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Section 4 .3 CPI and HHI Adiustments The Company ' s Processing Fee , Supplemental Processing Fee , and District ' s Ash Residue Fee , and Landfill Gas Price shall not be increased before October 1 , 2014 . On October 1 , 2014 and each October 1 thereafter, the Processing Fee and Supplemental Processing Fee , and District ' s Ash Residue Fee shall be adjusted upward or downward to reflect fifty percent ( 50%) of the change in the CPI that occurred during the prior year. The change in the CPI shall be calculated by using the CPI Adjustment Factor . Notwithstanding anything else contained herein , the Processing Fee and Supplemental Processing Fee , and District ' s Ash Residue Fee shall not be adjusted, up or down , more than three percent (3 %) in any Contract Year. On October 1 , 2014 and each October 1 thereafter, the District ' s Landfill Gas Price shall be adjusted upward or downward to reflect fifty percent (50 %) of the change in the Henry Hub Index (HHI) that occurred during the prior year. The change in the HHI shall be calculated by using the HHI Adjustment Factor. Notwithstanding anything else contained herein, the District ' s Landfill Gas Price shall not be adjusted, up or down, more than three percent (3 % ) in any Contract Year, The Company shall provide a written notice of the proposed adjustment and appropriate documentation to the District no later than August 31 , 2014 and each August 31 thereafter. Each such adjustment shall become effective on October 1St Section 4 .4 Fee Adiustments Based on Market Conditions Subject to the conditions contained in this Section 4 . 4 , the Parties shall periodically evaluate the prevailing market conditions and then adjust, if necessary, the Processing Fee and/or Supplemental Processing Fee paid to the Company. The market evaluations shall be conducted immediately following the end of the seventh Contract Year and the fourteenth Contract Year. Each market evaluation shall be conducted by an engineer or consultant ("Independent Engineer") that is knowledgeable about the solid waste market in Florida. The Independent Engineer shall be selected by the Parties . Before either Party recommends any Person to serve as the Independent Engineer, the Party shall solicit and fairly consider any objections that the other Party may have concerning such Person . The cost of the Independent Engineer ' s market evaluation shall be paid equally by both Parties . In general , the Independent Engineer shall determine the costs that would be incurred by the District if, hypothetically, the District elected to use another Person to provide the basic solid waste disposal services that will be provided by the Company pursuant to this Agreement. For the purposes of this market evaluation, the Independent 25