, copies of any and all reports, studies, analyses, correspondence, governmental comments or approvals, proposed removal or other remedial work contracts and similar information prepared or received by or on behalf of the Company in connection with any remedial work, or Hazardous Substances relating to the Company Facility. All costs and expenses of such remedial work shall be paid by or on behalf of the Company, including, without limitation, the charges of the remedial work contractors and the consulting environmental engineer, any taxes or penalties assessed in connection with the remedial work and the Agency’s 's out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with monitoring or review of such remedial work. The Agency shall have the right but not the obligation to join and participate in, as a party if it so elects, any legal proceedings or actions initiated in connection with any environmental proceedings. (f) If at any time the Agency obtains any notice or information that the Company or the Company Facility, or the use or operation thereof or the Project Work may be in violation of an Environmental Law or in non-compliance with any Environmental Permit or standard, the Agency may require that a full or supplemental environmental inspection and audit report with respect to the Facility of a scope and level of detail reasonably satisfactory to the Agency be prepared by a professional environmental engineer or other qualified environmental scientist acceptable to the Agency, at the Company’s 's sole cost and expense. Said audit may, but is not required to or limited to, include a physical inspection of the Company Facility, a records search, a visual inspection of any property adjacent to or within the immediate vicinity of the Company Facility, personnel interviews, review of all Environmental Permits and the conducting of scientific testing. If necessary to determine whether a violation of an Environmental Law exists, such inspection shall also include subsurface testing for the presence of Hazardous Substances in the soil, subsoil, bedrock, surface water and/or groundwater. If said audit report indicates the presence of any Hazardous Substance or a Release or Disposal or the threat of a Release or Disposal of any Hazardous Substance on, at or from the Company Facility in violation of any applicable law, the Company shall promptly undertake and diligently pursue to completion all necessary, appropriate investigative, containment, removal, clean-up and other remedial actions required by any Environmental Law, in accordance with Section 13.2(e) above. The Company hereby consents to the Agency notifying any party under such circumstances of the availability of any or all of the environmental reports and the information contained therein. The Company further agrees that the Agency may disclose such environmental reports to any governmental agency or authority if they reasonably believe that they are required to disclose any matter contained therein to such agency or authority; provided that the Agency shall give the Company at least forty-eight (48) hours prior written notice before so doing. The Company acknowledges that the Agency cannot control or otherwise assure the truthfulness or accuracy of the environmental reports, and that the release of the environmental reports, or any information contained therein, to prospective bidders at any foreclosure sale of the Company Facility may have a material and adverse effect upon the amount which a party may bid at such sale. The Company agrees that the Agency shall not have any liability whatsoever as a result of delivering any or all of the environmental reports or any information contained therein to any third party if done in good faith, and the Company hereby releases and forever discharges the Agency from any and all claims, damages, or causes of action arising out of, connected with or incidental to the delivery of environmental reports.

