**Exhibit      10.b**

**1.**
**Amendment      of Definitions**
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**Panhandle      Eastern**

**Revolving      Credit Facility**

**Southern      Union Panhandle**

**Subsidiary**

**2.**
**New      Definitions**

**Additional      Offering**

**CCE      Acquisition**

**CCE      Group**

**CCE      Holdings**

**CCE      Holdings LLC Agreement**

**Cross      Country**

**Cross      Country Acquisition**

**Cross      Country Acquisition Agreement**

**Cross      Country Acquisition Closing Date**

**Southern      Union Panhandle Bridge Loan**
*less*

**3.**
**Pledge      of CCE Holdings Equity Representation and Warranty**

**6.18**
**No      Agreements Prohibiting Pledge of CCE Holdings Equity. **
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**4.**
**Additional      Offering Affirmative Covenant**

**8.12**
**Additional      Offering. **

**5.**
**Amendment      of Capital Requirements Negative Covenant**

**6.**
**Amendment      of Liens Negative Covenant**

**7.**
**Amendment      of Debt Negative Covenant**

**8.**
**Amendment      of Investment Negative Covenant**

**9.**
**No      Agreements Prohibiting Pledge of CCE Holdings Equity**

**9.18**
**No      Agreements Prohibiting Pledge of CCE Holdings Equity. **

**10.**
**New      Exhibit**

**11.**
**Other      Sections**

**12.**
**Representations      and Warranties**

**13.**
**Miscellaneous**

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**EXHIBIT      E**

**Summary      of Terms and Conditions**

**Southern      Union Panhandle Bridge Loan**

|  **Borrower:**                                                        |  Southern                Union Panhandle LLC (the “***Borrower***”).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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|  **Guarantor:**                                                       |  Panhandle                Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP or its successor (“***Panhandle***”),                referred to herein as the “***Guarantor***”,                and the Guarantor, together with the Borrower, are sometimes referred                to                herein as the “***Obligors***”.                If Southern Union Company (the "**Parent**")                holds any direct ownership interest in Panhandle, it shall also become                a                Guarantor and an Obligor hereunder, *provided*that                the Parent's guarantee shall be limited to the pledge of its ownership                interest in Panhandle.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|  **Facility                Description:**                             |  Up                to $590,500,000 term loan (the “***Facility***”)                with a maturity of six months from the date of closing of the Cross                Country Acquisition (the “***Closing                Date***”),                but in no event later than June 17, 2005 (the “***Maturity                Date***”).                The Facility will be available for drawdown until the Closing Date,                but in                no event later than December 17, 2004.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|  **Security:**                                                        |  The                Facility will be secured by a perfected first priority security interest                in (i) all indebtedness owed to the Borrower by Panhandle and CCE                Acquisition LLC (“***CCE                Acquisition***”)                and (ii) (A) 100% of ownership interest in Panhandle and (B) all                capital                stock owned by the Borrower of CCE Acquisition.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|  **Purpose:**                                                         |  The                Facility will be used (i) to finance a portion of the Cross Country                Acquisition (as defined in the accompanying Commitment Letter) and                (ii) to                pay fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Cross Country                Acquisition.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|  **Joint                Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners:**             |  J.P.                Morgan Securities Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.                (together, the “***Lead                Arrangers***”).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|  **Administrative                Agent:**                             |  JPMorgan                Chase Bank (“***JPMC***”                or the “***Administrative                Agent***”).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|  **Syndication                Agent:**                                |  Merrill                Lynch Capital Corp.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|  **Borrowing                Options:**                                |  LIBOR                and ABR. ABR                means the higher of the Administrative Agent’s prime rate and the federal                funds rate + 0.50%. LIBOR                adjustments for Regulation D will be charged by Lenders                individually.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|  **Pricing:**                                                         |  Pricing                on the commitments and loans will be at the rates per annum set forth                in                the attached Pricing Schedule, expressed in basis points per                annum.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|  **Interest                Payments:**                                |  At                the end of each applicable Interest Period.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|  **Interest                Periods:**                                 |  1,                2 or 3 months.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|  **Drawdown:**                                                        |  A                single drawdown on the Closing Date.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|  **Optional                Prepayments:**                             | ABR                Loans may be prepaid at any time on one business day's notice. LIBOR                Loans                may be prepaid upon at least three business days’ notice subject to                funding losses. Amounts prepaid may not be reborrowed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|  **Mandatory                Commitment Reductions and Prepayments:**  |  100%                of the net cash proceeds from the issuance or incurrence after the                Closing                Date of debt, equity or equity-like securities by the Parent or the                Borrower (other than from the issuance of the Parent’s common stock of up                to $87 million to the extent the proceeds are used for general corporate                purposes) shall be applied to reduce the commitments under the Facility                (if still in existence) or to prepay the Facility.