Environmental Conditions and Governmental Authorizations Clause Samples

Environmental Conditions and Governmental Authorizations. Except as specified in Schedule 4.23: (a) All real property owned, leased, occupied or used by USC is free from contamination from any Hazardous Materials. USC has not caused or suffered, nor, to the best knowledge of USC after due inquiry, has any other party previously involved in operations at any such property caused or suffered, any Environmental Damages. (b) Neither USC nor, to the best of its knowledge, any prior owner or occupant of real property owned, leased, occupied or used by USC has received notice of any alleged violation of Environmental Requirements, or notice of any alleged liability for Environmental Damages, and there exists no writ, injunction, decree, order or judgment outstanding, nor any claim, suit, proceeding, citation, fine, penalty, directive, summons or investigation, pending or threatened, relating to the ownership, use, maintenance or operation of the Premises by any Person, or to alleged violation of Environmental Requirements, or to the suspected presence of Hazardous Material thereon, nor does there exist any basis for such claim, suit, proceeding, citation, fine, penalty, directive, summons or investigation being instituted or filed. (c) There is not constructed, placed, deposited, stored, disposed of or located on any real property owned, leased, occupied or used by USC any polychlorinated biphenyls ("PCBs") or transformers, capacitors, ballasts, or other equipment which contains dielectric fluid containing PCBs, or any asbestos. (d) USC has no knowledge of any alleged liability for Environmental Damages of any alleged violation of Environmental Requirements asserted against any of the owners or occupants of any related property located in the vicinity of any of any real property owned, leased, occupied or used by USC. (e) USC has in its possession all permits required to operate in compliance with all applicable laws, and USC is presently in material compliance with each of such permits.