Gas means any mixture of naturally occurring gaseous hydrocarbons,
consisting essentially of methane and heavier hydrocarbons and inert and noncombustible gases, which is extracted from beneath the surface of the earth.
Gathering Systems means any pipeline systems owned or leased from time to time by the Borrower that are used in connection
with the Project, including those set forth on Exhibit Q.
Governing Documents means, with respect to any
Person, the certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws, operating agreement or other organizational or governing documents of such Person.
Governmental Authority means any federal, state, municipal, regional, national, tribal or other government, governmental
department, commission, board, bureau, court, agency or instrumentality, political subdivision or any entity or officer thereof exercising executive, legislative, judicial, Taxing, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to any
government or any court, in each case whether associated with a state of the United States, the United States, or a foreign entity or government and shall also include any supra-national body exercising such powers or functions, such as the European
Union or the European Central Bank. For the avoidance of doubt, Governmental Authorities include FERC, PHMSA, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S.
Federal Aviation Administration, the U.S. Department of Energy, and any agency with jurisdiction within the states of Virginia, Kentucky, and West Virginia.
Governmental Rule means, with respect to any Person, any law, rule, regulation, ordinance, order, code, treaty, judgment,
decree, directive or similar form of decision of any Governmental Authority binding on such Person.
Hazardous
Substances means those substances, chemicals, materials and wastes regulated as hazardous materials, hazardous substances, or toxic substances under, or for which standards of conduct or liability are or may be imposed pursuant to,
Environmental Laws, including petroleum, petroleum products, Gas, poly- and per-fluoroalkyl substances, natural gas, oil, oil and gas waste, crude oil, asbestos or asbestos containing materials,
polychlorinated biphenyls, radon, or infectious or medical wastes, and noise.
Hedge Breaking Fees has the meaning
given in Section 5.15.3 of the Agreement.
Hedge Transaction means any
Transaction (such as swaps, caps, collars or floors) entered into under, and as defined in, a Permitted Swap Agreement.
Hedging Agreement means any agreement in respect of any interest rate swap, forward rate transaction, forward commodity
transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, interest rate option interest or commodity cap, interest or commodity collar transaction, currency swap agreement, currency future or option contract or other similar agreements.
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