LOAN NO. 27 0122358
ARTICLE 8. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
8.1. SPECIAL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Without in any way limiting the other representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement, and after reasonable investigation and inquiry, Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the best of Borrower’s knowledge as of the date hereof as follows:
(a) Hazardous Materials. Except as previously disclosed to Lender in that certain Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Report, issued by Targus Environmental, dated November 12, 2021 (the “Environmental Report”), the Property is not and has not been a site for the use, handling, generation, manufacture, storage, treatment, release, threatened release, discharge, disposal, transportation or presence of any oil or other petroleum products, explosives, asbestos, urea formaldehyde insulation, mold, radioactive materials, hazardous wastes, toxic or contaminated substances or similar materials, including, without limitation, any substances which are “hazardous substances,” “hazardous wastes,” “hazardous materials,” “toxic substances,” “regulated substances,” “solid wastes,” “pollutants” or “contaminates” under any Hazardous Materials Laws, as described below, and/or other applicable environmental laws, ordinances and regulations (collectively, the “Hazardous Materials”).
(b) Hazardous Materials Laws. Except as disclosed in the Environmental Report, the Property is in compliance with all laws, ordinances and regulations relating to Hazardous Materials (“Hazardous Materials Laws”), including, without limitation: the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 7401 et seq.; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. Section 1251 et seq.; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq.; the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (including the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, “CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq.; the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C. Section 2601 et seq.; the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended 49 U.S.C. Section 1801 et seq.; the Atomic Energy Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 2011 et seq.; the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, as amended, 7 U.S.C. Section 136 et seq.; the Occupational Safety and Health Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. Section 651, the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. Section 11001 et seq.; the Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended, 30 U.S.C. Section 801 et seq.; the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 300f et seq.; each as now and hereafter amended, and the regulations thereunder, and any other applicable local, state and/or federal laws or regulations that govern (i) the existence, investigation, cleanup, remedy or other response to any release of hazardous substances or contamination on or related to the Property; (ii) the protection of human health or the environment from any release of any Hazardous Materials or contamination on or related to the Property; (iii) the generation, treatment, storage or disposal of hazardous wastes; or (iv) the use, handling, generation, transport, treatment, removal or recovery of any Hazardous Materials, including any and all building materials.
(c) Hazardous Materials Claims. Except as disclosed in the Environmental Report, there are no claims, actions, proceedings or investigations (“Hazardous Materials Claims”) pending or threatened against Borrower, the Property by any governmental entity or agency or by any other person or entity relating to Hazardous Materials or pursuant to any Hazardous Materials Laws.
8.2. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COVENANTS. Borrower agrees as follows:
(a) No Hazardous Activities. Borrower shall not cause or permit the Property or Improvements to be used as a site for the use, handling, generation, manufacture, storage, treatment, release, discharge, disposal, transportation or presence of any Hazardous Materials in violation of Hazardous Materials Laws.
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