Article 15 – Miscellaneous Provisions

15.1 Information to Be Furnished

An Employee or Associate Employee shall furnish the Trustees any information or proof that they may deem necessary and reasonable in order to administer the terms of this Retirement Plan.

15.2 Contributions

All contributions to the Fund will be made by the Individual Employers and in amounts as specified in their respective Collective Bargaining Agreements.

15.3 Applicable Law

This Retirement Plan shall be construed, regulated and administered under the federal laws of the United States and the laws of the State of Washington.

15.4 Savings Clause

If any provisions of the Plan are held to be illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, but the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal and invalid provisions had never been inserted in the Plan.

15.5 Masculine Gender

The masculine gender shall include the feminine wherever applicable.

15.6 Withdrawal Liability Assumption

Solely for purposes of determining withdrawal liability of an Employer under the Multi-employer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980, the Plan shall use an interest discount assumption which is the greater of:

1. The PBGC immediate annuity rate in effect at the valuation date for terminating a single Employer plan, less one and one-half percent (1 1/2%); or
   
   
2. The valuation funding assumption.

15.7 Qualified Military Service

Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, contributions, benefits and Credited Service with respect to qualified military service will be provided in accordance with § 414(u) of the Internal Revenue Code. Funding to provide benefits attributable to periods of qualified military service shall be at Plan expense. Hours of Service for qualified military service shall be based upon the Employee’s average Hours of Service during the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the qualified military service or, if shorter, the period of employment immediately preceding the qualified military service.