Oconee County Economic-Development Incentives: Promises, Results and the Taxpayer’s Bill

The accountability question: what did taxpayers buy?

A growing manufacturing base can benefit Oconee County’s workers, families and locally owned businesses. Taxpayers still deserve to know the price of recruiting and expanding those employers, the obligations written into each agreement, and whether officials checked the results.

Worth Fighting’s review of county meeting records, incentive-agreement forms, budgets and state performance reports finds documented results for some commitments and an incomplete public accounting for many others. It does not establish that every unverified project missed its promises.

• Akasol has a verified state-program result: South Carolina’s 2025 Enterprise Zone report lists 134 certified jobs and $42.7 million in certified investment, against requirements of 122 jobs and $42.7 million. This is certification to begin claiming credits, not a current headcount or a determination under every county agreement. Enterprise Zone report, PDF p. 14
• Horton received more time after a documented jobs shortfall: November 2025 county minutes say the company exceeded the older grant’s investment requirement but had not met its hiring requirement. Council approved a deadline extension; the state’s report lists December 31, 2027. Council minutes, pp. 5–6; state grant report, p. 42
• CurTec’s proposed amendment changes the jobs-related remedy: its text would expressly exclude a jobs shortfall from proportional special source revenue credit repayment or percentage reduction. The October 2026 packet schedules final reading for November 17, 2026, after this investigation’s verification date. proposed amendment and reading schedule, PDF pp. 62, 65–66
• The overall tax figure is substantial but cannot be assigned to these deals: the FY 2025 financial report discloses $16,062,134 in county tax abatements across its described programs. It does not provide a complete named-company allocation. financial report, Note 20, PDF p. 74

The central accountability gap is the missing public bridge between the vote, the executed contract, the credit actually taken, and the annual performance certification. A recruitment announcement supplies only one part of that chain.

How to read Oconee tax incentives without overstating the cost

FILOT means fee in lieu of taxes. The agreements reviewed generally calculate a negotiated property-related payment using an assessment ratio, a millage rate and a specified term. A 6% assessment ratio is not a 6% tax rate or a 94% tax discount. The county’s financial report describes these arrangements and the separate special source revenue credit program. Note 20, PDF pp. 73–74

SSRC means special source revenue credit. It can reduce a FILOT or other qualifying payment to reimburse eligible infrastructure or property costs. Some agreements apply one credit first and then calculate another credit on the remaining payment. Adding the percentages would misstate the benefit.

Grants, tax reductions and land contributions require separate accounting. A state grant passed through the county remains public assistance even when county staff say there is no county matching requirement. Cooperative funding should be identified separately from state and county tax funds. An authorized spending ceiling is different from an invoice paid; a budget appropriation is different from expenditure.

The $16,062,134 FY 2025 abatement disclosure covers the programs in Note 20, including a residential-property program. It is not the total price of the ten manufacturers examined here. The note identifies large individual abatements by industry, not company name; we do not assign those anonymous amounts to a company. Nor do we add the abatement total to grant awards and park authorizations to create a misleading combined bill. FY 2025 abatement disclosure, PDF p. 74

A full return-on-public-money calculation would need annual net payments, actual credits, grants disbursed and recovered, land valuations, infrastructure costs, employment quality and a defensible comparison with what would have happened without incentives. The records reviewed do not supply that complete calculation.

Deal-by-deal summary: promises and documented outcomes

This table is an index to the source-backed details below. Unverified means project-specific results were not established in the reviewed records; it does not mean zero jobs, zero investment or default. Approval dates refer to the specified county action, while state award dates and announcement dates are labeled separately. Scroll the table horizontally on a small screen.

BorgWarner and Akasol: a certified result, with limits on what it proves

Council approved Ordinance 2023-05 on May 16, 2023, amending the earlier BorgWarner agreement, and authorized the Akasol grant/performance agreements on July 18. The new battery-related phase’s $42.7 million and 122-job targets are distinct from the $102.7 million collective minimum investment in the county amendment. May minutes, pp. 4–6; July minutes, p. 5; May packet, PDF pp. 215–218

