“Deposit Account” means a demand, time, savings, passbook or like account with a bank, savings and loan association, credit union or like organization, other than an account evidenced by a negotiable certificate of deposit.
“Division/Series Transaction” shall mean, with respect to the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, that any such Person (a) divides into two or more Persons (whether or not the original Loan Party or Subsidiary thereof survives such division) or (b) creates, or reorganizes into, one or more series, in each case as contemplated under the laws of any jurisdiction.
“Dollars” and the sign “$” mean the lawful money of the United States of America.
“Eligible Assignee” means (a) any Lender, (b) any Subsidiary, Affiliate, or Related Fundof a Lender, and (c) any commercial bank, investment fund, sovereign wealth fund or other financial institution and, for the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall an Eligible Assignee be a natural Person. For the avoidance of doubt, no Loan Party is an Eligible Assignee.
“Employee Benefit Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA which is or was sponsored, maintained or contributed to by, or required to be contributed by, the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates.
“Environmental Claim” means any investigation, notice, notice of violation, claim, action, suit, proceeding, demand, abatement order or other order or directive, by any Governmental Authority or any other Person, asserting liability, losses, damages, penalties, claims pursuant to or in connection with: (a) any actual or alleged violation of any Environmental Law; (b) any actual or alleged Hazardous Material Activity; or (c) any actual or alleged damage, injury, threat or harm to health, safety, natural resources or the environment, including natural resource damages.
“Environmental Laws” means any and all applicable Governmental Requirements pertaining in any way to health, safety, the environment or the preservation or reclamation of natural resources, in effect in any and all jurisdictions in which a Loan Party is conducting or at any time has conducted any activity, operation, practice or business, or where any Property of a Loan Party is located, including without limitation, the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (“OPA”), as amended, the Clean Air Act, as amended, the Comprehensive Environmental, Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”), as amended, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (“RCRA”), as amended, the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended, the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, as amended, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended, and other environmental conservation or protection Governmental Requirements. The term “oil” shall have the meaning specified in OPA, the term “hazardous substance” shall have the meanings specified in CERCLA, the terms “solid waste” and “disposal” (or “disposed”) shall have the meanings specified in RCRA and the term “oil and gas waste” shall have the meaning specified in Section 91.1011 of the Texas Natural Resources Code (“Section 91.1011”);provided,however, that (a) in the event either OPA, CERCLA, RCRA or Section 91.1011 is amended so as to broaden the meaning of any term defined thereby, such broader meaning shall apply subsequent to the effective date of such amendment and (b) tothe extent the laws of the state of any other applicable jurisdiction establish a meaning for “oil,” “hazardous substance,” “solid waste,” “disposal” or “oil and gas waste” which is broader than that specified in either OPA, CERCLA, RCRA or Section 91.1011, such broader meaning shall apply.
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