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with the requirements hereof. (b) In any judicial or administrative proceedings, only the Agency and the Trustee shall be necessary parties and no Participant or other person having or claiming any interest in the Trust shall be entitled to any notice or service of process (except as required by law). Any judgment, decision or award entered in any such proceeding or action shall be conclusive upon all interested persons. 10.4 Successor Agency. If any successor to an Agency continues the Plan adopted by the Agency, such successor shall concurrently become a successor first party to this Trust Agreement by giving written notice of its adoption of the Plan and this Trust Agreement to the Trustee by duly authorized persons; such successor Agency shall become a signatory to this Trust Agreement upon its written notice to Trustee of the Successor's adoption hereof. 10.5 Relation to Plan. All words and phrases used herein shall have the same meanings as in the Plan, and this Trust Agreement and the Plan shall be read and construed together. Whenever the Plan provides that the Trustee shall act as therein prescribed, the Trustee shall be and is hereby authorized and empowered to do so for all purposes as fully as though specifically so provided herein or so directed by the Plan Administrator. The Trustee shall furnish the Agency with copies of the Trust Agreement and all amendments thereto. 10.6 Use of Trust Funds. Except as provided in Section 9.2 and 9.3, under no circumstances shall any part of the Trust be recoverable by the Agency from the Trustee or from any Participant or former Participant, his or her Beneficiaries, or any other person or be used for or diverted to purposes other than for the exclusive purposes of providing benefits to Participants and their Beneficiaries, provided, however, that: (a) An Agency's excess contribution may be returned to such Agency in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, and (b) The portion, if any, of the Trust attributable to an Agency not required for the satisfaction of all liabilities to Participants and their Beneficiaries shall, upon such Agency's termination of the Plan, revert to such Agency. 10.7 Location of Trust Fund Assets. Except as authorized by applicable state or federal laws or regulations, the indicia of ownership of any assets of the Trust and Plan shall not be maintained outside the jurisdiction of the District Courts of the United States. 10.8 Arbitration of Disputes. Any dispute under this Agreement shall be resolved by submission of the issue to a member of the American Arbitration Association who is chosen by the Agency and the Trustee. If the Agency and the Trustee cannot agree on such a choice, each shall nominate a member of the American Arbitration Association, and the two nominees will then select an arbitrator. Expenses of the arbitration shall be paid as decided by the arbitrator. Venue and jurisdation shall be in the State of California, County of Orange. 10.9 Partial Invalidity. If any provision of this Trust Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such provisions had not been included and such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this Trust Agreement, unless such invalidity prevents accomplishment of the objectives and purposes of this Trust 19 55A-37