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|  **Representations                and Warranties:**                   |  Customary                for credit agreements of this nature, with respect to the Obligors                and                their subsidiaries (including Cross Country and its subsidiaries),                including but not limited to: 1.                   Existence and qualification; power; compliance with                  laws.2. Authority;                no conflict.3. No                governmental approvals required.4. Enforceability.5. Litigation.6. No                default.7. ERISA                compliance.8. Use                of proceeds; margin regulations.9. Tax                liability.10. Financial                statements; no material adverse change.11. Environmental                compliance.12. Public                Utility Holding Company Act; Investment Company Act.13. Disclosure.14. Collateral                matters.15.                   Cross Country Acquisition matters.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|  **Conditions:**                                                      |  Customary                in credit agreements of this nature, including but not limited                to: 1. Absence                of default.2. Accuracy                of representations and warranties.3. Negotiation                and execution of satisfactory credit agreement and customary closing                documentation (including legal opinions and solvency                certifications).4. Payment                of fees.5. Absence                of (a) material adverse condition or material adverse change in or                affecting the business, operations, property, condition (financial                or                otherwise) or prospects of the Parent and its subsidiaries, taken                as a                whole or (b) any event or condition that would result in a closing                condition under the Purchase Agreement not being satisfied and thereby                permitting the “Purchaser” thereunder to not consummate the transactions                contemplated by the Purchase Agreement.6. The                fact that the Cross Country Acquisition shall close simultaneously                with                the closing of the Facility, on terms and conditions substantially                as set                forth in (i) the Purchase Agreement dated as of June 24, 2004, as                amended                by Amendment No.1 dated as of September 1, 2004 relating to the Cross                Country Acquisition (including without limitation, the closing conditions                of the entry of specified Bankruptcy Court orders and receipt of                all                material requisite governmental consents), modified to require pre-closing                conversion of corporate subsidiaries of Cross Country to Limited                Liability                Companies, and (ii) the September 1, 2004 execution drafts of the                letter                agreement and term sheet relating to the joint venture to be formed                by                affiliates of the Parent and General Electric Capital Corporation                in                connection with the Cross Country Acquisition (the “***Joint                Venture***”),                in each case with such changes thereto as the Lenders may approve                in their                sole discretion. 7. The                fact that the Parent shall have received all amendments or consents                under                its other existing financing arrangements that are necessary or reasonably                desirable to permit the consummation of (i) the Cross Country Acquisition                on the terms contemplated by the Purchase Agreement and the Joint                Venture                documents and (ii) the Facility on the terms contemplated hereby                (including without limitation, the security arrangements contemplated                hereby), all of which shall be in form and substance satisfactory                to the                Lenders.8. Execution                of satisfactory management services agreements. |
|  **Covenants                of each Obligor:**                        |  Customary                in credit agreements of this nature, and applicable to the Obligors                and                their subsidiaries (including Cross Country and its subsidiaries)                including but not limited to: 1. Financial                statements.2. Certificates,                notice and other information.3. Preservation                of existence; maintenance of corporate separateness.4. Merger,                consolidation, etc.5. Sale                of assets.6. Maintenance                of insurance.7. Payment                of taxes and other potential liens.8. Compliance                with laws.9. Environmental                laws.10. Compliance                with ERISA.11. Negative                pledge12. Accounting                changes.13. Limitation                on debt of the Parent.14. Prohibition                on dividends and other restricted payments (including intercompany                loans)                by the Parent while a default exists.15. Financial                covenants TBD.16. Satisfactory                SEC disclosure regarding the loan.17. Restriction                on agreements that limit, directly or indirectly, the Obligors from                granting a lien on the stock or other equity interests in Cross Country                as                security for obligations under the Facility, with exceptions for                negative                pledges under existing credit agreements of the Obligors to be                specified.18. Restriction                on agreements that limit, directly or indirectly, Cross Country and                its                subsidiaries (including Citrus Corp. and its subsidiaries) from paying                dividends on its capital stock, other than those existing at the                Closing                Date or contained in the documentations for the debt to be issued                by Cross                Country Holdings, LLC (“***Holdings***”)                and its subsidiaries for the purpose of financing the acquisition                costs                for the Cross Country Acquisition (and any refinancing                thereof).19. Limitation                on restricted payments.20. Limitation                on acquisitions.21. Restriction                on any amendment of the Joint Venture documents that is materially                adverse                to the Lenders.22. Collateral                matters.