TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 13027 

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BOUNDARY WATERS 

 Agreement Between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and CANADA 

Effected by Exchange of Notes 

At Washington March 31, 1999 

 with 

Attachment 

 
 NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

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 CANADA 

 Boundary Waters 

Agreement effected by exchange of notes 

At Washington March 31, 1999; 

Entered into force March 31, 1999. 

With attachment. 
Canadian Embassy

Washington, D.C.

March 31, 1999

Note No. 0113

Excellency,

The Secretary of State,

I have the honour to propose on behalf of the

Government of Canada that, in accordance with Article VIII of

the Treaty between Canada and the United States of America

relating to Cooperative Development of the Water Resources of

the Columbia River Basin including its Annexes A and B, signed

at Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

on the 17th day of January, 1961, and the Protocol, brought

into force by exchange of instruments of ratification and an

exchange of notes on September 16, 1964 (hereinafter the

"Treaty"), this note and your reply constitute an exchange of

notes authorizing disposals from time to time of all or

portions of the downstream power benefits to which Canada is

The Secretary of State

Department of State

Washington, D.C.
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entitled under the Treaty (hereinafter the "Canadian

Entitlement") within the United States, with delivery and

other arrangements for such disposals made in accordance with

the attached Disposal Agreement between the Bonneville Power

Administration acting on behalf of the U.S. Entity, and the

Province of British Columbia (hereinafter the "Disposal

Agreement").

Any reduction of the U.S. obligation to deliver the

Canadian Entitlement and any delivery of any portion of the

Canadian Entitlement by Bonneville in accordance with the

Disposal Agreement shall satisfy the United States obligation

under Article V of the Treaty to deliver that portion of the

Canadian Entitlement to Canada. Any portion of the Canadian

Entitlement not subject to such a reduction or not being

delivered within the United States pursuant to the Disposal

Agreement shall be delivered to Canada at the Canada - United

States border in accordance with Article V(2) of the Treaty.

Nothing in this exchange of notes or the Disposal

Agreement amends the Treaty or modifies the rights and

obligations of either the Government of Canada or the

Government of the United States under the Treaty except as

authorized pursuant to Article VIII and Article XVI(6) of the

Treaty. Any dispute that arises under the Disposal Agreement
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shall be resolved in accordance with Section 6 thereof, and an

arbitration between the Bonneville Power Administration and

the Province of British Columbia under Section 6 of the

Disposal Agreement shall constitute an alternative procedure

under Article XVI(6) of the Treaty for settling differences

arising under the Treaty.

Any portion of the Canadian Entitlement received by

British Columbia or its assigns within the United States in

accordance with the Disposal Agreement has entered commerce in

the United States.

This exchange of notes is without prejudice to any

rights or obligations that either party may have under the

North American Free Trade Agreement or the Canada - United

States Free Trade Agreement.

Pursuant to Article XIV(1) of the Treaty, Canada has

designated the Province of British Columbia as the Canadian

entity for the purpose of Article XIV(2)(i), with effect from

today's date. The British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

remains the Canadian Entity for all other purposes of the

Treaty. A copy of the designation is enclosed.

The French text of the attached Disposal Agreement

shall be verified and agreed upon by April 30, 1999. An
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agreed French text shall be confirmed by an exchange of

letters.

If the above is acceptable to the Government of the

United States of America, I have the honour to propose that

this note, with the attached Disposal Agreement, which are

equally authentic in English and French, and your Excellency's

affirmative note in reply shall constitute an agreement

between our two Governments which shall enter into force on

the date of your note in reply.

Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest

consideration.

