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CIMA MEMBER SE.ES AGREEMENT Approved At CIMA General Membership Meeting - 4/23/97 . COpy CIMA MEMBER SERVICES AGREEMENT THIS SERVICES AGREEMENT ("Services Agreementll) is made as of the 23rd day of April, 1997, by and between the undersigned M~mber ("Member" or IICIMA Member") and Channel Industries Mutual Aid Organization ("CIMAn or "CIMA Corporation), a Texas non-profit corporation. RECITALS A. CIMA is an organization whose primary purpose is the joining together of fire-fighting, rescue, hazmat, and emergency medical manpower and facilities among Houston Ship Channel industries for mutual assistance in case of emergency situations - either natural or man-made, including but not limited to acts of war or terrorism. B. The Members of CIMA include companies that produce, transport, own, use, refine and/or store chemical, oil, and/or petroleum products in or near the Houston Ship Channel. The Members of CIMA also include municipalities and governmental entities. C. The Member is a Member of CIMA and as a Member of the CIMA Corporation is entitled and obligated to ~nter into this Agreement. D. The Mernber desires to contract with CIMA to provide standby availability of, and the actual provision of, assistance with respect to emergency fire protection and other" public safety matters on the terms and conditions set forth herein. AGREEMENTS In consideration of the premises and mutual covenants set forth in this Agreement, the parties hereto agree as follows: ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings: "Articles of Incorporation" and "Bylaws" shall mean the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the CIMA Corporation that are in effect and will be arnended from time to time.