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Commencement Date, and subject to the terms of this Agreement,the obligations of the County to duly observe and comply with the Service Covenant, in accordance with Applicable Law, shall apply continuously and without interruption for the Term of this Agreement. In the event that any Change in Law, situation, event or other Uncontrollable Circumstance impairs or precludes compliance with the Service Covenant by the means or methods then being employed by the County,the County shall use best efforts to implement alternative or substitute means and methods to enable it to satisfy the terms and conditions of the Service Covenant. In the event that a Change in Law precludes the County from complying with such covenants with the means or methods then being employed and from utilizing any alternate or substitute means or methods of compliance,the County shall continuously use all reasonable efforts to effectuate executive, legislative or judicial change in or relief from the applicability of such law so as to enable the County lawfully to resume compliance with such covenants as soon as possible following the Change in Law. County failure to duly observe and comply with the Service Covenant due to its efforts to comply with Applicable Law,shall not constitute a breach under this Agreement,and shall excuse County performance to the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Law. If the alternative or substitute means and methods proposed for the County to observe and comply with the Service Covenant are more costly than the previously used means and methods, County shall be entitled to a corresponding Contract Rate increase to cover any associated additional costs pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.2 of this Agreement. SECTION 3.3 COUNTY RIGHT TO REFUSE WASTE. (A) Right of Refusal. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof,the County may refuse delivery of: (1) Hazardous Waste; (2) Controllable Waste delivered at hours other than those provided in Section 3.5 hereof; (3) Waste that does not constitute Acceptable Waste; (4) Acceptable Waste delivered by City but originating from or generated outside the jurisdiction of the City; (5) Controllable Waste consisting primarily of construction and demolition debris or inert material which may cause a particular facility's daily tonnage limit to be exceeded; (6) Acceptable Waste in excess of permitted limits;and (7) Acceptable Waste that would result in County violating Applicable Law. (B) Identification of Unacceptable Waste.The Department shall have the right(but not the duty or the obligation) to inspect the vehicles of all Franchise Haulers delivering material to the Waste Infrastructure System, and may require that the Franchise Hauler remove any Unacceptable Waste from such vehicle before it is unloaded. If the Department determines that it is impractical to separate Controllable Waste from Unacceptable Waste in any vehicle,or if the Franchise Hauler delivering such waste is unwilling to make such separation,or if any vehicle is carrying waste which may spill or leak,then the Department may reject the entire vehicle,and the City shall forthwith remove or cause the removal of the entire delivery from the Waste Infrastructure System. The Department may take all reasonable measures to prevent waste from being blown or scattered before and during unloading. The City shall cause the Franchise Haulers to observe and comply with Applicable Law,the operating rules and regulations of the Department, and the provisions of this Agreement prohibiting the delivery of Unacceptable Waste to the Waste Infrastructure System. (C) Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Substances. The parties acknowledge that the Waste Infrastructure System has not been designed or permitted to accept Hazardous Waste or Hazardous Substances,and is