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"Hazardous Materials"means any substance, material or waste which is or becomes
<br /> regulated by any federal, state or local governmental authority, and includes without limitation
<br /> (i)petroleum or oil or gas or any direct or indirect product or by-product thereof, (ii) asbestos
<br /> and any material containing asbestos; (iii)any substance, material or waste regulated by or listed
<br /> (directly or by reference) as a"hazardous substance", "hazardous material", "hazardous waste",
<br /> "toxic waste", "toxic pollutant", "toxic substance", "solid waste"or"pollutant or contaminant"
<br /> in or pursuant to, or similarly identified as hazardous to human health or the environment in or
<br /> pursuant to, the Toxic Substances Control Act [15 U.S.C. Section 2601, et seq.]; the
<br /> Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act [42 U.S.C. Section
<br /> 9601, et seq.],the Hazardous Materials Transportation Authorization Act [49 U.S.C. Section
<br /> 5101, et seq.],the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act [42 U.S.C. Section 6901, et seq.],
<br /> the Federal Water Pollution Control Act [33 U.S.C. Section 1251],the Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C.
<br /> Section 7401, et seq.],the California Underground Storage of Hazardous Substances Act
<br /> [California Health and Safety Code Section 25280, et seq.],the California Hazardous Substances
<br /> Account Act [California Health and Safety Code Section 25300, et seq.],the California
<br /> Hazardous Waste Act [California Health and Safety Code Section 25100, et seq.],the California
<br /> Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act [California Health and Safety Code Section
<br /> 25249.5, et seq.], and the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act [California Water Code
<br /> Section 13000, et seq.], as they now exist or are hereafter amended, together with any regulations
<br /> promulgated thereunder; (iv)any substance, material or waste which is defined as such or
<br /> regulated by any "Superfund"or"Superlien" law, or any Environmental Law; or(v)any other
<br /> substance, material, chemical, waste or pollutant identified as hazardous or toxic and regulated
<br /> under any other federal, state or local environmental law, including without limitation, asbestos,
<br /> polychlorinated biphenyls,petroleum, natural gas and synthetic fuel products and by-products.
<br /> "Environmental Law"means all federal, state or local statutes, ordinances, rules,
<br /> regulations, orders, decrees,judgments or common law doctrines, and provisions and conditions
<br /> of permits, licenses and other operating authorizations regulating, or relating to, or imposing
<br /> liability or standards of conduct concerning (i)pollution or protection of the environment,
<br /> including natural resources; (ii)exposure of persons, including employees and agents,to any
<br /> Hazardous Material (as defined above)or other products, raw materials, chemicals or other
<br /> substances; (iii)protection of the public health or welfare from the effects of by-products,
<br /> wastes, emissions, discharges or releases of chemical substances from industrial or commercial
<br /> activities; (iv)the manufacture, use or introduction into commerce of chemical substances,
<br /> including without limitation,their manufacture, formulation, labeling, distribution,
<br /> transportation, handling, storage and disposal; or(iv)the use, release or disposal of toxic or
<br /> hazardous substances or Hazardous Materials or the remediation of air, surface waters,
<br /> groundwaters or soil, as now or may at any later time be in effect, including but not limited to the
<br /> Toxic Substances Control Act [15 U.S.C. 2601, et seq.]; the Comprehensive Environmental
<br /> Response, Compensation and Liability Act [42 U.S.C. Section 9601, et seq.],the Hazardous
<br /> Materials Transportation Authorization Act [49 U.S.C. Section 5101, et seq.],the Resource
<br /> Conservation and Recovery Act [42 U.S.C. 6901, et seq.],the Federal Water Pollution Control
<br /> Act [33 U.S.C. Section 1251], the Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. Section 7401, et seq.], the California
<br /> Underground Storage of Hazardous Substances Act [California Health and Safety Code Section
<br /> 25280, et seq.],the California Hazardous Substances Account Act [California Health and Safety
<br /> Code Section 25300, et seq.],the California Hazardous Waste Act [California Health and Safety
<br /> Code Section 25100, et seq.],the California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act
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