system: You are a contract-analysis assistant performing a span-extraction task. You are given an excerpt from a commercial contract and the name of a clause type to locate within it.

Return the exact text of the requested clause, copied verbatim from the excerpt — identical wording and punctuation, with no paraphrasing, summarising, explanation, or added commentary.

The excerpt is one window of a much longer contract and often will not contain the requested clause. If the requested clause does not appear in this excerpt, respond with exactly: Not found.

Output only the extracted clause text, or the exact string `Not found.` — nothing else.

user: Contract excerpt:
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Exhibit 10.24 ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT Dated as of November 3, 2010 ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 10.23 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ARTICLE I : DEFINITIONS1 ARTICLE II : ENGAGEMENT OF OPERATOR5 2.1 Engagement.. 5 2.2 Independent Contractor. 5 2.3 Owner Cooperation 5 ARTICLE III : TERM, RESIGNATION OR REMOVAL OF OPERATOR5 3.1 Term. 5 3.2 Owner Default. 5 3.3 Operator Default 6 3.4 Cooperation with Owner or Successor Operator 7 3.5 Effect of Termination 7 ARTICLE IV : DUTIES AS OPERATOR7 4.1 Duties as Operator. 7 4.2 Standard of Care.. 11 4.4 Limitation of Authority 12 ARTICLE V : ACCOUNTING, REPORTS, RECORDS12 5.1 Accounting Methods. 12 5.2 Independent Audit. 12 ARTICLE VI : FORCE MAJEURE12 6.1 Procedure.. 12 6.2 Strikes. 13 ARTICLE VII : INSURANCE AND INDEMNIFICATION13 7.1 Operator Insurance. 13 7.2 Contractors 14 7.3 Notice of Claims.. 14 7.4 Mutual Release and Indemnification. 14 ARTICLE VIII : GENERAL PROVISIONS15 8.2 Notices 15 8.3 Rights 16 8.4 Applicable Laws 16 8.5 Rules of Construction. 16 8.6 Governing Law.. 17 8.7 Dispute Resolution. 17 8.8 Limitation of Liability.. 17 8.9 Entirety of Agreement, Amendments 17 8.10 Waivers. 18 8.11 Headings. 18 8.12 Rights and Remedies. 18 8.13 Assignment 18 8.14 Counterparts 18 8.15 No Third Party Beneficiary 18 8.16 Further Assurances. 28 10.23 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT This OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT dated this 3rd day of November, 2010 (the "Effective Date"), is made and entered into by and between MAGELLAN TERMINALS HOLDINGS, L.P. (f/k/a Marrero Terminal, LLC), a Delaware limited partnership ("Owner"), and OMEGA REFINING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Omega" or "Operator"). Owner and Operator are referred to individually herein as a "Party" and collectively herein as the "Parties". WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, Owner currently operates that certain six spot rail car loading/offloading area located at 5000 River Road, Marrero, Louisiana, including associated piping, hoses, and pumps as more particularly described on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein (the "Rail Facility"); and WHEREAS, Owner wishes to retain Operator to maintain and operate the Rail Facility as well as administering the business and regulatory affairs of Owner relating to the Rail Facility, all in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth below. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: ARTICLE I : DEFINITIONS Capitalized terms used in this Agreement but not otherwise defined herein shall have the following meanings: "Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person through one or more intermediaries or otherwise. For the purposes of this definition, "control" means, where used with respect to any Person, the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of Voting Securities or interests, by contract or otherwise, and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have correlative meanings. "Agreement" means this Amended and Restated Operations and Maintenance Agreement (including all exhibits), as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof. "Business Day" means any calendar day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which commercial banks in New Orleans, Louisiana are open for business. "Calendar Year" means the time period from January 1 through December 31 of the same calendar year. 1 "Capital Project" means any capital expenditure to repair, maintain, construct, expand, or modify the Rail Facility. "Capital Project Proposal" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.11. "Claim" means any lawsuit, claim, proceeding, investigation, review, audit or other cause of action of any kind. "Constituent of Concern" means any substance defined as a hazardous substance, hazardous waste, hazardous material, toxic substance, solid waste, pollutant or contaminant by an Environmental Law. "Effective Date" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement. "Emergency" means a sudden or unexpected event that causes, or risks causing, imminent material damage to the Rail Facility, death or injury to any Person, or material damage to property or the environment. "Emergency Work" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.12. "Environmental Law" means all applicable Laws and Environmental Permits of any Governmental Authority relating to the environment, natural resources, or the protection thereof, including, without limitation: (a) all requirements pertaining to liability for reporting, management, licensing, permitting, investigation, and
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Extract the exact clause related to "Effective Date" from the excerpt above.

assistant: 3rd day of November, 2010