Compliance with Legal Requirements Tenant shall not cause or permit the Premises, or cause (or permit Tenant Parties to cause) the portions of the Property other than the Premises, to be used in any way that violates any law, code, ordinance, restrictive covenant, encumbrance, governmental regulation, order, permit, approval, Project Document, or any provision of this Lease (each a “Legal Requirement”, and collectively the “Legal Requirements”), or constitutes a nuisance or waste, and shall comply with all Legal Requirements applicable to the Premises and Property. Tenant shall obtain and pay for all permits and shall promptly take all actions necessary to comply with all Legal Requirements, including without limitation the Occupational Safety and Health Act, applicable to Tenant’s use of the Premises. Notwithstanding the foregoing two sentences to the contrary, Landlord shall be responsible for the compliance of the Base Building Work and the Finish Work with all Legal Requirements as of the Commencement Date. Tenant shall maintain in full force and effect all certifications or permissions required for Tenant’s operations at the Premises. Tenant shall be solely responsible for procuring and complying at all times with any and all necessary permits, certifications, permissions and the like and complying with all reporting requirements directly relating or incident to: the conduct of its activities on the Premises; its scientific experimentation; transportation, storage, handling, use and disposal of any chemical or radioactive or bacteriological or pathological substances or organisms or other hazardous wastes or environmentally dangerous substances or materials or medical waste. Within ten (10) days of a request by Landlord, which request shall be made not more than once during each period of twelve (12) consecutive months during the Term hereof, unless otherwise requested by any mortgagee of Landlord, Tenant shall furnish Landlord with copies of all such permits that Tenant possesses or has obtained together with a certificate certifying that such permits are all of the permits that Tenant possesses or has obtained with respect to the Premises. Tenant shall promptly give notice to Landlord of any written orders, warnings or violations relative to the above received from any federal, state, or municipal agency or by any court of law and shall promptly comply with and cure the conditions causing any such violations in accordance with applicable Legal Requirements. Tenant shall not be deemed to be in default of its obligations under the preceding sentence to promptly cure any condition causing any such violation in the event that, in lieu of such cure, Tenant shall contest the validity of such violation by appellate or other proceedings permitted under applicable law, provided that: (i) any such contest is made reasonably and in good faith, (ii) Tenant makes provisions, including, without limitation, posting bond(s) or giving other security, reasonably acceptable to Landlord to protect Landlord, the Building and the Property from any liability, costs, damages or expenses arising in connection with such violation and failure to cure, (iii) Tenant shall agree to indemnify, defend (with counsel reasonably acceptable to Landlord) and hold Landlord harmless from and against any and all liability, costs, damages, or expenses arising in connection with such condition and/or violation, (iv) Tenant shall promptly cure any violation in the event that it exhausts all available appeals without success, and (v) Tenant shall certify to Landlord’s reasonable satisfaction that Tenant’s decision to delay such cure shall not result in any actual or threatened bodily injury or property damage to Landlord, any tenant or occupant of the Building or the Property, or any other person or entity. Landlord shall be responsible for the compliance of the structural elements, roof and building systems to the Utility Switching Points of the Building, and the common areas of the Building and the Property, with all Legal Requirements except to the extent compliance is required due to Tenant’s particular use of the Premises, as opposed to the Permitted Uses generally.
Existence; Compliance with Legal Requirements Borrower shall, and shall cause Mortgage Borrower, Senior Mezzanine Borrower and Operating Company to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect their existence, rights, licenses, permits and franchises and comply with all Legal Requirements applicable to Borrower, Senior Mezzanine Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, the Collateral, the Senior Mezzanine Collateral, Operating Company and the Properties, including, without limitation, Prescribed Laws. There shall never be committed by Borrower and Borrower shall not permit Mortgage Borrower or Senior Mezzanine Borrower to permit any other Person in occupancy of or involved with the operation or use of the Properties, including Operating Company, to commit any act or omission affording the federal government or any state or local government the right of forfeiture against the Collateral, the Senior Mezzanine Collateral, any Individual Property or any part thereof or any monies paid in performance of Borrower’s obligations under any of the Loan Documents. Borrower hereby covenants and agrees not to commit, permit or suffer to exist any act or omission affording such right of forfeiture. Borrower shall, and shall cause Mortgage Borrower to, at all times maintain, preserve and protect all franchises and trade names and preserve all the remainder of its property used or useful in the conduct of its business and shall keep the Properties in good working order and repair. Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to keep the Properties insured at all times as (and in the amounts) provided elsewhere in this Agreement. Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to operate any Individual Property that is the subject of the O&M Agreement in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof in all material respects. After prior notice to Lender, Borrower, at its own expense, may contest (or cause Mortgage Borrower to contest) by appropriate legal proceeding promptly initiated and conducted in good faith and with due diligence, the validity of any Legal Requirement, the applicability of any Legal Requirement to Borrower, Senior Mezzanine Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, the Collateral, the Senior Mezzanine Collateral or any Individual Property or any alleged violation of any Legal Requirement, provided that (i) no Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured; (ii) such proceeding shall be permitted under and be conducted in accordance with the provisions of any applicable material instrument to which Borrower, Senior Mezzanine Borrower or Mortgage Borrower is subject and shall not constitute a default thereunder and such proceeding shall be conducted in accordance with all Legal Requirements; (iii) none of the Collateral, the Senior Mezzanine Collateral or any Individual Property nor any material part thereof or interest therein will be in imminent danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost; (iv) Borrower shall promptly upon receipt of a final, non-appealable determination thereof comply with any such Legal Requirement determined to be valid or applicable or cure any violation of any such Legal Requirement; (v) such proceeding shall suspend the enforcement of the contested Legal Requirement against Borrower, Senior Mezzanine Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, the Collateral, the Senior Mezzanine Collateral and any Individual Property; and (vi) Borrower shall furnish such security as may be required in the proceeding, or as may be reasonably requested by Lender, to insure compliance with such Legal Requirement, together with all interest and penalties payable in connection therewith. Lender may apply any such security, as necessary to cause compliance with such Legal Requirement at any time when, in the reasonable judgment of Lender, the validity, applicability or violation of such Legal Requirement is finally established or the Collateral, the Senior Mezzanine Collateral or any Individual Property (or any part thereof or interest therein) shall be in imminent danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost.
