Walton_County_BOCC_Storage_Tank_Liability_2627_Policy.pdf

COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE COMPANY

(A Capital Stock Company, herein called the "Company")

175 WATER STREET

NEW YORK, NY 10038

STORAGE TANK THIRD-PARTY LIABILITY,

CORRECTIVE ACTION AND CLEAN-UP COSTS POLICY

DECLARATIONS

THIS IS A CLAIMS-MADE AND REPORTED POLICY. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.

POLICY NUMBER: FPL007508921

Item 1. NAMED INSURED: Walton County Board of County Commissioners

ADDRESS: 76 North 6th Street Suite B

DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435

Item 2. POLICY PERIOD: FROM 01/24/2026 TO 01/24/2027

12:01 AM Standard Time at the Address of the Named Insured shown above

Item 3. LIMIT OF LIABILITY: $1,000,000 EACH INCIDENT LIMIT

$1,000,000 AGGREGATE LIMIT

Item 4. DEDUCTIBLE: $10,000 EACH INCIDENT

Item 5. COVERED STORAGE TANK SYSTEM(S): See Storage Tank Schedule

Item 6. RETROACTIVE DATE: See Storage Tank Schedule

Item 7. POLICY PREMIUM: $4,628.83

Premium for Certified Acts of Terrorism Cover Under TRIA 2002 is included in the policy premium for:

$40.00 Included in Policy Premium

State Surcharges included in Policy Premium:

FL Surcharge $45.83

Item 8. FORMS, ENDORSEMENTS AND SCHEDULES ATTACHED TO THIS POLICY: See Attached Form Schedule

BROKER: Policy Managers®

By

AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

or countersignature (in states where applicable)

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STORAGE TANK THIRD-PARTY LIABILITY, CORRECTIVE ACTION AND CLEAN-UP COSTS POLICY

NOTICE: THIS IS A CLAIMS-MADE-AND-REPORTED POLICY. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY. ADDITIONALLY, THIS POLICY HAS CERTAIN PROVISIONS AND REQUIREMENTS UNIQUE TO IT AND MAY BE DIFFERENT

FROM OTHER POLICIES THE INSURED MAY HAVE PURCHASED. DEFINED TERMS, OTHER THAN

HEADINGS, APPEAR IN BOLD FACE TYPE.

THE DESCRIPTIONS IN ANY HEADINGS OR SUB-HEADINGS OF THIS POLICY ARE INSERTED SOLELY FOR CONVENIENCE AND DO NOT CONSTITUTE ANY PART OF THE TERMS OR CONDITIONS HEREOF.

In consideration of the payment of the premium, in reliance upon the statements in the Declarations and the Application, annexed hereto and made a part of this Policy or, if not annexed hereto, which are deemed to be annexed hereto and made a part of this Policy, and pursuant to all of the terms of this Policy, the Company agrees with the Named Insured as follows:

I. INSURING AGREEMENT

1. COVERAGES:

COVERAGE A - THIRD PARTY BODILY INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE DUE TO A STORAGE TANK

RELEASE

To pay on behalf of the Insured, Loss that the Insured becomes legally obligated to pay as a result of Claims for Bodily Injury or Property Damage resulting from Pollution Conditions from a covered Storage Tank System, provided such Claims are first made against the Insured and reported to the Company in writing during the Policy Period or during the Extended Reporting Period, if applicable. The Pollution Condition must commence on or after the Retroactive Date as shown in Item 6 of the Declarations.

COVERAGE B - CLEAN-UP COSTS OR CORRECTIVE ACTION DUE TO A STORAGE TANK RELEASE

To pay on behalf of the Insured, Clean-Up Costs or Corrective Action that the Insured becomes legally obligated to pay as a result of a Confirmed Release from a covered Storage Tank System, provided such Confirmed Release is first reported to the Company in writing during the Policy Period or during the Extended Reporting Period, if applicable. The Pollution Condition must commence on or after the Retroactive Date as shown in Item 6 of the Declarations.

2. DEFENSE:

The Company shall have the right and duty to defend any Claims covered under Coverage A or any civil or administrative proceedings or suits which seek to impose a legal obligation upon the Insured to undertake Clean-Up Costs or Corrective Action for a Confirmed Release to which Coverage B applies. The Company’s duty to defend or continue defending any such Claims, civil or administrative proceedings or suits and to pay any Loss, Corrective Action, Clean-Up Costs or defense costs, charges and expenses, shall cease once the applicable limit of liability, as described in Section V. LIMITS OF LIABILITY AND DEDUCTIBLE, has been exhausted.

3. INDEPENDENT COUNSEL:

In the event the Insured is entitled by law to select independent counsel to defend the Insured at the Company's expense, the attorney fees and all other litigation expenses the Company must pay to that counsel are limited to the rates the Company would actually pay to counsel that the Company retains in the ordinary course of business in the defense of similar Claims in the community where the Claim arose or is being defended.

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Additionally, the Company may exercise the right to require that such counsel have certain minimum qualifications with respect to their competency, including experience in defending Claims similar to the one pending against the Insured, and to require such counsel to have errors and omissions insurance coverage. As respects any such counsel, the Insured agrees that counsel will timely respond to the Company's request for information regarding the Claim. The Insured may at any time, by its signed consent, freely and fully waive its right to select independent counsel.

4. SETTLEMENT:

The Company will present any settlement offers to the Insured, and if the Insured refuses to consent to any settlement within the limits of liability of this Policy recommended by the Company and acceptable to the claimant, the Company’s duty to defend the Insured shall then cease and the Insured shall thereafter negotiate or defend such Claim independently of the Company and the Company’s liability shall not exceed the amount, less the Deductible or any outstanding Deductible balance, for which the Claim could have been settled if such recommendation was consented to.

