Relationship of the Agreement to the Five Listing Factors Sample Clauses

Relationship of the Agreement to the Five Listing Factors. ‌ Conservation measures that would reduce threats under Factor 1 include fencing, deepening a tank or pool, maintenance of existing habitat conditions, and vegetation enhancement. Fencing would prevent destruction, deterioration, or trampling of relict leopard frog habitat, or would exclude nonnative species such as bullfrogs or undesirable species such as livestock. Enhancing an existing pool or pond would create additional suitable habitat, and ensure habitat persistence and quality. Including the ability to manipulate water levels will provide options for controlling nonnative species if needed. Maintenance of existing habitat conditions would provide a net conservation benefit for relict leopard frog, particularly for those sites that contain suitable habitat but are not inhabited by frogs. Preventing future diversion of water from suitable habitats or maintaining an appropriate seral stage by controlling invasive vegetation would also reduce threats from habitat degradation. Implementation of conservation measures associated with removal or control of nonnative aquatic species would reduce threats under Factor 3. Some enrolled properties may already contain bullfrogs, crayfish, or other nonnative predatory species. Depending on the site, a variety of methods can be used to eradicate nonnatives from sites before introducing relict leopard frog to the habitat. Nonnative species control is also easier to accomplish if water levels can be manipulated, such as draining and drying of the habitat. Establishment of additional populations of relict leopard frog on non-Federal lands within the species’ historic range is a key conservation measure that would be implemented on enrolled lands under the Agreement, and would address threats under Factor 5 related to habitat reduction and small, fragmented, and isolated populations. Proposed conservation measures under the Agreement that would benefit the establishment of additional populations include relict leopard frog translocation, fencing of sites as appropriate, manipulation of any existing ponds or pools on the property to make it frog-friendly, removal of excess vegetation, maintenance of existing habitat conditions, enhancement of dispersal corridors, and vegetation enhancement. Conservation measures associated with public outreach and education would increase overall public awareness of the status of the relict leopard frog and can result in reducing threats associated with all listing factors by teaching ...
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  • Effective Date of the Agreement The date indicated in the Agreement on which it becomes effective, but if no such date is indicated, it means the date on which the Agreement is signed and delivered by the last of the two parties to sign and deliver.

  • PARTIES TO THE AGREEMENT ‌ The parties to the Agreement (hereinafter "Party" or "Parties") are:

  • Changes to the Agreement XOOM may make changes to any term or condition in this Agreement at any time except for the electricity price. We will notify you of any material change to the Agreement in writing at least forty- five (45) days before any such change be applied to your bill or take effect. If you do not terminate the Agreement before the effective date of the change, the change will become effective on the date stated in the notice. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, XOOM reserves the right to change the electricity price in this Agreement upon the occurrence of any event beyond XOOM’s reasonable control that increases our obligations or the cost of performing such obligations under this Agreement. If we request such a change, XOOM will provide you notice of the changed price and you will have an opportunity to terminate this Agreement without any further obligation by notifying us in writing within fifteen (15) days after receiving notice of the new price, in which case your electricity supply service will terminate effective as of the next meter read date after expiration of the required notice period. You will remain responsible for any unpaid balance as of the termination date but we will not assess the Cost Recovery Fee. Moving: When moving to an address within your Local Utility’s service territory, XOOM will make every effort to transfer your service to your new service address when you move to an address within your Local Utility’s service territory, provided that you notify XOOM within fifteen (15) days of your move. If a transfer of service is not successful or you move to a location outside your Local Utility’s service territory, you may cancel this Agreement at no cost to you. Failure to notify XOOM of your move will be considered a cancellation of this Agreement in accordance with its terms.

  • Relationship of the Parties Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to make one Party an agent of the other Party nor shall either party have any authority to bind the other in any respect, unless expressly authorized by the other party in writing. The Parties are independent contractors and nothing in this Agreement creates a relationship of employment, trust, agency or partnership between them.

