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<br />This, StipulafJonfor Entry ofFinl judgmcnVDn Consent ("Consent Judgment") is entered
<br />into by'Plaintiff, the People of the State of Ctiforn.ia ("People':).;and.Defq.ndant WaWart Stores,
<br />I Inc. CWdlmmarf). For purposes of this Consent Judgment the People and Wal-Mart. shall be
<br />reforredto collectively -as '°Parties'' anti individually as "Party,`
<br />INTR0.DjL�_-TI0N
<br />This. matter relates to diePeople's investigation into Wal -Mart's compliance with state laws
<br />and, regulations governing the,storage. handling, treatment, transportation, and disposal of
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<br />b 4No_4.,4;waste v)d. hal Moos materials pursuant -to -14p, -arid 'gafo Cede Chapters 4.5, 6..
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<br />Jend z1915.114t wks operating retail lities in'Calffornia on and before Jzebruaryv 22, 201 .0.
<br />As se(inrtlt l _the Co xinVfiIqd -tirre.!ltlyh4,-re-wiih��(tho"Com ',fz), the People allege
<br />plaint cone plain
<br />that Wal-Mart violatedCl #pters 6.5, 6.7, and 6.95 of Division 20 of the I and Sarety Code
<br />and !h-e-roplatiops promulgated Linder the,$.Ochaptem, and Business and Pxofos*ns Code srotio, n
<br />17200, et sed., by its improper storage, handling, transpo
<br />rtadori, and disposal ofhanrdous waste
<br />.and hazardous materials at and from Wal -Mart's California facilities.from January 15, 2::001,
<br />through arid includ.Ing February ?2, 1 W2010.
<br />The engage d -in swuloment negotiations prior to the filing of'this .,Consent Judgment.
<br />In these negotiations,, the People were represented by the Attorney General oRhe State, of
<br />California and the District.Attorneys for the counties of Los Angeles, Monterey, Orange.,
<br />Riverside artiento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Joaquin, and Solano, and the additional
<br />Dirstr](11 Attorneys who are signatories to this Consent kidgment, Wal-Mart was represented by
<br />Gibson, Dunn, & Crutcher LLP_
<br />'rhe People believe that theresolution embodied in this Consent Judament is fair and
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<br />reasonab le and fulfils the People's onfibreementobj
<br />ectivos-that the terms of the Consent
<br />Judgment are appropriate; that no 'further action is warranted concerning the specific violations
<br />alleged in the Complaint, except as provided in this, Consent Judgment; and that entry of this
<br />Consent Judgment is in the best interest of the public.
<br />$TIPULATION FOR ENTRY OF FINAL JUDOMENT ON CONSENT
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