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Samples: Lease and Project Agreement (CVD Equipment Corp)

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Environmental Covenants of the Company. The Company hereby covenants and agrees with the Agency as follows: (a) The Company shall perform the Project Work and use, operate and manage the Facility in accordance with all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all operators, tenants, subtenants, licensees and occupants of the Facility to perform the Project Work and to use, operate and manage the Facility in accordance with any applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits, and shall not cause, allow or permit the Facility or any part thereof to be operated or used for the storage, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling, production, management or Disposal of any Hazardous Substances other than in accordance with all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits. (b) The Company shall obtain and comply with, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all contractors, subcontractors, operators, tenants, subtenants, licensees and occupants of the Facility to obtain and comply with, all Environmental Permits, if any. (c) The Company shall not cause or permit any change to be made in the present or intended Project Work or use or operation of the Facility which would (i) involve the storage, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling, management, production or disposal of any Hazardous Substance other than in accordance with any applicable Environmental Law, or the Project Work or use or operation of the Facility as a landfill or waste management or disposal site or for manufacturing or industrial purposes or for the storage of petroleum or petroleum based products other than in accordance with any applicable Environmental Law, (ii) violate any applicable Environmental Law, (iii) constitute a violation or non-compliance with any Environmental Permit or (iv) increase the risk of a Release of any Hazardous Substance. (d) The Company shall promptly provide the Agency with a copy of all notifications which the Company gives or receives with respect to conditions of the Environment at or in the vicinity of the Facility, any past or present Release or the threat of a Release of any Hazardous Substance on, at or from the Facility or any property adjacent to or within the immediate vicinity of the Facility. If the Company receives or becomes aware of any such notification which is not in writing or otherwise capable of being copied, the Company shall promptly advise the Agency of such verbal, telephonic or electronic notification and confirm such notice in writing. Furthermore, upon the Company’s discovery thereof, the Company shall promptly advise the Agency in writing of: (i) the presence of any Hazardous Substance on, under or about the Facility of which the Agency has not previously been advised in writing; (ii) any remedial action taken by, or on behalf of, the Company in response to any Hazardous Substance on, under or about the Facility or to any environmental proceedings of which the Company has not previously been advised in writing; and (iii) the occurrence or condition on any real property adjoining or in the vicinity of the Facility that could reasonably be expected to cause the Facility or any part thereof to be subject to any restrictions on the ownership, occupancy, transferability or use of the Facility under any Environmental Law. The Company shall also provide the Agency with copies of all reports, analyses, notices, licenses, approvals, orders, correspondences or other written materials in its possession or control relating to the condition of the Environment at the Facility or real property or bodies of water adjoining or in the vicinity of the Facility or environmental proceedings promptly upon receipt, completion or delivery of such materials. (e) The Company shall undertake and complete all investigations, studies, sampling and testing and all removal or remedial actions necessary to contain, remove and clean up all Hazardous Substances that are or may become present at the Facility and are required to be removed and/or remediated in accordance with all applicable Environmental Laws and all Environmental Permits. All remedial work shall be conducted (i) in a diligent and timely fashion by licensed contractors acting under the supervision of a consulting environmental engineer, (ii) pursuant to a detailed written plan for the remedial work approved by any public or private agencies or persons with a legal or contractual right to such approval, (iii) with such insurance coverage pertaining to liabilities arising out of the remedial work as is then customarily maintained with respect to such activities, and (iv) only following receipt of any required permits, licenses or approvals. In addition, the Company shall submit, or cause to be submitted, to the Agency, promptly upon receipt or preparation, copies of any and all reports, studies, analyses, correspondence, governmental comments or approvals, proposed removal or other remedial work contracts and similar information prepared or received by or on behalf of the Company in connection with any remedial work, or Hazardous Substances relating to the Facility. All costs and expenses of such remedial work shall be paid by or on behalf of the Company, including, without limitation, the charges of the remedial work contractors and the consulting environmental engineer, any taxes or penalties assessed in connection with the remedial work and the Agency’s out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with monitoring or review of such remedial work. The Agency shall have the right but not the obligation to join and participate in, as a party if it so elects, any legal proceedings or actions initiated in connection with any environmental proceedings. (f) If at any time the Agency obtains any notice or information that the Company or the Facility, or the use or operation