II. EXCLUSIONS

1. COMMON EXCLUSIONS - APPLICABLE TO ALL COVERAGES:

This Policy does not apply to Claims, Clean-Up Costs or Corrective Action, or Loss:

A. CRIMINAL FINES, PENALTIES, AND ASSESSMENTS:

Due to any criminal fines, criminal penalties or criminal assessments.

B. CONTRACTUAL LIABILITY:

Arising from liability of others assumed by the Insured under any contract or agreement, unless the liability of the Insured would have attached in the absence of such contract or agreement or the contract or agreement is an Insured Contract.

C. INTENTIONAL NONCOMPLIANCE:

Arising from Pollution Conditions based upon or attributable to any Responsible Insured's intentional, willful or deliberate noncompliance with any statute, regulation including those set forth in Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, ordinance, administrative complaint, notice of violation, notice letter, executive order, or instruction of any governmental agency or body.

D. INTERNAL EXPENSES:

For costs, charges or expenses incurred by the Insured for goods supplied or services performed by the staff or salaried employees of the Insured, or its parent, subsidiary or affiliate, except if in response to an emergency or pursuant to Environmental Laws that require immediate remediation of Pollution Conditions, or unless such costs, charges or expenses are incurred with the prior written approval of the Company in its sole discretion.

E. INSURED vs. INSURED:

Arising from a Claim brought by any Insured against any other person or entity who is also an Insured under this Policy. This exclusion does not apply to Claims initiated by third parties or Claims that arise out of an indemnification given by one Named Insured to another Named Insured in an Insured Contract.

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F. EMPLOYER LIABILITY:

Arising from Bodily Injury to an Insured or its parent, subsidiary or affiliate arising out of and in the course of employment by the Insured or its parent, subsidiary or affiliate. This exclusion applies whether the Insured may be liable as an employer or in any other capacity and to any obligation to share damages with or repay third parties who must pay damages because of the injury.

G. PRIOR KNOWLEDGE/NON-DISCLOSURE:

Arising from Pollution Conditions existing prior to the Inception Date and known by a Responsible Insured and not disclosed in the application for this Policy, or any previous policy for which this Policy is a renewal thereof.

H. COST TO CONFIRM A RELEASE FROM A STORAGE TANK SYSTEM:

For any costs, charges or expenses incurred to investigate or certify that a Confirmed Release has taken place.

I. COST TO REPAIR, REPLACE OR UPGRADE A STORAGE TANK SYSTEM:

For any costs arising out of the reconstruction, repair, replacement, upgrading or rebuilding of any Storage Tank System or for any other improvements, site enhancements or routine maintenance on, within or under the site at which Storage Tank Systems are located.

J. DIVESTED STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS OR SITES:

Arising from Pollution Conditions or Confirmed Releases which commence after the date that a covered Storage Tank System, or the site at which the Storage Tank System is located, is sold, given away, abandoned, or subleased, unless the sublease has been approved in writing by the underwriter prior to the commencement of the sublease.

K. STORAGE TANK SYSTEM CONTENTS:

1. Arising from physical injury, including but not limited to contamination, of the contents of a Storage Tank System; or

2. Arising out of Property Damage due to physical injury, including but not limited to contamination, of the contents of a Storage Tank System; or

3. For any costs arising out of the removing, replacing or recycling of the contents of any Storage Tank System.

L. WAR

Arising directly or indirectly as a result of or in connection with war, whether declared or not, or any act or condition incident to war. War includes civil war, insurrection, act of foreign enemy, civil commotion, factional civil commotion, military or usurped power, rebellion or revolution.

III. NOTICE REQUIREMENTS AND CLAIM PROVISIONS

The Insured shall provide the Company with notice of Confirmed Release, Claim and Pollution Conditions, as follows:

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1. In the event of a Confirmed Release, Claim or Pollution Condition, the Insured shall give written notice to:

Manager, Pollution Insurance Products Dept.

AIG Property Casualty Claims, Inc Attn.: CID 101 Hudson Street, 31st Floor Jersey City, NJ 07302 Fax: 866-260-0104 Email: severityfnol@aig.com or other address(es) as substituted by the Company in writing.

2. The Insured shall give written notice of Claims, a Confirmed Release or Pollution Conditions as soon as possible, but in any event during the Policy Period or during the Extended Reporting Period, if applicable. Notice under all coverages shall include, at a minimum, information sufficient to identify the Named Insured, the Storage Tank System, the names of persons with knowledge of the Pollution Conditions and all known and reasonably obtainable information regarding the time, place, cause, nature of and other circumstances of the Pollution Conditions. The Insured shall forward the following to the Company as soon as possible:

(a) All reasonably obtainable information with respect to the time, place and circumstances thereof, and the names and addresses of the claimant(s) and available witnesses;

(b) All correspondence between the Insured and any third party Claimant, including but not limited to any Implementing Agency; and all demands, summonses, notices or other process or papers filed with a court of law, administrative agency, Implementing Agency or an investigative body; and

(c) Other information in the possession of the Insured or its hired experts which the Company reasonably deems necessary.

IV. RIGHTS OF THE COMPANY AND DUTIES OF THE INSURED IN THE EVENT OF POLLUTION

CONDITIONS

A. The Company's Rights

The Company shall have the right but not the duty to clean up or mitigate Pollution Conditions upon receiving notice as provided in Section III. of this Policy. Any sums expended in taking such action by the Company will be deemed incurred or expended by the Insured and shall be applied against the limits of liability and deductible under this Policy.

