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26 <br />LANDFILL GAS AGREEMENT <br />This Agreement is entered into as of December _, 2008 (the "Closing Date"), between <br />Orange County, North Carolina. (the "Coon ") and the University of North Carolina at Chapel <br />Hill (the "University"). The County and the University are sometimes hereinafter referred to <br />individually as "Party" and collectively as "Parties." <br />RECITALS <br />WHEREAS, the University is the flagship public research university of the State of <br />North Carolina located in Chapel Hill, North <br />W~REAS, the University desires, in furfl'q~~nce of i):spUniversi Sustainabili Polic <br />.~ ~:~.. ;~ ~. ~~. ty ty Y <br />and the sustainability objectives associated with the pro `pY+~s~,~i~Carolina North Campus, to pursue <br />~~ , <br />and implement projects in cooperation with community partn~ :~,_:,hhat preserve natural resources, <br />;~ ~' <br />conserve energy, reduce hazardous emissions, and lessen overall env ~~nmental impacts; <br />BVHEREAS, the GQUrlty~.,as a good steward of the environment and a leader in the growth, <br />~~'`'' ~, <br />~r~~ <br />development, and sustain~bllity of`thehcommunity, desires to partner with the University in its efforts <br />~u~ {i4 ~ jy <br />to meet the goals of the University , wuslainal-lllty Pol'cy and its other sustainability efforts; <br />~* ti~a~?,t4 f Wes, ~ <br />WHEREAS, the Unive~isityhas determined that to help achieve these objectives it will work <br />cooperatively with the County to <br />gas from the Orange County Landfill, and to convert <br />that gas into energy to supply power and heat for the University's Carolina North Campus while at <br />the same time removing significant quantities of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere; <br />WHEREAS, the County desires, in furtherance of the health and well-being of its citizens <br />and the fiscal soundness of the. County, to enter into this Agreement with the University to make <br />beneficial use of Landfill resources and to generate revenue for the County from the sale of LFG; <br />WHEREAS, the County owns and operates the Orange County Landfill (NC Solid <br />Waste Parcel 68-O1) located on the north and south side of Eubanks Road, approximately 1.3 <br />3 <br />{00018638.DOC 16} <br />