thereof or the Project Work may be in violation of an Environmental Law or in non-compliance with any Environmental Permit or standard, the Agency may require that a full or supplemental environmental inspection and audit report with respect to the Facility of a scope and level of detail reasonably satisfactory to the Agency be prepared by a professional environmental engineer or other qualified environmental scientist acceptable to the Agency, at the Company’s sole cost and expense. Said audit may, but is not required to or limited to, include a physical inspection of the Facility, a records search, a visual inspection of any property adjacent to or within the immediate vicinity of the Facility, personnel interviews, review of all Environmental Permits and the conducting of scientific testing. If necessary to determine whether a violation of an Environmental Law exists, such inspection shall also include subsurface testing for the presence of Hazardous Substances in the soil, subsoil, bedrock, surface water and/or groundwater. If said audit report indicates the presence of any Hazardous Substance or a Release or Disposal or the threat of a Release or Disposal of any Hazardous Substance on, at or from the Facility in violation of any applicable law, the Company shall promptly undertake and diligently pursue to completion all necessary, appropriate investigative, containment, removal, clean-up and other remedial actions required by any Environmental Law, in accordance with Section 13.2(e) above. The Company hereby consents to the Agency notifying any party under such circumstances of the availability of any or all of the environmental reports and the information contained therein. The Company further agrees that the Agency may disclose such environmental reports to any governmental agency or authority if they reasonably believe that they are required to disclose any matter contained therein to such agency or authority; provided that the Agency shall give the Company at least forty-eight (48) hours prior written notice before so doing. The Company acknowledges that the Agency cannot control or otherwise assure the truthfulness or accuracy of the environmental reports, and that the release of the environmental reports, or any information contained therein, to prospective bidders at any foreclosure sale of the Facility may have a material and adverse effect upon the amount which a party may bid at such sale. The Company agrees that the Agency shall not have any liability whatsoever as a result of delivering any or all of the environmental reports or any information contained therein to any third party if done in good faith, and the Company hereby releases and forever discharges the Agency from any and all claims, damages, or causes of action arising out of, connected with or incidental to the delivery of environmental reports.

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Samples: Lease and Project Agreement (CVD Equipment Corp)

Environmental Covenants of the Company. The Company hereby covenants and agrees with the Agency as follows: (a) The Company shall perform the Project Work and use, operate and manage the Phase 2B Facility in accordance with all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all operators, tenants, subtenants, licensees and occupants of the Phase 2B Facility to perform the Project Work and to use, operate and manage the Phase 2B Facility in accordance with any applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits, and shall not cause, allow or permit the Phase 2B Facility or any part thereof to be operated or used for the storage, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling, production, management or Disposal of any Hazardous Substances other than in accordance with all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits. (b) The Company shall obtain and comply with, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all contractors, subcontractors, operators, tenants, subtenants, licensees and occupants of the Phase 2B Facility to obtain and comply with, all Environmental Permits, if any. (c) The Company shall not cause or permit any change to be made in the present or intended Project Work or use or operation of the Phase 2B Facility which would (i) involve the storage, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling, management, production or disposal of any Hazardous Substance other than in accordance with any applicable Environmental Law, or the Project Work or use or operation of the Phase 2B Facility as a landfill or waste management or disposal site or for manufacturing or industrial purposes or for the storage of petroleum or petroleum based products other than in accordance with any applicable Environmental Law, (ii) violate any applicable Environmental Law, (iii) constitute a violation or non-compliance with any Environmental Permit or (iv) increase the risk of a Release of any Hazardous Substance. (d) The Company shall promptly provide the Agency with a copy of all notifications which the Company gives or receives with respect to conditions of the Environment at or in the vicinity of the Phase 2B Facility, any past or present Release or the threat of a Release of any Hazardous Substance on, at or from the Phase 2B Facility or any property adjacent to or within the immediate vicinity of the Phase 2B Facility. If the Company receives or becomes aware of any such notification which is not in writing or otherwise capable of being copied, the Company shall promptly advise the Agency of such verbal, telephonic or electronic notification and confirm such notice in writing. Furthermore, upon the Company’s discovery thereof, the Company shall promptly advise the Agency in writing of: (i) the presence of any Hazardous Substance on, under or about the Phase 2B Facility of which the Agency has not previously been advised in writing; (ii) any remedial action taken by, or on behalf of, the Company in response to any Hazardous Substance on, under or about the Phase 2B Facility or to any environmental