Payment of Decommissioning Costs. (a) Unless this Agreement is terminated prior to the expiration of the Term under Section 3.3 (excluding Section 3.3.7 and Section 3.3.12) or Section 15.3 (in which case clause (c) below shall apply) or under Section 3.3.7 or Section 15.4 (in which case clause (d) below shall apply), Owner shall include the Levelized Monthly Decommissioning Payment in the Formula Rate during each of the last sixty (60) months of the Term (excluding any extension of the Term made after the thirty-fifth (35th) anniversary of the Commercial Operation Date pursuant to Section 9.1 or Section 16.4) (the “Decommissioning Payment Period”). If the Management Committee shall not have approved the Decommissioning Plan (or the Decommissioning Plan shall not have been determined pursuant to the dispute resolution provisions herein in the event of an Impasse with respect thereto) prior to the commencement of the Decommissioning Payment Period, then the following provisions shall apply, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary: (i) The Levelized Monthly Decommissioning Payment included in the Formula Rate pursuant to this clause (a) shall be equal to (A) the estimated Net Decommissioning Costs, as set forth in the Decommissioning Plan delivered to the Management Committee under Section 9.3.2(a), multiplied by (B) the Decommissioning Payment Formula (each such monthly payment amount, the “Preliminary Monthly Decommissioning Payment”). (ii) Promptly after the Decommissioning Plan has been approved by the Management Committee (or determined pursuant to the dispute resolution provisions herein in the event of an Impasse with respect thereto), but in no event later than thirty (30) days thereafter, Owner shall complete the following tasks: (A) calculate the Levelized Monthly Decommissioning Payment in accordance with Section 9.3.1(b); (B) retroactively adjust all payments previously made by Purchaser with respect to the Decommissioning Payment Period to reflect the Levelized Monthly Decommissioning Payment rather than the Preliminary Monthly Decommissioning Payment and (C) thereafter conform all future Invoices to reflect such Levelized Monthly Decommissioning Payments. (iii) If and to the extent the aggregate Levelized Monthly Decommissioning Payments owed by Purchaser for the period prior to the date on which Owner shall have completed the tasks described in clause (a)(ii) above is less than the aggregate Preliminary Monthly Decommissioning Payments made by Purchaser for such period, then, within thirty (30) days after the calculation of the Levelized Monthly Decommissioning Payment contemplated by clause (a)(ii) above, Owner shall withdraw from the Decommissioning Fund and refund to Purchaser such overpayment in immediately available funds or by wire transfer, in each case, in accordance with wiring instructions provided to Owner by Purchaser in writing. If and to the extent the aggregate Levelized Monthly Decommissioning Payments owed by Purchaser for the period prior to the date on which Owner shall have completed the tasks described in clause (a)(ii) above is greater than the aggregate Preliminary Monthly Decommissioning Payments made by Purchaser for such period, then, within thirty (30) days after a written demand therefor from Owner, Purchaser shall deposit into the Decommissioning Fund such deficiency in immediately available funds in accordance with the terms and conditions established by the Management Committee, as contemplated by clause (b) below. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the withdrawal of any overpayment or the deposit of any deficiency, in each case, contemplated by this clause (a)(iii) shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 14.5. (b) All Levelized Monthly Decommissioning Payments and Preliminary Monthly Decommissioning Payments, as applicable, included in the Formula Rate pursuant to clause (a) above and the Decommissioning Estimate described in clause (c) below, that are, in each case, paid by Purchaser shall be deposited into an external fund created on terms and conditions established by the Management Committee to protect the interests of each Party and to ensure that such fund is used for the purposes contemplated by this Agreement (the “Decommissioning Fund”), until applied to the Net Decommissioning Costs in accordance with Section 9.3.5(c) or refunded to Purchaser under Section 9.3.5(e). (c) If this Agreement is terminated prior to the expiration of the Term under Section 3.3 (excluding Section 3.3.7 and Section 3.3.12) or Section 15.3, then Purchaser shall deposit into the Decommissioning Fund, an amount equal to (i) the estimated Net Decommissioning Costs, as set forth in the Decommissioning Plan approved by the Management Committee (or determined pursuant to the dispute resolution provisions herein