Compliance with Legal Requirements; Governmental Authorizations (a) Other than with respect to laws concerning Taxes (which are addressed in Section 3.9), laws concerning employee benefits (which are addressed in Section 3.10), and Environmental Laws (which are addressed in Section 3.14):
(i) each Longhorn Entity is, and at all times since January 1, 2010 has been, in compliance in all material respects with each Legal Requirement that is or was applicable to it;
(ii) no event has occurred or circumstance exists (with or without notice or lapse of time) (A) that is reasonably likely to constitute or result in a material violation by any Longhorn Entity of, or a material failure on the part of any Longhorn Entity to comply with, any Legal Requirement applicable to it or (B) that is reasonably likely to give rise to any material obligation on the part of any Longhorn Entity; and
(iii) no Longhorn Entity has received, at any time since January 1, 2010, any written or other notice or other communication from any Governmental Entity or any other Person regarding (A) any actual or alleged violation of, or failure to comply with, any Legal Requirement applicable it or (B) any actual or alleged material obligation on the part of any Longhorn Entity.
(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.11(b), each Longhorn Entity possesses all material Permits, all such material Permits are in full force and effect, and each Longhorn Entity is and at all times since January 1, 2010 has been in compliance in all material respects with all material Permits. No Longhorn Entity has received any notice to the effect that, or otherwise been advised of (i) any actual or alleged material violation of, or failure to comply with, any material Permits or (ii) any actual or alleged revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation or termination of, or any modification to, any material Permit or the commencement or threatened commencement of any proceeding to do any of the foregoing. To the Knowledge of Seller, no event has occurred or circumstance exists that (with or without notice or lapse of time) is reasonably likely to (i) constitute or result directly or indirectly in a material violation by any Longhorn Entity of, or a failure on the part of any Longhorn Entity to comply with, any material Permits or (ii) result directly or indirectly in the revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation or termination of, or any modification to, any material Permit.
Compliance with Laws and Regulations A. The Parties shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations including, but not limited to, safety; security; export control; environmental; and suspension and debarment laws and regulations. Access by a Partner to NASA facilities or property, or to a NASA Information Technology (IT) system or application, is contingent upon compliance with NASA security and safety policies and guidelines including, but not limited to, standards on badging, credentials, and facility and IT system/application access.
B. With respect to any export control requirements:
1. The Parties will comply with all U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 22 C.F.R. Parts 120 through 130, and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), 15 C.F.R. Parts 730 through 799, in performing work under this Agreement or any Annex to this Agreement. In the absence of available license exemptions or exceptions, the Partner shall be responsible for obtaining the appropriate licenses or other approvals, if required, for exports of hardware, technical data and software, or for the provision of technical assistance.
2. The Partner shall be responsible for obtaining export licenses, if required, before utilizing foreign persons in the performance of work under this Agreement or any Annex under this Agreement, including instances where the work is to be performed on-site at NASA and where the foreign person will have access to export-controlled technical data or software.
3. The Partner will be responsible for all regulatory record-keeping requirements associated with the use of licenses and license exemptions or exceptions.
4. The Partner will be responsible for ensuring that the provisions of this Article apply to its Related Entities.
C. With respect to suspension and debarment requirements:
1. The Partner hereby certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that it has complied, and shall comply, with 2 C.F.R. Part 180, Subpart C, as supplemented by 2 C.F.R. Part 1880, Subpart C.
2. The Partner shall include language and requirements equivalent to those set forth in subparagraph C.1., above, in any lower-tier covered transaction entered into under this Agreement.