County credit structure in the packet: the amended schedule provides 45% credits for calendar years 2023–2031, 40% for 2032–2039 and 35% for 2040–2047, with corresponding tax-payment years one year later. A separate $9,000 annual credit is conditioned on occupancy of the former Propex building owned by Seneca. The investment recapture provision uses an $82.16 million collective threshold by the agreement’s Investment Period. These are broader county-agreement terms, not simply a discount on the new $42.7 million announcement. The operative commencement date and complete amendment chain still need reconciliation. amendment terms, PDF pp. 215–218

Separate state grant: the July packet’s Closing Fund agreement provides up to $1 million, including $200,000 for a traffic signal and the balance for building improvements. It sets June 1, 2028 as the performance deadline for $42.7 million and 122 new full-time jobs, followed by a five-year maintenance period. It requires reporting and supporting payroll and investment records. Its recapture formula treats investment and jobs separately, each using half of expended grant funds; repayment is due within 60 days after the state’s notice. This is a grant ceiling and packet requirement, not proof all funds were paid. grant agreement C-22-3751, PDF pp. 55–58

Verified outcome: the state’s 2025 Enterprise Zone report records 134 certified jobs and $42.7 million in certified investment for Akasol to begin claiming job development credits. That is stronger evidence than a hiring announcement. It does not independently establish payment of the $1 million grant, compliance with its later maintenance period, achievement of the county’s collective investment thresholds, or October 2026 employment. certification table, PDF p. 14

Horton: an extended hiring deadline and a separate new incentive

The older Horton grant is a case where the records expressly identify a performance issue. On November 18, 2025, county staff reported that Horton had exceeded the original $20 million investment requirement by 80% but had not met the 125-job requirement. Council approved the amended performance agreement 5–0. The minutes did not disclose an actual job count. The investment statement is attributed to staff; it is not presented here as an independently audited capital total. Council minutes, pp. 5–6

The state’s 2025 grant report lists C-18-2927, awarded March 7, 2019, with $540,000 awarded and disbursed, 125 required jobs, an amended $35 million investment requirement and a December 31, 2027 deadline. Its amendment table changes the investment requirement from $20 million to $35 million. The jobs-amendment cell marked “N/A” is not evidence that the 125-job requirement disappeared. grant extension and amendment tables, pp. 42–43

A source conflict remains: the county narrative describes an earlier March 2025 deadline; the state table lists March 7, 2024. The signed agreement and successive extensions are needed to explain that difference. The supported conclusion is that more time was approved following a reported hiring shortfall—not that Horton is currently in default or owes a particular repayment. The older grant’s complete repayment and maintenance terms remain to be obtained.

New expansion, separate accounting: Council approved Ordinance 2025-22 on December 2, 2025. Its packet anticipates $15 million and 23 jobs. Part I credits calculate a reduction using a 6% assessment ratio and 214.9 mills for a 20-year term; Part II reduces the remaining payment by 65% in years 1–10 and 25% in years 11–15. The investment period runs five years after the defined commencement date. Annual asset schedules and certifications are required; the proportional repayment clause is tied to the $15 million investment requirement. That clause is not a 23-job recapture formula. adoption minutes, p. 3; packet, PDF pp. 13, 18–25

The new credit agreement also expressly limits the county’s obligation to specified fee revenues and disclaims a pledge of its full faith and taxing power. Calling the arrangement taxpayer-supported does not mean the county guaranteed Horton’s private debt. Actual credits and new-phase employment remain unverified. credit and repayment provisions, PDF pp. 24–25

Baxter: an older grant closed, while a new deal offers enhanced credits

The state’s 2025 closeout table supplies unusually specific results for Baxter’s older grant C-16-2606. It lists a March 3, 2016 award, $200,000 awarded and disbursed, a March 3, 2021 performance deadline, 89 jobs required and 126 achieved, and $19.5 million required versus $19,115,198 achieved. It lists a two-year maintenance period satisfied February 11, 2025. grants certified to maintenance and closed, p. 39

The investment reported is below the table’s listed target. The same table records closure. It does not explain the agency’s calculation, any accepted adjustment, or whether a repayment was required. We cannot turn that numerical difference into an allegation of default, forgiveness or unpaid debt. The closeout determination and supporting calculation are the records needed next.

