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County nor MGR shall assign or transfer its interest in this Agreement without the <br /> written consent of the other. <br /> b. Governing. This Agreement and the duties, responsibilities, obligations and rights <br /> of respective parties hereunder shall be governed by the laws of the State of North <br /> Carolina. <br /> c. Dispute Resolution. Any and all suits or actions to enforce, interpret or seek damages <br /> with respect to any provision of, or the performance or non-performance of, this <br /> Agreement shall be brought in the General Court of Justice of North Carolina sitting in <br /> Orange County, North Carolina. It is agreed by the parties that no other court shall have <br /> jurisdiction or venue with respect to such suits or actions. The Parties may agree to <br /> nonbinding mediation of any dispute prior to the bringing of such suit or action. <br /> d. Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire and integrated agreement <br /> between the County and MGR and supersedes all prior negotiations, representations or <br /> agreements, either written or oral. This Agreement may be amended only by written <br /> instrument signed by both parties, except as provided in 9.a. Modifications may be <br /> evidenced by facsimile signatures. <br /> e. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held as a matter of law to be <br /> unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall be valid and binding upon the <br /> Parties. <br /> f. Ownership of Work Product. Should MGR'S performance of this Agreement generate <br /> documents, items or things that are specific to this Project such documents, items or <br /> things shall become the property of the County and may be used on any other project <br /> without additional compensation to MGR. The use of the documents, items or things by <br /> the County or by any person or entity for any purpose other than the Project as set forth <br /> in this Agreement shall be at the full risk of the County. <br /> g. Non-Appropriation. MGR acknowledges that County is a governmental entity, and the <br /> validity of this Agreement is based upon the availability of public funding under the <br /> authority of its statutory mandate. <br /> In the event that public funds are unavailable and not appropriated for the performance of <br /> County's obligations under this Agreement, then this Agreement shall automatically <br /> expire without penalty to County immediately upon written notice to MGR of the <br /> unavailability and non-appropriation of public funds. It is expressly agreed that County <br /> shall not activate this non-appropriation provision for its convenience or to circumvent <br /> the requirements of this Agreement, but only as an emergency fiscal measure during a <br /> substantial fiscal crisis. <br /> In the event of a change in the County's statutory authority, mandate and/or mandated <br /> functions, by state and/or federal legislative or regulatory action, which adversely affects <br /> County's authority to continue its obligations under this Agreement, then this Agreement <br /> shall automatically terminate without penalty to County upon written notice to MGR of <br /> such limitation or change in County's legal authority. <br /> Revised July 2010 <br /> 7 <br />