B. Duties of the Insured

The Named Insured shall have the duty to clean up Pollution Conditions to the extent required by Environmental Laws, by retaining competent professional(s) or contractor(s) mutually acceptable to the Company and the Named Insured. The Company shall have the right but not the duty to review and approve all aspects of any such clean-up. The Named Insured shall notify the Company of actions and measures taken pursuant to this Paragraph.

V. LIMITS OF LIABILITY AND DEDUCTIBLE

Regardless of the number of Claims, Claimants, Confirmed Releases, Pollution Conditions or Insureds under this Policy, the following limits of liability apply:

A. Coverage A and B Aggregate mailto:severityfnol@aig.com

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The Company’s total liability for all Loss covered under Coverage A and Clean-Up Costs and Corrective Action covered under Coverage B shall not exceed the “Aggregate Limit” stated in Item 3 of the Declarations.

B. Each Incident Limit

Subject to Paragraph V.A. above, the most the Company will pay for all Loss and Clean-Up Costs and Corrective Action arising from the same, related or continuous Pollution Conditions is the "Each Incident" limit of coverage stated in Item 3 of the Declarations. “Each Incident” as used within this Policy shall mean each same, related or continuous Pollution Condition.

C. Related Claims

1. If the Insured first reports a Claim, Confirmed Release or discovers Pollution Conditions during the Policy Period and reports them to the Company in accordance with Section III., all continuous or related Pollution Conditions reported to the Company under a subsequent policy issued by the Company or its affiliate providing substantially the same coverages as this Policy shall be deemed to have been first discovered and reported during this Policy Period and shall be subject to the same Limit of Liability.

2. All Claims and reports of Confirmed Releases made during one or more policy periods issued by the Company or its affiliate providing substantially the same coverages, resulting in Loss, or Clean-Up Costs or Corrective Action, or in any combination thereof, and arising out of the same, or continuous or related Pollution Conditions, shall be considered one incident and will be subject to the same Limit of Liability. Such Claims or reports of Confirmed Releases shall be deemed first reported to the Company during the policy period in which the first such Claim or report of Confirmed Release was reported to the Company or an affiliate and will be subject to the Limit of Liability applicable to that policy period.

D. Deductible

Subject to Paragraphs V. A.. and V. B. above, this Policy will pay Clean-Up Costs, Corrective Action or Loss in excess of the Deductible amount stated in Item 4 of the Declarations up to but not exceeding the applicable "Each Incident" limit of coverage.

The Insured shall promptly reimburse the Company for advancing any element of Clean-Up Costs or Corrective Action or Loss falling within the Deductible.

VI. CONDITIONS

A. Assignment - This Policy may be assigned with the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Assignment of interest under this Policy shall not bind the Company until its consent is endorsed thereon.

B. Subrogation - In the event of any payment under this Policy, the Company shall be subrogated to all the Insured's rights of recovery therefor against any person or organization and the Insured shall execute and deliver instruments and papers and do whatever else is necessary to secure such rights including without limitation, assignment of the Insured's rights against any person or organization who caused Pollution Conditions on account of which the Company made any payment under this Policy. The Insured shall do nothing to prejudice the Company's rights under this Paragraph subsequent to Loss.

Any recovery as a result of subrogation proceedings arising out of the payment of Loss, Clean-Up Costs or Corrective Action covered under this Policy shall accrue first to the Insured to the extent of any payments in excess of the limit of coverage; then to the Company to the extent of its payment under the Policy; and then to the Insured to the extent of its Deductible. Expenses incurred in such subrogation

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proceedings shall be apportioned among the interested parties in the recovery in the proportion that each interested party's share in the recovery bears to the total recovery.

C. Cooperation - The Insured shall cooperate with the Company and offer all reasonable assistance in the investigation and defense of Claims under the applicable Coverages purchased. The Company may require that the Insured submit to examination under oath, and attend hearings, depositions and trials. In the course of investigation or defense, the Company may require written statements or the Insured’s attendance at meetings with the Company. The Insured must assist the Company in effecting settlement, securing and providing evidence and obtaining the attendance of witnesses.

D. Changes - Notice to any agent or knowledge possessed by any agent or by any other person shall not effect a waiver or a change in any part of this Policy or estop the Company from asserting any rights under the terms of this Policy; nor shall the terms of this Policy be waived or changed, except by endorsement issued by the Company to form a part of this Policy.

E. Voluntary Payments - No Insured shall voluntarily enter into any settlement, or make any payment or assume any obligation unless in response to an emergency or pursuant to Environmental Laws that require immediate remediation of Pollution Conditions, without the Company’s consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld, except at the Insured’s own cost.

F. Concealment or Fraud - This entire Policy shall be void if, whether before or after Clean-Up Costs or Corrective Action are incurred or a Claim is first made, the Named Insured has willfully concealed or misrepresented any fact or circumstance material to the granting of coverage under this Policy, including but not limited to, the description of the Storage Tank System, or the interest of the Insured therein.

G. Cancellation - This Policy may be cancelled by the Named Insured by surrender thereof to the Company or any of its authorized agents or by mailing to the Company written notice stating when thereafter the cancellation shall be effective. This Policy may be cancelled by the Company only for the reasons stated below by mailing to the Named Insured at the address shown in the Policy, written notice stating when, not less than 60 days (10 days for nonpayment of premium or material misrepresentation by the Insured), thereafter such cancellation shall be effective. Proof of mailing of such notice shall be sufficient proof of notice.

