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<br />aforesaid purposes required by any governmental authority having
<br />jurisdiction over the use thereof. Tenant's failure to ma.intain
<br />such permits, licenses, and similar authorizations shall not
<br />relieve Tenant from the performance of its obligations and
<br />covenants hereunder (except obligations and covenants as may be
<br />prohibited by law), nor from the obligations to pay Base Rent or
<br />Additional Rent, as set forth herein. Tenant shall, at
<br />Landlord's request, join with Landlord in executing,
<br />acknowledging, and delivering any and all petitions, consents,
<br />subordinations, plats, or easement deeds that may be required for
<br />the installation of any utilities, public improvements, roads,
<br />water lines, sewer lines, storm drainage facilities, subdivision,
<br />rezoning, special use, platting, or other similar development of
<br />the Premises, which do not affect Tenant's use of the Premises
<br />during the Term.
<br />ARTICLE 21.
<br />COMPLIANCE WITH LAW
<br />21.1) Tenant, at its sole expense, shall promptly comply with
<br />all laws, ordinances, and requirements of federal, state, county,
<br />and municipal authorities relating to Tenant's use and occupation
<br />of the Premises, and with any lawful order or direction of any
<br />public officer relating to Tenant's use and occupation of the
<br />Premises during the Term of the Lease. Nothing herein contained,
<br />however, shall prohibit Tenant from appealing from or contesting
<br />the validity or legality of such laws, ordinances, requirements,
<br />orders, or directions and, notwithstanding the foregoing
<br />provisions of this Article, Tenant shall not be deemed to be in
<br />default hereunder so long as Tenant diligently prosecutes such
<br />appeal or contest.
<br />21.2) Neither Tenant, nor any entity or person shall, at any
<br />time during the Term: (i) "release" or actively or passively
<br />consent to the "release" or ��threatened release" of any Hazardous
<br />Substance (as defined below) from any "facility�� or vessel°
<br />located on or used in connection with the Premises; or (ii) take
<br />any action in ��response" to a"release" in connection with the
<br />Premises except with Landlord's prior written consent; or (iii)
<br />otherwise engage in any activity or omit to take any action whi.ch
<br />could subject Landlord or Tenant to claims for intentional or
<br />negligent torts, strict or absolute liability, either pursuant to
<br />statute or common law, in connection with Hazardous Substances
<br />(as defined below) located in the Premises, including the
<br />generating, transporting, treating, storage, or manufacture of
<br />any Hazardous Substance (as defined below). The terms set within
<br />quotation marks above shall have the meaning given to them in the
<br />Comprehensive Environmental Response and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C.
<br />§ 9601 et secr., as amended by SARA (CERCLA) and the Minnesota
<br />Environrnental Response and Liability Act, Minn. Stats. Ch. 115B
<br />(MERLA). "Hazardous Substances" means hazardous waste, toxic
<br />substances, formaldehyde, urea, polychlorinated biphenyls,
<br />asbestos, petroleum, natural gas, synthetic gas usable for fuel
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