Common use of General Commitment Clause in Contracts

General Commitment. The Implementing Entity, County, Cities and Flood Control District shall ensure that all required mitigation, conservation, monitoring, reporting and adaptive management measures are adequately funded throughout the term of this Agreement, and that monitoring, reporting and adaptive management measures are adequately funded in perpetuity. The Permittees do not intend to use funds from their respective general funds to implement the Conservation Strategy; rather they intend to obtain sufficient funds through a comprehensive strategy further described in Chapter 9.3 of the HCP/NCCP, primarily depending on mitigation fees, dedications, and real estate transfer fees from future developments, federal and state grants pursuant to Section 9.1.2 of this Agreement, and maintenance of existing conservation efforts by local and state agencies that have a demonstrated record of acquiring and managing lands for recreational and conservation purposes in Contra Costa County. The Permittees may use or establish other local funding measures, including, but not limited to, utility surcharges, special taxes or assessments, or bonds. Each of the Permittees is responsible to seek all feasible increases in revenues that are necessary to keep pace with rising costs, as described in Chapter 9.3.1 of the HCP/NCCP. Each Permittee will promptly notify the Wildlife Agencies of any material change in the Permittee’s financial ability to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement. In addition to providing any such notice, the Implementing Entity will include in its Annual Report to the Wildlife Agencies such reasonably available financial information to demonstrate the Permittees’ ability to fulfill their obligations.

General Commitment. The Implementing Entity, County, Cities and Flood Control District shall ensure that all required mitigation, conservation, monitoring, reporting and adaptive management measures are adequately funded throughout the term of this Agreement, and that monitoring, reporting and adaptive management measures are adequately funded in perpetuity. The Permittees do not intend to use funds from their respective general funds to implement the Conservation Strategy; rather they intend to obtain sufficient funds through a comprehensive strategy further described in Chapter 9.3 of the HCP/NCCP, primarily depending on mitigation developer fees, dedications, and real estate transfer fees from future developments, federal and state grants pursuant to Section 9.1.2 of this Agreement, and maintenance of existing conservation efforts effort by local and state agencies that have a demonstrated record of acquiring and managing lands for recreational and conservation purposes in Contra Costa County. The Permittees may use or establish other local funding measures, including, but not limited to, utility surcharges, special taxes or assessments, or bonds. Each of the The Permittees is are each responsible to seek all feasible increases in revenues that are necessary to keep pace with rising costs, as described in Chapter 9.3.1 of the HCP/NCCP. Each Permittee will promptly notify the Wildlife Agencies of any material change in the Permittee’s financial ability to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement. In addition to providing any such notice, the Implementing Entity will include in its Annual Report to the Wildlife Agencies such reasonably available financial information to demonstrate the Permittees’ ability to fulfill their obligations.