1. Material misrepresentation by the Insured;

2. The Insured’s failure to comply with the material terms, conditions or contractual obligations under this Policy, including failure to pay any premium when due;

3. A change in operations at a facility containing a Storage Tank System during the Policy Period that materially increases a risk covered under this Policy.

The time of surrender or the effective date and hour of cancellation stated in the notice shall become the end of the Policy Period. Delivery of such written notice either by the Named Insured or by the Company shall be equivalent to mailing. If the Named Insured cancels, earned premium shall be computed in accordance with the customary short rate table and procedure. If the Company cancels, earned premium shall be computed pro-rata. Premium adjustment may be either at the time cancellation is effected or as soon as practicable after cancellation becomes effective, but payment or tender of unearned premium is not a condition of cancellation.

H. Other Insurance - If other valid and collectible insurance or funds from any Tank Fund are available to the Insured for Loss, Clean-Up Costs or Corrective Action covered by this Policy, the Insured shall promptly, upon the request of the Company, provide the Company with copies of all such policies or fund documentation. The Company's obligations are limited as follows:

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1. Except as set forth in subparagraph 3. of this Paragraph, this insurance is primary, and the Company's obligations are not affected unless any of the other insurance is also primary. In that case, the Company will share with all such other insurance by the method described in Paragraph 2. below.

2. If all of the other insurance permits contribution by equal shares, the Company will follow this method also. Under this approach each insurer contributes equal amounts until it has paid its applicable limit of insurance or none of the loss remains, whichever comes first. If any of the other insurance does not permit contribution by equal shares, the Company will contribute by limits. Under this method, each insurer's share is based on the ratio of its applicable limit of insurance to the total applicable limits of insurance of all insurers.

3. This insurance shall apply as excess insurance over any Tank Fund, provided that in the event of the receivership, insolvency, or inability to pay of any state fund or program, this insurance shall act as primary insurance. Where this insurance is excess, the Company will pay only its share of the amount of Loss, Clean-Up Costs or Corrective Action, if any, that exceeds the total amount available through the Tank Fund.

I. Right of Access and Inspection – To the extent the Insured has such rights, any of the Company's authorized representatives shall have the right and opportunity but not the obligation to interview persons employed by the Insured and to inspect at any reasonable time, during the Policy Period or thereafter, the Storage Tank System or the site at which the Storage Tank System is located. Neither the Company nor its representatives shall assume any responsibility or duty to the Insured or to any other party, person or entity, by reason of such right or inspection. Neither the Company's right to make inspections, sample and monitor, nor the actual undertaking thereof nor any report thereon shall constitute an undertaking on behalf of the Insured or others, to determine or warrant that property or operations are safe, healthful or conform to acceptable engineering practices or are in compliance with any law, rule or regulation. The Named Insured agrees to provide appropriate personnel to assist the Company’s representatives during any inspection.

J. Access to Information - The Named Insured agrees to provide the Company with access to any information developed or discovered by the Insured concerning Loss, Clean-Up Costs or Corrective Action, or Pollution Conditions covered under this Policy, whether or not deemed by the Insured to be relevant to such Loss, Clean-Up Costs or Corrective Action, or Pollution Conditions and to provide the Company access to interview any Insured and review any documents of the Insured.

K. Representations - By acceptance of this Policy, the Named Insured agrees that the statements in the Declarations, the Application and, if applicable, the Report/Worksheet are their warranties, agreements and representations, that this Policy is issued in reliance upon the truth of such warranties, agreements and representations and that this Policy embodies all agreements existing between the Insured and the Company or any of its agents relating to this insurance.

L. Action Against Company - No third-party action shall lie against the Company, unless as a condition precedent thereto there shall have been full compliance with all of the terms of this Policy, nor until the amount of the Insured's obligation to pay shall have been finally determined either by judgment against the Insured after actual trial or by written agreement of the Insured, the claimant and the Company.

Any person or organization or the legal representative thereof who has secured such judgment or written agreement shall thereafter be entitled to recover under this Policy to the extent of the insurance afforded by the Policy. No person or organization shall have any right under this Policy to join the Company as a party to any action against the Insured to determine the Insured's liability, nor shall the Company be impleaded by the Insured or his legal representative. Bankruptcy or insolvency of the Insured or of the Insured's estate shall not relieve the Company of any of its obligations hereunder.

M. Arbitration - It is hereby understood and agreed that all disputes or differences that may arise under or in connection with this Policy, whether arising before or after termination of this Policy, including any determination of the amount of Loss, may be submitted to the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”)

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under and in accordance with the United States Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C.) and the then prevailing commercial arbitration rules of the AAA. The arbitrators shall be chosen in the manner and within the time frames provided by such rules. If permitted under such rules, the arbitrators shall be three disinterested individuals having knowledge of the legal, corporate management, or insurance issues relevant to the matters in dispute.

Any party may commence such arbitration proceeding and the arbitration shall be conducted in the Insured’s state of domicile. The arbitrators shall give due consideration to the general principles of the law of the Insured’s state of domicile in the construction and interpretation of the provisions of this Policy;

provided, however, that the terms, conditions, provisions and exclusions of this Policy are to be construed in an evenhanded fashion as between the parties. Where the language of this Policy is alleged to be ambiguous or otherwise unclear, the issue shall be resolved in the manner most consistent with the relevant terms, conditions, provisions or exclusions of the Policy (without regard to the authorship of the language, the doctrine of reasonable expectation of the parties and without any presumption or arbitrary interpretation or construction in favor of either party or parties, and in accordance with the intent of the parties).

The written decision of the arbitrators shall set forth its reasoning, shall be provided simultaneously to both parties and shall be binding on them. The arbitrators’ award shall not include attorney fees or other costs.