  • Goals and Objectives of the Agreement Agreement Goals The goals of this Agreement are to: ● Reduce wildfire risk related to the tree mortality crisis; ● Provide a financial model for funding and scaling proactive forestry management and wildfire remediation; ● Produce renewable bioenergy to spur uptake of tariffs in support of Senate Bill 1122 Bio Market Agreement Tariff (BioMat) for renewable bioenergy projects, and to meet California’s other statutory energy goals; ● Create clean energy jobs throughout the state; ● Reduce energy costs by generating cheap net-metered energy; ● Accelerate the deployment of distributed biomass gasification in California; and ● Mitigate climate change through the avoidance of conventional energy generation and the sequestration of fixed carbon from biomass waste. Ratepayer Benefits:2 This Agreement will result in the ratepayer benefits of greater electricity reliability, lower costs, and increased safety by creating a strong market demand for forestry biomass waste and generating cheap energy. This demand will increase safety by creating an economic driver to support forest thinning, thus reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfire and the associated damage to investor-owned utility (IOU) infrastructure, such as transmission lines and remote substations. Preventing this damage to or destruction of ratepayer-supported infrastructure lowers costs for ratepayers. Additionally, the ability of IOUs to use a higher- capacity Powertainer provides a much larger offset against the yearly billion-dollar vegetation management costs borne by IOUs (and hence by ratepayers). The PT+’s significant increase in waste processing capacity also significantly speeds up and improves the economics of wildfire risk reduction, magnifying the benefits listed above. The PT+ will directly increase PG&E’s grid reliability by reducing peak loading by up to 250 kilowatt (kW), and has the potential to increase grid reliability significantly when deployed at scale. The technology will provide on-demand, non- weather dependent, renewable energy. The uniquely flexible nature of this energy will offer grid managers new tools to enhance grid stability and reliability. The technology can be used to provide local capacity in hard-to-serve areas, while reducing peak demand. Technological Advancement and Breakthroughs:3 This Agreement will lead to technological advancement and breakthroughs to overcome barriers to the achievement of California’s statutory energy goals by substantially reducing the LCOE of distributed gasification, helping drive uptake of the undersubscribed BioMAT program and increasing the potential for mass commercial deployment of distributed biomass gasification technology, particularly through net energy metering. This breakthrough will help California achieve its goal of developing bioenergy markets (Bioenergy Action Plan 2012) and fulfil its ambitious renewable portfolio standard (SB X1-2, 2011-2012; SB350, 2015). The PT+ will also help overcome barriers to achieving California’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction (AB 32, 2006) and air quality improvement goals. It reduces greenhouse gas and criteria pollutants over three primary pathways: 1) The PT+’s increased capacity and Combined Heat and Power (CHP) module expand the displacement of emissions from conventional generation; 2) the biochar offtake enables the sequestration of hundreds of tons carbon that would otherwise have been released into the atmosphere; and 3) its increased processing capacity avoids GHG and criteria emissions by reducing the risk of GHG emissions from wildfire and other forms of disposal, such as open pile burning or decomposition. The carbon sequestration potential of the biochar offtake is particularly groundbreaking because very few technologies exist that can essentially sequester atmospheric carbon, which is what the PT+ enables when paired with the natural forest ecosystem––an innovative and groundbreaking bio-energy technology, with carbon capture and storage. Additionally, as noted in the Governor’s Clean Energy Jobs Plan (2011), clean energy jobs are a critical component of 2 California Public Resources Code, Section 25711.5(a) requires projects funded by the Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) to result in ratepayer benefits. The California Public Utilities Commission, which established the EPIC in 2011, defines ratepayer benefits as greater reliability, lower costs, and increased safety (See CPUC “Phase 2” Decision 00-00-000 at page 19, May 24, 2012, xxxx://xxxx.xxxx.xx.xxx/PublishedDocs/WORD_PDF/FINAL_DECISION/167664.PDF). 3 California Public Resources Code, Section 25711.5(a) also requires EPIC-funded projects to lead to technological advancement and breakthroughs to overcome barriers that prevent the achievement of the state’s statutory and energy goals. California’s energy goals. When deployed at scale, the PT+ will result in the creation of thousands of jobs across multiple sectors, including manufacturing, feedstock supply chain (harvesting, processing, and transportation), equipment operation, construction, and project development. Additional Co-benefits: ● Annual electricity and thermal savings; ● Expansion of forestry waste markets; ● Expansion/development of an agricultural biochar market; ● Peak load reduction; ● Flexible generation; ● Energy cost reductions; ● Reduced wildfire risk; ● Local air quality benefits; ● Water use reductions (through energy savings); and ● Watershed benefits.

  • Relationship of Parties Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed or construed by the parties or any third party as creating the relationship of principal and agent, partnership or joint venture between the parties, it being understood and agreed that no provision contained herein, and no act of the parties, shall be deemed to create any relationship between the parties other than the relationship set forth herein.

  • Entirety of the Agreement The terms and conditions of this Agreement and any of the attachments expressly incorporated by reference in this Agreement embody the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto, and there are no other agreements and understandings, oral or written, with reference to the subject matter hereof that are not merged herein and superseded hereby. No alteration, change or modification of the terms of the Agreement shall be valid unless made in a writing signed by both parties hereto and approved by the District’s governing body, the elected School Board, or its designee pursuant to official board policy. Contractor acknowledges, that pursuant to the doctrine of sovereign immunity, any purported oral modification to this Agreement is unenforceable. Each party acknowledges participation in the negotiations and drafting of this Agreement and any modifications thereto, and that, accordingly, this Agreement will not be construed more stringently against one party than against the other. Contractor acknowledges, that pursuant to the doctrine of sovereign immunity, purported oral modifications are unenforceable against the District.

  • Duration of the Agreement This Agreement shall come into effect on the day and year stated in Box 4 and shall continue until the date stated in Box 17. Thereafter it shall continue until terminated by either party giving to the other notice in writing, in which event the Agreement shall terminate upon the expiration of a period of two months from the date upon which such notice was given.

  • Term of the Agreement 2.1 The term of this Agreement shall be three years, beginning on the Effective Date and shall apply to the BellSouth territory in the state(s) of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Notwithstanding any prior agreement of the Parties, the rates, terms and conditions of this Agreement shall not be applied retroactively prior to the Effective Date.

  • Coverage of the Agreement This Agreement covers only those positions described in the bargaining unit.

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