Council separately approved Ordinance 2025-17 on November 18, 2025, 5–0, for Baxter Manufacturing, formerly Project Beamer. The new packet anticipates $15.46 million and 32 jobs, with a separate 36-new-job threshold for enhanced credits. final vote, PDF pp. 3–4; new agreement, PDF pp. 59, 65–74

The new packet’s structure: Credit #1 produces a payment equivalent to a 6% assessment ratio using the then-effective millage, with specified abatement adjustments, for 30 years per phase. Credit #2 reduces the remaining payment by 65% for years 1–10 and 35% for years 11–15. Meeting the enhanced $15.46 million/36-new-job requirements raises those rates to 75% and 50%. The investment period ends five years after the last day of the property-tax year in which project property is first placed in service. Annual credit certifications and supporting records are essential to establish when each phase qualifies. timing and credit provisions, PDF pp. 67, 72–73

The packet’s proportional Credit #2 repayment is investment-based, while jobs affect the enhanced credit tier. Its statutory minimum-investment remedy can terminate the arrangement and require the net retroactive tax difference. Those are different protections. The older grant’s 126 jobs do not prove achievement of the new expansion’s hiring requirement. Actual new-phase investment, jobs and credits are not established here. repayment provisions, PDF p. 74

Schneider Electric: the local promise is 130 new jobs

Council approved Ordinance 2024-15 on June 18, 2024. The minutes record a pre-adoption change from 150 to 130 jobs. The packet defines an Oconee commitment of $14.38 million in eligible taxable investment and 130 new jobs, excluding 400 existing jobs from that new-job count. minutes, pp. 2 and 6; Project Spark agreement, PDF pp. 145–152

The state’s June 25 announcement publicized $23.8 million and 280 jobs across Oconee and Richland counties combined. Its Oconee share was 130 jobs; Richland’s was 150. Crediting all 280 to Oconee would overstate the local promise. The announcement described hiring during 2024, while contractual performance timing follows the agreement’s definitions. state announcement

Packet terms: 30-year FILOT, 6% assessment ratio, 214.9 mills, and a 60% infrastructure credit for the first seven payments. The investment period ends five years after the defined commencement date. Recapture averages the investment-achievement and jobs-achievement percentages; it reduces credits retroactively and prospectively, with repayment due 60 days after the last investment year’s property-return filing deadline. Annual certifications are required. payment and performance provisions, PDF pp. 150–152

Outcome: this review did not establish a project-specific certification of the 130 new jobs or $14.38 million. A total plant workforce or a continued job advertisement would not establish either result. The next records are the baseline payroll, annual incremental-job reports, placed-in-service schedule and actual credit ledger.

Itron: investment and jobs enter the repayment calculation

The July 18, 2023 minutes identify Project Iron Man as Itron and record approval of Ordinance 2023-12. The packet sets commitments of $28.5 million and 98 new full-time-equivalent jobs. identity and final vote, pp. 2–4; term sheet and agreement, PDF pp. 8–18

Packet terms: a 30-year FILOT at a 6% assessment ratio and 217.9 mills, with a five-year investment period; credits of 50% in years 1–5 and 35% in years 6–7. The fifth-year performance provision describes full or proportional recapture using 80% thresholds and 65% investment / 35% jobs weighting, as well as reductions to future credits. The printed example contains inconsistent repayment totals, so we do not use it to calculate a company liability. The executed language and the county’s interpretation are needed. recapture provision, PDF p. 18

Outcome: no project-specific certification was established in the reviewed records. That finding does not establish nonperformance. The records needed include the executed agreement, commencement date, annual job/investment reports and any calculation, amendment or enforcement notice.

Clarios: the credit recapture test is tied to investment

Council approved Ordinance 2024-13 on May 21, 2024, 5–0, for Clarios, previously Project Cherry. The packet describes $16 million and 12 anticipated jobs, a 20-year FILOT structure at a 6% assessment ratio and 214.9 mills, and a five-year investment period measured from the defined commencement date. adoption minutes, p. 4; staff summary and agreement, PDF pp. 11–16, 31

Its credit schedule is 65% for years 1–3, 50% for years 4–6, and 35% for year 7. Section 4.3 provides proportional repayment if investment falls below 80% of the $16 million commitment at the end of the investment period. Annual credit certification is required, and outstanding taxes or fee payments can prevent a credit deduction. The identified recapture clause is investment-based; it is not proof that all 12 announced jobs are subject to the same remedy. credit and clawback clauses, PDF p. 16

