Common use of Emergency Expenditures Clause in Contracts

Emergency Expenditures. Operator shall be responsible for handling emergencies occurring with respect to the Systems. In cases of emergency, Operator may proceed with expenditures for required work when such is necessary in Operator’s good faith judgment to alleviate the emergency or to reduce or eliminate damage or danger to persons, property or the environment, without the necessity of submitting such proposed expenditures in advance for approval by MPC. In such emergency cases, Operator shall be allowed to use, in its good faith discretion, any of its or its Affiliates’ operating or administrative personnel to take corrective action, including without limitation, the use of emergency response service assets of Operator or its Affiliates or their emergency contract agents. Costs associated with such occurrence shall be billed directly to MPC and shall not be subject to any limitation set forth in Section 5 of this Agreement. In such event, Operator shall, as soon as practicable, by telephone notice or otherwise inform the person designated by MPC of the existence or occurrence of the emergency, full particulars thereof, the corrective action being taken or proposed and the estimated cost, as known. Such notice shall be confirmed in writing, as soon as practicable. Operator has established an emergency response plan which will be provided to MPC. Operator shall comply with the plan terms and requirements in responding to one-call and emergency notifications received, and to emergency conditions indicated at MPL’s operations center.

Emergency Expenditures. Operator shall be responsible for handling emergencies occurring with respect to the Systems. In cases of emergency, Operator may proceed with expenditures for required work when such is necessary in Operator’s good faith judgment to alleviate the emergency or to reduce or eliminate damage or danger to persons, property or the environment, without the necessity of submitting such proposed expenditures in advance for approval by MPCHST. In such emergency cases, Operator shall be allowed to use, in its good faith discretion, any of its or its Affiliates’ operating or administrative personnel to take corrective action, including without limitation, the use of emergency response service assets of Operator or its Affiliates or their emergency contract agents. Costs associated with such occurrence shall be billed directly to MPC HST and shall not be subject to any limitation set forth in Section 5 of this Agreement. In such event, Operator shall, as soon as practicable, by telephone notice or otherwise inform the person designated by MPC HST of the existence or occurrence of the emergency, full particulars thereof, the corrective action being taken or proposed and the estimated cost, as known. Such notice shall be confirmed in writing, as soon as practicable. Operator has established an emergency response plan which will be provided to MPCHST. Operator shall comply with the plan terms and requirements in responding to one-call and emergency notifications received, and to emergency conditions indicated at MPLOperator’s operations center.