D.G. Waddell

Minister (Economic) and

Deputy Head of Mission
AGREEMENT ON DISPOSALS

OF THE CANADIAN ENTITLEMENT WITHIN THE UNITED STATES

for

APRIL 1, 1998 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

between

THE BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION,

ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE U.S. ENTITY

and

THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

("BRITISH COLUMBIA")

WHEREAS:

A. Canada and the United States of America are parties to the "Treaty between Canada and

the United States of America relating to Cooperative Development of the Water Resources of the

Columbia River Basin" including its Annexes A and B, signed at Washington, District of

Columbia, United States of America on the 17th day of January, 1961, and the Protocol, brought

into force by exchange of instruments of ratification and an exchange of notes on September 16,

1964 (hereinafter the "Treaty"); and

B. Pursuant to Article V(2) of the Treaty, the United States is obligated to deliver to Canada

the Canadian Entitlement at a point on the Canada - United States boundary near Oliver, British

Columbia, or at such other place as the Canadian Entity and the U.S. Entity may agree upon, and

those Entities have entered into the Entity Agreement for that purpose; and
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C. Pursuant to Article VIII(1) of the Treaty, portions of the Canadian Entitlement may be

disposed of within the United States with the authorization of Canada and the United States

evidenced by an exchange of notes; and

D. By exchange of notes dated September 16, 1964, Canada and the United States

authorized the sale of the Canadian Entitlement within the United States pursuant to Article VIII

of the Treaty; the sale expires in steps occurring March 31, 1998, March 31, 1999, and March 31,

2003; and

E. By an exchange of notes (the "1999 Exchange of Notes") Canada and the United States

are authorizing disposals of all or portions of the Canadian Entitlement within the United States

with satisfaction of the U.S. obligation under the Treaty to be made by deliveries and reduction

of the U.S. obligation to deliver the Canadian Entitlement in accordance with this Agreement;

and

F. Under the terms of the Canada - British Columbia Agreement dated July 8, 1963, all

proprietary rights, title, and interests in the Canadian Entitlement accruing to Canada belong to

the Province of British Columbia; and

G. By the 1999 Exchange of Notes Canada has, under Article XIV(1) of the Treaty,

designated British Columbia as the Canadian entity under the Treaty for the limited purpose of

making arrangements for disposals of all or portions of the Canadian Entitlement within the

United States.

NOW THEREFORE in accordance with the Treaty and the 1999 Exchange of Notes,

Bonneville and British Columbia (the "Parties") agree as follows:

1. Effective Date and Term

This Agreement shall be effective upon the entry into force of the 1999 Exchange of

Notes and shall continue in full force and effect until 2400 hours on September 15, 2024,

unless terminated earlier in accordance with its terms. All then outstanding obligations

shall continue until satisfied.
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2.	Definitions

2.1. For purposes of this Agreement:

(a) "Bonneville" shall mean the Administrator of the Bonneville Power

Administration acting on behalf of the U.S. Entity in carrying out the electric

power obligations of the United States Government under the Treaty; and

(b) "Canadian Entitlement" shall mean at any time the downstream power benefits to

which Canada is entitled at that time as described in Article V(1) and Article VII

of the Treaty and determined in accordance with the Treaty; and

(c) "Canadian Entity" shall mean, except as otherwise specified in preambular

paragraph G, British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority or any successor

designated as Canadian Entity pursuant to the Treaty; and

(d) "deliver" shall mean make available in the case of electrical capacity or deliver in

the case of electrical energy, or both, as the context may require and derivatives of

"deliver" shall have corresponding meanings; and

(e) "disposal" shall include disposal by way of: (i) agreements resulting in the

reduction of the U.S. obligation to deliver the Canadian Entitlement; (ii) sale; (iii)

exchange; or (iv) otherwise, and "dispose of shall have a corresponding meaning;

and

(f) "Entity Agreement" shall mean the "Columbia River Treaty Entity Agreement on

Aspects of the Delivery of the Canadian Entitlement for April 1, 1998 through

September 15, 2024" dated March 29, 1999; and

(g) "Operating Year" shall mean a consecutive twelve month period beginning

August 1 and ending July 31; and

(h)

"Points of Entitlement Delivery" shall mean the points of integration at which

hydroelectric power shall be made available to the transmission system in the

Pacific Northwest for delivery over such system to the Canada - United States
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border pursuant to the Treaty, as such points may be changed from time to time

pursuant to Section 4; and

(i) "Transmission Cost" for any period shall mean (i) the cost of transmission

service, plus (ii) any cost, excluding transmission losses, which is necessarily

incurred to deliver Canadian Entitlement for such period, in each case based on

published prices, plus (iii) any costs of redispatch, construction or modification of

transmission facilities as determined by the regulatory methodology then

applicable to the parties involved; and

(j) "U.S. Entity" shall mean the Administrator of the Bonneville Power

Administration and the Division Engineer, Northwestern Division, Corps of

Engineers, or any successor designated as U.S. Entity pursuant to the Treaty.