Judgment on the award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. Each party shall bear equally the expenses of the arbitration.

N. Choice of Law - In the event that the Insured and the Company dispute the validity or formation of this Policy or the meaning, interpretation or operation of any term, condition, definition or provision of this Policy resulting in litigation, arbitration or other form of dispute resolution, the Insured and the Company agree that the law of the State of New York shall apply.

O. Acknowledgment of Shared Limits – By acceptance of this Policy, the Named Insureds understand, agree and acknowledge that the Policy contains an Aggregate Limit that is applicable to, and will be shared by, all Named Insureds and all other Insureds who are or may become insured hereunder. In view of the operation and nature of this shared Aggregate Limit, the Named Insureds and all other Insureds understand and agree that prior to filing a Claim or reporting a Confirmed Release under the Policy, the Aggregate Limit may be exhausted or reduced by prior payments for other Claims, Clean-Up Costs or Corrective Action under the Policy.

VII. EXTENDED REPORTING PERIOD FOR CLAIMS

The Named Insured shall be entitled to an Automatic Extended Reporting Period, and (with certain exceptions as described in Paragraph B. of this Section) be entitled to purchase an Optional Extended Reporting Period for any Coverages terminated, upon termination of coverage as defined in Paragraph B.3. of this Section. Neither the Automatic nor the Optional Extended Reporting Period shall reinstate or increase any of the Limits of Liability of this Policy.

A. Automatic Extended Reporting Period

Provided that the Named Insured has not purchased any other insurance to replace this insurance and which applies to a Claim or a Confirmed Release otherwise covered hereunder, the Named Insured shall have the right to the following: a period of six (6) months following the effective date of such termination of coverage in which to provide written notice to the Company of a Claim first made during the Policy Period or Automatic Extended Reporting Period and first reported within the Automatic Extended Reporting Period, or Confirmed Release first reported within the Automatic Extended Reporting Period.

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A Claim first made during the Policy Period or Automatic Extended Reporting Period and first reported within the Automatic Extended Reporting Period, or Confirmed Release first reported within the Automatic Extended Reporting Period will be deemed to have been made on the last day of the Policy Period, provided that the Claim or Confirmed Release arises from Pollution Conditions that commenced before the end of the Policy Period and is otherwise covered by this Policy. No part of the Automatic Extended Reporting Period shall apply if the Optional Extended Reporting Period is purchased.

B. Optional Extended Reporting Period

The Named Insured shall be entitled to purchase an Optional Extended Reporting Period upon termination of coverage as defined herein (except in the event of nonpayment of premium), as follows:

1. A Claim first made during the Policy Period or during the Optional Extended Reporting Period and first reported during the Optional Extended Reporting Period, or a Confirmed Release first reported within the Optional Extended Reporting Period, if purchased in accordance with the provisions contained in Paragraph 2. below, will be deemed to have been made on the last day of the Policy Period, provided that the Claim or Confirmed Release arises from Pollution Conditions that commenced before the end of the Policy Period and is otherwise covered by this Policy.

2. The Company shall issue an endorsement providing an Optional Extended Reporting Period of up to forty (40) months from termination of coverage hereunder for all Storage Tank Systems, or for a Storage Tank System located at a specific facility, provided that the Named Insured:

(a) makes a written request for such endorsement which the Company receives within sixty (60) days after termination of coverage as defined herein; and

(b) pays when due an amount equal to the premium for the Optional Extended Reporting Period plus any premium for the Policy Period which is owed and has not yet been paid. If these premiums are paid when due, the Extended Reporting Period may not be cancelled, provided that all other terms and conditions of the Policy are met.

3. Termination of coverage occurs:

(a) at the end of the Policy Period, or

(b) at the time the Policy or renewal policy becomes effective with a decrease in the limit of liability, a reduction of coverage, an increased deductible or self-insured retention, new exclusion or any other change in coverage less favorable to the Insured.

4. The Optional Extended Reporting Period is available to the Named Insured for not more than 100% of the policy premium of this Policy.

VIII.DEFINITIONS

A. Bodily Injury means physical injury, or sickness, disease, mental anguish or emotional distress sustained by any person including death resulting therefrom.

B. Claim means a written demand received by an Insured seeking a remedy and alleging liability or responsibility on the part of the Insured for Loss.

C. Clean-Up Costs means:

Reasonable and necessary expenses for the investigation, removal or remediation of Pollution Conditions including associated monitoring, or disposal of soil, surfacewater, groundwater or other contamination:

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(a) To the extent required by Environmental Laws; or

(b) That have been actually incurred by the government or any political subdivision of the United States of America or any state thereof or Canada or any province thereof, or by third parties.

Clean-Up Costs also include Restoration Costs.

D. Confirmed Release means Pollution Conditions from a Storage Tank System, including those from an overfill of a Storage Tank System, that has been investigated and confirmed by or on behalf of the Insured during the Policy Period through a system tightness test, site check, or other procedure approved by the Implementing Agency in accordance with Environmental Law.

E. Corrective Action means:

1. Reasonable and necessary costs for response, abatement, investigative, and removal actions resulting from a Confirmed Release as legally required by Subpart F of the federal underground storage tank regulations, 40 C.F.R. 280.60 through 280.66, and 280.72, or as legally required by other applicable federal regulations or by other applicable regulations promulgated by a state under an underground storage tank program approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency in accordance with Section 9004 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended;

2. Reasonable and necessary costs for the cleanup, pursuant to a written order from the Implementing Agency and with the prior written approval of the Company, of Pollution Conditions in soil or groundwater due to a Confirmed Release, including the preparation, development, modification and implementation of a "corrective action plan" as defined in 40 C.F.R.