in the event of an Impasse with respect thereto) (which estimated Net Decommissioning Costs, solely for the purpose of calculating the Decommissioning Estimate, shall be expressed in dollars as of the date on which this Agreement is terminated as if the Decommissioning were to commence as of such date), less (ii) the balance, if any, in the Decommissioning Fund as of the date such payment is due (the “Decommissioning Estimate”). Purchaser shall make such payment within thirty (30) days following the later to occur of (A) the receipt by Purchaser of the Decommissioning Plan approved by the Management Committee (or determined pursuant to the dispute resolution provisions herein in the event of an Impasse with respect thereto) and (B) the date on which the estimated Net Decommissioning Costs have been redetermined, as provided in the immediately ensuing sentence (the “Decommissioning Payment Date”). If this Agreement is terminated prior to the expiration of the Term pursuant to Section 3.3 (excluding Section 3.3.7 and Section 3.3.12) or Section 15.3, but after the Decommissioning Plan has been approved by the Management Committee (or determined pursuant to the dispute resolution provisions herein in the event of an Impasse with respect thereto), then the Parties shall agree upon modifications to the estimated Net Decommissioning Costs, as set forth in such Decommissioning Plan, consistent with the first sentence of this clause (c). Any Dispute with respect to such redetermination shall be resolved pursuant to the arbitration provisions set forth in Section 18.3. (d) If this Agreement is terminated prior to the expiration of the Term pursuant to Section 3.3.7 or Section 15.4, then Purchaser shall have no liability for any Decommissioning Costs, and Owner shall refund to Purchaser all amounts remaining in the Decommissioning Fund no later than sixty (60) days after such termination. (e) If Hydro-Québec pays to Owner the Decommissioning Liquidated Damages, as provided in the Purchaser Guaranty, then such payment shall satisfy, in full, the obligations of Purchaser to pay Decommissioning Costs and Purchaser shall cease to have (i) any further obligation to pay any Decommissioning Costs hereunder, including under Section 9.3.5(d), (ii) any right to any reimbursement, refund or reduction if the actual Net Decommissioning Costs are less than the Decommissioning Liquidated Damages, including under Section 9.3.5(e) and (iii) any right to challenge the prudency of the Net Decommissioning Costs or the Decommissioning Estimate under Section 9.3.6 or otherwise.
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Payment of Decommissioning Costs. (a) Unless this Agreement is terminated prior to the expiration of the Term under Section 3.3 (excluding Section 3.3.7 and Section 3.3.12) or Section 15.3 (in which case clause (c) below shall apply) or under Section 3.3.7 or Section 15.4 (in which case clause (d) below shall apply), Owner shall include the Levelized Monthly Decommissioning Payment in the Formula Rate during each of the last sixty (60) months of the Term (excluding any extension of the Term made after the thirty-fifth (35th) anniversary of the Commercial Operation Date pursuant to Section 9.1 or Section 16.4) (the “"Decommissioning Payment Period”"). If the Management Committee shall not have approved the Decommissioning Plan (or the Decommissioning Plan shall not have been determined pursuant to the dispute resolution provisions herein in the event of an Impasse with respect thereto) prior to the commencement of the Decommissioning Payment Period, then the following provisions shall apply, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary:
(i) The Levelized Monthly Decommissioning Payment included in the Formula Rate pursuant to this clause (a) shall be equal to (A) the estimated Net Decommissioning Costs, as set forth in the Decommissioning Plan delivered to the Management Committee under Section 9.3.2(a), multiplied by (B) the Decommissioning Payment Formula (each such monthly payment amount, the “"Preliminary Monthly Decommissioning Payment”").
(ii) Promptly after the Decommissioning Plan has been approved by the Management Committee (or determined pursuant to the dispute resolution provisions herein in the event of an Impasse with respect thereto), but in no event later than thirty (30) days thereafter, Owner shall complete the following tasks: (A) calculate the Levelized Monthly Decommissioning Payment in accordance with Section 9.3.1(b); (B) retroactively adjust all payments previously made by Purchaser with respect to the Decommissioning Payment Period to reflect the Levelized Monthly Decommissioning Payment rather than the Preliminary Monthly Decommissioning Payment and (C) thereafter conform all future Invoices to reflect such Levelized Monthly Decommissioning Payments.
