Termination Without Recourse. In addition to any other termination rights herein, Seller shall have the right, but not the obligation, to terminate this Agreement without recourse against Department for any Termination Payment or other costs and without any further obligation or liability of either Seller or Department, except as provided in this Section 6.05, upon twenty (20) days notice if Department (i) fails to complete the Bond Offering by September 30, 2001; (ii) fails, after September 30, 2001, for thirty (30) or more consecutive days to maintain an Investment Grade rating on its bonds; or (iii) if, after the date of this Agreement, the United States or any agency thereof, including FERC, imposes a tax or other imposition materially reducing the benefits of this Agreement to Seller and such tax or imposition is not of general applicability and is instead directed at the generation, sale, purchase, ownership and/or transmission of electric power, Natural Gas and/or other utility or energy goods and services; provided, however, that Department shall: (a) pay to Seller within five (5) Business Days any payments it owes Seller for any Energy provided prior to termination under Section 6.05(i), Section 6.05(ii) or Section 6.05(iii); and (b) pay to Seller the Summer 2001 Short Receivable within one hundred and eighty (180) days after receipt of written notice of a termination under Section 6.05(i).
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Sources: Energy Purchase Agreement, Energy Purchase Agreement (Sempra Energy)