280.66, and the monitoring, evaluation and reporting of the results of the implementation of such plan.

F. Environmental Laws means any federal, state, provincial or local laws (including, but not limited to, statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances, guidance documents, and governmental, judicial or administrative orders and directives) that are applicable to Pollution Conditions.

G. Extended Reporting Period means either the automatic additional period of time or the optional additional period of time, whichever is applicable, in which to report Claims or Confirmed Releases following termination of coverage, as described in Section VII. of this Policy.

H. Implementing Agency means the Federal Environmental Protection Agency or a state or local agency having jurisdiction pursuant to Environmental Laws.

I. Inception Date means the first date set forth in Item 2 of the Declarations.

J. Insured means the Named Insured, and any past or present director, officer, partner or employee thereof, including a temporary or leased employee, while acting within the scope of his or her duties as such.

K. Insured Contract means a contract or agreement submitted to and approved by the Company, and listed on a Scheduled Insured Contract Endorsement to this Policy.

L. Loss means, under the applicable Coverages:

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1. Monetary awards or settlements of compensatory damages; where allowable by law, punitive, exemplary, or multiple damages; and civil fines, penalties, or assessments for Bodily Injury or Property Damage; or

2. Clean-Up Costs or Corrective Action.

M. Named Insured means the person or entity named in Item 1 of the Declarations acting on behalf of all other Insureds, if any, for the payment or return of any premium, payment of any deductible, receipt and acceptance of any endorsement issued to form a part of this Policy, giving and receiving notice of cancellation or nonrenewal, and the exercise of the rights provided in the Extended Reporting Period clause.

N. Policy Period means the period set forth in Item 2 of the Declarations, or any shorter period arising as a result of:

1. Cancellation of this Policy; or

2. With respect to particular Storage Tank System(s):

(a) the deletion or addition of such Storage Tank System from this Policy by the Company at the Named Insured’s written request, but solely with respect to that Storage Tank System.

(b) the sale, giving away or abandonment of a Storage Tank System, or the sub-leasing of such Storage Tank System, unless the sub-lease has been approved in writing by the Company prior to the commencement of the sub-lease.

O. Pollution Conditions means the discharge, dispersal, release or escape of any solid, liquid, gaseous or thermal irritant or contaminant, including, but not limited to, smoke, vapors, soot, fumes, acids, alkalis, toxic chemicals, medical waste and waste materials into or upon land, or any structure on land, the atmosphere or any watercourse or body of water, including groundwater, provided such conditions are not naturally present in the environment in the amounts or concentrations discovered.

P. Property Damage means:

1. Physical injury to or destruction of tangible property of parties other than the Insured including the resulting loss of use thereof;

2. Loss of use of tangible property of parties other than the Insured that has not been physically injured or destroyed;

Property Damage does not include Clean-Up Costs or Corrective Action.

Q. Responsible Insured means the manager or supervisor of the Named Insured responsible for environmental affairs, control or compliance, or any owner or operator of a Storage Tank System, or any officer, director or partner of the Named Insured.

R. Restoration Costs means reasonable and necessary costs incurred by the Insured with the Company’s written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, to repair, replace or restore real or personal property to substantially the same condition it was in prior to being damaged during work performed in the course of incurring Clean-Up Costs or Corrective Action.

However, such Restoration Costs shall not exceed the net present value of such property prior to incurring Clean-Up Costs or Corrective Action. Restoration Costs do not include costs associated with improvements or betterments.

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S. Storage Tank System means a stationary tank or tanks owned or operated by the Insured and shown in Item 5 of the Declarations. Storage Tank System includes any on site integral piping or dispensing equipment, ancillary equipment and containment system associated with the tanks.

T. Tank Fund means any state storage tank trust fund, state administered insurance program, or restoration funding for Storage Tank Systems whose owners qualify for reimbursement, or any self insurance fund established for the purpose of funding Clean-Up Costs or Corrective Action for Pollution Conditions from a Storage Tank System.

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83115 (10/03)

CI2185

STORAGE TANK PROGRAM

Table of Contents

SECTION I. INSURING AGREEMENT 1

SECTION II. EXCLUSIONS 2

SECTION III. NOTICE REQUIREMENTS AND CLAIM PROVISIONS 4

SECTION IV. RIGHTS OF THE COMPANY AND DUTIES OF THE INSURED

IN THE EVENT OF POLLUTION CONDITIONS 4

SECTION V. LIMITS OF LIABILITY AND DEDUCTIBLE 4

SECTION VI. CONDITIONS 5

A. Assignment 5

B. Subrogation 5

C. Cooperation 6

D. Changes 6

E. Voluntary Payment 6

F. Concealment or Fraud 6

G. Cancellation 6

H. Other Insurance 7

I. Right of Access and Inspection 7

J. Access to Information 7

K. Representations 7

L. Action Against Company 7

M. Arbitration 8

N. Choice of Law 8

0. Acknowledgement of Shared Limits 8

SECTION VII. EXTENDED REPORTING PERIOD FOR CLAIMS 8

SECTION VIII. DEFINITIONS 9

91222 (04/13)

POLICYHOLDER NOTICE

Thank you for purchasing insurance from a member company of American International Group, Inc. (AIG). The AIG member companies generally pay compensation to brokers and independent agents, and may have paid compensation in connection with your policy. You can review and obtain information about the nature and range of compensation paid by AIG member companies to brokers and independent agents in the United States by visiting our website at www.aigproducercompensation.com or by calling AIG at 1-800-706-3102.