3. Reduction of Obligation

3.1. In accordance with the following provisions of this Section 3, British Columbia may

dispose of portions of the Canadian Entitlement from time to time within the United

States by agreement with any person having the right, through ownership or contract, to

all or a percentage of the output of a hydroelectric generating project on the Columbia

River in the United States, if and to the extent that such agreement would result in a

reduction of such person's, or any other person's, obligation to generate electric power for

delivery to the U.S. Entity.

3.2. If British Columbia proposes to enter into an agreement referred to in Section 3.1, British

Columbia shall provide a written instrument to Bonneville that sets forth the following:

(a) the person whose obligation to the U.S. Entity would be reduced;

(b) the amount by which the obligation of the person identified in Section 3.2(a) to

deliver energy to the U.S. Entity would be reduced for each month during the

remaining term of this Agreement, provided, however, British Columbia may

revise such monthly amounts of energy for any Operating Year by providing 30

days written notice to Bonneville prior to the start of the Operating Year;
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(c) the amount for each month of the remaining term of this Agreement by which the

obligation of the person identified in Section 3.2(a) to deliver capacity to the

U.S. Entity would be reduced, which amount shall be determined during any such

month, as the reduction of monthly amount of energy specified under

Section 3.2(b) divided by the hours in the month and multiplied by the fraction

168/96, provided, however, such reduction in capacity obligation shall be revised

to match changes in the original amounts specified by British Columbia for any

Operating Year;

(d) a legally binding acknowledgement that the obligation of the United States under

the Treaty for each future Operating Year to deliver the amount of energy finally

specified for each month in Section 3.2(b) is reduced for each such Operating

Year and that the Canadian Entitlement capacity for each such month during the

remaining term of this Agreement is permanently limited to the Canadian

Entitlement capacity calculated under the Treaty less the greater of:

(i) the maximum capacity amount for a month established by Section 3.2(c)

during the current Operating Year; or

(ii) the maximum capacity amount for a month established by Section 3.2(c)

for any previous Operating Year.

Each acknowledgement provided under Section 3.2(d) above shall confirm satisfaction of

energy reductions and limitations on capacity amounts based on all previous instruments

issued by British Columbia pursuant to this Section 3.2.

3.3. If British Columbia provides a written instrument to Bonneville pursuant to Section 3.2,

Bonneville shall accept the reductions identified in Sections 3.2(b) and 3.2(c) of the

obligation of the person identified in Section 3.2(a), provided, however, such reductions

shall be revised to reflect any revisions provided by British Columbia prior to the start of

any Operating Year. As soon as practicable, Bonneville shall sign amendments to

contracts with such person or other instruments necessary to provide for such reductions.
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4.	British Columbia Election for United States Delivery

4.1. As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Agreement, Bonneville shall select,

and notify British Columbia in writing, of the initial Points of Entitlement Delivery. If

Bonneville selects individual Points of Entitlement Delivery and identifies more than one

such Point of Entitlement Delivery, Bonneville shall specify the amount of Canadian

Entitlement capacity to be made available at each Point of Entitlement Delivery and may

specify an amount of energy if necessary for Bonneville to obtain transmission for

delivery to the Canada - United States border. The sum of such amounts of capacity shall

at least equal the full amount of the Canadian Entitlement capacity. Subject to

Section 4.3, from time to time Bonneville may change the Points of Entitlement Delivery

and shall promptly notify British Columbia in writing of the new Points of Entitlement

Delivery. The foregoing provisions of this Section 4.1 shall apply to changed Points of

Entitlement Delivery. From time to time, at British Columbia's request, Bonneville shall

provide British Columbia with a forecast of the future Transmission Cost of delivering

Canadian Entitlement from the Points of Entitlement Delivery to the Canada - United

States border if delivery to British Columbia at Points of Entitlement Delivery had not

occurred and the basis for such costs. Forecasts provided shall not be binding on

Bonneville.