proceedings of which the Company has not previously been advised in writing; and (iii) the occurrence or condition on any real property adjoining or in the vicinity of the Phase 2B Facility that could reasonably be expected to cause the Phase 2B Facility or any part thereof to be subject to any restrictions on the ownership, occupancy, transferability or use of the Phase 2B Facility under any Environmental Law. The Company shall also provide the Agency with copies of all reports, analyses, notices, licenses, approvals, orders, correspondences or other written materials in its possession or control relating to the condition of the Environment at the Phase 2B Facility or real property or bodies of water adjoining or in the vicinity of the Phase 2B Facility or environmental proceedings promptly upon receipt, completion or delivery of such materials. (e) The Company shall undertake and complete all investigations, studies, sampling and testing and all removal or remedial actions necessary to contain, remove and clean up all Hazardous Substances that are or may become present at the Phase 2B Facility and are required to be removed and/or remediated in accordance with all applicable Environmental Laws and all Environmental Permits. All remedial work shall be conducted (i) in a diligent and timely fashion by licensed contractors acting under the supervision of a consulting environmental engineer, (ii) pursuant to a detailed written plan for the remedial work approved by any public or private agencies or persons with a legal or contractual right to such approval, (iii) with such insurance coverage pertaining to liabilities arising out of the remedial work as is then customarily maintained with respect to such activities, and (iv) only following receipt of any required permits, licenses or approvals. In addition, the Company shall submit, or cause to be submitted, to the Agency, promptly upon receipt or preparation, copies of any and all reports, studies, analyses, correspondence, governmental comments or approvals, proposed removal or other remedial work contracts and similar information prepared or received by or on behalf of the Company in connection with any remedial work, or Hazardous Substances relating to the Phase 2B Facility. All costs and expenses of such remedial work shall be paid by or on behalf of the Company, including, without limitation, the charges of the remedial work contractors and the consulting environmental engineer, any taxes or penalties assessed in connection with the remedial work and the Agency’s out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with monitoring or review of such remedial work. The Agency shall have the right but not the obligation to join and participate in, as a party if it so elects, any legal proceedings or actions initiated in connection with any environmental proceedings. (f) If at any time the Agency obtains any notice or information that the Company or the Phase 2B Facility, or the use or operation thereof or the Project Work may be in violation of an Environmental Law or in non-compliance with any Environmental Permit or standard, the Agency may require that a full or supplemental environmental inspection and audit report with respect to the Phase 2B Facility of a scope and level of detail reasonably satisfactory to the Agency be prepared by a professional environmental engineer or other qualified environmental scientist acceptable to the Agency, at the Company’s sole cost and expense. Said audit may, but is not required to or limited to, include a physical inspection of the Phase 2B Facility, a records search, a visual inspection of any property adjacent to or within the immediate vicinity of the Phase 2B Facility, personnel interviews, review of all Environmental Permits and the conducting of scientific testing. If necessary to determine whether a violation of an Environmental Law exists, such inspection shall also include subsurface testing for the presence of Hazardous Substances in the soil, subsoil, bedrock, surface water and/or groundwater. If said audit report indicates the presence of any Hazardous Substance or a Release or Disposal or the threat of a Release or Disposal of any Hazardous Substance on, at or from the Phase 2B Facility in violation of any applicable law, the Company shall promptly undertake and diligently pursue to completion all necessary, appropriate investigative, containment, removal, clean-up and other remedial actions required by any Environmental Law, in accordance with Section 13.2(e) above. The Company hereby consents to the Agency notifying any party under such circumstances of the availability of any or all of the environmental reports and the information contained therein. The Company further agrees that the Agency may disclose such environmental reports to any governmental agency or authority if they reasonably believe that they are required to disclose any matter contained therein to such agency or authority; provided that the Agency shall give the Company at least forty-eight (48) hours prior written notice before so doing. The Company acknowledges that the Agency cannot control or otherwise assure the truthfulness or accuracy of the environmental reports, and that the release of the environmental reports, or any information contained therein, to prospective bidders at any foreclosure sale of the Phase 2B Facility may have a material and adverse effect upon the amount which a party may bid at such sale. The Company agrees that the Agency shall not have any liability whatsoever as a result of delivering any or all of the environmental reports or any information contained therein to any third party if done in good faith, and the Company hereby releases and forever discharges the Agency from any and all claims, damages, or causes of action arising out of, connected with or incidental to the delivery of environmental reports.

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Samples: Phase 2b Lease and Project Agreement

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