Legal Authority and Governance Sample Clauses

Legal Authority and Governance. Arkansas’s 2011 legislative session convened in January, shortly after the Exchange Planning Grant was awarded and prior to implementation of the various stakeholder inclusion activities described below. AID supported passage of HB2138 xxxx://xxx.xxxxxx.xxxxx.xx.xx/assembly/2011/2011R/Pages/BillInformation.aspx?measureno=HB2138) to establish a State-Based Marketplace in Arkansas. Insurance carriers, producers, consumer advocacy organizations including Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families and AARP-Arkansas, ACHI, Arkansas Hospital Association, and Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care also were advocates for the bill. However, opposition to ACA by Republican legislators prevented the bill’s passage. The GOP was in the minority in the Arkansas Legislature at the time but nonetheless had the votes to hold up the AID’s entire budget bill (appropriation bills in Arkansas require a super-majority of 75 percent for passage) because of opposition to “Obamacare,” as opponents liked to refer to the ACA. The Governor and the Commissioner held firm and maintained the Exchange Planning Grant ($1 million) in the AID budget. On the fourth vote, the AID budget passed. The issue of establishing a Marketplace in Arkansas was assigned to the House Committee on Insurance and Commerce for interim study between the 2011 and 2013 legislative sessions. Following the 2011 legislative session, planning activities to xxxxxx support for an Arkansas Marketplace continued. Legislators were appointed to the Steering Committee. Others attended work group sessions and community meetings. Timing for state Marketplace authority was complicated by the fact that the General Assembly did not meet again in regular session until 2013. Non-budget items are rarely heard during sessions in even-numbered years which typically only take up fiscal matters. Non-appropriation bills require a supermajority vote to be considered. Governor Xxxxx stated he would not call a special legislative session to seek Marketplace authority nor establish Marketplace authority through an Executive Order. He has consistently maintained that he would not “go against the wishes” of the Legislature on this issue. Without enabling legislation, an official governance structure had not been designated for Marketplace planning. Stakeholder feedback regarding possible governance options was obtained through various methods with findings consistent with HB 2138 that recommended a quasi-governmental model connecting a non-...
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Legal Authority and Governance. The State has enabling authority to operate an Affordable Insurance Exchange, including a Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP), compliant with the Affordable Care Act § 1321(b) and implementing regulations. X The Exchange has been established with an Exchange Board and governance structure in compliance with Affordable Care Act § 1311(d) and 45 CFR 155.110. X The Exchange has developed and implemented a stakeholder consultation plan and has and will continue to consult with consumers, small businesses, State Medicaid and CHIP agencies, agents/brokers, employer organizations, and other relevant stakeholders as required under 45 CFR § 155.130. X
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Legal Authority and Governance. The State has enabling authority to operate an Affordable Insurance Exchange, including a Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP), compliant with the Affordable Care Act §1321(b)
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Related to Legal Authority and Governance

  • Legal Authority The Contractor warrants and assures H-GAC that it possesses adequate legal authority to enter into this Agreement. The Contractor's governing body, where applicable, has authorized the signatory official(s) to enter into this Agreement and bind the Contractor to the terms of this Agreement and any subsequent amendments hereto.

  • Governing Law, Regulatory Authority, and Rules The validity, interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement and each of its provisions shall be governed by the laws of the state of New York, without regard to its conflicts of law principles. This Agreement is subject to all Applicable Laws and Regulations. Each Party expressly reserves the right to seek changes in, appeal, or otherwise contest any laws, orders, or regulations of a Governmental Authority.

  • Authority and Compliance Borrower has full power and authority to execute and deliver the Loan Documents and to incur and perform the obligations provided for therein, all of which have been duly authorized by all proper and necessary action of the appropriate governing body of Borrower. No consent or approval of any public authority or other third party is required as a condition to the validity of any Loan Document, and Borrower is in compliance with all laws and regulatory requirements to which it is subject.

  • Governmental Authority and Licensing The Borrower and its Subsidiaries have received all licenses, permits, and approvals of all federal, state, and local governmental authorities, if any, necessary to conduct their businesses, in each case where the failure to obtain or maintain the same could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No investigation or proceeding which, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to result in revocation or denial of any material license, permit or approval is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened.

  • General Authority 17 Section 6.02.

  • AUTHORITY AND PARTIES In accordance with the National Aeronautics and Space Act (51 U.S.C. § 20113), this Agreement is entered into by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, located at 000 X Xxxxxx XX, Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 (hereinafter referred to as "NASA") and Xxxxxx Space Systems, Inc., located at 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xx., Xxxxxx, XX 00000 (hereinafter referred to as "Partner" or "Xxxxxx"). NASA and Partner may be individually referred to as a "Party" and collectively referred to as the "Parties."

  • LEGAL AUTHORIZATION (a) The Sub-Recipient certifies that it has the legal authority to receive the funds under this Agreement and that its governing body has authorized the execution and acceptance of this Agreement. The Sub-Recipient also certifies that the undersigned person has the authority to legally execute and bind Sub-Recipient to the terms of this Agreement.

  • Corporate and Governmental Authorization; No Contravention The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement and the Notes are within the Borrower's corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official and do not contravene, or constitute a default under, any provision of applicable law or regulation or of the articles of incorporation or by-laws of the Borrower or of any agreement, judgment, injunction, order, decree or other instrument binding upon the Borrower or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries.

  • Authority and Execution It has full power, authority and legal right to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, this Guaranty and has taken all necessary corporate, partnership or limited liability company, as the case may be, action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty.

  • Corporate and Governmental Authorization; Contravention The execution, delivery and performance by each Obligor of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents to which it is a party are within such Obligor’s corporate, limited liability or partnership powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company or partnership action, require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official (except such as have been completed or made and are in full force and effect) and do not contravene, or constitute a default under, any provision of (x) applicable law or regulation, (y) the articles of incorporation or by-laws or other constituent documents of such Obligor or (z) any material agreement, judgment, injunction, order, decree or other instrument binding upon any Obligor or any Material Subsidiary or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of any Obligor or any Material Subsidiary, except in each case referred to in the foregoing clauses (x) and (z) to the extent such contravention or default, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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