4.2. From time to time, British Columbia may elect to take delivery of all or a portion of the

Canadian Entitlement for periods of at least six months at one or more Points of

Entitlement Delivery and may dispose of such portions of the Canadian Entitlement from

time to time within the United States subsequent to such delivery. For each such election,

British Columbia shall notify Bonneville in writing by the later of (i) the date that is 65

days prior to the commencement of the period of delivery or (ii) the date that is 5 days

prior to the first date on which British Columbia could purchase transmission for the

period specified in Section 4.2(c) that is generally available from transmission providers

for purchase, without reservation charges or other payment in advance of service. Such

notice shall specify:
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(a) the Points of Entitlement Delivery at which British Columbia wishes to take

delivery;

(b) the amounts of Canadian Entitlement capacity to be made available at each Point

of Entitlement Delivery specified in Section 4.2(a), and the maximum amount of

energy to be delivered at each Point of Entitlement Delivery if necessary to enable

reduction in U.S. Entity Transmission Cost of delivering the Canadian

Entitlement from the Points of Entitlement Delivery to the Canada - United States

border; and

(c) the period for which British Columbia wishes to take delivery at the Points of

Entitlement Delivery specified in Section 4.2(a).

4.3. If British Columbia elects under Section 4.2, Bonneville shall deliver without cost all or a

portion of the Canadian Entitlement to the Points of Entitlement Delivery in accordance

with such election. Bonneville may change the Points of Entitlement Delivery while

British Columbia is taking delivery at the existing points only if (a) such change would

not require British Columbia to alter transmission arrangements, or (b) such change is

made for the purpose of reducing the U.S. Entity's Transmission Cost. If Bonneville

intends to change such Points of Entitlement Delivery while British Columbia is taking

delivery at the existing points, Bonneville shall notify British Columbia at least 60 days

in advance of such changes, and British Columbia shall alter transmission arrangements

to be in accordance with such change. Each time Bonneville changes Points of

Entitlement Delivery, British Columbia shall be entitled to elect new Points of

Entitlement Delivery under Section 4.2 for the remainder of the period referred to in

Section 4.2(c).

4.4. British Columbia shall be responsible for arranging any required transmission from the

Points of Entitlement Delivery to any point of delivery, and Bonneville shall have no

obligation to pay the costs for such transmission, or to provide such transmission.

Nothing in this Section 4.4 derogates from the rights of British Columbia to obtain

transmission from Bonneville Power Administration not acting in its capacity as or on
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behalf of the U.S. Entity in accordance with its prevailing practices at the time the

transmission is purchased or creates any rights of British Columbia to obtain transmission

from Bonneville Power Administration not acting in its capacity as or on behalf of the

U.S. Entity other than in accordance with such prevailing practices.

4.5. Notwithstanding British Columbia's election and notification under Section 4.2, British

Columbia may suspend any or all elections made pursuant to Section 4.2 during the

period specified in Section 4.2(c) provided that British Columbia holds Bonneville

harmless from all additional costs, if any, that Bonneville may incur as a result of such

suspension. Unless otherwise agreed, British Columbia may only exercise the foregoing

right to suspend any or all elections one time during the term of this Agreement.

5. Mutually Agreeable United States Delivery

5.1. In addition to disposals pursuant to Section 3 and disposals subsequent to delivery

pursuant to Section 4, British Columbia may dispose of all or portions of the Canadian

Entitlement from time to time within the United States, provided that in connection with

any such disposal British Columbia either:

(a) enters into an agreement with Bonneville that is not inconsistent with the Treaty

and provides for delivery of the Canadian Entitlement at Points of Entitlement

Delivery in accordance with the terms of such agreement. Delivery at Points of

Entitlement Delivery in accordance with any such agreement shall satisfy the U.S.

