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7 <br /> G. Effectiveness <br /> 1. When this SAAF takes effect. This SAAF shall become effective at the <br /> time a sufficient number of Local Governments have joined the SAAF <br /> to qualify the SAAF as a State-Subdivision Agreement under the <br /> Additional Settlements. If this SAAF does not thereby qualify as a <br /> State-Subdivision Agreement, this SAAF will have no effect. <br /> 2. Amendments to the SAAR <br /> a. Amendments to conform to final national documents. The <br /> Attorney General, with the consent of a majority vote from a <br /> group of Local Government attorneys appointed by the <br /> Association of County Commissioners, may initiate a process <br /> to amend this SAAF to make any changes required by the final <br /> provisions of the Additional Settlements. The Attorney <br /> General's Office will provide written notice of the necessary <br /> amendments to all the previously joining parties. Any <br /> previously joining party will have a two-week opportunity to <br /> withdraw from the SAAR The amendments will be effective to <br /> any party that does not withdraw. <br /> b. Coordination group. The coordination group may make the <br /> changes to the SAAF described and authorized in MOA <br /> Exhibit D. <br /> c. No amendments to allocation between Local Governments. <br /> Notwithstanding any other provision of this SAAF, the <br /> allocation proportions set forth in MOA Exhibit G may not be <br /> amended. <br /> d. General amendment power. After execution, the coordination <br /> group may propose other amendments to the SAAF, subject to <br /> the limitation in Section G.2.c of this SAAR Such <br /> amendments will take effect only if approved in writing by the <br /> Attorney General and at least two-thirds of the Local <br /> Governments who are Parties to this SAAR In the vote, each <br /> Local Government Party will have a number of votes measured <br /> by the allocation proportions set forth in MOA Exhibit G. <br /> 3. Acknowledgement. The Parties acknowledge this SAAF is an effective <br /> and fair way to address the needs arising from the public health crisis <br /> due to the misconduct committed by the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain <br /> Participants. <br /> 5 <br />