(iii) If and to the extent the aggregate Levelized Monthly Decommissioning Payments owed by Purchaser for the period prior to the date on which Owner shall have completed the tasks described in clause (a)(ii) above is less than the aggregate Preliminary Monthly Decommissioning Payments made by Purchaser for such period, then, within thirty (30) days after the calculation of the Levelized Monthly Decommissioning Payment contemplated by clause (a)(ii) above, Owner shall withdraw from the Decommissioning Fund and refund to Purchaser such overpayment in immediately available funds or by wire transfer, in each case, in accordance with wiring instructions provided to Owner by Purchaser in writing. If and to the extent the aggregate Levelized Monthly Decommissioning Payments owed by Purchaser for the period prior to the date on which Owner shall have completed the tasks described in clause (a)(ii) above is greater than the aggregate Preliminary Monthly Decommissioning Payments made by Purchaser for such period, then, within thirty (30) days after a written demand therefor from Owner, Purchaser shall deposit into the Decommissioning Fund such deficiency in immediately available funds in accordance with the terms and conditions established by the Management Committee, as contemplated by clause (b) below. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the withdrawal of any overpayment or the deposit of any deficiency, in each case, contemplated by this clause (a)(iii) shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 14.5.
(b) All Levelized Monthly Decommissioning Payments and Preliminary Monthly Decommissioning Payments, as applicable, included in the Formula Rate pursuant to clause (a) above and the Decommissioning Estimate described in clause (c) below, that are, in each case, paid by Purchaser shall be deposited into an external fund created on terms and conditions established by the Management Committee to protect the interests of each Party and to ensure that such fund is used for the purposes contemplated by this Agreement (the “Decommissioning Fund”), until applied to the Net Decommissioning Costs in accordance with Section 9.3.5(c) or refunded to Purchaser under Section 9.3.5(e).
(c) If this Agreement is terminated prior to the expiration of the Term under Section 3.3 (excluding Section 3.3.7 and Section 3.3.12) or Section 15.3, then Purchaser shall deposit into the Decommissioning Fund, an amount equal to (i) the estimated Net Decommissioning Costs, as set forth in the Decommissioning Plan approved by the Management Committee (or determined pursuant to the dispute resolution provisions herein in the event of an Impasse with respect thereto) (which estimated Net Decommissioning Costs, solely for the purpose of calculating the Decommissioning Estimate, shall be expressed in dollars as of the date on which this Agreement is terminated as if the Decommissioning were to commence as of such date), less (ii) the balance, if any, in the Decommissioning Fund as of the date such payment is due (the “Decommissioning Estimate”). Purchaser shall make such payment within thirty (30) days following the later to occur of (A) the receipt by Purchaser of the Decommissioning Plan approved by the Management Committee (or determined pursuant to the dispute resolution provisions herein in the event of an Impasse with respect thereto) and (B) the date on which the estimated Net Decommissioning Costs have been redetermined, as provided in the immediately ensuing sentence (the “Decommissioning Payment Date”). If this Agreement is terminated prior to the expiration of the Term pursuant to Section 3.3 (excluding Section 3.3.7 and Section 3.3.12) or Section 15.3, but after the Decommissioning Plan has been approved by the Management Committee (or determined pursuant to the dispute resolution provisions herein in the event of an Impasse with respect thereto), then the Parties shall agree upon modifications to the estimated Net Decommissioning Costs, as set forth in such Decommissioning Plan, consistent with the first sentence of this clause (c). Any Dispute with respect to such redetermination shall be resolved pursuant to the arbitration provisions set forth in Section 18.3.
(d) If this Agreement is terminated prior to the expiration of the Term pursuant to Section 3.3.7 or Section 15.4, then Purchaser shall have no liability for any Decommissioning Costs, and Owner shall refund to Purchaser all amounts remaining in the Decommissioning Fund no later than sixty (60) days after such termination.
