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by Project M Applicant of the respective annual property taxes due to the County and the <br />delivery of the Assessor's Statement; provided, however, that if at the time of such <br />property tax payment Project M Applicant has not paid all taxes due and payable to the <br />County, including but not limited to taxes disputed by Project M Applicant, the County <br />shall withhold the annual Grant payment until such time that Project M Applicant is <br />current on payment of all such taxes. <br />2. State and County Incentives. The County agrees to assist Project M <br />Applicant in obtaining any incentives, grants and programs that may be or become <br />available from the State of North Carolina and/or the City of Concord; however, the <br />County shall not be responsible for obtaining or paying any State or County incentives to <br />Project M Applicant, except as otherwise provided by law. <br />3. Validity of Incentives. As stated in the Program, no change in the <br />Program after the date of this Agreement shall apply to the provisions of this Agreement <br />or to the New Investment or the Facility (as it may be expanded or modified) unless <br />otherwise agreed to in writing by the County and Project M Applicant. In the event one <br />or more lawsuits or other proceedings are brought against the County or any County <br />elected official challenging the legality of this Agreement or any provision, the County <br />shall defend against any and all such lawsuits or other proceedings, including appealing <br />any adverse judgment to the highest appellate court of the State of North Carolina. lathe <br />event that any of the incentives or other agreements of the County are determined to be <br />invalid, the County agrees that it will, to the extent permitted by law, provide Project M <br />Applicant with incentives of substantially equal value pursuant to one or more <br />replacement incentive grant programs. <br />4. Noncompliance by Project M Applicant. Project M Applicant <br />acknowledges that at any time during the period that a Grant is paid or is to be paid to <br />Project M Applicant by County, if Project M Applicant has (a) failed or fails to make or <br />maintain the New Investment, (b) fails to continue in business a fully operational Facility <br />or (c) fails to comply with any provision of this Agreement, (d) any representation about <br />jobs in the EDC's overview attached as Exhibit B or any provision of the Program <br />applicable to this Agreement, then Project M Applicant shall be in default of this <br />Agreement. In any such event, the County shall give written notice to Project M <br />Applicant describing such default. In the event that Project M Applicant shall fail to care <br />such default within 90 days of having received such written notice, the County may at its <br />option terminate this Agreement and withhold all further Grant payments and require <br />repayment of all prior Grant payments. <br />5. Project M Applicant Representations. Project M Applicant represents as <br />of the Agreement Date as follows: <br />a) Project M Applicant is an entity (i) duly organized and validly <br />existing under the laws of its state of formation; (ii) is duly qualified to transact business <br />and is in good standing in North Carolina; (iii) is not in violation of any provision of its <br />organizational documents; (iv) has full corporate power to own its properties and conduct <br />Aftchmenl number 1 \n <br />G-1 Page 144 <br />