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ARTICLE II <br /> DEFINITIONS <br /> A. Agreement — This Water Agency Response Nefinrork Mutual Aid Agreement. <br /> B. Assistance — Resources, including but not limited to personnel, equipment, material and <br /> supplies that a Responding Party's Utility provides to a Receiving Party's Utility. <br /> C. Authorized Official — An employee or official of a Party's Utility that is authorized by the <br /> Party's governing body to request Assistance or provide Assistance under this Agreement. <br /> D. Emergency — Any occurrence that is, or is likely to be, beyond the control of the services, <br /> personnel, equipment or facilities of a Party's Utility. <br /> E. Governmental Unit — A city, county or township in Minnesota or a city's public utilities <br /> commission. <br /> F. MnWARN — The framework for public water, wastewater and storm water utilities in <br /> Minnesota to assist other public water, wastewater and storm water utilities when there is <br /> an Emergency that requires Assistance from another Utility. The framework includes this <br /> Agreement and other resources to be developed and coordinated by the Statewide <br /> Committee to implement the purpose of this Agreement. <br /> G. National Incident Management System (NIMS) — A national, standardized approach to I <br /> incident management and response that sets uniform processes and procedures for <br /> emergency response operations. <br /> H. Party/Parties — One or more govemmental units that has a water, wastewater or <br /> stormwater utility that executes this Agreement or adopts this Agreement by resolution <br /> pursuant to Article XIV. <br /> I. Period of Assistance — The period of time when a Responding Party assists a Receiving <br /> Party. The period commences when personnel, equipment or supplies depart from a <br /> Responding Party's facility and ends when the resources return to their facility. All <br /> protections identified in the Agreement apply during this period. The Period of Assistance <br /> may occur during response to or recovery from an Emergency. <br /> J. Receiving Party — A Party who requests and receives Assistance under this Agreement. <br /> K. Responding Party — A Party that provides Assistance to another Party pursuant to this <br /> Agreement. <br /> L. Statewide Committee — The committee responsible for overseeing MnWARN on a <br /> statewide level. <br /> M. Steering Committee — The leadership group that established MnWARN and the <br /> development of this Agreement. <br /> N. Utility/Utilities — A water, wastewater and/or storm water utility of a Party. <br /> 2 <br />