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|  **Events                of Default:**                                |  Customary                in credit agreements of this nature, including but not limited to                the                following: 1. Failure                to pay any principal when due.2. Failure                to pay interest and fees within five business days of the due                date.3. Failure                to meet covenants (with grace periods, where appropriate).4. Representations                or warranties false in any material respect when made.5. Cross                default to Material Debt of the Parent or any of its subsidiaries,                including Cross Country and its subsidiaries (to be defined as debt                in a                principal amount of at least $10 million).6. Change                of ownership or control of the Parent.7. (a)                Failure of the Parent to own 100% of the capital stock of the Borrower,                (b) failure of an affiliate of the Parent to own at least 50% of                the                aggregate ownership interest in Holdings or (c) an affiliate of the                Parent                ceasing to be the managing member of Holdings.8. Credit                Agreement or any guarantee shall be unenforceable or invalid.9. Other                usual defaults with respect to the Obligors, including but not limited                to                insolvency, bankruptcy, ERISA and judgment defaults.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|  **Increased                Costs/Change of****Circumstances:**       |  The                credit agreement will contain customary provisions protecting the                Lenders                in the event of unavailability of funding, illegality, increased                costs and                funding losses.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|  **Indemnification:**                                                 |  The                Obligors will indemnify the Lenders against all losses, liabilities,                claims, damages, or expenses relating to their loans, the Borrower's                use                of loan proceeds or the commitments, including but not limited to                reasonable attorneys’ fees and settlement costs (except such as result                from the indemnitee’s gross negligence or willful                misconduct).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|  **Transfers                and Participations:**                     |  Lenders                will have the right to transfer or sell participations in their loans                or                commitments with the transferability of voting rights in the case                of                participations limited to changes in principal, rate, fees and term.                Assignments, which must be in amounts of at least $5 million,                will be                allowed with the consent of the Administrative Agent and (so long                as no                Event of Default as to it has occurred and is continuing) the Borrower                (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld); *provided*                that assignments will be allowed within the Lender group and to a                Lender’s                affiliates without any consent requirement. In connection with each                assignment, the assignor Lender will pay the Administrative Agent                a $3,500                processing fee.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|  **Required                Lenders:**                                 |  Majority                of the aggregate amount of the commitments.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|  **Expenses:**                                                        |  The                Obligors will pay all legal and other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses                of                the Lead Arrangers and the Administrative Agent to this transaction                and                any subsequent amendments or waivers, including the expenses and                reasonable fees of Davis Polk & Wardwell, special counsel to the                Administrative Agent. In addition, all costs and expenses of the                Lenders                in connection with default and enforcement are to be paid by the                Borrower.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|  **Governing                Law:**                                    |  New                York.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |

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**Pricing      Schedule**

**Applicable      Margins:**
***Eurodollar      Margin***
***ABR      Margin***

| **Rating                of the** **Borrower’s** **unsecured,                non-credit enhanced Senior Funded Debt**                                               | **Additional                Percentage** **Per                Annum**  |
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| Level                1: Equal to or greater than Baa2 by Moody’s **and**                equal to or greater than BBB by S&P                                         | 1.00%                                                                       |
| Level                2: Equal to or greater than Baa3 by Moody’s **and**                equal to or greater than BBB- by S&P, but less than Level                1  | 1.25%                                                                       |
| Level                3: Equal to or greater than Ba1 by Moody’s**and**equal                to or greater than BB+ by S&P, but less than Level 2                          | 1.75%                                                                            |
| Level                4: Equal to or less than Ba2 by Moody’s **or**                equal to or less than BB by S&P                                                  | 2.25%                                                                       |