Treaty obligation with respect to such portions delivered, or,

(b) enters into a commercial agreement with the Bonneville Power Administration

not acting in its capacity as or on behalf of the U.S. Entity that provides for a

reduction of the U.S. obligation to deliver the Canadian Entitlement. Whenever

such an agreement under this subsection (b) is entered into, British Columbia shall

provide to Bonneville a written instrument that sets forth a legally binding

acknowledgement that the obligation of the United States under the Treaty to

deliver Canadian Entitlement is reduced for the period and in the amount agreed

to under such commercial agreement.
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5.2. In connection with disposals pursuant to Section 5.1, British Columbia may enter into

commercial agreements with the Bonneville Power Administration not acting in its

capacity as or on behalf of the U.S. Entity or with any other party to provide further

delivery and other arrangements for such disposals separately or in combination with

agreements reached under Section 5.1.

6. Dispute Resolution

6.1. Bonneville and British Columbia shall make reasonable efforts to settle any dispute that

arises under this Agreement (a "Dispute"), including use of a facilitator or mediator as

agreed by the Parties. Settlement offers shall not be admissible in any subsequent dispute

resolution process.

6.2. Notwithstanding Section 6.1, either Party may at any time give notice of a Dispute

("Notice of Dispute") to the other Party, the Government of Canada and the Government

of the United States. The Notice of Dispute shall be delivered in writing and by hand as

follows:

For delivery to the Government of Canada:

Legal Adviser

Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

125 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario

For delivery to the Government of the United States:

Office of the Legal Adviser

Department of State

Washington, D.C.

The Party giving the Notice of Dispute shall inform the other Party and the two

Governments of the date the Notice was delivered to both Governments, with the last date

of delivery being the effective date of the Notice of Dispute.

6.3. For 45 days following the effective date of the Notice of Dispute, the Government of

Canada and the Government of the United States of America may hold consultations
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concerning the Dispute and consider whether to invoke the procedures of Article XVI of

the Treaty for settlement of differences between the Governments. If, within 45 days

following the effective date of the Notice, neither the Parties nor the Governments have

resolved the dispute and neither Government has informed the other Government in

writing that it is invoking the procedures of Article XVI of the Treaty concerning

settlement of differences, either British Columbia or Bonneville may proceed to

arbitration in accordance with Section 6.4 by delivering to the other a notice to arbitrate

("Notice to Arbitrate").

6.4. Any arbitration under this Section 6.4 shall commence and proceed in accordance with

the Arbitration Rules of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law

("UNCITRAL Rules"), as they may be in force at the time of the arbitration, subject to

the following modifications:

(a) arbitrations shall be by a panel of three arbitrators selected in accordance with this

Section 6.4;

(b) within 15 days of receipt of the Notice to Arbitrate, each Party shall select one

arbitrator who is willing and able to act as such, has expertise in the subject of

transmission and generation of electrical power, and is not and has not within two

years prior to the Notice of Dispute been an employee of or contractor to either of

the Parties. Each Party shall notify the other Party on the date of such selection.

If a Party fails to notify the other Party of its selection within such 15 day period,

the other Party may select the Party's arbitrator and such arbitrator shall be

deemed selected by the Party that failed to notify the other Party of its selection;

(c) the arbitrators selected by the Parties shall select the third arbitrator from the list

of arbitrators ("the List") of the Western Region Transmission Association

("WRTA") or its successor organization;

(d) if the arbitrators selected by the Parties cannot agree upon the third arbitrator

within 30 days of receipt of the Notice to Arbitrate, the Parties shall, within 5 days

after the expiry of such 30-day period, meet at a time and location in Vancouver,
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British Columbia or Portland, Oregon, as selected by the Party who sent the

Notice to Arbitrate, and take turns striking a name from the List. The first Party to

strike a name shall be selected by drawing lots. If either Party fails to meet at the

selected time and place or to strike a name from the List within 15 minutes of the

last name struck by the other Party, then the other Party may select the third

arbitrator from the names or remaining names on the List. The last remaining

name shall be designated as the third arbitrator. If the person selected as the third

arbitrator in accordance with this subsection is ineligible, unwilling or unable to

act as such, then the last name struck shall be designated as the third arbitrator if

he or she is eligible, willing and able to act, and so on until a third arbitrator is

selected who is eligible, willing and able to act;

(e) either the Government of the United States of America or the Government of

Canada may, in its discretion, strike the third arbitrator selected under Section 6.4

(d) above within 10 days of having been notified of the third arbitrator's identity,

in which case either Party shall request the Appointing Authority to select within

30 days, or more rapidly if possible, the third arbitrator, who shall have expertise

in the subject of transmission and generation of electrical power and shall not be a

citizen or permanent resident of either the United States of America or Canada.