(e) If Hydro-Québec pays to Owner the Decommissioning Liquidated Damages, as provided in the Purchaser Guaranty, then such payment shall satisfy, in full, the obligations of Purchaser to pay Decommissioning Costs and Purchaser shall cease to have (i) any further obligation to pay any Decommissioning Costs hereunder, including under Section 9.3.5(d), (ii) any right to any reimbursement, refund or reduction if the actual Net Decommissioning Costs are less than the Decommissioning Liquidated Damages, including under Section 9.3.5(e) and (iii) any right to challenge the prudency of the Net Decommissioning Costs or the Decommissioning Estimate under Section 9.3.6 or otherwise.thirty
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Samples: Transmission Service Agreement
Payment of Decommissioning Costs. (a) Unless this Agreement is terminated prior to the expiration of the Term under Section 3.3 (excluding Section 3.3.7 and Section 3.3.12) or Section 15.3 (in which case clause (c) below shall apply) or under Section 3.3.7 or Section 15.4 (in which case clause (d) below shall apply), Owner shall include the Levelized Monthly Decommissioning Payment in the Formula Rate during each of the last sixty (60) months of the Term (excluding any extension of the Term made after the thirty-fifth (35th) anniversary of the Commercial Operation Date pursuant to Section 9.1 or Section 16.4) (the “"Decommissioning Payment Period”"). If the Management Committee shall not have approved the Decommissioning Plan (or the Decommissioning Plan shall not have been determined pursuant to the dispute resolution provisions herein in the event of an Impasse with respect thereto) prior to the commencement of the Decommissioning Payment Period, then the following provisions shall apply, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary:
(i) The Levelized Monthly Decommissioning Payment included in the Formula Rate pursuant to this clause (a) shall be equal to (A) the estimated Net Decommissioning Costs, as set forth in the Decommissioning Plan delivered to the Management Committee under Section 9.3.2(a), multiplied by (B) the Decommissioning Payment Formula (each such monthly payment amount, the “"Preliminary Monthly Decommissioning Payment”").
(ii) Promptly after the Decommissioning Plan has been approved by the Management Committee (or determined pursuant to the dispute resolution provisions herein in the event of an Impasse with respect thereto), but in no event later than thirty (30) days thereafter, Owner shall complete the following tasks: (A) calculate the Levelized Monthly Decommissioning Payment in accordance with Section 9.3.1(b); (B) retroactively adjust all payments previously made by Purchaser with respect to the Decommissioning Payment Period to reflect the Levelized Monthly Decommissioning Payment rather than the Preliminary Monthly Decommissioning Payment and (C) thereafter conform all future Invoices to reflect such Levelized Monthly Decommissioning Payments.
(iii) If and to the extent the aggregate Levelized Monthly Decommissioning Payments owed by Purchaser for the period prior to the date on which Owner shall have completed the tasks described in clause (a)(ii) above is less than the aggregate Preliminary Monthly Decommissioning Payments made by Purchaser for such period, then, within thirty (30) days after the calculation of the Levelized Monthly Decommissioning Payment contemplated by clause (a)(ii) above, Owner shall withdraw from the Decommissioning Fund and refund to Purchaser such overpayment in immediately available funds or by wire transfer, in each case, in accordance with wiring instructions provided to Owner by Purchaser in writing. If and to the extent the aggregate Levelized Monthly Decommissioning Payments owed by Purchaser for the period prior to the date on which Owner shall have completed the tasks described in clause (a)(ii) above is greater than the aggregate Preliminary Monthly Decommissioning Payments made by Purchaser for such period, then, within thirty (30) days after a written demand therefor from Owner, Purchaser shall deposit into the Decommissioning Fund such deficiency in immediately available funds in accordance with the terms and conditions established by the Management Committee, as contemplated by clause (b) below. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the withdrawal of any overpayment or the deposit of any deficiency, in each case, contemplated by this clause (a)(iii) shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 14.5.
(b) All Levelized Monthly Decommissioning Payments and Preliminary Monthly Decommissioning Payments, as applicable, included in the Formula Rate pursuant to clause (a) above and the Decommissioning Estimate described in clause (c) below, that are, in each case, paid by Purchaser shall be deposited into an external fund created on terms and conditions established by the Management Committee to protect the interests of each Party and to ensure that such fund is used for the purposes contemplated by this Agreement (the “"Decommissioning Fund”"), until applied to the Net Decommissioning Costs in accordance with Section 9.3.5(c) or refunded to Purchaser under Section 9.3.5(e).
