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ARTICLE XII <br />WITHDRAWAL <br />A Party may withdraw from this Agreement by providing written notice of its intent to withdraw to <br />the Statewide Committee Secretary. Withdrawal takes effect 60 days after notice is sent. <br />ARTICLE XIII <br />INTRASTATE AND INTERSTATE MUTUAL AID AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS <br />To the extent practicable, Parties to this Agreement are encouraged to participate in mutual aid <br />and assistance activities conducted under the State of Minnesota Intrastate Mutual Aid and <br />Assistance Program and the Interstate Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC). <br />Parties may voluntarily agree to participate in an interstate Mutual Aid and Assistance Program <br />for Utilities through this Agreement if such a Program were established. <br />ARTICLE XIV <br />NEW MEMBERS <br />Other Governmental Units may be added to this Agreement upon approval of their governing <br />body as evidenced by adoption of the resolution attached as Exhibit I to this Agreement and <br />execution by the Governmental Unit’s authorized representatives. A Governmental Unit shall <br />not become a Party to this Agreement until a certified copy of the resolution is received by the <br />Statewide Committee Secretary. The Statewide Committee Secretary shall maintain a master <br />list of all Parties to this Agreement. <br />ARTICLE XV <br />GENERAL PROVISIONS <br />MODIFICATION <br />A.Modification. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, altered or rescinded by <br />individual parties to the Agreement. Modifications to this Agreement may be due to <br />programmatic operational changes to support the Agreement. Modifications require a simple <br />majority vote of the Parties to this Agreement. The Statewide Committee Secretary shall <br />provide written notice to all Parties of approved modifications to this Agreement. Approved <br />modifications take effect 60 days after the date upon which notice is sent to the Parties. <br />B.Signatory Indemnification. In the event of a liability, claim, demand, action or proceeding of <br />whatever kind or nature arising out of a Period of Assistance, the Parties who receive and <br />provide Assistance shall indemnify and hold harmless those Parties whose involvement in <br />the transaction or occurrence that is the subject of such claim, action, demand or other <br />proceeding is limited to execution of this Agreement. <br />C.Prohibition on Third Parties and Assignment of Rights/Duties. This Agreement is for the <br />sole benefit of the Parties and no person or entity shall have any rights under this <br />Agreement as a third-party beneficiary. Assignments of benefits and delegations of duties <br />created by this Agreement are prohibited and are without effect. <br />D.Notice. A Party who becomes aware of a claim or suit that in any way, directly or indirectly, <br />contingently or otherwise, affects or might affect other Parties to this Agreement shall <br />9 <br /> <br />