The BAC shall administer the Plan in accordance with its terms and shall have all powers necessary to carry out the provisions of the Plan. The BAC shall direct the Trustee concerning all payments which shall be made out of the Trust pursuant to the Plan. The BAC shall have the discretionary authority to interpret and construe the Plan and shall determine all questions arising in the administration, interpretation, and application of the Plan, including but not limited to all factual questions, including questions of eligibility and the status and rights of Participants, Beneficiaries and other persons. Any such determination by the BAC shall be presumptively conclusive and binding on all persons. Determinations of the BAC shall be uniformly and consistently applied to all persons in similar circumstances.