WA State Allocation Agreement of funds paid from Opioid Settlements

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the MOU shall be the percentage set forth in that contingency fee agreement. K. For the avoidance of doubt, both payments from the GFF and the payment to the Participating Litigating Local Governments' attorneys from the Contingency Fee Fund in the respective Settlements as well as any payments made to Participating Subdivisions pursuant to section 5.9 of the Purdue Plan shall be included when calculating whether the aforementioned fifteen percent (15%) maximum percentage (or less if the provisions of Paragraph l O.J of this Allocation Agreement IV apply) of any Litigating Local Government contingency fee agreement referred to above has been met. L. To the extent there are any excess funds in the GFF, the Settlement Administrator shall facilitate the return of those funds to the Participating Local Governments as provided for in Section 0.6 of the MOU. 13. In connection with the execution and administration of this Allocation Agreement IV, the State and the Participating Local Governments agree to abide by the Public Records Act, RCW 42.56 et seq. 14. All Participating Local Governments, Regional OACs, and the State shall maintain all non-transitory records related to this Allocation Agreement IV as well as the receipt and expenditure of the funds from the Settlements for no less than five (5) years. 15. If any party to this Allocation Agreement IV believes that a Participating Local Government, Regional OAC, the State, an entity, or individual involved in the receipt, distribution, or administration of the funds from the Settlements has violated any applicable ethics codes or rules, a complaint shall be lodged with the appropriate forum for handling such matters, with a copy of the complaint promptly sent to the Washington Attorney General, Complex Litigation Division, Division Chief, 800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2000, Seattle, Washington 98104. 16. To the extent (i) a region utilizes a pre-existing regional body to establish its Opioid Abatement Council pursuant to the Section 4.h of the MOU, and (ii) that pre-existing regional body is subject to the requirements of the Community Behavioral Health Services Act, RCW 71.24 et seq., the State and the Participating Local Governments agree that the Opioid Funds paid by the Settling Entities are subject to the requirements of the MOU and this Allocation Agreement IV. 17 . Upon request by any of the Settling Entities, the Participating Local Governments must comply with the Tax Cooperation and Reporting provisions of the respective Settlement. 8