shall be suspended, respectively, for the period of the Force Majeure event and the respective party’s time for performance shall be extended accordingly. The obligation to pay Tipping Fees shall not be affected in any way by reason of Force Majeure.

6.3      In the event of any delay in performance caused by Force Majeure, the affected party shall notify the other by telephone within 2 business days of the onset of the Force Majeure event and provide written confirmation within 7 business day of the onset of the Force Majeure event. The telephone notification and written confirmation shall identify: (i) the date on which the Force Majeure event commenced; (ii) its estimated duration; and (iii) its estimated impact, including cost impact, on the party’s respective obligations under this Agreement.

6.4      If, due to Force Majeure, either the County or a District Member shall have been excused for a period of time from performance of its obligations under this Agreement and is able to commence or resume performance in accordance with the provisions hereof, the County shall cooperate with the District Member and use its best efforts to accept at the Solid Waste Processing and Transfer Facilities all of the Disposable Solid Waste the District Member accumulated during the period of the excused performance, provided that receipt and processing of the accumulated Disposable Solid Waste at the Solid Waste Processing and Transfer Facilities can be implemented in a manner that is: (i) within the design limitations of the Solid Waste Processing and Transfer Facilities; (ii) efficient, sanitary and consistent with the contractual obligations of the County to others with respect to availability of the Solid Waste Processing and Transfer Facilities; and (iii) is not contrary to or in violation of any permit, law, regulation, ordinance, or order of any federal, state or local authority or agency thereof (except for any law, regulation, ordinance or order of the District Member), or any applicable and legally binding judicial decision or order.

7.1      If any dispute arises between the County and the District Member concerning this Agreement, they shall use their best efforts to resolve the dispute by mutual agreement.