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<br />Franchise
<br />“Franchise” means the special right granted by the Agencies to operate a public utility for Solid
<br />Waste Collection and Processing services within the Service Area.
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<br />Full Regulatory Compliance
<br />“Full Regulatory Compliance” means compliance with all applicable permits for a Facility such
<br />that the Contractor will at all times maintain the ability to fully comply with its obligations
<br />under this Agreement.
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<br />Legislation
<br />“Legislation” means any code, ordinance, resolution, or any other forms or enactment of the
<br />Agencies or any Member which now exists or which may hereafter be adopted which constitutes
<br />law or regulation.
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<br />Member
<br />“Member'” means any one of the public entities listed in Exhibit A (Equity Members) or Exhibit
<br />B (Non-Equity Members) attached hereto, and any public entity that becomes a New Member in
<br />accordance with Section 6.3 of this Agreement.
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<br />Person
<br />“Person” means any individual, firm, association, organization, partnership, corporation,
<br />business trust, joint venture, special purpose district, town, city, county, state, or the United
<br />States.
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<br />Plant Materials
<br />“Plant Materials” means a subset of Recyclable Materials consisting of grass cuttings, weeds,
<br />leaves, prunings, branches, dead plants, brush, tree trimmings, dead trees (not more than six [6]
<br />inches in diameter), and similar organic materials generated at residential, commercial,
<br />industrial, and institutional properties within the Service Area, separated and set out for
<br />Collection, processing, and Recycling. Plant Materials does not include materials not normally
<br />produced from gardens or landscapes, such as, but not limited to, palm fronds, brick, rock,
<br />gravel, large quantities of dirt, concrete, sod, non-organic wastes, and oil. Diseased plants and
<br />trees are also excluded from Plant Materials.
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<br />Process/Processing
<br />''Process/Processing” means the Recycling, reuse, reformation, reconstituting, or otherwise
<br />manipulation of Solid Waste in preparation for its ultimate use or disposal.
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<br />Rate Year
<br />“Rate Year” means the period commencing on January 1 and ending on the following December
<br />31.
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<br />Recyclable Materials
<br />“Recyclable Materials” means discarded materials that are re-used, re-manufactured, or
<br />processed.
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