Outcome: actual capital and incremental employment for this phase remain unverified. Council also approved a separate extension concerning an earlier Clarios arrangement in July 2024; the agreement history must be matched to each phase before calculating benefits or deadlines. earlier-agreement extension, Resolution 2024-14, p. 8

Sandvik: distinguish project spending from the contractual minimum

Council approved Ordinance 2024-16 on July 16, 2024, for Sandvik Machining Solutions USA, previously Project Turn. The staff summary describes an approximately $29 million-plus project, while the agreement defines a $23.2 million minimum investment in eligible taxable property. A smaller contractual threshold is not evidence that spending fell short; the measures have different scopes. approval minutes, p. 4; agreement definition, PDF p. 13

Packet terms: 30-year FILOT at 6% and 214.9 mills, plus a 45% credit for eight years, calculated after the non-host county’s multi-county-park payment. Failure to meet the contractual minimum by the required investment deadline can terminate the arrangement and require the difference between ordinary taxes, with applicable exemptions, and fees already paid. A separate provision addresses cessation of operations for 12 consecutive months. The standard investment period ends five years after the defined commencement date; the exact calendar deadline requires the commencement and amendment records. Timing definition, PDF p. 16 performance remedies, PDF pp. 20–21; staff incentive summary, PDF p. 44

Outcome: no project-specific certified investment total was established. This review also did not establish a contractual new-job promise; an absent target must not be entered as zero jobs delivered. The executed agreement, taxable-property schedule and annual credits are needed.

Meyn: an opened distribution center and a later manufacturing promise

Council approved Meyn America’s distribution-center agreement, Ordinance 2023-07, on May 16, 2023, 5–0. The packet defines $10.8 million in taxable investment and 25 new full-time-equivalent jobs by the fifth year of a ten-year investment period. final approval, p. 6; Meyn agreement definitions, PDF pp. 799–800

Distribution packet terms: 6% assessment ratio and 217.9 mills, with a base 35% credit for seven years. An investment of at least $20 million within the first five years can increase the credit to 50% from the qualifying year through the stated ten-year credit period. The identified recapture clause focuses on investment: below half of the $10.8 million commitment by year five, all credits are repayable; a lesser-than-full investment above that threshold triggers proportional repayment and future reductions. The packet has differing term references, so the executed agreement is needed to settle the precise payment-term wording. payment and recapture provisions, PDF pp. 803–804

An opening is documented: the September 17, 2024 Council minutes note that day’s distribution-center grand opening. The state’s later announcement also reports that the center opened in 2024. This supports the existence of an operating facility at that time; it is not a certification of 25 incremental jobs or $10.8 million. Council update, p. 2; state expansion announcement

Separate manufacturing and headquarters expansion: the December 9, 2024 announcement describes approximately $50 million, 172 new jobs and a 200,000-square-foot facility, with operations expected in spring 2027. The state approved job development credits and a $1.5 million Set-Aside grant to the county for site preparation and construction. The April 2026 county presentation still describes a 2027 opening. Those are projected outcomes. Grant disbursement, the signed performance agreement, its deadlines and remedies, and new-phase employment remain to be established. state announcement; April 2026 project presentation, PDF p. 21

Lift-Tek: a grant, a tax agreement and a future opening date

Council approved Ordinance 2024-25 on April 15, 2025, identifying Project Shaker as Lift Technologies, Inc. (Lift-Tek). It also approved entry into the state grant agreement. minutes, pp. 3–5

The staff summary describes nearly $20 million overall investment and 41 jobs. The tax agreement’s defined commitment is $12.65 million in eligible taxable property and 41 new full-time jobs. Its structure is a 30-year FILOT at 6% and 214.9 mills, plus 50% credits for seven years. Its investment period ends five years after commencement; the recapture formula averages investment and jobs achievement, applies to prior and future credits, and sets a repayment deadline 60 days after the final investment year’s property-return deadline. summary and contract, PDF pp. 4, 17, 22–23

A $100,000 state Set-Aside grant is a separate commitment. The state’s April 16, 2025 announcement projects operations in January 2027. The anticipated overall spending, taxable contract amount and grant must not be conflated. No phase-specific certified job/investment result or full grant-disbursement accounting was established in this review. state announcement

CurTec’s proposed 2026 amendment changes the jobs-related remedy

This is an active proposal, not a finding of final adoption. The October 6, 2026 packet for Ordinance 2026-33 schedules its public hearing and third reading for November 17, 2026. ordinance reading schedule, PDF p. 62

