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Without Beneficiary's prior written consent,which shall not be unreasonably withheld, Trustor shall not take any remedial action in response to the presence of any Hazardous Materials on,under or about the Property,nor enter into any settlement agreement, consent decree, or other compromise in respect to any Hazardous Material Claims,which remedial action, settlement, consent decree or compromise might, in Beneficiary's reasonable judgment, impair the value of the Beneficiary's security hereunder;provided, however,that Beneficiary's prior consent shall not be necessary in the event that the presence of Hazardous Materials on, under, or about the Property either poses an immediate threat to the health, safety or welfare of any individual or is of such a nature that an immediate remedial response is necessary and it is not reasonably possible to obtain Beneficiary's consent before taking such action,provided that in such event Trustor shall notify Beneficiary as soon as practicable of any action so taken. Beneficiary agrees not to withhold its consent,where such consent is required hereunder, if either(i) a particular remedial action is ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, (ii) Trustor will or may be subjected to civil or criminal sanctions or penalties if it fails to take a required action; (iii)Trustor establishes to the reasonable satisfaction of Beneficiary that there is no reasonable alternative to such remedial action which would result in less impairment of Beneficiary's security hereunder; or(iv)the action has been agreed to by Beneficiary. The Trustor hereby acknowledges and agrees that(i)this Article is intended as the Beneficiary's written request for information(and the Trustor's response) concerning the environmental condition of the Property as required by California Code of Civil Procedure Section 726.5, and(ii) each representation and warranty in this Deed of Trust or any of the other Loan Documents (together with any indemnity applicable to a breach of any such representation and warranty)with respect to the environmental condition of the property is intended by the Beneficiary and the Trustor to be an"environmental provision" for purposes of California Code of Civil Procedure Section 736. In the event that any portion of the Property is determined to be "environmentally impaired" (as that term is defined in California Code of Civil Procedure Section 726.5(e)(3)) or to be an"affected parcel" (as that term is defined in California Code of Civil Procedure Section 726.5(e)(1)), then, without otherwise limiting or in any way affecting the Beneficiary's or the Trustee's rights and remedies under this Deed of Trust, the Beneficiary may elect to exercise its rights under California Code of Civil Procedure Section 726.5(a)to (1) waive its lien on such environmentally impaired or affected portion of the Property and(2) exercise(a)the rights and remedies of an unsecured creditor, including reduction of its claim against the Trustor to judgment, and(b) any other rights and remedies permitted by law. For purposes of determining the Beneficiary's right to proceed as an unsecured creditor under California Code of Civil Procedure Section 726.5(a), the Trustor shall be deemed to have willfully permitted or acquiesced in a release or threatened release of hazardous materials,within the meaning of California Code of Civil Procedure Section 726.5(d)(1), if the release or threatened release of hazardous materials was knowingly or negligently caused or contributed to by any lessee, occupant, or user of any portion of the Property and the Trustor knew or should have known of the activity by such lessee, occupant, or user which caused or contributed to the release or threatened release. All costs and expenses, including(but not limited to) attorneys' fees, incurred by the Beneficiary in connection with any action commenced under this paragraph, including any action required by California Code of Civil Procedure Section 726.5(b)to determine the degree to which the Property is environmentally impaired,plus interest thereon at the lesser of ten 10 144\221\1488737.2