The Parties hereby designate the International Chamber of Commerce as the

Appointing Authority;

(f) in the event that the WRTA arbitrators List ceases to exist, the Parties shall

negotiate in good faith to select another arbitrators list (which shall become the

"List" referred to in Section 6.4(c)) from which to select the third arbitrator,

failing which selection, within 30 days after the Notice to Arbitrate, the third

arbitrator shall be selected in accordance with the UNCITRAL Rules;

(g) except with the agreement of the Parties or of the arbitrators selected by each

Party, a person shall not be eligible to act as the third arbitrator if the person is or

has within the last 5 years been employed or retained directly or indirectly by

either Party or the government of either the United States or Canada;
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(h) the third arbitrator shall be the Chair of the arbitration panel;

(i) the decision of a majority of the arbitrators shall be the decision of the arbitration

panel;

(j) the place of the first arbitration under this Agreement shall be the location of the

head office (either Portland, Oregon or Vancouver, British Columbia) of the Party

that did not initiate the Notice to Arbitrate. The place of subsequent arbitrations

shall alternate between Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, British Columbia.

Hearings shall be held in the place of the arbitration;

(k) the Parties intend that the arbitration shall proceed and conclude within 90 days,

or otherwise as expeditiously as reasonably possible, taking into account the

circumstances of the case. The Parties direct the arbitrators, subject always to

their discretion, to establish times for taking actions during the arbitration that are

consistent with this intent.

6.5 Once a Notice to Arbitrate has been delivered, Section 6.4 shall be the exclusive means of

resolving the Dispute, subject always to the rights of the Parties to negotiate a settlement.

The award of the arbitration panel shall be final and binding.

7. Assignments

7.1. From time to time British Columbia may assign its rights and related obligations under

this Agreement, other than those set forth in Sections 3 and 4.2 of this Agreement, to one

or more third parties, subject to the following conditions:

(a) such assignment may pertain to all or a portion of the Canadian Entitlement for all

or a part of the term of this Agreement;

(b) the assignee must:

(i) be an eligible transmission customer of the transmission provider at the

Point of Entitlement Delivery under United States Federal law; or
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(ii) have any United States Federal regulatory approvals that are required to

purchase power at the Point of Entitlement Delivery; provided, however,

that if such assignee does not dispose of the assigned power before it must

be scheduled, the assignee must also meet the requirements in (i) above;

(c) British Columbia shall be the representative for such third party with respect to

scheduling the portion of .the Canadian Entitlement assigned except that

purchasing and scheduling of transmission from the Point of Entitlement Delivery

shall be the responsibility of the assignee;

(d) British Columbia shall provide to Bonneville, by the hour for submitting daily

pre-schedules at least three working days prior to the day of first delivery, written

notice of the assignment specifying the assignee, the capacity amounts, in

megawatts (MW), assigned to the assignee, and the period of the assignment;

(e) British Columbia shall submit to Bonneville, at the same time as the Canadian

Entity submits daily pre-schedules of Canadian Entitlement pursuant to the

Scheduling Guidelines, the hourly amounts of Canadian Entitlement that will be

scheduled to an assignee or a purchasing/selling entity on behalf of the assignee

under this Agreement; and

(f) British Columbia has provided Bonneville six months written notice of its intent

to commence making assignments pursuant to this Agreement.

7.2. British Columbia is responsible for delivering to the assignee any energy scheduled to or

on behalf of the assignee that, due to an uncontrollable force, is delivered to the Canada -

United States border pursuant to scheduling guidelines as agreed to by the Canadian

Entity and the U.S. Entity.

