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UNITED STATES - STANDARD ARTICLES <br />25. CHARGES FOR DELINQUENT PAYMENTS <br />3 ( ) The State shall be subject to interest, administrative, and penalty charges on delinquent <br />4 payr ients. If a payment is not received by the due date, the State shall pay an interest charge on <br />5 the c elinquent payment for each day the payment is delinquent beyond the due date. If a payment <br />6 becc mes 60 days delinquent, the State shall pay, in addition to the interest charge, an <br />7 adm nistrative charge to cover additional costs of billing and processing the delinquent payment. <br />8 If a ayment is delinquent 90 days or more, the State shall pay, in addition to the interest and <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />be <br />to <br />in <br />or <br />in <br />by <br />listrative charges, a penalty charge for each day the payment is delinquent beyond the due <br />based on the remaining balance of the payment due at the rate of 6 percent per year. The <br />shall also pay any fees incurred for debt collection services associated with a delinquent <br />The interest rate charged shall be the greater of either the Current Value of Funds Rate <br />,d annually in the Federal Register by the Department of the Treasury for application to <br />payments or the interest rate of 0.5 percent per month. <br />When a partial payment on a delinquent account is received, the amount received shall <br />,d first to the penalty charges, second to the administrative charges, third to the accrued <br />and finally to the overdue payment. <br />26. GENERAL OBLIGATION -- BENEFITS CONDITIONED UPON PAYMENT <br />) The obligation of the State to pay the United States as provided in this contract is a <br />al obligation of the State notwithstanding the manner in which the obligation may be <br />)uted among the State's water users and notwithstanding the default of individual water <br />in their obligations to the State. <br />) The payment of charges becoming due pursuant to this contract is a condition precedent <br />eiving benefits under this contract. The United States shall not make water available to the <br />through Animas La Plata project facilities during any period in which the State is in arrears <br />advance payment of any operation and maintenance charges due the United States or is in <br />•s for more than 12 months in the payment of any construction charges due the United <br />>. The State shall not deliver water under the terms and conditions of this contract for lands <br />-ties that are in arrears in the advance payment of operation and maintenance charges, or is <br />ears more than 12 months in the payment of construction charges as levied or established <br />State. <br />27. CONFIRMATION OF CONTRACT <br />>mptly after the execution of this contract, the State shall provide evidence to the <br />.cting Officer that, pursuant to the laws of the State of Colorado, the State is a legally <br />uted entity and the contract is lawful, valid, and binding on the State. This contract shall <br />binding on the United States until such evidence has been provided to the Contracting <br />is satisfaction. <br />26 <br />