(c) If this Agreement is terminated prior to the expiration of the Term under Section 3.3 (excluding Section 3.3.7 and Section 3.3.12) or Section 15.3, then Purchaser shall deposit into the Decommissioning Fund, an amount equal to (i) the estimated Net Decommissioning Costs, as set forth in the Decommissioning Plan approved by the Management Committee (or determined pursuant to the dispute resolution provisions herein in the event of an Impasse with respect thereto) (which estimated Net Decommissioning Costs, solely for the purpose of calculating the Decommissioning Estimate, shall be expressed in dollars as of the date on which this Agreement is terminated as if the Decommissioning were to commence as of such date), less (ii) the balance, if any, in the Decommissioning Fund as of the date such payment is due (the “"Decommissioning Estimate”"). Purchaser shall make such payment within thirty (30) days following the later to occur of (A) the receipt by Purchaser of the Decommissioning Plan approved by the Management Committee (or determined pursuant to the dispute resolution provisions herein in the event of an Impasse with respect thereto) and (B) the date on which the estimated Net Decommissioning Costs have been redetermined, as provided in the immediately ensuing sentence (the “"Decommissioning Payment Date”"). If this Agreement is terminated prior to the expiration of the Term pursuant to Section 3.3 (excluding Section 3.3.7 and Section 3.3.12) or Section 15.3, but after the Decommissioning Plan has been approved by the Management Committee (or determined pursuant to the dispute resolution provisions herein in the event of an Impasse with respect thereto), then the Parties shall agree upon modifications to the estimated Net Decommissioning Costs, as set forth in such Decommissioning Plan, consistent with the first sentence of this clause (c). Any Dispute with respect to such redetermination shall be resolved pursuant to the arbitration provisions set forth in Section 18.3.
(d) If this Agreement is terminated prior to the expiration of the Term pursuant to Section 3.3.7 or Section 15.4, then Purchaser shall have no liability for any Decommissioning Costs, and Owner shall refund to Purchaser all amounts remaining in the Decommissioning Fund no later than sixty (60) days after such termination.
(e) If Hydro-Québec pays to Owner the Decommissioning Liquidated Damages, as provided in the Purchaser Guaranty, then such payment shall satisfy, in full, the obligations of Purchaser to pay Decommissioning Costs and Purchaser shall cease to have (i) any further obligation to pay any Decommissioning Costs hereunder, including under Section 9.3.5(d), (ii) any right to any reimbursement, refund or reduction if the actual Net Decommissioning Costs are less than the Decommissioning Liquidated Damages, including under Section 9.3.5(e) and (iii) any right to challenge the prudency of the Net Decommissioning Costs or the Decommissioning Estimate under Section 9.3.6 or otherwise.
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Samples: Transmission Service Agreement (Public Service Co of New Hampshire)
Payment of Decommissioning Costs. (a) Unless this Agreement is terminated prior to the expiration of the Term under Section 3.3 (excluding Section 3.3.7 and Section 3.3.12) or Section 15.3 (in which case clause (c) below shall apply) or under Section 3.3.7 or Section 15.4 (in which case clause (d) below shall apply), Owner shall include the Levelized Monthly Decommissioning Payment in the Formula Rate during each of the last sixty (60) months of the Term (excluding any extension of the Term made after the thirty-fifth (35th) anniversary of the Commercial Operation Date pursuant to Section 9.1 or Section 16.4) (the “"Decommissioning Payment Period”"). If the Management Committee shall not have approved the Decommissioning Plan (or the Decommissioning Plan shall not have been determined pursuant to the dispute resolution provisions herein in the event of an Impasse with respect thereto) prior to the commencement of the Decommissioning Payment Period, then the following provisions shall apply, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary:
(i) The Levelized Monthly Decommissioning Payment included in the Formula Rate pursuant to this clause (a) shall be equal to (A) the estimated Net Decommissioning Costs, as set forth in the Decommissioning Plan delivered to the Management Committee under Section 9.3.2(a), multiplied by (B) the Decommissioning Payment Formula (each such monthly payment amount, the “"Preliminary Monthly Decommissioning Payment”").
(ii) Promptly after the Decommissioning Plan has been approved by the Management Committee (or determined pursuant to the dispute resolution provisions herein in the event of an Impasse with respect thereto), but in no event later than thirty (30) days thereafter, Owner shall complete the following tasks: (A) calculate the Levelized Monthly Decommissioning Payment in accordance with Section 9.3.1(b); (B) retroactively adjust all payments previously made by Purchaser with respect to the Decommissioning Payment Period to reflect the Levelized Monthly Decommissioning Payment rather than the Preliminary Monthly Decommissioning Payment and (C) thereafter conform all future Invoices to reflect such Levelized Monthly Decommissioning Payments.
