EXHIBIT 10(m)

Contract No:	102498

Amendment No:	03

AMENDMENT

Date:	Mar 09, 2000

"Transporter":	ANR PIPELINE COMPANY

"Shipper":	NORTH SHORE GAS COMPANY

 

Effective Apr 01, 2000, Shipper and Transporter have agreed to amend ETS Contract No. 102498 dated Oct 30, 1998 ("Agreement") as follows:

Extend the term of this Agreement to March 31, 2003. An updated Primary Route Exhibit reflecting this change is attached.

Restate Article 8 - Further Agreement as follows:

8.A	For the period April 1, 2000 through March 31, 2003, the rates for transportation under this Agreement will be a reservation rate of $1.1047 per dth per month. These rates include Volumetric Buyout/Buydown, Dakota and TransitionCost Surcharges. In addition to the rates stated above, Shipper shall be charged the Minimum Commodity Rate, ACA and Transporter's Use ("Fuel") in accordance with Transporter's FERC Gas Tariff, which is subject to change from time to time. Shipper shallnot be responsible for GRI surcharges unless and to the extent that Transporter is required by the FERC to collect such charges from all similarly situated Shippers and remit such charges to GRI.

8.B	If, for any reason, Transporter is prohibited from charging and/or collecting the revenues generated under this Agreement on the basis of the reservation and commodity rates set forth in Paragraph 8(A) above, then Transportershall have the right to adjust (prospectively only) such reservation and/or commodity rates so as to enable Transporter to charge and collect the same level of revenues Transporter would have received as previously agreed between Transporter and Shipper.

8.C	From time to time, dependent upon Transporter's Use percents, the MDQ's and MSQ under this Agreement, ETS Agreement No. 3200. ETS Agreement No. 104682 and FSS Agreement No. 34150 will be adjusted to allow Shipper to deliver andstore sufficient fuel quantities to effectuate a 50-day storage withdrawal quantity of 126,106 dth at the specified Delivery Points with no change in the total charges under these services.

8.D	All quantities associated with Secondary Receipt Points, Secondary Delivery Points and Secondary Routes under this Agreement will be at Maximum Tariff Rates plus all other applicable fees, surcharges and fuel.

8.E	Consistent with provisions of its Tariff, Transporter is willing to contract on Shipper's behalf for capacity required on third party transporters, or for other services to effectuate Shipper's receipt of gas on third party facilities anddelivery of gas to Transporter's facilities.

Shipper has advised Transporter of its desire to have Transporter act in such a capacity.

Shipper agrees to pay all charges related to such third party transportation arrangements pursuant to Transporter's Tariff.

8.F	To the extent Shipper desires to utilize receipt/delivery points pursuant to Part 284 B (Section 311 of the NGPA and Section 284.102 of the Commission's regulations), Shipper must execute a separate agreement with Transporter and Shipper mustalso certify that the transportation of gas will be on behalf of either an "intrastate pipeline" or a "local distribution company".

 

All other terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.