Qualifying Settlement definition
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Any such award shall be paid from the Qualified Settlement Fund by the Escrow Agent before any portion of the Settlement Funds are distributed to Qualifying Settlement Class Members, upon production to the Escrow Agent of a copy of the order, no later than seven (7) days after the Effective Date or such later date as the award may become payable under the Court’s order.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Qualifying Settlement Class Member shall cooperate in good faith with any Settling Defendant with respect to any Tax claim, dispute, investigation, audit, examination, contest, litigation, or other proceeding relating to this Settlement Agreement.
All monetary awards to Qualifying Settlement Class Members will be strictly governed by the Allocation Procedures, attached as Exhibit C.
The Allocation Procedures are designed to fairly and equitably allocate the settlement among Qualifying Settlement Class Members to resolve PFAS contamination in Drinking Water in Public Water Systems in such a way that reflects facts used in designing a water treatment system in connection with such contamination.
Each Qualifying Settlement Class Member agrees that it will prepare any IRS Form 1098-F (or other information return that may be required pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.6050X-1(a)(1)) and written statement required to be delivered pursuant to the preceding sentence in a manner fully consistent with Paragraph 11.5.2, including by reporting its portion of the Restitution Amount as “Restitution/remediation amount” in Box 3 of IRS Form 1098-F.
The Claims Administrator will distribute the Settlement Funds to Qualifying Settlement Class Members in accordance with the Allocation Procedures in Exhibit C, which are subject to Court approval, and under the oversight of the Special Master.
Qualifying Settlement Class Members will be required to comply with strict deadlines for Claims Forms.
A Phase Two Qualifying Settlement Class Member must list in its Phase Two Testing Claims Form each Water Source required to be tested under Baseline Testing requirements.
The Claims Administrator will verify each Phase One Qualifying Settlement Class Member’s eligibility by confirming it has one or more Impacted Water Sources as of June 30, 2023.
Every Vetted Settlement Class Member who submits a validly completed Claim Form shall be deemed a Qualifying Settlement Class Member.