(iii) If and to the extent the aggregate Levelized Monthly Decommissioning Payments owed by Purchaser for the period prior to the date on which Owner shall have completed the tasks described in clause (a)(ii) above is less than the aggregate Preliminary Monthly Decommissioning Payments made by Purchaser for such period, then, within thirty (30) days after the calculation of the Levelized Monthly Decommissioning Payment contemplated by clause (a)(ii) above, Owner shall withdraw from the Decommissioning Fund and refund to Purchaser such overpayment in immediately available funds or by wire transfer, in each case, in accordance with wiring instructions provided to Owner by Purchaser in writing. If and to the extent the aggregate Levelized Monthly Decommissioning Payments owed by Purchaser for the period prior to the date on which Owner shall have completed the tasks described in clause (a)(ii) above is greater than the aggregate Preliminary Monthly Decommissioning Payments made by Purchaser for such period, then, within thirty (30) days after a written demand therefor from Owner, Purchaser shall deposit into the Decommissioning 1014917.31-D.C. Server 1A - MSW Fund such deficiency in immediately available funds in accordance with the terms and conditions established by the Management Committee, as contemplated by clause (b) below. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the withdrawal of any overpayment or the deposit of any deficiency, in each case, contemplated by this clause (a)(iii) shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 14.5.
(b) All Levelized Monthly Decommissioning Payments and Preliminary Monthly Decommissioning Payments, as applicable, included in the Formula Rate pursuant to clause (a) above and the Decommissioning Estimate described in clause (c) below, that are, in each case, paid by Purchaser shall be deposited into an external fund created on terms and conditions established by the Management Committee to protect the interests of each Party and to ensure that such fund is used for the purposes contemplated by this Agreement (the “"Decommissioning Fund”"), until applied to the Net Decommissioning Costs in accordance with Section 9.3.5(c) or refunded to Purchaser under Section 9.3.5(e).
(c) If this Agreement is terminated prior to the expiration of the Term under Section 3.3 (excluding Section 3.3.7 and Section 3.3.12) or Section 15.3, then Purchaser shall deposit into the Decommissioning Fund, an amount equal to (i) the estimated Net Decommissioning Costs, as set forth in the Decommissioning Plan approved by the Management Committee (or determined pursuant to the dispute resolution provisions herein in the event of an Impasse with respect thereto) (which estimated Net Decommissioning Costs, solely for the purpose of calculating the Decommissioning Estimate, shall be expressed in dollars as of the date on which this Agreement is terminated as if the Decommissioning were to commence as of such date), less (ii) the balance, if any, in the Decommissioning Fund as of the date such payment is due (the “"Decommissioning Estimate”"). Purchaser shall make such payment within thirty (30) days following the later to occur of (A) the receipt by Purchaser of the Decommissioning Plan approved by the Management Committee (or determined pursuant to the dispute resolution provisions herein in the event of an Impasse with respect thereto) and (B) the date on which the estimated Net Decommissioning Costs have been redetermined, as provided in the immediately ensuing sentence (the “"Decommissioning Payment Date”"). If this Agreement is terminated prior to the expiration of the Term pursuant to Section 3.3 (excluding Section 3.3.7 and Section 3.3.12) or Section 15.3, but after the Decommissioning Plan has been approved by the Management Committee (or determined pursuant to the dispute resolution provisions herein in the event of an Impasse with respect thereto), then the Parties shall agree upon modifications to the estimated Net Decommissioning Costs, as set forth in such Decommissioning Plan, consistent with the first sentence of this clause (c). Any Dispute with respect to such redetermination shall be resolved pursuant to the arbitration provisions set forth in Section 18.3.
(d) If this Agreement is terminated prior to the expiration of the Term pursuant to Section 3.3.7 or Section 15.4, then Purchaser shall have no liability for any Decommissioning Costs, and Owner shall refund to Purchaser all amounts remaining in the Decommissioning Fund no later than sixty (60) days after such termination.
(e) If Hydro-Québec pays to Owner the Decommissioning Liquidated Damages, as provided in the Purchaser Guaranty, then such payment shall satisfy, in full, the obligations of Purchaser to pay Decommissioning Costs and Purchaser shall cease to have (i) any further obligation to pay any Decommissioning Costs hereunder, including under 1014917.31-D.C. Server 1A - MSW Section 9.3.5(d), (ii) any right to any reimbursement, refund or reduction if the actual Net Decommissioning Costs are less than the Decommissioning Liquidated Damages, including under Section 9.3.5(e) and (iii) any right to challenge the prudency of the Net Decommissioning Costs or the Decommissioning Estimate under Section 9.3.6 or otherwise.
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Samples: Transmission Service Agreement (Public Service Co of New Hampshire)