NOTICE OF LOSS/NOTICE OF CLAIM

INSTRUCTIONS: PLEASE ATTACH ALL CORRESPONDENCE RELATING TO THIS NOTICE OF LOSS AND MAIL COPIES OF

THIS NOTICE TO EACH ADDRESS BELOW

Manager, Pollution Insurance Products Department AIG Property Casualty Claims, Inc

Attn: CID 101 Hudson Street, 31st Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07302 Fax: 866.260.0104

Email: severityfnol@aig.com

DATE OF NOTICE:

NAMED INSURED:

INSURED TELEPHONE:

INSURED CONTACT:

ADDRESS OF INSURED:

BROKER NAME:

BROKER TELEPHONE:

BROKER ADDRESS:

BROKER CONTACT:

POLICY INFORMATION:

POLICY NUMBER:

POLICY PERIOD: From: To:

LOSS INFORMATION:

LOSS LOCATION:

DATE AND DESCRIPTION

For AIG Use Only

Date Claim Notice Received

Date of Claim:

Company/Person Filing Suit {If applicable}

NOTE: Any person who knowingly files a Statement of Claim containing any false or misleading information is subject to criminal and civil penalties.

91968 (12/06) CI2940 Page 1 of 1

143486 (01/2022)

CI6779

Gaining the Ultimate Value-Added Advantage through AIG Environmental

It is our goal to enhance the coverage of every environmental insurance policy by providing insureds exclusive access to market-leading tools and programs to help manage risk, mitigate environmental losses, conduct loss control, and optimize emergency response. To learn more, contact environmental@aig.com

PIER (Pollution Incident and Environmental Response)®

Policyholders have access to a nationwide network of pre-screened emergency response contractors, environmental specialists, or crisis management firms who respond in a timely manner to environmental incidents at pre-negotiated rates, thus helping insureds to minimize or mitigate losses associated with such incidents. Environmental insurance policyholders are automatically enrolled in this program.

We have the right resources to help you respond to an environmental incident—call 1-877-PIER NOW (743-7669) and speak with a representative or access our PIERmobile website at www.aig.com/pier from your mobile device.

Claims Expertise

Our environmental claims operation, with 60+ claims specialists, is the largest in the industry. The depth and breadth of our operation means we can devote expertise to environmental claims of all types.

Report your claim by sending a fax to 866-260-0104, emailing SeverityFNOL@aig.com, or log onto our PIER mobile website at www.aig.com/pier, open the Claims accordion, click on Claims Form and follow the instructions.

Transportation Loss Control

We provide a number of transportation-related loss control programs for insureds that reinforce positive driving behavior and potential improvements in loss reduction. These programs include driver monitoring and mock

Department of Transportation audits.

Online Safety Training

Visit http://lextrainer.puresafety.com for an easy-to-use, automated risk management training system that allows your employees to log-in and complete courses at their own pace. Choose from a wide variety of general safety and driver training courses. This site helps you to cost-effectively train your employees and track their progress in far less time than traditional training methods and at no additional cost to you.

Orion Fleet Intelligence Program

The Fleet Intelligence Program, is designed to give you superior visibility into how your fleet is performing on the road so that you can manage it. Across a 30 to 90 day program period, Orion Fleet Intelligence will enable you to address risky and inefficient driving behavior and assess the potential for Orion’s products and services to have lasting impact in your unique environment. To get these same great benefits for your fleet, simply contact an Orion representative and they will schedule a discussion about the program’s details and how to get started. 610-664- 3296 AIG@orionfi.com mailto:environmental@aig.com http://www.aig.com/pier mailto:SeverityFNOL@aig.com http://www.aig.com/pier http://lextrainer.puresafety.com mailto:AIG@orionfi.com

FORMS SCHEDULE

Named Insured: Walton County Board of County Commissioners

Policy Number: FPL007508921

Effective 12:01 AM: 01/24/2026

Form Name Form Number/Edition Date

Change of Insurer's Address 141636 (05/21)

TankGuard Policy Issuance Cover Letter

C&I Storage Tank 3rd Party Liability Decpage 81206 (08/09)

C&I Storage Tank 3rd Party Liability Policy 81106 (08/09)

Table of Contents 83115 (10/03)

Policyholder Notice 91222 (04/13)

Notice of Loss/Notice of Claim 91968 (12/06)

Gaining Ultimate Value- Added Advantage through AIG 143486 (01/22)

Schedule of Forms CIFMSC

Site Schedule 81029 (02/13)

Schedule of Covered Storage Tank Systems 81017 (10/02)

Separation of Insureds Endorsement 81026 (06/10)

Federal Share of Compensation under TRIA and Cap on Losses Endorsement 125595 (03/17)

Policyholder Disclosure Notice of TRIA Insurance Coverage

Economic Sanctions Endorsement 89644 (06/13)

Florida Addendum To The Declarations 74825 (01/13)

Florida Cancellation/Nonrenewal Endorsement 76105 (06/15)

Florida Amendatory Endorsement 83111 (05/10)

Florida Notice of Loss Control Services 90231 (08/13)

Policy Signature Page 86697 (09/04)

CIFMSC

CI0226

ENDORSEMENT NO.