Existence; Compliance with Legal Requirements; Insurance Each Borrower and Operating Lessee shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its Entity existence, rights, licenses, Permits and franchises necessary for the conduct of its business and to comply or to initiate compliance in all material respects with all applicable Legal Requirements and Insurance Requirements applicable to it and each Individual Property. Each Borrower and Operating Lessee shall notify Lender promptly of any written notice or order that such Borrower or Operating Lessee receives from any Governmental Authority relating to such Borrower’s or Operating Lessee’s failure to comply with such applicable Legal Requirements relating to such Borrower’s or Operating Lessee’s applicable Individual Property and promptly take any and all actions necessary to bring its operations at such Individual Property into compliance with such applicable Legal Requirements (and shall fully comply with the requirements of such Legal Requirements that at any time are applicable to its operations at any Individual Property) provided, that such Borrower or Operating Lessee at its expense may, after prior notice to the Lender, contest by appropriate legal, administrative or other proceedings conducted in good faith and with due diligence, the validity or application, in whole or in part, of any such applicable Legal Requirements as long as (i) neither the applicable Collateral nor any part thereof or any interest therein, will be sold, forfeited or lost or subject to a continuing Lien if such Borrower or Operating Lessee pays the amount or satisfies the condition being contested, and such Borrower or Operating Lessee would have the opportunity to do so, in the event of such Borrower’s or Operating Lessee’s failure to prevail in the contest, (ii) Lender would not, by virtue of such permitted contest, be exposed to any risk of any civil liability or criminal liability, and (iii) such Borrower or Operating Lessee shall have furnished to the Lender additional security in respect of the claim being contested or the loss or damage that may result from such Borrower’s or Operating Lessee’s failure to prevail in such contest in such amount as may be reasonably requested by Lender but in no event less than one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the amount of such claim. Each Borrower and Operating Lessee shall at all times maintain, preserve and protect, or cause the maintenance, preservation and protection of, all franchises and trade names and preserve or cause the preservation of all the remainder of its property necessary for the continued conduct of its business and keep the applicable Individual Properties, or cause the same to be kept, in good repair, working order and condition, except for reasonable wear and use, and from time to time make, or cause to be made, all necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements thereto, all as more fully provided in the Mortgages. Borrowers and Operating Lessee shall keep their Individual Properties insured at all times, as provided in the Mortgages.
Compliance with Governmental Requirements Comply with all laws, ordinances, and regulations, now or hereafter in effect, of all governmental authorities applicable to the conduct of Borrower’s properties, businesses and operations, and to the use or occupancy of the Collateral, including without limitation, the Americans With Disabilities Act. Borrower may contest in good faith any such law, ordinance, or regulation and withhold compliance during any proceeding, including appropriate appeals, so long as Borrower has notified Lender in writing prior to doing so and so long as, in Lender’s sole opinion, Lender’s interests in the Collateral are not jeopardized. Lender may require Borrower to post adequate security or a surety bond, reasonably satisfactory to Lender, to protect Lender’s interest.
Compliance with Law and Regulations You agree to comply with the laws of all states in which the Equipment is transported and/or used as well as all federal and local laws, regulations, and ordinances pertaining to the transportation and use of such Equipment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and by way of example, You shall at all times (i) display all necessary and proper placards; (ii) obtain all necessary permits; and (iii) keep all required logs and records. You shall indemnify and hold Us harmless from and against any and all fines, levies, penalties, taxes and seizures by any governmental authority in connection with or as a result of Your possession or use of the Equipment including, without limitation, the full replacement value of the Equipment in the event of seizure or impound, including Our reasonable costs and reasonable attorney fees.
Compliance with Law; Governmental Approvals Each of the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and the other Subsidiaries is in compliance with each Governmental Approval and all other Applicable Laws relating to it except for noncompliances which, and Governmental Approvals the failure to possess which, could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to cause a Default or Event of Default or have a Material Adverse Effect.
Compliance with Local Laws All parties shall comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, codes and regulations of the State of Kansas and local governments.
Permits; Compliance with Laws (a) The Company, each Company Subsidiary and, to the knowledge of the Company, VELCO, is in possession of all franchises, grants, easements, authorizations, licenses, permits, consents, certificates, variances, exemptions, exceptions, permissions, qualifications, approvals, orders, registrations and clearances of any Governmental Entity, necessary for the Company, each Company Subsidiary and, to the knowledge of the Company, VELCO to own, lease and operate its properties and assets, and to carry on and operate its businesses as currently conducted (the “Company Permits”), and all such Company Permits are in full force and effect, except where the failure to hold, or the failure to be in full force and effect of, any Company Permits, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company, each of the Company Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, VELCO is, and since January 1, 2008 has been, in compliance in all respects with the terms of the Company Permits, except where the failure to be in compliance would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) None of the Company, any Company Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Company, VELCO is, or since January 1, 2008 has been, in conflict with, default under or violation of any Law applicable to the Company, any Company Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Company, VELCO or by which any property or asset of the Company, any Company Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Company, VELCO is bound or affected, except for any conflicts, defaults or violations that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. No investigation by any Governmental Entity with respect to the Company, any Company Subsidiary, or, to the knowledge of the Company, VELCO, is pending, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, has any Governmental Entity indicated to the Company an intention to conduct any such investigation, except for such investigations the outcomes of which, if determined adversely to the Company, any Company Subsidiary or VELCO, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