7.3. British Columbia is responsible for all billing, notification regarding changes in

schedules, and reconciliation of discrepancies in schedules among British Columbia, its

assignees and any purchasing/selling entity receiving that power.
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7.4. British Columbia's obligations under this Agreement shall only be relieved to the extent

that they are satisfied by such third party assignees.

7.5. British Columbia shall pay Bonneville for verifiable administrative, scheduling and

billing costs that Bonneville may incur as a result of assignments under this Agreement.

Bonneville and British Columbia agree to use best efforts to alleviate any administrative

difficulties created by assignments under this Agreement.

7.6. Any rights assigned to a third party pursuant to this Section 7 may not be further assigned

to another third party unless such practice is standard practice which Bonneville makes

available to other parties.

7.7. Notwithstanding Section 7.1, British Columbia may from time to time assign to British

Columbia Power Exchange Corporation or any other British Columbia crown corporation

all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement. No more than one such assignment

may be effective at any one time and such assignment shall convey all of such rights and

obligations for the period of such assignment. British Columbia shall provide prompt

written notice to Bonneville of such assignment no later than 60 days prior to its effective

date including the name, mailing address and phone numbers of such assignee and the

term of the assignment. Any assignee pursuant to this Section 7.7 shall have all the rights

of British Columbia pursuant to this Agreement, including the right to assign rights and

related obligations pursuant to this Section 7, notwithstanding that such assignee is not

designated as an entity by Canada pursuant to the Treaty.

8. Scheduling

8.1. Scheduling guidelines as agreed to by the Canadian Entity and U.S. Entity shall apply to

all Canadian Entitlement delivered under this Agreement. The Parties agree that the

scheduling agent appointed by the Canadian Entity pursuant to the Entity Agreement

shall schedule all Canadian Entitlement under this Agreement.

8.2. For the period prior to April 1, 2000, British Columbia shall provide Bonneville for each

schedule under Section 4 of this Agreement written notice of the receiving control area,

all transmission providers that British Columbia intends to use, and the last
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purchasing/selling entity prior to delivery in the receiving control area. Such notice shall

be provided by the hour for submitting daily pre-schedules at least two working days

prior to pre-schedule. British Columbia shall limit the number of such schedules to the

amount of Canadian Entitlement capacity elected to be delivered at Points of Entitlement

Delivery divided by 25 MW.

9. Miscellaneous Provisions

9.1. Unless otherwise provided, all notices required under this Agreement shall be in writing

and given by mail, facsimile, or in such other form as the Parties agree. Each Party shall

designate in writing a person for the purpose of receiving notice within 30 days of the

effective date. Such designation may be changed by subsequent notice.

9.2. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in a manner consistent with the

Treaty.

9.3. The terms and conditions of this Agreement may be amended only by written agreement

of the Parties; provided, however, that the Parties may agree to modifications of or

deviations from such terms and conditions without written agreement if those

modifications or deviations are for a duration of less than two weeks. Notwithstanding

the foregoing, Section 9.2 may not be amended by the Parties.

9.4. Deliveries at a Point of Entitlement Delivery shall not be interrupted or curtailed except

for reasons of uncontrollable force or maintenance and then only on the same basis as

deliveries of firm power from the Federal Columbia River Power System to Pacific

Northwest customers of Bonneville Power Administration not acting in its capacity as or

on behalf of the U.S. Entity or any successor.

9.5. If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be unenforceable, that provision shall

be deemed severed from and shall not affect the enforceability of the remaining

provisions.
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10. Termination of the Agreement

10.1. In addition to any other rights and remedies available to either Party, either Party may

terminate this Agreement if:

(a) performance of either Party under this Agreement is frustrated; or

(b) either Party has breached this Agreement such that substantially the whole benefit

from this Agreement is lost to the other Party.

10.2. Frustration under this Agreement shall include, but is not limited to:

(a) any final action by a court of competent jurisdiction, after all appeals have been

finally determined or the time for appealing has expired, which invalidates or

makes this Agreement unenforceable on the petition of a third party;

(b) any action of the Canadian Government or the United States Government which

rescinds either Party's or its successor's authority to perform under this

Agreement or a failure to provide a party authorized and able to perform under

this Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed.