This endorsement, effective 12:01AM, 01/24/2026

Forms a part of Policy No: FPL007508921

Issued to: Walton County Board of County Commissioners

By: Commerce and Industry Insurance Company

AIG ENVIRONMENTAL® STORAGE TANK

THIRD-PARTY LIABILITY AND CLEAN-UP COSTS POLICY

SITE SCHEDULE

Site # Facility Name Address, City, State, Zip Code

Walton Cnty Bd of Commissioners - Landfill Facility ID: 8731887

1118 Institution Rd DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435

Walton Cnty Bd of Commissioners - Dist 4 Facility ID: 9046593

161 Montgomery Circle DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435

Walton Cnty Paxton EMS Facility ID: 9700915

113 Webster Ln Paxton, FL 32538

Walton Cnty Bd of Commissioners - Dist 1 Facility ID: 9801650

3420 McKinnon Bridge Rd DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435

Walton Cnty Sheriffs Office Facility ID: 9804200

25222 US Hwy 331 S Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459

Walton Co Bd of Commissioners - Dist 5 Facility ID: 9808367

142 Community Wy Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459

Walton Cnty Bd of Commissioners - Courthouse Generator Facility ID: 8841297

571 US Highway 90 E DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433

Walton County BCC Sheriff Facility ID: 9809990

379 Triple G Rd DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433

Walton Cnty Bd of Commissioners - Dist 2 Facility ID: 9810176

3479 Brown Rd DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433

Walton County Dist 3 Yard Facility ID: 9815619

401 Ranch Rd DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433

Walton County Fire Department Station 12 Facility ID: 9818760

100 Washington Street Freeport, FL 32439

Walton County Justice Facility Facility ID: 9813574

796 Triple G Road DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433

Blue Mountain Pit Fuel Site Facility ID: 9819248

924 Highway 83 South Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459

Choctaw Beach Fire Station #10 Facility ID: 9820575

12412 Hwy 20 Freeport, FL 32439

81029 (02/13)

CI5261

ENDORSEMENT NO. (continued)

All other terms, conditions, and exclusions shall remain the same.

AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

or countersignature (in states where applicable)

81029 (02/13)

ENDORSEMENT

Forms a part of Policy No: FPL007508921

Issued to: Walton County Board of County Commissioners

By: Commerce and Industry Insurance Company

THIS ENDORSEMENT CHANGES THE POLICY. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY.

SCHEDULE OF COVERED STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS

It is agreed that any previous Schedule of Covered Storage Tank Systems is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

The following Storage Tank System(s) are included in Item 5. COVERED STORAGE TANK SYSTEM(S) of the Declarations, subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Policy and the Policy Period and Retroactive date indicated below. If no dates are indicated below for Policy Period for a subject Storage Tank System, the dates indicated in Item 2. Policy Period of the Declarations shall apply. If no date is indicated below for Retro Date for a subject Storage Tank System, the date indicated in Item 6. Retroactive Date of the Declarations shall apply. If a Policy Period is indicated below for a subject Storage Tank System, Item 2. Policy Period of the Declarations is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the Policy Period, below, for such Storage Tank System. If a date is indicated below for Retro Date for a subject Storage Tank System, the date indicated in Item 6. Retroactive Date of the Declarations is deleted in its entirety and replaced with Retro Date, below, for such Storage Tank System.

Site* # Tank # AST/UST Install Date

Capacity (Gallons)

Tank Construction

Effective Date

Expiration Date

Retro Date

1 1 AST 2008 10,000 DWSM 01/24/2026 01/24/2027 12/18/2008

1 2 AST 2008 10,000 DWSM 01/24/2026 01/24/2027 12/18/2008

1 3 AST 2013 2,000 DWSM 01/24/2026 01/24/2027 10/11/2013

2 1 AST 2001 12,000 DWSM 01/24/2026 01/24/2027 1/24/2001

3 1 AST 1997 1,000 S 01/24/2026 01/24/2027 1/24/1997

4 1 AST 1998 11,000 S 01/24/2026 01/24/2027 1/24/1998

5 1 AST 2001 6,000 DWSM 01/24/2026 01/24/2027 1/24/2001

6 1 AST 2006 10,000 DWSM 01/24/2026 01/24/2027 9/11/2006

7 1 AST 2007 1,200 DWSM 01/24/2026 01/24/2027 7/24/2009

8 1 AST 2007 10,000 DWSM 01/24/2026 01/24/2027 9/11/2007

8 2 AST 2021 10,000 DWSM 01/24/2026 01/24/2027 10/20/2021

9 1 AST 2004 10,000 DWSM 01/24/2026 01/24/2027 10/21/2014

10 1 AST 2017 10,000 DWSM 01/24/2026 01/24/2027 6/23/2017

81017 (10/02)

CI2253

Site* # Tank # AST/UST Install Date

Capacity (Gallons)

Tank Construction

Effective Date

Expiration Date

Retro Date

11 1 AST 2021 10,000 DWSM 01/24/2026 01/24/2027 10/20/2021

11 2 AST 2021 10,000 DWSM 01/24/2026 01/24/2027 10/20/2021

12 1 AST 2022 1,163 DWSM 01/24/2026 01/24/2027 2/24/2022

12 2 AST 2007 1,780 DWSM 01/24/2026 01/24/2027 7/24/2009

13 1 AST 2022 10,000 DWDM 01/24/2026 01/24/2027 9/11/2023

14 1 AST 2025 4,000 DWDM 01/24/2026 01/24/2027 5/1/2025

*Site #, name and address are located within the Site Schedule attached to the policy.

All other terms, conditions, and exclusions shall remain the same.

AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

or countersignature (in states where applicable)

81017 (10/02)

Forms a part of Policy No: FPL007508921

Issued to: Walton County Board of County Commissioners

By: Commerce and Industry Insurance Company

THIS ENDORSEMENT CHANGES THE POLICY. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY.

SEPARATION OF INSUREDS CONDITION ENDORSEMENT

It is agreed that the Policy is amended by the addition of the following condition to Section VI.

CONDITIONS:

Separation of Insureds - It is agreed that except with respect to the Limit of Liability, Section…