Common use of Applicable Laws and Rules Clause in Contracts

Applicable Laws and Rules. 3.1. Pursuant to Sections 13 of the 2022 Acts, and the Primary Place of Business designated in Section 2.3 of this Charter, the state laws applicable to the Authority (the “Applicable Laws”) consist of: a. The 2022 Acts; b. For issues of ownership or use of a site, such as real property transactions, land use, and environmental compliance, the laws of the state in which the site is located; c. Except as described in Sections 3.1.a and 3.1.b, the laws applicable to municipal corporations under Oregon law; and d. If a conflict arises between a provision of the 2022 Acts and an otherwise applicable state law, the provision of the 2022 Acts govern. 3.2. To the extent the applicability, meaning, or requirements of a state law is unclear, incomplete, or vague in the context of the Authority, the Board may enact a rule to clarify or interpret the law as it pertains to the Authority. 3.3. The Board is authorized to adopt, amend, suspend, and repeal rules, bylaws, or regulations governing the activities and procedures of the Authority on or after the Authority Formation Date. Until replaced or repealed by the Board, the Interim Rules, attached as Exhibit B to this Agreement, shall be applicable. If any rule is found to be in conflict with the Applicable Laws or this Charter, only the part or parts so found shall be null and void and the remainder shall continue in full force and effect. 3.4. In case of an emergency, the Executive Director may, for the duration of the emergency, temporarily suspend all or part of a rule that may be in conflict with handling the emergency; provided, however, the Executive Director shall report the reason for such suspension at the next meeting of the Board, at which time the suspension shall expire unless continued in effect by the Board.

Applicable Laws and Rules. 3.1. Pursuant to Sections 13 of the 2022 Acts, and the Primary Place of Business designated in Section 2.3 of this Charter, the state laws applicable to the Authority Commission (the “Applicable Laws”) consist of: a. The 2022 Acts; b. For issues of ownership or use of a site, such as real property transactions, land use, and environmental compliance, the laws of the state in which the site is located;. c. Except as described in Sections 3.1.a and 3.1.bfor issues of ownership or use of a site, the laws applicable to municipal corporations under the [TBD - Oregon lawRevised Statutes/Revised Code of Washington} ; and d. If a conflict arises between a provision of the 2022 Acts and an otherwise applicable state lawApplicable Law, the provision of the 2022 Acts govern. 3.2. To the extent the applicability, meaning, or requirements of a state law is unclear, incomplete, or vague in the context of the Authoritybi-state Commission, the Board may enact a rule to clarify or interpret the law as it pertains to the AuthorityCommission. 3.3. The Board is authorized to adopt, amend, suspend, and repeal repeal, rules, bylaws, or regulations governing the activities and procedures of the Authority Commission on or after the Authority Commission Formation Date. Until replaced or repealed by the Board, the Interim Rules, attached as Exhibit B to this Agreement, shall be applicable. If any rule is found to be in conflict with the Applicable Laws or this Charter, only the part or parts so found shall be null and void and the remainder shall continue in full force and effect. 3.4. In case of an emergency, the Executive Director may, for the duration of the emergency, temporarily suspend all or part of a rule that may be in conflict with handling the emergency; provided, however, the Executive Director shall report the reason for such suspension at the next meeting of the Board, at which time the suspension shall expire unless continued in effect by the Board.