The staff summary describes CurTec’s 2022 announcement of $13 million and 32 jobs, an existing 20-year FILOT at 6% and 227.8 mills, and five years of 30% credits. Staff says the original investment and employment projections will be met by the end of 2026. As of this review, that is an attributed forecast, not a completed certification. The original taxable commitment stated in the amendment’s recitals is $10.16 million, another reason not to substitute announced spending for contractual eligible investment. staff summary and recitals, PDF pp. 57–59

The proposed amendment would require $23 million in total investment and 42 total full-time jobs by December 31, 2033. It would extend the investment period, retain a 30% credit for 2024–2026, and increase it to 50% for 2027–2033. Its proportional recapture test uses 90% of the $23 million investment commitment—$20.7 million. It expressly excludes a job shortfall from proportional credit repayment or percentage reduction. This describes that specific SSRC remedy; it does not establish the absence of every other contractual or statutory obligation. proposed amendment, PDF pp. 65–66

Staff estimates $630,669 in tax savings over 15 years, alongside $2.128 million in tax payments, including $1.596 million to Oconee County. These are model estimates, not credits already taken or net fiscal benefits. The state’s expansion announcement projects $10 million and 10 additional jobs, with operations in summer 2027. Those expansion figures must not be confused with the proposal’s 42 total jobs. fiscal estimate, PDF p. 57; Commerce expansion announcement

Before the scheduled final vote, the useful questions are concrete: what annual evidence establishes the existing performance, why is the jobs-related proportional remedy excluded, and how will Council and taxpayers see compliance through 2033? Those questions do not presume the amendment is improper.

County land: Project Mayflower’s packet leaves material blanks

Council approved Ordinance 2024-24 on December 6, 2024, authorizing Project Mayflower incentives, grant agreements and a county property conveyance. The backup materials describe approximately 25 acres at $4,000 per acre, alongside a 30-year FILOT framework at 6% and 214.9 mills and a 20-year 50% SSRC. special-meeting approval, p. 2; ordinance, agreement and land-sale materials, including PDF pp. 35–37

The reviewed packet uses the project code and leaves capital/job fields and parts of a repayment illustration blank. Its recapture language includes a 25% investment test at year five and later investment-based provisions at year ten. With the commitment amount blank, the packet cannot establish a dollar performance threshold. incomplete performance provision, PDF p. 19

We have not reconciled the code name to a named buyer using an executed agreement or recorded closing. We therefore do not assign this land deal to Meyn or add it to Meyn’s public-assistance total, and we do not count it as a confirmed additional employer. Similar timing is insufficient evidence.

The quoted acreage and price imply roughly $100,000 before final survey and closing adjustments; that arithmetic is not a valuation of the subsidy. The actual deed, closing statement, appraisal, basis in the land, final acreage, development obligations and any reversion rights are needed to establish what the county conveyed and what taxpayers received. A low per-acre price alone does not prove an improper transfer.

Industrial parks: public spending before a company delivers jobs

Company tax agreements do not capture all taxpayer exposure. Oconee County also prepares industrial land and infrastructure.

Golden Corner Commerce Park: on March 5, 2024, Council approved a $2,988,492.75 mass-grading contract with Contractor Services of Kershaw and a $298,849.28 contingency, for an authorization ceiling of $3,287,342.03. The project covered about 62 acres within the county-owned 320-plus-acre park. The funding plan identified a $1.5 million state Commerce reimbursable grant, $1 million from SC Power Team, and $787,342.03 from the county Economic Development Capital Project Millage Fund. Cooperative support is separately identified; the whole ceiling is not labeled county tax spending. contract, funding plan and 5–0 approval, pp. 8–9

The April 2026 presentation discusses preparing the site for two occupants and securing industrial-park prospects. It does not certify jobs created by the grading contract. We did not establish a current tenant-by-tenant return, final paid cost, grant reimbursement total or land-sale recovery. This is a reporting limit, not a claim that the park is vacant as of October 2026. GCCP strategy and goals, PDF pp. 27–31

