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ONE WASHINGTON MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN <br /> WASHINGTON MUNICIPALITIES <br /> Whereas, the people of the State of Washington and its communities have been harmed by <br /> entities within the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain who manufacture, distribute, and dispense <br /> prescription opioids; <br /> Whereas, certain Local Governments, through their elected representatives and counsel, <br /> are engaged in litigation seeking to hold these entities within the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain of <br /> prescription opioids accountable for the damage they have caused to the Local Governments; <br /> Whereas, Local Governments and elected officials share a common desire to abate and <br /> alleviate the impacts of harms caused by these entities within the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain <br /> throughout the State of Washington, and strive to ensure that principals of equity and equitable <br /> service delivery are factors considered in the allocation and use of Opioid Funds; and <br /> Whereas, certain Local Governments engaged in litigation and the other cities and counties <br /> in Washington desire to agree on a form of allocation for Opioid Funds they receive from entities <br /> within the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain. <br /> Now therefore, the Local Governments enter into this Memorandum of Understanding <br /> ("MOU") relating to the allocation and use of the proceeds of Settlements described. <br /> A. Definitions <br /> As used in this MOU: <br /> 1. "Allocation Regions" are the same geographic areas as the existing <br /> nine (9) Washington State Accountable Community of Health(ACH) Regions <br /> and have the purpose described in Section C below. <br /> 2. "Approved Purpose(s)" shall mean the strategies specified and set <br /> forth in the Opioid Abatement Strategies attached as Exhibit A. <br /> 3. "Effective Date" shall mean the date on which a court of <br /> competent jurisdiction enters the first Settlement by order or consent decree. The <br /> Parties anticipate that more than one Settlement will be administered according to <br /> the terms of this MOU, but that the first entered Settlement will trigger allocation <br /> of Opioid Funds in accordance with Section B herein, and the formation of the <br /> Opioid Abatement Councils in Section C. <br /> 4. "Litigating Local Government(s)" shall mean Local Governments <br /> that filed suit against any Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Participant pertaining to <br /> the Opioid epidemic prior to September 1, 2020. <br /> 1 <br />