Exhibit 10.19a                                                 As Executed

                                 CONSENT ACTION
                            OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
                      OF WISCONSIN POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY

             Pursuant to Section 180.0821 of the Wisconsin Business
   Corporation Law, the undersigned, being all of the members of the Board of
   Directors of Wisconsin Power and Light Company, a Wisconsin corporation
   (the "Company"), hereby consent to and adopt the following resolutions:

             WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it appropriate to amend
   the Company's Executive Tenure Compensation Plan (the "Plan") in light of
   the transactions contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of
   Merger, as amended, dated as of November 10, 1995, by and among WPL
   Holdings, Inc., IES Industries Inc., Interstate Power Company, a Delaware
   corporation, WPLH Acquisition Co. and Interstate Power Company, a
   Wisconsin corporation (the "Merger Agreement").

             NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that, effective immediately
   following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger
   Agreement, Section 3 of the Plan be amended to provide as follows:

        3.   Payments Upon Retirement.  Upon the retirement of a participant 
             other than the Chief Executive Officer either:

             a.   at or after age 65, or

             b.   prior to age 65 subject to approval by the Chief Executive 
                  Officer and the Board of Directors of the Company

             or, in the case of retirement of the Chief Executive Officer:

             a.   at or after age 65, or

             b.   prior to age 65 subject to the approval of the Board of
                  Directors of the Company

        such participant shall be entitled to receive monthly payments
        continuing until his death or until 120 such payments have been made,
        whichever comes first, equal to 25% of the combined average monthly
        salary received by such participant from the Company during whichever
        period of 36 consecutive months produces the highest average monthly
        salary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and in the case of the Chief
        Executive Officer only, in the event that the Chief Executive Officer

        (1) is terminated under the Employment Agreement (as herein defined)
        other than for Cause, Death or Disability (as such terms are defined
        in the Employment Agreement), (2) terminates his employment under the
        Employment Agreement for Good Reason (as such term is defined in the
        Employment Agreement) or (3) is terminated as a result of a failure
        of the Employment Agreement to be renewed automatically pursuant to
        its terms (regardless of the reason for such nonrenewal), then for
        purposes of the Plan the Chief Executive Officer shall be deemed to
        have retired at age 65 and shall be entitled to benefits as such a
        retiree hereunder. As used herein, the term "Employment Agreement"
        shall mean the Employment Agreement between Erroll B. Davis, Jr. and
        Interstate Energy Corporation entered into in connection with the
        consummation of the transactions contemplated by that certain
        Agreement and Plan of Merger, as amended, dated as of November 10,
        1995, by and among WPL Holdings, Inc., IES Industries Inc.,
        Interstate Power Company and related parties. As used herein, average
        monthly salary shall mean the gross compensation of an executive for
        personal services performed for the Company, including the amount of
        income deferred by the participant pursuant to a salary reduction
        agreement under an unqualified deferred compensation plan, as well as
        the amounts of contributions paid on behalf of the participant by the
        Company pursuant to any qualified plan meeting the requirements of
        Section 401(k) of the Code and under any cafeteria plan under section
        125 of the Code; but excluding: worker's compensation payments for
        work time lost; travel allowances and reimbursements; moving expense
        reimbursements; disability payments paid pursuant to a company's
        disability plan; imputed income under the Code with respect to life
        insurance benefits; and other special payments designated by the
        Board of Directors of the Company.

             FURTHER RESOLVED,  that the appropriate officers of the Company
   be and they hereby are authorized to take or cause to be taken all such
   action and to execute or cause to be executed such documents as may be
   deemed by them necessary or desirable to carry out the provisions of the
   foregoing resolution; the taking of any such action shall constitute
   conclusive evidence of the authority of the appropriate officer or
   officers hereunder.

             FURTHER RESOLVED, that any and all actions heretofore taken or
   caused to be taken by the officers of the Company, consistent with the
   tenor and purport of the foregoing resolutions, are hereby ratified,
   confirmed and approved in all respects.

             FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Consent Action may be executed in
   counterparts which shall together constitute one and the same document.

             Dated and effective as of this 23rd day of February, 1998.

    /s/                               /s/
   L. David Carley                    Arnold M. Nemirow

   /s/                                /s/
   Erroll B. Davis, Jr.               Milton E. Neshek

   /s/                                /s/
   Rockne G. Flowers                  Henry C. Prange

   /s/                                /s/
   Donald R. Haldeman                 Judith D. Pyle

   /s/                                /s/
   Katharine C. Lyall                 Carol T. Toussaint


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        I,    Edward M. Gleason do hereby certify that I am the duly elected
   and acting Corporate Secretary of Wisconsin Power and Light Company, a
   Wisconsin corporation, organized under the laws of the State, and that I
   have access to the corporate records of said Company, and as such officer,
   I do further certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by
   unanimous written consent effective February 23, 1998.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
   corporate seal of said Company this 23rd day of February, 1998.


                                              /s/  Edward M. Gleason