FY 2026–27 appropriations: the approved capital-projects budget includes $1 million for GCCP site preparation, $500,000 for the Seneca Rail Site and $600,000 for capital infrastructure. Those are budget amounts. They must not be added to the 2024 contract as though all are new, nonoverlapping expenditures. Economic Development Capital Projects Fund, PDF p. 126

Oconee Industry and Technology Park: the same budget table reports actual capital road-paving expenditures labeled OITP Road Extension–Meyn: $66,571 in FY 2024 and $4,050 in FY 2025, plus a separate FY 2024 maintenance amount of $1,723. These are recorded expenditure lines, not a complete infrastructure contribution or a net subsidy after reimbursements. The county’s project ledger, cost-sharing agreements and repayment receipts are needed to connect them to the full deal. historical actual-expenditure columns, PDF p. 126

The proper public test is not whether a graded site looks ready. It is whether the county can reconcile acquisition, preparation, financing and maintenance costs with reimbursements, sales, lease payments and the jobs and tax base eventually produced.

Dated timeline: approvals, outcomes and deadlines

Source locators for each event appear in the company and infrastructure sections above. Calendar dates for other agreements cannot be calculated reliably without their actual commencement, placed-in-service and amendment records.

Source notes and verification register

Performance evidence: South Carolina 2025 Enterprise Zone Annual Report, PDF p. 14; 2025 CCED Annual Report, pp. 39 and 42–43. These reports cover their stated program periods, even though retrieved in October 2026.

Countywide money and infrastructure: FY 2025 financial report, Note 20, PDF pp. 73–74; FY 2026–27 approved budget, PDF p. 126; March 5, 2024 minutes, pp. 8–9; April 7, 2026 special committee packet.

Company agreement packets: May 16, 2023: BorgWarner and Meyn; July 18, 2023: Itron and Akasol; May 21, 2024: Clarios; June 18, 2024: Schneider; July 16, 2024: Sandvik; December 6, 2024: Mayflower; April 15, 2025: Lift-Tek; November 18, 2025: Baxter; December 2, 2025: Horton; October 6, 2026: proposed CurTec amendment. The county meeting index is the retrieval starting point; approval minutes are linked in each deal section.

Publication safeguards: figures are not added across different project scopes; projections retain that label; packet blanks and discrepancies remain visible; a signed final contract is not assumed from an unsigned attachment. A certification under one program is not treated as proof of compliance under another.

Corrections or new evidence should identify the document, date, project and affected claim. See Worth Fighting’s corrections policy and contact page. This edition will need updating when new certifications, executed agreements or the CurTec final action are obtained.

Oconee incentive questions answered

Did Oconee County’s incentive deals deliver the promised jobs?

Some results are documented, but the reviewed public records do not establish results for every deal. South Carolina’s 2025 Enterprise Zone report certifies Akasol at 134 jobs against a 122-job requirement. November 2025 county minutes say Horton had not met an older 125-job requirement when its deadline was extended to December 31, 2027. Those findings concern different projects and reporting periods.

How much did Oconee County give up in tax abatements?

The county’s FY 2025 financial report discloses $16,062,134 in tax abatements across the programs described in Note 20. That countywide figure includes more than the industrial deals in this investigation and is not a company-by-company total or the total cost of all economic-development assistance.

What are FILOT agreements and special source revenue credits?

A fee-in-lieu-of-tax agreement establishes a negotiated property-related payment under its terms. A special source revenue credit reduces a qualifying payment to reimburse eligible infrastructure or property costs. Companies still make payments; an assessment ratio is not the percentage tax rate or the percentage discount.

Can Oconee County recover incentives if a company misses its promise?

It depends on the agreement, amendment and incentive. The reviewed forms include investment-only repayment clauses and clauses that consider both investment and jobs. State grants have separate requirements. A promise in a press release does not by itself establish an enforceable repayment obligation.

Is CurTec’s proposed 2026 incentive amendment final?

This investigation does not treat it as final. The October 6, 2026 packet for Ordinance 2026-33 schedules its public hearing and third reading for November 17, 2026. The proposed amendment would change the credit schedule, extend the investment period to December 31, 2033, and exclude a jobs shortfall from proportional SSRC repayment or percentage reduction.

Does an unavailable jobs report mean a company broke its agreement?

No. The report may not be posted, the performance period may still be open, or the reported figures may concern another expansion or incentive program. The next step is to obtain the executed agreement, amendments, annual certifications and the government’s compliance determination.

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