Executed for the Bonneville Power Administration, Acting on Behalf of the U.S. Entity, this

29th day of March, 1999,

By: Judith A. Johansen

Administrator and Chief Executive Officer

The Bonneville Power Administration
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Executed for the Province of British Columbia this 29th day of March, 1999,

By: Honourable Michael Farnworth

Minister of Employment and Investment

The Province of British Columbia
DEPARTMENT OF STATE

WASHINGTON

March 31,1999

Excellency:

I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your

Excellency's note of today's date, which reads as

follows:

"Excellency,

The Secretary of State,

I have the honour to propose on behalf of the

Government of Canada that, in accordance with Article

VIII of the Treaty between Canada and the United States

of America relating to Cooperative Development of the

Water Resources of the Columbia River B a sin including

its Annexes A and B, signed at Washington, District of

Columbia, United States of America on the 17th day of

January, 1961, and the Protocol, brought into force by

exchange of instruments of ratification and an exchange

of notes on September 16, 1964 (hereinafter the

"Treaty"), this note and your reply constitute an

exchange of notes authorizing disposals from time to

time of all or portions of the downstream power

benefits to which Canada is entitled under the Treaty

(hereinafter the "Canadian Entitlement") within the

His Excellency

Raymond Chretien,

Ambassador of Canada.
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United States, with delivery and other arrangements for

such disposals made in accordance with the attached

Disposal Agreement between the Bonneville Power

Administration acting on behalf of the U.S. Entity, and

the Province of British Columbia (hereinafter the

"Disposal Agreement").

Any reduction of the U.S. obligation to deliver

the Canadian Entitlement and any delivery of any

portion of the Canadian Entitlement by Bonneville in

accordance with the Disposal Agreement shall satisfy

the United States obligation under Article V of the

Treaty to deliver that portion of the Canadian

Entitlement to Canada. Any portion of the Canadian

Entitlement not subject to such a reduction or not

being delivered within the United States pursuant to

the Disposal Agreement shall be delivered to Canada at

the Canada - United States border in accordance with

Article V(2) of the Treaty.

Nothing in this exchange of notes or the Disposal

Agreement amends the Treaty or modifies the rights and

obligations of either the Government of Canada or the

Government of the United States under the Treaty except

as authorized pursuant to Article VIII and Article

XVI(6) of the Treaty. Any dispute that arises under

the Disposal Agreement shall be resolved in accordance

with Section 6 thereof, and an arbitration between the

Bonneville Power Administration and the Province of

British Columbia under Section 6 of the Disposal

Agreement shall constitute an alternative procedure
under Article XVI(6) of the Treaty for settling 3

differences arising under the Treaty.

Any portion of the Canadian Entitlement received

by British Columbia or its assigns within the United

States in accordance with the Disposal Agreement has

entered commerce in the United States.

This exchange of notes is without prejudice to any

rights or obligations that either party may have under

the North American Free Trade Agreement or the Canada -

United States Free Trade Agreement.

Pursuant to Article XIV(1) of the Treaty, Canada

has designated the Province of British Columbia as the

Canadian entity for the purpose of Article XIV(2)(i),

with effect from today's date. The British Columbia

Hydro and Power Authority remains the Canadian Entity

for all other purposes of the Treaty. A copy of the

designation is enclosed.

The French text of the attached Disposal Agreement

shall be verified and agreed upon by April 30, 1999.

An agreed French text shall be confirmed by an exchange

of letters.

If the above is acceptable to the Government of

the United States of America, I have the honour to

propose that this note, with the attached Disposal

Agreement, which are equally authentic in English and

French, and your Excellency's affirmative note in reply

shall constitute an agreement between our two

Governments which shall enter into force on the date of

your note in reply."
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On behalf of the Government of the United States

of America, I have the honor to accept the proposals in

your Excellency's note. Accordingly, your Excellency's

note, with the attached Disposal Agreement, and this

note shall constitute an Agreement between our two

Governments which enters into force today.

Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my

highest consideration.

For the Secretary of State: