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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.78

                                                                  EXECUTION COPY

                               PURCHASE AGREEMENT

                                 BY AND BETWEEN

                       WILLIAMS GAS PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC
                                    AS SELLER

                                       AND

                           SOUTHERN STAR CENTRAL CORP.
                                    AS BUYER,

                          FOR THE PURCHASE AND SALE OF
                              ALL THE CAPITAL STOCK

                                       OF

                      WILLIAMS GAS PIPELINES CENTRAL, INC.
                             A DELAWARE CORPORATION

               AND ALL LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY MEMBERSHIP UNITS

                                       OF

                    WESTERN FRONTIER PIPELINE COMPANY, L.L.C.
                      A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

                                   DATED AS OF

                               SEPTEMBER 13, 2002

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ARTICLE I SALE AND PURCHASE......................................................................     1

         SECTION 1.1.      Agreement to Sell and to Purchase; Closing............................     1
         SECTION 1.2.      Purchase Price........................................................     2
         SECTION 1.3.      Adjustment to Purchase Price..........................................     2

ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER..............................................     4

         SECTION 2.1.      Corporate Organization................................................     4
         SECTION 2.2.      Capitalization; Title.................................................     4
         SECTION 2.3.      Subsidiaries and Equity Interests.....................................     5
         SECTION 2.4.      Validity of Agreement; Authorization..................................     5
         SECTION 2.5.      No Conflict or Violation..............................................     5
         SECTION 2.6.      Consents and Approvals................................................     5
         SECTION 2.7.      Financial Statements..................................................     6
         SECTION 2.8.      Absence of Certain Changes or Events..................................     6
         SECTION 2.9.      Tax Matters...........................................................     6
         SECTION 2.10.     Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities....................................     7
         SECTION 2.11.     Real and Personal Property............................................     8
         SECTION 2.12.     Intellectual Property and Computer Hardware...........................     8
         SECTION 2.13.     Licenses, Permits and Governmental Approvals..........................     9
         SECTION 2.14.     Compliance with Law...................................................     9
         SECTION 2.15.     Litigation............................................................     9
         SECTION 2.16.     Contracts.............................................................    10
         SECTION 2.17.     Brokers...............................................................    10
         SECTION 2.18.     Employee Plans........................................................    11
         SECTION 2.19.     Insurance.............................................................    13
         SECTION 2.20.     Environmental; Health and Safety Matters..............................    13
         SECTION 2.21.     Regulatory Matters....................................................    14
         SECTION 2.22.     No Other Representations..............................................    15

ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER..............................................    15

         SECTION 3.1.      Corporate Organization................................................    15
         SECTION 3.2.      Validity of Agreement.................................................    15
         SECTION 3.3.      No Conflict or Violation; No Defaults.................................    16
         SECTION 3.4.      Consents and Approvals................................................    16
         SECTION 3.5.      Financial Ability.....................................................    16
         SECTION 3.6.      Brokers...............................................................    16
         SECTION 3.7.      Independent Investigation.............................................    16
         SECTION 3.8.      Investment Intent; Investment Experience;
                           Restricted Securities.................................................    17

ARTICLE IV COVENANTS.............................................................................    17

         SECTION 4.1.      Certain Changes and Conduct of Business...............................    17
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         SECTION 4.2.      Access to Properties and Records......................................    19
         SECTION 4.3.      Employee Matters......................................................    20
         SECTION 4.4.      Consents and Approvals................................................    23
         SECTION 4.5.      Further Assurances....................................................    24
         SECTION 4.6.      Reasonable Efforts....................................................    25
         SECTION 4.7.      Notice of Breach......................................................    25
         SECTION 4.8.      Confidential Information..............................................    25
         SECTION 4.9.      Negotiations..........................................................    25
         SECTION 4.10.     Tax Covenants.........................................................    26
         SECTION 4.11.     Insurance, Bonds and Collateral.......................................    28
         SECTION 4.12.     Information Technology................................................    28
         SECTION 4.13.     Software License......................................................    29
         SECTION 4.14.     Non-software Copyright License........................................    30
         SECTION 4.15.     Transitional Trademark License........................................    30
         SECTION 4.16.     Audit or Review of Financial Statements...............................    31
         SECTION 4.17.     Termination of Certain Related Party Contracts........................    31

ARTICLE V CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF BUYER.....................................................    32

         SECTION 5.1.      Receipt of Documents..................................................    32
         SECTION 5.2.      Representations and Warranties of Seller..............................    32
         SECTION 5.3.      Performance of Seller's Obligations...................................    33
         SECTION 5.4.      Consents and Approvals................................................    33
         SECTION 5.5.      No Violation of Orders................................................    33
         SECTION 5.6.      Transition Services Agreement; Litigation
                           Cooperation Agreement.................................................    33
         SECTION 5.7.      Opinion of Counsel to Buyer...........................................    34
         SECTION 5.8.      Opinion of Counsel to Seller..........................................    34
         SECTION 5.9.      Fairness Opinion......................................................    34

ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF SELLER...................................................    34

         SECTION 6.1.      Representations and Warranties of Buyer...............................    34
         SECTION 6.2.      Performance of Buyer's Obligations....................................    34
         SECTION 6.3.      Consents and Approvals................................................    34
         SECTION 6.4.      No Violation of Orders................................................    34
         SECTION 6.5.      Purchase Price........................................................    35

ARTICLE VII TERMINATION AND ABANDONMENT..........................................................    35

         SECTION 7.1.      Methods of Termination; Upset Date....................................    35
         SECTION 7.2.      Procedure Upon Termination............................................    36

ARTICLE VIII SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION...........................................................    36

         SECTION 8.1.      Survival..............................................................    36
         SECTION 8.2.      Indemnification Coverage..............................................    36
         SECTION 8.3.      Procedures............................................................    38
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         SECTION 8.4.      Waiver of Consequential, Etc. Damages.................................    39
         SECTION 8.5.      Compliance with Express Negligence Rule...............................    39
         SECTION 8.6.      Liquidated Damages....................................................    39
         SECTION 8.7.      Remedy................................................................    40
         SECTION 8.8.      Tax Treatment of Indemnity Payments...................................    40

ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS..............................................................    40

         SECTION 9.1.      Publicity.............................................................    40
         SECTION 9.2.      Successors and Assigns; No Third-Party Beneficiaries..................    40
         SECTION 9.3.      Investment Bankers, Financial Advisors, Brokers and Finders...........    41
         SECTION 9.4.      Fees and Expenses.....................................................    41
         SECTION 9.5.      Notices...............................................................    41
         SECTION 9.6.      Entire Agreement......................................................    42
         SECTION 9.7.      Waivers and Amendments................................................    43
         SECTION 9.8.      Severability..........................................................    43
         SECTION 9.9.      Titles and Headings...................................................    43
         SECTION 9.10.     Signatures and Counterparts...........................................    43
         SECTION 9.11.     Enforcement of the Agreement..........................................    43
         SECTION 9.12.     Governing Law.........................................................    44
         SECTION 9.13.     Disclosure............................................................    44
         SECTION 9.14.     Disclaimer of Warranties..............................................    44
         SECTION 9.15.     Consent to Jurisdiction...............................................    45
         SECTION 9.16.     Bulk Sales or Transfer Laws...........................................    45
         SECTION 9.17.     Certain Definitions...................................................    45
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Schedule 1.2               Purchase Price Allocation
Schedule 1.3               Working Capital
Schedule 2.1               Corporate Organization - Qualifications
Schedule 2.5               Conflict or Violation
Schedule 2.6               Consents and Approvals
Schedule 2.8               Absence of Certain Changes or Events
Schedule 2.9               Tax Matters
Schedule 2.10(a)           Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities
Schedule 2.10(b)           Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities
Schedule 2.11(a)           Rights of Way
Schedule 2.11(b)           Property Restrictions
Schedule 2.12              Intellectual Property
Schedule 2.13              Licenses, Permits and Governmental Approvals
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Schedule 2.14              Compliance with Law
Schedule 2.15              Material Litigation or Potential or Threatened Claims
Schedule 2.16              Contracts
Schedule 2.17              Brokers
Schedule 2.18(a)(i)        Seller Plans
Schedule 2.18(a)(ii)       Employee Plans Sponsored or Maintained by the Company or the LLC
Schedule 2.18(b)(i)        Business Employees
Schedule 2.18(b)(ii)       Contracts, Agreements, Plans or Arrangements Covering Business Employees
Schedule 2.18(e)           Plans Providing Post-Employment Welfare Benefits
Schedule 2.18(k)(i)        Business Employees Covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement
Schedule 2.18(k)(ii)       Business Employees Represented by a Union or Other Bargaining Agent
                           within the Last Three Years
Schedule 2.19              Property and Casualty Insurance
Schedule 2.20              Environmental; Health and Safety Matters
Schedule 3.4               Consents and Approvals
Schedule 3.6               Brokers
Schedule 4.1               Certain Changes and Conduct of Business
Schedule 4.11              Bonds, Letters of Credit and Cash Collateral
Schedule 4.17              Related Third Party Contracts Not Terminated as of Closing Date
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                               PURCHASE AGREEMENT

                  THIS PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "AGREEMENT") is made and entered
into as of this 13th day of September, 2002, by and between WILLIAMS GAS
PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("SELLER"), and
SOUTHERN STAR CENTRAL CORP., a Delaware corporation ("BUYER").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

                  WHEREAS, Seller owns 100% of the issued and outstanding
capital stock (the "SHARES") of Williams Gas Pipelines Central, Inc. (the
"COMPANY"); and

                  WHEREAS, Seller owns 100% of the issued and outstanding
limited liability company interests (the "MEMBERSHIP UNITS") of Western Frontier
Pipeline Company, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the "LLC"); and

                  WHEREAS, Buyer desires to purchase the Shares and the
Membership Units from Seller, and Seller desires to sell the Shares and the
Membership Units to Buyer, in each case upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement; and

                  WHEREAS, on the date hereof, The Williams Companies, Inc.
("PARENT") entered into a Guaranty Agreement in favor of Buyer and the other
Buyer Indemnified Parties, pursuant to which Parent guaranteed the performance
of all of Seller's obligations under this Agreement and the Transaction
Documents (as defined herein); and

                  WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the ultimate parent of Buyer
("BUYER PARENT") entered into a Guaranty Agreement in favor of Seller and the
other Seller Indemnified Parties, pursuant to which Buyer Parent guaranteed the
performance of all of Buyer's obligations under this Agreement and the
Transaction Documents;

                  NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual terms,
conditions and other agreements set forth herein, the parties hereto hereby
agree as follows:

                                   ARTICLE I
                                SALE AND PURCHASE

                  SECTION 1.1       AGREEMENT TO SELL AND TO PURCHASE; CLOSING

                  (a) On the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) and upon the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, Seller shall
sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase
and accept from Seller, all of the Shares and the Membership Units, free and
clear of any pledges, restrictions on transfer, proxies and voting or other
agreements, liens, claims, charges, mortgages, security interests or other legal
or equitable encumbrances, limitations or restrictions of any nature whatsoever
other than as may be set forth in the Organizational Documents (as defined in
Section 2.2) of the Company or the LLC ("ENCUMBRANCES").

                  (b) The closing of such sale and purchase (the "CLOSING")
shall take place at 10:00 a.m. (New York time), at the offices of Seller's
counsel, Andrews and Kurth L.L.P., 805 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022, or at
such other place as the parties hereto shall agree in writing no later than the
later of (i) one business day following the expiration of the Hart-Scott-Rodino
waiting period or (ii) satisfaction of the conditions to the obligations of
Buyer and Seller

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set forth in Article V and VI (other than those conditions that by their nature
are to be fulfilled at Closing) (the "CLOSING DATE"). At Seller's option, the
Closing Date may be delayed up to ten (10) days by written notice to Buyer. At
the Closing, Seller shall deliver to Buyer (i) the stock certificates
representing the Shares duly endorsed in blank, or accompanied by stock powers
duly executed in blank in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Buyer and
Seller (the "STOCK TRANSFER") and (ii) a duly executed bill of sale, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer and Seller, transferring the
Membership Units (the "BILL OF SALE"). In full consideration and exchange for
the Shares and the Membership Units, Buyer shall thereupon pay to Seller the
Purchase Price as provided in Section 1.2 hereof.

                  SECTION 1.2.      PURCHASE PRICE

                  The purchase price for the Shares and the Membership Units
(the "PURCHASE PRICE") shall be Three Hundred and Eighty Million Dollars
($380,000,000.00) as adjusted in accordance with Section 1.3. In addition, Buyer
acknowledges that the Company has outstanding debt in the principal amount of
One Hundred Seventy-Five Million Dollars ($175,000,000.00) plus accrued and
unpaid interest thereon. This results in an enterprise value for the transaction
of Five Hundred and Fifty-Five Million Dollars ($555,000,000). On the Closing
Date, Buyer shall deliver to Seller the Purchase Price, which shall be paid by
wire transfer to Seller of immediately available funds made to a bank account in
the United States of America designated in writing by Seller not less than three
business days before the Closing Date. The Purchase Price shall be allocated
among the Shares and the Membership Units in accordance with Schedule 1.2.

                  SECTION 1.3.      ADJUSTMENT TO PURCHASE PRICE

                  (a) Schedule 1.3 sets forth the Working Capital of the Company
as of June 30, 2002 (the "BASE STATEMENT") based on the Financial Statements.
"WORKING CAPITAL" shall mean Current Assets less Current Liabilities. "CURRENT
ASSETS" shall mean current assets of the Company as reflected in the financial
statements of the Company as of the relevant date of determination, but
excluding intercompany receivables (that is, receivables from the Seller and its
Affiliates), prepaid insurance and deferred taxes. "CURRENT LIABILITIES" shall
mean the current liabilities of the Company as reflected in the financial
statements of the Company as of the relevant date of determination, but
excluding intercompany payables (that is, payables to the Seller or any of its
Affiliates), the current portion of long-term debt, deferred taxes and accrued
liability for Taxes for which Seller is liable pursuant to Section 4.10. Within
60 days following the Closing Date, Seller shall prepare and deliver to Buyer a
statement (the "CLOSING STATEMENT"), which shall set forth in reasonable detail
the amount of Working Capital of the Company as of the Closing Date based upon a
balance sheet prepared as of the Closing Date on a basis consistent with the
balance sheet included in the Financial Statements and a calculation of the
adjustment to the Purchase Price that is payable based upon the difference
between the Working Capital in the Base Statement and the Working Capital in the
Closing Statement. Buyer agrees, at no cost to Seller, to give Seller and its
authorized representatives reasonable access to such employees, officers and
other facilities and such books and records of the Company and the LLC as are
reasonably necessary to allow Seller and its authorized representatives to
prepare the Closing Statement. The Base Statement shall be prepared in
accordance with RAP (as defined in Section 2.7) and on a basis consistent with
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Statements using the same accounting methods, policies, practices, procedures
and adjustments as were used in the preparation of the Financial Statements. The
Closing Statement shall be prepared in accordance with RAP and on a basis
consistent with the Financial Statements, using the same accounting methods,
policies, practices, procedures and adjustments as were used in the preparation
of the Financial Statements and the Base Statement.

                  (b) Following its receipt from Seller of the Closing
Statement, Buyer shall have 10 days to review the Closing Statement and to
inform Seller in writing of any disagreement (the "OBJECTION") which it may have
with the Closing Statement, which objection shall specify in reasonable detail
Buyer's disagreement with the Closing Statement. If Seller does not receive the
Objection within such 10-day period, the amount of Working Capital set forth on
the Closing Statement delivered pursuant to Section 1.3(a) shall be deemed to
have been accepted by Buyer and shall become binding upon Buyer. If Buyer does
timely deliver an Objection to Seller, Seller shall then have 10 days from the
date of receipt of such Objection (the "REVIEW PERIOD") to review and respond to
the Objection. Buyer and Seller shall attempt in good faith to resolve any
disagreements with respect to the determination of Working Capital of the
Company as of the Closing Date or the amount of the adjustment to the Purchase
Price. If they are unable to resolve all of their disagreements with respect to
the determination of Working Capital of the Company as of the Closing Date or
the amount of the adjustment to the Purchase Price within 10 days following the
expiration of Seller's Review Period, they may refer, at the option of either
Buyer or Seller, their differences to KPMG LLP, or if KPMG LLP decline to accept
such engagement, an internationally recognized firm of independent public
accountants selected jointly by Buyer and Seller, who shall determine only with
respect to the differences so submitted, whether and to what extent, if any, the
amount of Working Capital of the Company as of the Closing Date set forth in the
Closing Statement requires adjustment. If Buyer and Seller are unable to so
select the independent public accountants within five days of KPMG LLP declining
to accept such engagement, either Buyer or Seller may thereafter request that
the American Arbitration Association make such selection (as applicable, KPMG
LLP, the firm selected by Buyer and Seller or the firm selected by the American
Arbitration Association is referred to as the "CPA FIRM"). Buyer and Seller
shall direct the CPA Firm to use its reasonable best efforts to render its
determination within 30 days after the issue is first submitted to the CPA Firm.
The CPA Firm's determination shall be conclusive and binding upon Buyer and
Seller. The fees and disbursements of the CPA Firm shall be shared equally by
Buyer and Seller. Buyer and Seller shall make readily available to the CPA Firm
all relevant books and records relating to the Closing Statement and all other
items reasonably requested by the CPA Firm. The Closing Statement as agreed to
by Buyer and Seller or as determined by the CPA Firm shall be referred to as the
"FINAL CLOSING STATEMENT".

                  (c) In the event that Working Capital on the Final Closing
Statement exceeds Working Capital on the Base Statement, then Buyer shall pay to
Seller in cash the amount of such excess. In the event that Working Capital on
the Base Statement exceeds Working Capital on the Final Closing Statement, then
Seller shall pay to Buyer in cash the amount of such excess. All amounts payable
under this Section 1.3(c) shall be paid within three business days of the
determination of the Final Closing Statement by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to a bank account in the United States of America designated in
writing by the recipient not less than one business day before such payment.

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                  (d) The Seller and Buyer hereby agree that, on or before the
Closing Date, all intercompany accounts between the Company and the Seller and
the Seller's Affiliates shall be paid in full or offset, dividended or
distributed to the Seller or its Affiliates or otherwise cancelled without
payment. On or before the Closing Date, Seller also shall take, or shall cause
the Company to take, all actions necessary to exclude as an asset of the Company
the Company's investment in the 1Line System.

                                   ARTICLE II
                    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER

                  Seller hereby represents and warrants to Buyer as follows:

                  SECTION 2.1.      CORPORATE ORGANIZATION.

                  The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of Delaware. The LLC is a limited liability
company, duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
Delaware. Seller is duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of Delaware. Each of the Company and the LLC has all requisite power and
authority and all governmental licenses, authorizations, permits, consents and
approvals to own its respective properties and assets and to conduct its
business as now conducted, except where the failure to have such licenses,
authorizations, permits, consents and approvals would not have a Material
Adverse Effect (as defined in Section 9.17). Each of the Company and the LLC is
duly qualified to do business as a foreign entity and is in good standing in
each jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned or leased by it or
the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary,
except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not
individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect. Schedule 2.1
sets forth all of the jurisdictions in which the Company and the LLC are
qualified to do business.

                  SECTION 2.2.      CAPITALIZATION; TITLE.

                  All of the outstanding Shares of the Company and all of the
outstanding Membership Units of the LLC are owned of record and beneficially by
Seller. All of the Shares and Membership Units have been validly issued, and the
Shares are fully paid and nonassessable. Except for this Agreement, there are no
outstanding options, warrants, agreements, conversion rights, preemptive rights
or other rights to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire the Shares or
Membership Units. There are no voting trusts or other agreements or
understandings to which Seller, the Company or the LLC is a party with respect
to the voting of the Shares or the Membership Units. There is no indebtedness of
the Company or the LLC having general voting rights issued and outstanding.
Except for this Agreement, there are no outstanding obligations of any person to
repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire outstanding Shares or Membership Units
or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any Shares or Membership
Units. Seller has valid and marketable title to the Shares and Membership Units
free and clear of any Encumbrances. True and correct copies of the
Organizational Documents of the Company and the LLC with all amendments thereto
to the date hereof, have been made available by the Seller to the Buyer or its
representatives. "ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS" shall mean certificates of
incorporation, by-laws, certificates of formation, limited liability company
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partnership or limited partnership agreements or other formation or governing
documents of a particular entity.

                  SECTION 2.3.      SUBSIDIARIES AND EQUITY INTERESTS.

                  Neither the Company nor the LLC has any subsidiaries, and they
do not own, directly or indirectly, any shares of capital stock, voting rights
or other equity interests or investments in any other Person. Neither the
Company nor the LLC has any rights to acquire by any means, directly or
indirectly, any capital stock, voting rights, equity interests or investments in
another Person.

                  SECTION 2.4.      VALIDITY OF AGREEMENT; AUTHORIZATION.

                  Seller has the power to enter into this Agreement and the
Transaction Documents to which Seller is a party and to carry out its
obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the Transaction Documents and the performance of its obligations
hereunder and thereunder have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of
The Williams Companies, Inc. and the Management Committee of Seller, and no
other proceedings on the part of Seller are necessary to authorize such
execution, delivery and performance. This Agreement and the Transaction
Documents each have been or will be duly executed by Seller and constitutes or
will constitute Seller's valid and binding obligation enforceable against Seller
in accordance with its terms (except to the extent that its enforceability may
be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar
law affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally or by general
equitable principles).

                  SECTION 2.5.      NO CONFLICT OR VIOLATION.

                  Except as set forth on Schedule 2.5, the execution, delivery
and performance by Seller of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to
which Seller is a party does not and will not: (a) violate or conflict with any
provision of the Organizational Documents of Seller; (b) violate any applicable
provision of law, statute, judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree, award,
rule, or regulation of any foreign, federal, tribal, state or local government,
court, arbitrator, agency or commission or other governmental or regulatory body
or authority ("GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY"); (c) violate, result in a breach of,
constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default or cause any
obligation, penalty or premium to arise or accrue under any contract, lease,
loan agreement, mortgage, security agreement, trust indenture or other agreement
or instrument to which the Company or the LLC is a party or by which either of
them is bound or to which any of their respective properties or assets is
subject; (d) result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance upon any of
the properties or assets of the Company or the LLC; or (e) result in the
cancellation, modification, revocation or suspension of any License (as defined
in Section 2.14) of the Company or the LLC, except in the cases of clauses (b) -
(e) above as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

                  SECTION 2.6.      CONSENTS AND APPROVALS.

                  Except as disclosed on Schedule 2.6, no material consent,
approval or authorization of, or filing, registration or qualification with, any
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other Person (on the part of Seller, the LLC or the Company), is required as a
condition to the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Transaction
Documents to which Seller is a party or the performance of their respective
obligations hereunder or thereunder.

                  SECTION 2.7.      FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

                  Seller has heretofore furnished to Buyer copies of the audited
financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2001, and December 31,
2000, and the notes thereto, and the unaudited balance sheet of the Company as
of June 30, 2002, together with the related statements of income and cash flows
for the period then ended (the "FINANCIAL STATEMENTS"). The Financial Statements
were prepared from the books and records of the Company in accordance with the
accounting principles prescribed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
("RAP") applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby.
The Financial Statements present fairly in all material respects the financial
position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of such dates
and for the periods then ended (the partial year Financial Statements being
subject to normal year-end audit adjustments consistent with prior periods).

                  SECTION 2.8.      ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES OR EVENTS.

                  Except as set forth in Schedule 2.8 and except for any
intercompany receivables or payables that may be paid, cancelled or offset prior
to Closing as contemplated in Section 1.3(d) hereof, since June 30, 2002, the
business of the Company and the LLC has been conducted in the ordinary course
consistent with past practices and neither the Company nor the LLC has taken any
of the actions described in Section 4.1(a)(i) through (xvi). Since June 30,
2002, there has not been any event or condition that has had a Material Adverse
Effect, except as disclosed in Schedule 2.8.

                  SECTION 2.9.      TAX MATTERS.

                  (a) For purposes of this Agreement, "TAX RETURNS" shall mean
returns, reports, exhibits, schedules, information statements and other
documentation (including any additional or supporting material) filed or
maintained, or required to be filed or maintained, in connection with the
calculation, determination, assessment or collection of any Tax and shall
include any amended returns required as a result of examination adjustments made
by the Internal Revenue Service or other Tax authority. For purposes of this
Agreement, "TAX" or "TAXES" shall mean any and all federal, state, local,
foreign and other taxes, levies, fees, imposts and duties of whatever kind
(including any interest, penalties or additions to the tax imposed in connection
therewith or with respect thereto), including, without limitation, taxes imposed
on, or measured by, income, franchise, profits or gross receipts, and also ad
valorem, value added, sales, use, service, real or personal property, capital
stock, license, payroll, withholding, employment, social security, workers'
compensation, unemployment compensation, utility, severance, production, excise,
stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits, transfer and gains taxes and
customs duties.

                  (b) Except as disclosed on Schedule 2.9, (i) the Company and
the LLC have filed (or joined in the filing of) when due all Tax Returns
required by applicable law to be filed with

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respect to the Company or the LLC; (ii) all such Tax Returns were true, correct
and complete in all respects as of the time of such filing; (iii) all Taxes
relating to periods ending on or before the Closing Date owed by the Company or
the LLC (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) at any time on or prior to the
Closing Date, if required to have been paid, have been or will be paid (except
for Taxes which are being contested in good faith in appropriate proceedings);
(iv) any liability of the Company for Taxes not yet due and payable, or which
are being contested in good faith in appropriate proceedings, has been provided
for on the financial statements of the Company in accordance with RAP; (v) there
is no action, suit, proceeding, investigation, audit or claim now pending
against, or with respect to, the Company or the LLC in respect of any Tax or Tax
assessment, nor is any claim for additional Tax or Tax assessment asserted in
writing by any Tax authority; (vi) since January 1, 1998, no written claim has
been made by any Tax authority in a jurisdiction where the Company or the LLC
does not currently file a Tax Return that they are or may be subject to Tax by
such jurisdiction, nor to Seller's knowledge is any such assertion threatened in
writing; (vii) the Company and the LLC have no outstanding request for any
extension of time within which to pay its Taxes or file its Tax Returns; (viii)
there has been no waiver or extension of any applicable statute of limitations
for the assessment or collection of any Taxes of the Company or the LLC; (ix)
the LLC at all times has been treated as a disregarded entity for federal, state
and local income and franchise tax purposes; (x) Seller is not a "FOREIGN
PERSON" within the meaning of Section 1445 of the United States Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the "CODE"); (xi) the Company and the LLC are not
parties to any agreement, whether written or unwritten, providing for the
payment of Taxes, payment for Tax losses, entitlements to refunds or similar Tax
matters; (xii) the Company and the LLC have withheld and paid all Taxes required
to be withheld by the Company or the LLC in connection with any amounts paid or
owing to any employee, creditor, independent contractor or other third party;
(xiii) there are no liens for Taxes upon the Shares, the Membership Units, or
any assets of the Company or the LLC except for Taxes not yet due and payable;
(xiv) no property of the Company or the LLC is subject to a tax benefit transfer
lease subject to the provisions of former Section 168(f)(8) of the Code; and
(xiv) neither the Company nor the LLC has made any payments or is obligated to
make any payments that will not be deductible under Section 280G or 162(m) of
the Code;

                  (c) Any reference in this Section 2.9 to the Company or the
LLC shall be deemed to include any predecessor of the Company or the LLC and any
entity with respect to which the Company or the LLC has successor or transferee
liability.

                  (d) The only representations and warranties given in respect
of Tax matters are those contained in Section 2.9 and none of the other
representations and warranties in this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute,
directly or indirectly, a representation and warranty in respect of Tax matters.

                  SECTION 2.10.     ABSENCE OF UNDISCLOSED LIABILITIES.

                  (a) Except as disclosed on Schedule 2.10(a), neither the
Company nor the LLC has any material indebtedness or liability, absolute or
contingent, which is not shown or provided for on the balance sheet of the
Company included in the Financial Statements other than liabilities incurred or
accrued in the ordinary course of business (including liens of current taxes and
assessments not in default) since June 30, 2002.

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                  (b) Except as set forth on Schedule 2.10(b), the LLC: (i) does
not have any obligations or liabilities, absolute or contingent, direct or
indirect; (ii) is not required or obligated and will not be required or
obligated to make any payments to any Person, including to Seller or any of
Seller's Affiliates; (iii) is not and will not be a party to any agreements or
instruments of any kind; and (iv) has written off its investments in its
proposed business and as such its general ledger asset accounts reflect a zero
balance in all line items.

                  SECTION 2.11.     REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY.

                  (a) Except as disclosed on Schedule 2.11(a), to the Knowledge
of the Seller, each of the Company and the LLC owns valid and defensible fee
title to, or holds a valid leasehold interest in, or a valid right-of-way or
easement (all such rights-of-way and easements collectively, the
"RIGHTS-OF-WAY") through, all real property ("REAL PROPERTY") used or necessary
for the conduct of the Company's business as it is presently conducted, and each
of the Company and the LLC has good and valid title to all of the material
tangible assets and properties which they own and which are reflected on the
Financial Statements (except for assets and properties sold, consumed or
otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business since the date of the
Financial Statements), and all such Real Property, assets and properties (other
than Rights-of-Way) are owned or leased free and clear of all Encumbrances,
except for (i) Encumbrances set forth on Schedule 2.11(b), (ii) liens for
current Taxes not yet due and payable or for Taxes the validity of which is
being contested in good faith, (iii) Encumbrances to secure indebtedness
reflected on the Financial Statements, (iv) Encumbrances which will be
discharged on or prior to the Closing Date, (v) laws, ordinances and regulations
affecting building use and occupancy or reservations of interest in title
(collectively, "PROPERTY RESTRICTIONS") imposed or promulgated by law or any
Governmental Authority with respect to Real Property, including zoning
regulations, provided they do not materially adversely affect the current use of
the applicable Real Property, (vi) Encumbrances, Property Restrictions,
Rights-of-Way and written agreements of record, (vii) mechanics', carriers',
workmen's and repairmen's liens and other Encumbrances, Property Restrictions
and other limitations of any kind, if any, which do not materially detract from
the value of or materially interfere with the present use of any Real Property
subject thereto or affected thereby and which have arisen or been incurred in
the ordinary course of business and (viii) Encumbrances that do materially
detract from the value or materially interfere with the present use of the asset
subject thereto (clauses (i) through (viii) above referred to collectively as
"PERMITTED ENCUMBRANCES").

                  (b) Except as set forth on Schedule 2.11(b), there are no
material structural defects relating to any of the improvements to the Real
Property and all tangible assets and property owned and used by the Company or
the LLC are in good operating condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted.

                  SECTION 2.12.     INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND COMPUTER HARDWARE.

                  (a) Except as set forth on Schedule 2.12, and as may be
identified during development of the Migration Plan (as defined in Section 4.12
below) and for such matters as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, each of
the Company and the LLC owns all right, title and interest in and to, or has a
valid and enforceable license or other right to use, all the intellectual
property used by each of the Company and the LLC in connection with its
business,

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which represents all intellectual property rights necessary for the Company and
the LLC to each conduct its business as presently conducted.

                  (b) The only representations and warranties given in respect
of intellectual property and matters and agreements relating thereto are those
contained in this Section 2.12, and none of the other representations and
warranties shall be deemed to constitute, directly or indirectly, a
representation and warranty in respect of intellectual property and matters or
agreements relating thereto.

                  (c) Computer hardware that is shared between other
subsidiaries and the Company or the LLC, and which is not wholly owned by the
Company or LLC, is not included in this Agreement. A listing of such hardware,
and its related computer software system(s), is identified in Schedule 2.12.

                  SECTION 2.13.     LICENSES, PERMITS AND GOVERNMENTAL
APPROVALS.

                  Except as set forth on Schedule 2.13 and except as would not
have a Material Adverse Effect, each of the Company and the LLC has all material
licenses, permits, certificates, franchises, authorizations and approvals issued
or granted to the Company by any Governmental Authority necessary for the
conduct of its business as currently conducted (each a "LICENSE" and,
collectively, the "LICENSES"). Each License has been issued to, and duly
obtained and fully paid for by, the holder thereof and is valid, in full force
and effect, except where such invalidity or failure to be in full force and
effect would not have a Material Adverse Effect. As used in this Section 2.13,
the term License does not include any Environmental Permits which shall be
subject to Section 2.20(a)(iv).

                  SECTION 2.14.     COMPLIANCE WITH LAW.

                  Except as relates to tax matters (which are provided for in
Section 2.9) or environmental, health and safety matters (which are provided for
in Section 2.20) and except as set forth on Schedule 2.14, since January 1,
2001, to the Knowledge of Seller, the operations of each of the Company and the
LLC have been conducted in material compliance with all applicable laws,
regulations, orders and other requirements of all Governmental Authorities
having jurisdiction over the Company, the LLC and their respective assets,
properties and operations. None of the Seller, the Company or the LLC has
received written notice of any material violation of any such law, license,
regulation, order or other legal requirement, or is in material default with
respect to any order, writ, judgment, award, injunction or decree of any
Governmental Authority, applicable to the Company, the LLC or any of their
respective assets, properties or operations.

                  SECTION 2.15.     LITIGATION.

                  Except as set forth on Schedule 2.15 there are no Legal
Proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened against or
involving Seller, the Company or the LLC that, individually or in the aggregate,
are reasonably likely to (a) have a Material Adverse Effect or (b) materially
impair or delay the ability of Seller to perform its obligations under this
Agreement or consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except
as set forth

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on Schedule 2.15, there is no order, judgment, injunction or decree of any
Governmental Authority outstanding against Seller, the Company or the LLC that,
individually or in the aggregate, would have any effect referred to in the
foregoing clauses (a) and (b). "LEGAL PROCEEDING" shall mean any judicial,
administrative or arbitral actions, suits, proceedings (public or private),
investigations or governmental proceedings before any Governmental Authority.

                  SECTION 2.16.     CONTRACTS.

                  To the Knowledge of the Seller, Schedule 2.16 sets forth
(subject to the dollar amount limitations of clauses (a) or (b) below) a true
and complete list of the following contracts, agreements, instruments and
commitments to which the Company or the LLC is a party or otherwise relating to
or affecting any of its assets, properties or operations, whether written or
oral:

                  (a) contracts which require or could require payments by or to
the Company or the LLC of amounts greater than $250,000 in any year;

                  (b) contracts, loan agreements, letters of credit, repurchase
agreements, mortgages, security agreements, guarantees, pledge agreements, trust
indentures and promissory notes and similar documents relating to the borrowing
of money or for lines of credit in any case for amounts in excess of $500,000;
and

                  (c) partnership or joint venture or noncompete agreements
("MATERIAL CONTRACTS").

                  Each Material Contract is valid, binding and enforceable
against the Company or the LLC, as the case may be, and, to the Seller's
Knowledge, each of the other parties thereto in accordance with its terms, and
in full force and effect on the date hereof except where a failure to be so
valid, binding or enforceable or in full force and effect would not have a
Material Adverse Effect.

                  The Company or the LLC, as the case may be, and, to Seller's
Knowledge, the other party(ies) to any Material Contract, have performed in all
material respects all obligations required to be performed by them under, and
are not in material default or breach of in respect of, any Material Contract,
and no event has occurred which, with due notice or lapse of time or both, would
constitute such a default or breach except for any default or breach that would
not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect. Seller has
made available to Buyer or its representatives true and complete originals or
copies of all the Material Contracts and a copy of every material default notice
received by Seller, the Company, the LLC or any of their Affiliates during the
past one year with respect to any of the Material Contracts.

                  SECTION 2.17.     BROKERS.

                  Except as disclosed on Schedule 2.17, Seller has not employed
the services of an investment banker, financial advisor, broker or finder in
connection with this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

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                  SECTION 2.18.     EMPLOYEE PLANS.

                  (a) Except as disclosed on Schedule 2.18(a)(i), neither
Seller, the Company, the LLC, nor any of their Affiliates sponsors or maintains,
and has not at any time during the past five years sponsored or maintained, any
"EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN," as defined under Section 3(3) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), or any other
bonus, pension, stock option, stock purchase, stock appreciation right, equity
incentive, welfare, profit-sharing, retirement, disability, vacation, severance,
hospitalization, insurance, incentive, deferred compensation, compensation,
fringe benefit or other employee benefit plan, fund, trust, program, agreement
or arrangement, whether written or oral, in each of the foregoing cases which
cover, are maintained for the benefit of, or relate to any or all current or
former employees, directors or independent contractors of the Company or the LLC
or Dedicated Employees ("EMPLOYEE PLANS"). Seller or the Company has delivered
to Buyer complete and correct copies of each Employee Plan, or written summaries
of any unwritten Employee Plan. Schedule 2.18(a)(ii) sets forth a true and
complete list of all Employee Plans which are sponsored solely by the Company
and which cover only current or former employees, directors or independent
contractors of the Company or the LLC (the "COMPANY PLANS").

                  (b) Schedule 2.18(b)(i) sets forth a list showing the names of
employees of the Company and employees of Seller who are assigned to the
business of the Company, ("BUSINESS EMPLOYEES"). Except as set forth on Schedule
2.18(b)(ii), there are no contracts, agreements, plans or arrangements covering
any Business Employee with "CHANGE OF CONTROL" or similar provisions that would
be triggered as a result of the consummation of this Agreement. To Seller's
Knowledge, none of the Business Employees is obligated under any contract
(including licenses, covenants or commitments of any nature) or other agreement,
or subject to any judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative
agency, that would interfere with the use of such employee's efforts to promote
the interests of the Company or Buyer or that would conflict with the Company's
business as presently conducted. Neither Seller nor the Company has received
notice from any officer or key Business Employee or group of Business Employees,
that such person(s) intends to terminate their employment.

                  (c) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate,
have a Material Adverse Effect, each Employee Plan sponsored or maintained by
the Company has been maintained and operated in compliance with its terms, the
terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement, and the requirements of
applicable law, including the Code and ERISA, and each Employee Plan intended to
be "QUALIFIED" within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code has received a
favorable determination letter from the IRS and nothing has occurred since the
date of such favorable determination letter which would adversely affect the
qualified status of such plan.

                  (d) All contributions and premium payments required to have
been paid under or with respect to any Employee Plan have been timely paid.

                  (e) Except as disclosed on Schedule 2.18(e), no Employee Plan
provides health, life insurance or other welfare benefits to retirees or other
terminated employees of the Company or Dedicated Employees, other than
continuation coverage required by Section 4980B of the Code or Sections 601-608
of ERISA ("COBRA").

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                  (f) No Employee Plan is a multi-employer plan within the
meaning of Section 3(37) or 4001(a) of ERISA, and neither the Company nor the
LLC has any outstanding liability with respect to any such plan.

                  (g) With respect to any "DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN", within the
meaning of Section 3(35) of ERISA, maintained or contributed to by Seller, the
Company, the LLC or any entity treated as a single employer with Seller, the
Company, or the LLC under Section 4001(a) of ERISA ("ERISA AFFILIATE"): (i) no
liability to the PBGC has been incurred (other than for premiums not yet due);
(ii) no notice of intent to terminate any such plan has been filed with the PBGC
or distributed to participants and no amendment terminating any such plan has
been adopted; (iii) no proceedings to terminate any such plan have been
instituted by the PBGC and no event or condition has occurred which might
constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the
appointment of a trustee to administer, any such plan; (iv) no "ACCUMULATED
FUNDING DEFICIENCY," within the meaning of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412
of the Code, whether or not waived, has been incurred; (v) no "REPORTABLE EVENT"
within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA (for which the 30-day notice
requirement has not been waived by the PBGC) has occurred within the last six
years; (vi) no lien has arisen under ERISA or the Code, or is likely to arise,
on the assets of the Company or the LLC; (vii) there has been no cessation of
operations at a facility subject to the provisions of Section 4062(e) of ERISA
within the last six years; and (viii) no event has occurred that places
participants on actual or constructive notice of the plan's termination.

                  (h) No event has occurred and no condition exists with respect
to any Employee Plan which could subject any Employee Plan, the Company, the
LLC, Buyer or any of their employees, agents, directors or Affiliates, directly
or indirectly (through an indemnification agreement or otherwise), to a
liability for a breach of fiduciary duty, a "PROHIBITED TRANSACTION," within the
meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, or a tax, penalty
or fine under Section 502 or 4071 of ERISA or Subtitle D, Chapter 43 of the
Code.

                  (i) Except for litigation regarding Parent's 401(k) plan,
there are no actions, suits, or claims (other than routine claims for benefits
in the ordinary course) with respect to any Employee Plan pending which could
give rise to a material liability, or to Seller's Knowledge, threatened, and
Seller has no knowledge of any facts which could give rise to any such actions,
suits or claims (other than routine claims for benefits in the ordinary course).
No Employee Plan is currently under governmental investigation or audit and, to
Seller's Knowledge, no such investigation or audit is contemplated or under
consideration.

                  (j) Neither the Company nor the LLC has any liability,
contingent or otherwise, (i) with respect to any terminated employee benefit
plan or arrangement or (ii) under Section 4069 or 4212 of ERISA.

                  (k) Except as set forth on Schedule 2.18(k), (i) no Business
Employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement; (ii) no Business
Employees are, or within the last three years have been, represented by a union
or other bargaining agent; and (iii) to Seller's Knowledge, no union organizing
efforts are pending with respect to Business Employees. Seller or the Company
has delivered to Buyer a complete and correct copy of any collective bargaining
agreement applicable to Business Employees. Within the last three years, there
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strike, work slowdown or other material labor dispute with respect to Business
Employees, nor to Seller's Knowledge, is there pending or threatened (i) any
strike, work slowdown or other material labor dispute involving Business
Employees, or (ii) any grievance or arbitration proceeding involving Business
Employees, whether arising out of any collective bargaining agreement or
otherwise.

                  SECTION 2.19.     INSURANCE.

                  (a) Schedule 2.19 sets forth a true and complete list of all
current policies of all material property and casualty insurance, insuring the
properties, assets, employees and/or operations of the Company and the LLC
(collectively, the "POLICIES"). All premiums payable under such Policies have
been paid in a timely manner and the Company and the LLC have complied fully
with the terms and conditions of all such Policies.

                  (b) All Policies are in full force and effect. Coverage for
the Company and the LLC under the Policies shall terminate on the Closing Date.
Neither the Company nor the LLC is in default under any provisions of the
Policies, and there is no claim by the Company or any other Person pending under
any of the Policies as to which coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed
by the underwriters or issuers of such Policies. After the Closing Date, Seller
or Parent shall continue to manage all workers' compensation and general and
automobile liability claims of the Company and the LLC, which are known and
reported on or prior to the Closing Date, or which are covered under the
worker's compensation policy or the primary automobile or general liability
policy shown on Schedule 2.19. Buyer shall be responsible for all costs on
account of such claims, including but not limited to deductibles and third party
administrator charges.

                  SECTION 2.20.     ENVIRONMENTAL; HEALTH AND SAFETY MATTERS.

                  (a) Except as set forth on Schedule 2.20:

                           (i)      to the Knowledge of Seller, each of the
                  Company and the LLC and its operations are in material
                  compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws;

                           (ii)     to the Knowledge of Seller, neither Seller,
                  the LLC nor the Company has received any written request for
                  information, or has received written notification that it is a
                  potentially responsible party, under CERCLA or any similar
                  state law with respect to any on-site or off-site location
                  with respect to the activities or operations of the Company or
                  the LLC;

                           (iii)    there are no material writs, injunctions,
                  decrees, orders or judgments outstanding, or any actions,
                  suits, proceedings or investigations pending or, to Seller's
                  Knowledge, threatened involving the Company or the LLC
                  relating to (A) its compliance with any Environmental Law, or
                  (B) the release, disposal, discharge, spill, treatment,
                  storage or recycling of Hazardous Materials into the
                  environment at any location which could reasonably be expected
                  to result in the Company or the LLC incurring any material
                  liability under Environmental Laws; and

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                           (iv)     the Company has obtained, currently
                  maintains and is in material compliance with all Licenses
                  which are required under Environmental Laws for the operation
                  of its business (collectively, "ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS"), all
                  such Environmental Permits are in effect and no appeal nor any
                  other action is pending to revoke any such Environmental
                  Permit.

                  (b) The following terms shall have the following meanings:

                  "ENVIRONMENTAL LAW" shall mean current local, county, state,
federal, and/or foreign law (including common law), statute, code, ordinance,
rule, regulation or other legal obligation relating to the protection of the
environment, natural resources or human health, or to the transportation or
storage of petroleum or natural gas, and in effect on the date hereof,
including, without limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental Response
Compensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. section 9601 et seq.), as amended, the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. section 6901 et seq.), as
amended ("RCRA"), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. section
1251 et seq.), as amended, the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. section 7401 et seq.),
as amended, the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. section 2601 et seq.),
as amended, the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. section 651 et
seq.), as amended, the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. section 300(f) et
seq.), as amended, the Federal Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, as
amended, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C., sections 1801,
et seq.), as amended, the Oil Pollution Act (33 U.S.C. sections 2701, et seq.),
the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. sections 300(f) et seq.), as amended, the
Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. sections 1531, et seq.), as amended, the
National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. sections 4321 et seq.), as amended,
analogous state, tribal or local laws, and any similar, implementing or
successor law, and any amendment, rule, regulation, or directive issued
thereunder.

                  "HAZARDOUS MATERIAL" shall mean any substance, material or
waste which is regulated by any Environmental Law as hazardous, toxic, a
pollutant, contaminant or words of similar meaning including, without
limitation, petroleum, petroleum products, mercury, chlorinated solvents and
their breakdown products, asbestos, urea formaldehyde and polychlorinated
biphenyls.

                  (c) The only representations and warranties given in respect
of environmental, health and safety matters and compliance with and liability
under Environmental Laws are those contained in Section 2.20 and none of the
other representations and warranties shall be deemed to constitute, directly or
indirectly, a representation and warranty in respect of environmental, health
and safety matters or compliance with and liability under Environmental Laws.

                  SECTION 2.21.     REGULATORY MATTERS.

                  The Company is a "NATURAL GAS COMPANY" as that term is defined
in Section 2 of the Natural Gas Act ("NGA"). The Company is not a "PUBLIC
UTILITY COMPANY," "HOLDING COMPANY" or "SUBSIDIARY" or "AFFILIATE" of a holding
company as such terms are defined in the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
1935 (the "1935 ACT"). Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the
Company is in material compliance with all provisions of the NGA and all rules
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a Material Adverse Effect, the Company is in material compliance with all orders
issued by FERC that pertain to all terms and conditions and rates charged for
services. No approval of (i) the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
1935 Act or (ii) FERC under the NGA or the Federal Power Act is required in
connection with the execution of this Agreement by the Seller or the transaction
contemplated hereby with respect to the Seller. The Form No. 2 Annual Reports
filed by the Company with FERC for the years ended December 31, 2001 and
December 31, 2000 were true and correct in all material respects as of the dates
thereof and since June 30, 2002 neither the Company nor the LLC has become
subject to any proceeding under Section 5 of the NGA or any general rate case
proceeding commenced under Section 4 of the NGA by reason of a filing made with
the FERC after June 30, 2002.

                  SECTION 2.22.     NO OTHER REPRESENTATIONS.

                  Except as and to the extent set forth in this Article II,
Seller makes no representations or warranties whatsoever to Buyer and hereby
disclaims all liability and responsibility for any representation, warranty,
statement, or information made, communicated, or furnished (orally or in
writing) to Buyer or its representatives (including any opinion, information,
projection, or advice that may have been or may be provided to Buyer by any
director, officer, employee, agent, consultant, or representative of Seller or
any Affiliate thereof). Seller makes no representations or warranties to Buyer
regarding the probable success or profitability of the Company or the LLC or
their respective businesses.

                                   ARTICLE III
                     REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER

                  As of the date hereof, Buyer hereby represents and warrants to
Seller as follows:

                  SECTION 3.1.      CORPORATE ORGANIZATION.

                  Buyer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the state of Delaware and has all requisite
power and authority to own its properties and assets and to conduct its business
as now conducted. Buyer is duly qualified to do business as a foreign entity in
every jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned or leased by it
or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualifications
necessary.

                  SECTION 3.2.      VALIDITY OF AGREEMENT.

                  Buyer has the power to enter into this Agreement and to carry
out its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and
the performance of Buyer's obligations hereunder have been duly authorized by
the Board of Directors of Buyer, and no other proceedings on the part of Buyer
are necessary to authorize such execution, delivery and performance. This
Agreement has been duly executed by Buyer and constitutes the valid and binding
obligation of Buyer enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its terms
(except to the extent that its enforceability may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law affecting the
enforcement of creditors' rights generally or by general equitable principles).

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                  SECTION 3.3.      NO CONFLICT OR VIOLATION; NO DEFAULTS.

                  The execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of this
Agreement does not and will not violate or conflict with any provision of its
Organizational Documents and does not and will not violate any applicable
provision of law, or any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental
Authority, nor violate or result in a breach of or constitute (with due notice
or lapse of time or both) a default under any contract, lease, loan agreement,
mortgage, security agreement, trust indenture or other agreement or instrument
to which Buyer is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its
properties or assets is subject, nor result in the creation or imposition of any
Encumbrance upon any of its properties or assets where such violations, breaches
or defaults in the aggregate would have a material adverse effect on the
transactions contemplated hereby or on the assets, properties, business,
operations, net income or financial condition of Buyer.

                  SECTION 3.4.      CONSENTS AND APPROVALS.

                  Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.4, no material consent,
approval or authorization of, or filing, registration or qualification with, any
Governmental Authority or any other person (on the part of Buyer), is required
as a condition to the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the
performance of its obligations hereunder.

                  SECTION 3.5.      FINANCIAL ABILITY.

                  Buyer will at the Closing have sufficient immediately
available funds, in cash, to pay the Purchase Price and to pay any other amounts
payable pursuant to this Agreement and to effect the transactions contemplated
hereby. Buyer has provided to Seller true and correct copies of commitments from
financial institutions to enable Buyer to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which Buyer is a
party.

                  SECTION 3.6.      BROKERS.

                  Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.6, Buyer has not employed
the services of an investment banker, financial advisor, broker or finder in
connection with this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

                  SECTION 3.7.      INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION.

                  Buyer has conducted its own independent investigation, review
and analysis of the business, operations, assets, liabilities, results of
operations, financial condition and prospects of the Company and the LLC, which
investigation, review and analysis was done by Buyer and its Affiliates and, to
the extent Buyer deemed necessary or appropriate, by Buyer's representatives.
Buyer acknowledges that it and its representatives have been provided adequate
access to the personnel, properties, premises and records of the Company and the
LLC for such purpose. In entering into this Agreement, Buyer acknowledges that
it has relied solely upon the aforementioned investigation, review and analysis
and not on any factual representations of Seller or any of Seller's
representatives (except the specific representations and warranties of Seller
set forth in Article II of this Agreement).

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                  SECTION 3.8.      INVESTMENT INTENT; INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE;
RESTRICTED SECURITIES.

                  Buyer is acquiring the Shares and Membership Units for its own
account for investment and not with a view to, or for sale or other disposition
in connection with, any distribution of all or any part thereof in violation of
federal or state securities law. In acquiring the Shares and Membership Units,
Buyer is not offering or selling, and will not offer or sell, for Seller in
connection with any distribution of the Shares, and Buyer does not have a
participation and will not participate in any such undertaking or in any
underwriting of such an undertaking except in compliance with applicable federal
and state securities laws. Buyer acknowledges that it is able to fend for
itself, can bear the economic risk of its investment in the Shares, and has such
knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of
evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Shares and Membership
Units. Buyer is an "ACCREDITED INVESTOR" as such term is defined in Regulation D
under the Securities Act. Buyer understands that neither the Shares nor the
Membership Units will have been registered pursuant to the Securities Act or any
applicable state securities laws, that the Shares and Membership Units will be
characterized as "RESTRICTED SECURITIES" under federal securities laws and that
under such laws and applicable regulations neither the Shares nor the Membership
Units can be sold or otherwise disposed of without registration under the
Securities Act or an exemption therefrom.

                                   ARTICLE IV
                                    COVENANTS

                  SECTION 4.1.      CERTAIN CHANGES AND CONDUCT OF BUSINESS.

                  (a) From and after the date of this Agreement and until the
Closing Date, the Company and the LLC shall (except as required or permitted
pursuant to the terms hereof or as set forth on Schedule 4.1) conduct their
businesses solely in the ordinary course consistent with past practices and,
without the prior written consent of Buyer (which consent will not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed), Seller will not, except as required or
permitted pursuant to the terms hereof or as set forth on Schedule 4.1, permit
the Company or the LLC to:

                           (i)      make any material change in the conduct of
                  its businesses and operations;

                           (ii)     make any change in its Organizational
                  Documents or issue any additional equity securities or grant
                  any option, warrant or right to acquire any equity securities
                  or issue any security convertible into or exchangeable for its
                  equity securities;

                           (iii)    (A) incur, assume or guarantee any
                  indebtedness for borrowed money (including obligations in
                  respect of capitalized lease obligations and purchase money
                  debt), issue any notes, bonds, debentures or other corporate
                  securities or grant any option, warrant or right to purchase
                  any thereof or (B) issue any securities convertible or
                  exchangeable for debt securities of the Company or the LLC;

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                           (iv)     make any sale, assignment, transfer,
                  abandonment or other conveyance of any of its material assets
                  or any part thereof except for dispositions of inventory or of
                  worn-out or obsolete equipment for fair or reasonable value in
                  the ordinary course of business consistent with past
                  practices;

                           (v)      subject any of its assets, or any part
                  thereof, to any Encumbrance except Permitted Encumbrances or
                  such other Encumbrances as may arise in the ordinary course of
                  business consistent with past practices by operation of law;

                           (vi)     redeem, retire, purchase or otherwise
                  acquire, directly or indirectly, any of its equity interests
                  or (except as permitted by Section 1.3(d)) declare, set aside
                  or pay any dividends or other distribution in respect of such
                  equity interests in excess of the cash and cash equivalents
                  and advances reflected on the Base Statement;

                           (vii)    (A) except as may be required by applicable
                  law, enter into, adopt or make any amendments to, permit the
                  acceleration of benefits under or terminate any bonus, profit
                  sharing, compensation, severance, termination, stock option,
                  stock appreciation right, restricted stock, performance unit,
                  stock equivalent, stock purchase, pension, retirement,
                  deferred compensation, employment, severance or other employee
                  benefit agreement, trust, plan, fund or other arrangement for
                  the benefit or welfare of any current or former director,
                  officer or employee of the Company or the LLC or any Dedicated
                  Employee; (B) except for normal increases in the ordinary
                  course of business consistent with past practice that, in the
                  aggregate, do not result in a material increase in benefits or
                  compensation expense to the Company and the LLC, taken as a
                  whole, increase the benefits or compensation to any current or
                  former director, officer, or employee of the Company or the
                  LLC or to any Dedicated Employee; or (C) pay to any current or
                  former director, officer, or employee of the Company or the
                  LLC or to any Dedicated Employee any benefit not permitted by
                  any employee benefit agreement, trust, plan, fund, or other
                  arrangement as in effect on the date hereof;

                           (viii)   acquire any material assets or properties,
                  except for inventory in the ordinary course of business
                  consistent with past practices;

                           (ix)     except in the ordinary course of business
                  consistent with past practices, pay, loan or advance any
                  amount to any of its Affiliates;

                           (x)      sell, transfer or lease any properties or
                  assets to, or enter into any agreement or arrangement with,
                  any of its Affiliates;

                           (xi)     make any loan, advance or capital
                  contribution to or investment in any Person;

                           (xii)    (A) make any change in any financial
                  accounting or tax principle, method, estimate or practice
                  (including any election with respect to Taxes) except as may
                  be required by law or regulation; or (B) enter into any
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                  agreement or settlement with respect to Taxes or file any
                  amended Tax Return which could reasonably be expected to
                  affect the amount of Taxes imposed on or with respect to the
                  Company or the LLC;

                           (xiii)   other than routine compliance filings, make
                  any filings or submit any documents or information to FERC or
                  any other Governmental Entity without prior consultation with
                  Buyer;

                           (xiv)    enter into any agreement or amendment,
                  modification, or termination of any contract, lease, or
                  license to which the Company or the LLC is a party, or by
                  which any of their respective assets or properties are bound,
                  except an agreement or an amendment, modification or
                  termination of a contract, lease or license entered into in
                  the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice
                  that would not have been considered to have been a Material
                  Contract had it been entered into prior to the date of this
                  Agreement;

                           (xv)     cancel, compromise, waive, release or settle
                  any right, claim or lawsuit other than in the ordinary course
                  of business consistent with past practices; or

                           (xvi)    commit itself to do any of the foregoing.

                  (b) Seller agrees to cause the Company to consult with and to
take into account Buyer's reasonable requests before finalizing the expansion
and discretionary-maintenance capital expenditure plans and project schedules
included in the 2003 capital budget for the Company.

                  SECTION 4.2.      ACCESS TO PROPERTIES AND RECORDS.

                  (a) Seller shall afford, and shall cause the Company, the LLC
and Seller's other Affiliates to afford, to Buyer and Buyer's accountants,
counsel and representatives upon reasonable advance notice reasonable access
during normal business hours throughout the period commencing on the date hereof
and ending on the Closing Date (or the earlier termination of this Agreement
pursuant to Article VII hereof) to all the Company's and the LLC's properties,
books, contracts, and records and, during such period, shall furnish promptly to
Buyer all information concerning the Company's and the LLC's business,
properties, liabilities and personnel as Buyer may request, provided that no
investigation or receipt of information pursuant to this Section 4.2 shall
affect any representation or warranty of Seller or the conditions to the
obligations of Buyer. Additionally, Buyer shall hold in confidence all such
information on the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the
Confidentiality Agreement. Buyer shall have no right of access to, and Seller
shall have no obligation to provide to Buyer, (1) bids received from others in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and information
and analysis (including financial analysis) relating to such bids or (2) any
information the disclosure of which Seller has concluded may jeopardize any
privilege available to the Company, the LLC or Seller relating to such
information or would cause the Company, the LLC or Seller to breach a
confidentiality obligation. Buyer agrees that if Buyer or its authorized
representatives receive, or if the information (whether in electronic mail
format, on computer hard drives or otherwise) held

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by the Company or the LLC as of the Closing includes information that relates to
the business operations or other strategic matters of the Seller, its corporate
parent or any of their Affiliates (other than the Company or the LLC) such
information shall be held in confidence on the terms and subject to the
conditions contained in the Confidentiality Agreement, but the term of the
restriction on the disclosure and use of such information shall continue in
effect as to such information for a period of five years from the Closing. Buyer
further agrees that if Seller or Company or the LLC inadvertently furnishes to
Buyer copies of or access to information that is subject to clause (2) of the
second preceding sentence, Buyer will, upon Seller's request promptly return
same to Seller together with any and all extracts therefrom or notes pertaining
thereto (whether in electronic or other format). Buyer shall indemnify, defend,
and hold harmless Seller and its Affiliates from and against any Losses asserted
against or suffered by the Seller Indemnified Parties relating to, resulting
from, or arising out of, examinations or inspections made by Buyer or its
authorized representatives pursuant to this Section 4.2(a).

                  (b) Each of the parties agrees that it shall preserve and
keep, and make available to the other party for reasonable business needs, all
books and records relating to the business or operations of the Company and the
LLC on or before the Closing Date in its possession (including with respect to
Seller, to the extent in its possession, the most recent rate case records and
files of the Company and all other records and files of the Company and Seller
necessary for the Company to make a future rate case filing with the FERC) for a
period of at least 6 years from the Closing Date, except to the extent
previously delivered to the other party and receipt of which acknowledged in
writing by the other party. After such 6-year period, before a party may dispose
of any of such books and records, at least 90 calendar days' prior notice to
such effect shall be given to the other party, and the other party shall be
given an opportunity, at its cost and expense, to remove and retain all or any
part of such books and records that the notifying party elects to dispose of.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party agrees that it shall preserve and keep
all books and records of the Company and the LLC in its possession relating to
any audit or investigation instituted by a Governmental Authority or any
litigation (whether or not existing on the Closing Date), in each case of which
it has actual knowledge, until any such audit, investigation or proceeding has
been completed or finally resolved, if it is reasonably obvious that such audit,
investigation or litigation may relate to matters occurring prior to the
Closing.

                  SECTION 4.3.      EMPLOYEE MATTERS.

                  (a) As promptly as practicable after the execution of this
Agreement, representatives of Buyer and Seller shall meet to identify employees
of the Seller or any of its Affiliates (other than the Company or the LLC) who
are not Business Employees and to whom Buyer and Seller agree that Buyer, the
Company or any Affiliate of Buyer may make offers of employment (collectively,
the "ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES"). Buyer, the Company or any other Affiliate of Buyer
(i) shall offer employment effective as of the Closing Date to each Business
Employee, and (ii) may offer employment effective as of the Closing Date to each
Additional Employee, in each case on such terms and conditions as Buyer may
determine in its discretion, provided, however, that such terms and conditions
shall be reasonable in relation to the terms and conditions upon which similarly
situated employees of Buyer or one or more of its Affiliates are employed.
Business Employees and Additional Employees who accept such offer of employment
effective as of the Closing Date shall be referred to as "TRANSFERRED
EMPLOYEES." The total number of Business Employees and Additional Employees that
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available to Buyer for employment will be no less than 492, and Buyer, the
Company or any other Affiliate of Buyer will make offers to no fewer than 458 of
such Persons. Buyer shall not initiate any contact with any of Seller, Company
or LLC employees except for Business or Additional Employees. After the date
hereof and prior to Closing, Seller shall afford, and shall cause the Company
and the LLC and Seller's other Affiliates to afford, to Buyer or its Affiliates
reasonable access to the Additional Employees for the purpose of enabling Buyer
and its Affiliates to determine to which of such employees it desires to extend
offers of employment.

                  (b) Effective as of the Closing Date, Seller shall take, or
shall cause the Company and the LLC to take, all necessary action to effect the
cessation of, and withdrawal from, participation by the Company and the LLC in
any Employee Plan which is not a Company Plan ("SELLER PLAN") and Transferred
Employees shall cease active participation in any Seller Plan as of such date.

                  (c) Each Transferred Employee shall, without duplication of
benefits, be given credit for all service with Seller prior to the Closing Date,
using the same methodology used by Seller as of the date hereof for crediting
service and determining levels of benefits (i) under all employee benefit plans,
programs and arrangements maintained by or contributed to by the Buyer, the
Company or another Affiliate of Buyer in which the Transferred Employees become
participants for purposes of eligibility to participate, vesting and
determination of level of benefits (excluding, however, benefit accrual or
subsidies under any defined benefit plans), and (ii) for purposes of calculating
the amount of each Transferred Employee's severance benefits, if any.

                  (d) With respect to the plan year during which the Closing
Date occurs, Buyer will, or will cause its appropriate Affiliate to, (i) waive
all limitations as to preexisting conditions exclusions and waiting periods with
respect to participation and coverage requirements applicable to the Transferred
Employees under any medical, dental and life insurance benefit plans that such
employees may be eligible to participate in after the Closing Date, other than
limitations or waiting periods that are already in effect with respect to such
employees and that have not been satisfied as of the Closing Date under any
welfare plan maintained for the Transferred Employees immediately prior to the
Closing Date, and (ii) provide each Transferred Employee with credit for any
co-payments and deductibles paid prior to the Closing Date in satisfying any
applicable deductible or out-of-pocket requirements under any welfare plans that
such employees are eligible to participate in after the Closing Date. Buyer will
also ensure that Transferred Employees and their dependents who have commenced
orthodontia treatment prior to the Closing Date receive at least the same level
of benefit coverage for such treatment as they would have received if they had
remained employed by Seller.

                  (e) Transferred Employees who are otherwise eligible for early
retirement under the Williams Pension Plan as of the Closing Date shall be
permitted to retire and commence receipt of benefits notwithstanding their
continued employment with the Company, the Buyer or any Affiliate of Buyer.

                  (f) On or as soon as practicable after the Closing Date,
Seller shall cause the assets of the Union Pension Plan held under a Seller
master trust to be transferred to a trust established or maintained by Buyer,
the Company or any other Affiliate of Buyer. Such transfer

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shall be made within one business day after any valuation date of Seller's
master trust and shall be made in cash, marketable securities or other property
acceptable to Buyer.

                  (g) Effective as of the Closing Date, Transferred Employees
shall become fully vested in their account balances in any defined contribution
or 401(k) Plan maintained by Seller on behalf of such Transferred Employees (the
"SELLER SAVINGS PLAN") and distributions of such account balances shall be made
available to such Transferred Employees as soon as practicable following the
Closing Date, in accordance with, the provisions of Seller Savings Plan and
applicable law. Thereafter, Buyer shall accept, or shall cause the Company or
the appropriate Affiliate of Buyer to accept, rollover contributions from Seller
Savings Plan into a defined contribution or 401(k) Plan maintained by Buyer, the
Company or another Affiliate of Buyer (the "BUYER SAVINGS PLAN") of the account
balances distributed to the Transferred Employees from Seller Savings Plan in
accordance with the provisions of the Buyer Savings Plan and applicable law.
Such rollovers shall be made in cash and other property acceptable to Buyer.

                  (h) Effective as of the Closing Date, Buyer shall assume, or
shall cause the Company or another Affiliate of Buyer to assume, Seller's
obligation for providing retiree medical benefits to employees who are
represented by Local No. 647, International Union of Operating Engineers,
AFL-CIO ("UNION EMPLOYEES") or former Union Employees. On or as soon as
practicable after the Closing Date, Seller shall cause to be transferred from
Seller's VEBA trust to a VEBA trust established or maintained by Buyer, the
Company or another Affiliate of Buyer assets attributable to current and former
Union Employees. Such transfer shall be made in cash, marketable securities or
other property acceptable to Buyer.

                  (i) Effective as of the Closing Date, Buyer shall assume, or
shall cause the Company or another Affiliate of Buyer to assume, Seller's
liabilities and obligations for providing retiree medical benefits to
Transferred Employees who are not Union Employees ("SALARIED EMPLOYEES") and who
as of the Closing Date are not eligible to retire under Seller's retiree medical
benefit plan. Seller shall retain all liabilities and obligations for retiree
medical benefits for Salaried Employees who as of the Closing Date are eligible
to retire under Seller's retiree medical benefits plan and for retired or former
Business Employees.

                  (j) Seller shall be responsible for any continuation of group
health coverage required under Section 4980B of the Code or Sections 601 through
608 of ERISA with respect to any Business Employee or any "QUALIFIED
BENEFICIARY" (as defined in Section 4980B of the Code) of any such employee who
incurs a "QUALIFYING EVENT" (as defined in Section 4980B of the Code) on or
prior to the Closing Date. Buyer, the Company or the appropriate Affiliate of
Buyer shall be responsible for any continuation of group health coverage
required under Section 4980B of the Code or Sections 601 through 608 of ERISA
with respect to any Transferred Employee or any "QUALIFIED BENEFICIARY" (as
defined in Section 4980B of the Code) who incurs a "QUALIFYING EVENT" (as
defined in Section 4980B of the Code) after the Closing Date.

                  (k) Buyer and Seller agree to cooperate as necessary to
effectuate the provisions of this Section 4.3 and to ensure an orderly
transition of benefits coverage with respect to the Transferred Employees from
the Seller Plans to the appropriate plans established by Buyer, the Company or
another Affiliate of Buyer, including, without limitation, coverage with respect
to Seller's educational assistance plan and Seller's Code Section 125 plan.

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                  (l) Each Transferred Employee shall, without duplication of
benefits, be given credit for all accrued but unused paid-time-off under
Seller's paid-time-off program as of the Closing Date, using the same
methodology used by Seller immediately prior to the Closing Date for crediting
service and determining the amount of such paid time-off benefits.

                  (m) If Buyer, the Company or another Affiliate of Buyer
terminates the employment of a Transferred Employee who is a Salaried Employee
at any time between the Closing Date and the first anniversary of the Closing
Date, Buyer shall provide, or shall cause the Company or such other Affiliate of
Buyer, as appropriate, to provide, such Transferred Employee with a severance
benefit equal to the greater of (i) the benefit provided under the applicable
plan or program of Buyer, the Company or another Affiliate of Buyer and (ii) a
sum equal to two weeks of pay for every year of service with a minimum of six
weeks and a maximum of fifty-two weeks total severance benefit. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in no event shall such an employee be entitled to severance if
such employee is terminated for cause, as defined under the terms of Seller's
severance plan or program as in effect on the date hereof ("SELLER'S SEVERANCE
PLAN"), a copy of which has been provided to Buyer, or if such employee would
not otherwise be entitled to severance under the terms of Seller's Severance
Plan, including, without limitation, by reason of the employee's failure to
provide a release to the Company.

                  (n) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Section
4.3, Seller shall retain all liabilities and obligations under Seller's Plans.

                  (o) Nothing in this Agreement shall limit Buyer's right to
terminate the employment of any employee at any time or, except as provided in
paragraph (m) above, amend or terminate any employee benefit plan or
arrangement.

                  SECTION 4.4.      CONSENTS AND APPROVALS.

                  (a) Seller and Buyer shall each use all commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain, or in the case of Seller, cause the Company and
the LLC to obtain, all necessary consents, waivers, authorizations and approvals
of all Governmental Authorities, and of all other persons required in connection
with the execution, delivery and performance by them of this Agreement and will
cooperate fully with the other Party in promptly seeking to obtain all such
authorizations, consents, orders, and approvals, giving such notices, and making
such filings. To the extent required by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976 (the "HSR ACT"), each Party shall (i) file or cause to
be filed, as promptly as practicable but in no event later than the tenth
business day after the execution and delivery of this Agreement, with the
Federal Trade Commission and the United States Department of Justice, all
reports and other documents required to be filed by such Party under the HSR Act
concerning the transactions contemplated hereby and (ii) promptly comply with or
cause to be complied with any requests by the Federal Trade Commission or the
United States Department of Justice for additional information concerning such
transactions, in each case so that the waiting period applicable to this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby under the HSR Act shall
expire as soon as practicable after the execution and delivery of this
Agreement. Each Party agrees to request, and to cooperate with the other Party
in requesting, early termination of any applicable waiting period under the HSR
Act.

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                  (b) Without limiting the generality of Buyer's undertakings
pursuant to Section 4.6, Buyer shall take promptly any or all of the following
actions to the extent necessary to eliminate any concerns on the part of the
Federal Trade Commission or the United States Department of Justice regarding
the legality under any antitrust laws of Buyer's acquisition of the Shares and
Membership Units: entering into negotiations, providing information, making
proposals, entering into and performing agreements or submitting to judicial or
administrative orders, holding separate (through the establishment of a trust or
otherwise) particular assets or categories of assets, or businesses of the
Company or the LLC, or agreeing to dispose of one or more assets or properties
(whether owned by Buyer or its Affiliates or the Company or LLC) following the
Closing; use commercially reasonable efforts (including taking the steps
contemplated by Section 4.4(a)(i)) to prevent the entry in a judicial or
administrative proceeding brought under any antitrust law by the Federal Trade
Commission, the United States Department of Justice or any other party for a
permanent or preliminary injunction or other order that would make consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement unlawful or that would
prevent or delay such consummation; and take promptly, in the event that such an
injunction or order has been issued in such a proceeding, any and all reasonable
steps, including the appeal thereof, the posting of a bond or the steps
contemplated by Section 4.4(a)(i), necessary to vacate, modify, or suspend such
injunction or order so as to permit such consummation on a schedule as close as
possible to that contemplated by this Agreement.

                  (c) If the transfer of any instrument, contract, license,
lease, permit, or other document to Buyer hereunder shall require the consent of
any party thereto other than Seller, then this Agreement shall not constitute an
agreement to assign the same, and such item shall not be assigned to or assumed
by Buyer, if an actual or attempted assignment thereof would constitute a breach
thereof or default thereunder. In such case, Seller and Buyer shall cooperate
and each shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such consents to
the extent required of such other parties and, if and when any such consents are
obtained, to transfer the applicable instrument, contract, license, lease,
permit, or other document. If any such consent cannot be obtained, Seller shall
cooperate in any reasonable arrangement designed to obtain for Buyer all
benefits, privileges, obligations and privileges of the applicable instrument,
contract, license, lease, permit, or document, including, without limitation,
possession, use, risk of loss, potential for gain and dominion, control and
demand. Without the express written consent of Seller, Buyer shall not commence
proceedings to bring in any partner or operator or take any other action prior
to Closing, the effect of which would add any additional regulatory or other
approvals by any Governmental Authority or delay the Closing in any way.

                  SECTION 4.5.      FURTHER ASSURANCES.

                  Upon the request of Buyer at any time after the Closing Date,
Seller will promptly execute and deliver such further instruments of assignment,
transfer, conveyance, endorsement, direction or authorization and other
documents as the requesting party or parties or its or their counsel may
reasonably request in order to perfect title of Buyer and its successors and
assigns to the Shares and the Membership Units or otherwise to effectuate the
purposes of this Agreement.

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                  SECTION 4.6.      REASONABLE EFFORTS.

                  Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Agreement, each of the parties hereto will use all commercially reasonable
efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all action, and to do, or cause to be
done, all things necessary, proper or advisable consistent with applicable law
to consummate and make effective in the most expeditious manner practicable the
transactions contemplated hereby.

                  SECTION 4.7.      NOTICE OF BREACH.

                  Buyer shall promptly give to Seller written notice with
particularity upon having knowledge of any matter that would constitute a breach
of any representation, warranty, agreement or covenant contained in this
Agreement, including, without limitation, Seller's representations in Article
II. Seller shall have the right prior to the Closing to supplement the
Disclosure Schedule with respect to any matter which would have been required to
be set forth on or described in such Disclosure Schedule (a "DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE
UPDATE"). Any such supplemental disclosure will not be deemed to have been
disclosed as of the date of this Agreement for purposes of determining whether
the conditions set forth in Article V have been satisfied, but, if the Closing
occurs, such update shall be deemed to have cured any breach of representation,
warranty, covenant or agreement relating to the matters set forth in such update
for purposes of indemnification pursuant to Article VIII.

                  SECTION 4.8.      CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

                  For two years after the Closing, Seller and its Affiliates
shall not, directly or indirectly, disclose to any person any information not in
the public domain or generally known in the industry, in any form, whether
acquired prior to or after the Closing Date, relating to the business and
operations of the Company or the LLC. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller may
disclose any information relating to the business and operations of the Company
or the LLC (i) if required by law or applicable stock exchange rule, (ii) to
other Persons in the conduct of Seller's or its Affiliates' other businesses,
provided such disclosure is made in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practices or if not in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practices, such other Persons enter into a confidentiality agreement with
Seller similar to the Confidentiality Agreement, and (iii) to such other
Persons if, at the time such information is provided, such Person is already in
the possession of such information.

                  SECTION 4.9.      NEGOTIATIONS.

                  From and after the date hereof, neither Seller, the Company,
the LLC nor their officers, directors, employees, affiliates, stockholders,
representatives, agents, nor anyone acting on behalf of them shall, directly or
indirectly, encourage, solicit, engage in discussions or negotiations with, or
provide any information to, any Person (other than Buyer or its representatives)
concerning any merger, sale of assets, purchase or sale of Shares or the
Membership Units or similar transaction involving the Company or the LLC unless
this Agreement is terminated pursuant to and in accordance with Article VII
hereof.

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                  SECTION 4.10.     TAX COVENANTS.

                  (a) Seller shall prepare and timely file all Tax Returns
relating to the Company or the LLC with the appropriate federal, state, local
and foreign governmental agencies, and pay the Taxes shown to be due thereon,
for which Tax Returns are due and Taxes are payable prior to the Closing Date.
For periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date, but for which Tax Returns
are not due and Taxes are not payable as of the Closing Date, Seller shall, no
later than 15 days before the applicable due date, prepare and submit to Buyer
for review, signature, and filing all such Tax Returns required to be filed by
the Company or the LLC, and Seller shall timely pay the Taxes shown to be due
thereon. Without limiting the foregoing, Seller specifically agrees to indemnify
and hold Buyer harmless from and against any liability of the Company or the LLC
for or in respect of any Taxes under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or
any analogous or similar provision of state, local or foreign law), as a
transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise, for any full or partial Tax
period ending on or before the Closing Date. Buyer shall prepare and file all
Tax Returns for taxable periods ending after the Closing Date and shall pay all
Taxes shown to be due thereon; provided, that Seller shall reimburse Buyer for
its allocable share of any Taxes attributable to Tax periods including the
Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date ("STRADDLE PERIOD"). Buyer and
Seller shall utilize appropriate methods to allocate liability for purposes of
the preceding sentence, which appropriate methods shall include the following,
without limitation: (i) for any transactional Taxes, including, without
limitation, Taxes based on sales, revenue, or gross or net income, the
allocation of liability between Seller and Buyer shall be determined using a
closing-of-the-books method assuming that the applicable Tax period consists of
two taxable periods, one ending at the close of the Closing Date and one
beginning at the opening of the day after the Closing Date, and (ii) for any
real estate Taxes or other property or asset-based Taxes, the allocation of
liability between Seller and Buyer shall be based on the number of days the
applicable asset was held by the Company or the LLC in the applicable Tax period
prior to and including the Closing Date as compared to the number of days the
applicable asset was held by the Company or the LLC in the applicable Tax period
after the Closing Date.

                  (b) Seller will cause any tax sharing agreement or similar
arrangement with respect to Taxes involving the Company or the LLC to be
terminated effective as of the Closing Date, to the extent any such agreement or
arrangement relates to the Company or the LLC, and after the Closing Date the
Company and the LLC shall have no obligation under any such agreement or
arrangement for any past, present or future period.

                  (c) All excise, sales, use, transfer (including real property
transfer or gains), stamp, documentary, filing, recordation and other similar
taxes, together with any interest, additions or penalties with respect thereto
and any interest in respect of such additions or penalties, resulting directly
from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the "TRANSFER TAXES"),
shall be borne by the party on which such Transfer Taxes are imposed by
applicable law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.10,
any Tax Returns that must be filed in connection with Transfer Taxes shall be
prepared and filed when due by the party primarily or customarily responsible
under the applicable local law for filing such Tax Returns, and such party will
use reasonable commercial efforts to provide such Tax Returns to the other party
at least 10 days prior to the due date for such Tax Returns. If such a Tax
Return is not timely filed, any interest and penalties incurred as a result
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filing party. In the event that any dispute between the parties concerning the
form or content of such Tax Returns cannot be timely resolved prior to their due
date through good-faith negotiation, the determination of the party liable for
the applicable Transfer Taxes shall be controlling.

                  (d) If the Buyer elects and is qualified to do so, Buyer and
Seller shall make an election under section 338(h)(10) of the Code (and any
comparable election under state, local or foreign tax law) ("SECTION 338(h)(10)
ELECTION") with respect to the acquisition of the Company by Buyer. Buyer and
Seller shall cooperate fully with each other in the making of such election. In
particular, Buyer shall be responsible for the preparation and filing of all tax
returns and forms (the "SECTION 338 FORMS") required under applicable tax law to
be filed in connection with making the Section 338(h)(10) Election. Seller shall
deliver to Buyer no later than 45 days prior to the date the Section 338 Forms
are required to be filed, such documents and other forms as reasonably requested
by Buyer to properly complete the Section 338 Forms. Buyer and Seller shall
allocate the Purchase Price in the manner required by Section 338 and Section
1060 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, as
applicable. Such allocations shall be used for purposes of determining the
aggregate deemed sales price under the applicable Treasury Regulations and in
reporting the deemed sale of assets of the Company in connection with the
Section 338(h)(10) Elections. Buyer shall initially prepare a completed set of
IRS Forms 8023 (and any comparable forms required to be filed under state, local
or foreign tax law) and any additional data or materials required to be attached
to Form 8023 pursuant to the Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 338
of the Code. Buyer shall deliver said forms to Seller for review no later than
45 days prior to the date the Section 338 Forms are required to be filed. In the
event Seller objects to the manner in which the Section 338 Forms have been
prepared, Seller shall notify Buyer within 15 days of receipt of the Section 338
Forms of such objection, and the parties shall endeavor within the next 15 days
in good faith to resolve such dispute. If the parties are unable to resolve such
dispute within said 15 day period, Buyer and Seller shall submit such dispute to
an independent accounting firm of recognized national standing (the "ALLOCATION
ARBITER") selected by Buyer and Seller, which firm shall not be the auditor of
the financial statements of either Buyer or Seller. Promptly, but not later than
15 days after its acceptance of appointment hereunder, the Allocation Arbiter
will determine (based solely on presentations of Buyer and Seller and not by
independent review) only those matters in dispute and will render a written
report as to the disputed matters and the resulting preparation of the Section
338 Forms shall be conclusive and binding upon the parties. Seller shall be
responsible for all federal income Taxes attributable to Company resulting from
the Section 338(h)(10) Election. Seller shall be liable for any state, local or
foreign Tax attributable to an election under the state, local or foreign law
similar to the election available under Section 338(h)(10) of the Code. Buyer
shall be responsible for and shall pay any income, franchise or similar taxes
imposed by any state or local taxing authority as a result of any Section 338(g)
election (or any comparable election under state law) if such state or local
taxing authority does not allow or respect a Section 338(h)(10) Election (or any
comparable or resulting election under state law) with respect to the purchase
and sale of the shares of Company contemplated hereby.

                  (e) Seller and Buyer shall each provide the other with such
assistance as may reasonably be requested by either of them in connection with
the preparation of any Tax return, any audit or other examination by any Tax
authority or any judicial or administrative proceeding with respect to Taxes,
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policies and provide the other with any records or other information which may
be relevant to any such return, audit, examination or proceeding.

                  (f) Buyer shall, in the event that Buyer or, following the
Closing Date, the Company or the LLC receives notice (whether orally or in
writing) of any audit, examination or claim by any taxing authority with respect
to Taxes for which Buyer or its Affiliates may be indemnified (a "TAX CLAIM"),
promptly notify the Seller thereof, provided, however, that failure to give such
notification shall not affect the indemnification provided hereunder except to
the extent that Seller has been actually prejudiced by such failure. Except in
the case of Taxes imposed with respect to a Straddle Period, Seller shall have
the right to contest, at its own expense, any Tax Claim, and shall be entitled
to control any such contest, provided, however, that Seller shall not be
entitled to settle or compromise any such contest without the consent of Buyer
if such settlement or compromise could affect the tax liability of Buyer or any
of its Affiliates for any period after the Closing. In the case of the contest
of a Tax Claim with respect to any Straddle Period, Seller shall have the right
to participate at its own expense in any such contest to the extent that the
outcome could affect the liability of the Seller hereunder, and Buyer shall not
settle any such contest in a manner that could affect the liability of the
Seller without Seller's consent.

                  SECTION 4.11.     INSURANCE, BONDS AND COLLATERAL.

                  (a) Prior to the Closing, Buyer shall use its reasonable best
efforts to take such actions as may be necessary or appropriate so that all
surety bonds, letters of credit, and cash collateral issued in respect of the
Company or the LLC listed on Schedule 4.11 (collectively, the "SELLER'S BONDS")
are released and replaced immediately after the Closing and Buyer shall take
such actions as are necessary to replace and release all the Seller's Bonds not
later than 30 days after the Closing Date by comparable surety bonds, letters of
credit and cash collateral provided by Buyer or an Affiliate of Buyer (the
"BUYER'S BONDS"). Seller shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to
maintain the Bonds until they are released and replaced by Buyer. Buyer shall
indemnify, defend and hold harmless Seller and its Affiliates for any and all
Losses (in each case without deduction or set off) incurred on account of the
Seller's Bonds on or after the Closing Date insofar as such Losses relate to
events occurring after Closing.

                  (b) Seller agrees to pursue recovery under the applicable
excess-liability insurance policies relating to claims made in connection with
the explosion that is the subject of the Legal Proceeding described in Item III
of Schedule 2.15 (KCP&L v. Bibb and Associates, et al.). Seller shall pay Buyer
an amount equal to the amount of any recovery for monetary damages with respect
to the claims for which Seller receives reimbursement from its excess liability
carriers less any unreimbursed amounts incurred by Seller or its Affiliates in
pursuing its recovery.

                  SECTION 4.12.     INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

                  (a)      The parties shall each designate representatives to a
migration team ("IT MIGRATION TEAM") that shall be responsible for identifying
the specific software and hardware, and agreements for the maintenance, support
or service thereof, necessary for Buyer to continue operations of Company and
the LLC in the manner in which they operate as of the Closing Date,

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including any software listed on Schedule 2.12 ("IT ASSETS"). The IT Migration
Team shall also be responsible for developing a detailed plan to include cost
estimates and timetables for: conversion and loading of existing Company and LLC
data, integration of the IT Assets into Buyer's or its Affiliate's information
technology systems and transfer or replacement of IT Asset licenses and
maintenance agreements not currently held in Company's or the LLC's name and any
post-closing transitional services required by Buyer, the Company or the LLC
("IT MIGRATION PLAN"). The Migration Team shall complete the preparation of the
IT Migration Plan no later than 45 days after execution of this Agreement. The
IT Migration Team then promptly shall begin the pre-Closing implementation of
the IT Migration Plan in order for the parties to be in a position to complete
the post-Closing transfer, conversion and loading of the Company and LLC data
from Seller to Buyer or Buyer's designated Affiliates, all in accordance with
the IT Migration Plan. The time for completion and execution of the IT Migration
Plan shall be referred to as the "IT MIGRATION PERIOD." The respective rights,
benefits and obligations of the parties, their Affiliates and the Company and
the LLC addressed in the IT Migration Plan, including the provision of various
services and products by Seller and its Affiliates to Buyer, the Company and the
LLC for the respective post-Closing transition period specified for such
services or products in the IT Migration Plan, will be set forth in an agreement
to be substantially in the form of the Transition Services Agreement attached as
Exhibit 4.12 to be executed and delivered by Seller, Parent and Buyer prior to
Closing (the "TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT").

                  (b)      On or before the expiration of the IT Migration
Period and in accordance with the IT Migration Plan, Seller shall, and shall
cause its Affiliates to either: (i) assign to Buyer, Company or the LLC all of
their respective right, title and interest in the IT Assets, including license
and contract rights, and secure any consents necessary for such assignment; (ii)
with respect to license and software rights that, in accordance with the IT
Migration Plan, are to be retained by Seller and its Affiliates during the IT
Migration Period, secure any consents necessary for the use by the Seller and
its Affiliates of the IT Assets on behalf of the Company or Buyer during the IT
Migration Period; or (iii) obtain for the Buyer or its designated Affiliate, on
commercially reasonable terms and at Buyer's expense, comparable replacements
for any IT Assets not assigned pursuant to (i) above. Fees for license transfers
or comparable replacements shall be borne by Buyer. Costs related to Seller's
employees and contractors involved in the preparation and implementation of the
IT Migration Plan shall be borne by Seller, and costs related to Buyer's
employees and contractors involved in the preparation and implementation of the
IT Migration Plan shall be borne by Buyer.

                  SECTION 4.13.     SOFTWARE LICENSE.

                  Effective upon the Closing Date, Seller, for itself and on
behalf of its Affiliates, hereby grants to Company, the LLC, Buyer and its
Affiliates, a nonexclusive royalty-free, perpetual license, without right to
sublicense, to use, copy, modify, enhance, and upgrade, solely for their
internal business purposes and not as a service bureau, all computer software
owned by the Seller and/or its Affiliates which is used in connection with the
business of Company as conducted as of the Closing Date ("LICENSED SOFTWARE").
Any copies of the Licensed Software and any documentation related thereto must
contain all copyright and other intellectual property rights notices included
thereon. Except as may be expressly provided in the Transition Services
Agreement, the Company, the LLC and Buyer shall not be entitled to receive and
Seller and its Affiliates shall have no obligation to provide any modifications,
enhancements, or upgrades

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made to the Licenses Software developed subsequent to the Closing Date.
Ownership of all intellectual property rights in the Licensed Software remains
with Seller and its Affiliates. Buyer agrees, and agrees to cause its
Affiliates, not to take any action inconsistent with Seller's and its Affiliates
rights in the Licensed Software. All rights not expressly granted herein to
Company, the LLC and Buyer are retained by Seller and its Affiliates. Except as
otherwise expressly provided in this section, the Licensed Software and any
related documentation are provided on an "AS IS" basis. Seller and its
Affiliates hereby expressly disclaim any implied warranty of merchantability or
fitness for a particular purpose. Seller and its Affiliates do not warrant that
the Licensed Software or documentation are error-free or that Company's, the
LLC's or Buyer's use thereof will be uninterrupted. Seller and Buyer acknowledge
that Buyer and its Affiliates have the right to transfer to a third party any
rights in the foregoing upon the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of
the assets of Buyer or any of its Affiliates. All rights not expressly granted
to Buyer and its Affiliates are retained by Seller and its Affiliates.

                  SECTION 4.14.     NON-SOFTWARE COPYRIGHT LICENSE.

                  Effective upon the Closing Date, Seller, for itself and on
behalf of its Affiliates, hereby grants to Company, the LLC, Buyer and its
Affiliates, a nonexclusive royalty-free, perpetual license, without right to
sublicense, to use, copy, modify, enhance, and upgrade, solely for their
internal business purposes and not as a service bureau, all manuals, user
guides, standards and operation procedures and similar documents owned by Seller
and/or its Affiliates and used by Company or the LLC. All copies of the
foregoing must reproduce and include all copyright and other intellectual
property rights notices provided by Seller. Seller and Buyer acknowledge that
Buyer and its Affiliates have the right to transfer to a third party any rights
in the foregoing upon the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the
assets of Buyer or any of its Affiliates. All rights not expressly granted to
Buyer and its Affiliates are retained by Seller and its Affiliates.

                  SECTION 4.15.     TRANSITIONAL TRADEMARK LICENSE.

                  Effective upon the Closing Date, Seller and Seller's
affiliates, hereby grant to Company, LLC and Buyer a nonexclusive,
nontransferable, royalty-free license, without right to sublicense, to use,
solely in Company's and LLC's businesses as they are presently conducted, any
and all trademarks, service marks, and trade names owned by the Sellers and
Seller's affiliates solely to the extent appearing on existing inventory,
advertising materials and property of the Company or the LLC (such as signage,
vehicles, and equipment) (collectively "SELLER'S MARKS") for a period of six (6)
months from the Closing Date ("LICENSE PERIOD"). The Buyer, Company and LLC may
use such existing inventory, advertising materials and property during the
License Period, but shall not create new inventory, advertising materials or
property using Seller's Marks. Buyer, Company and LLC shall promptly replace or
remove Seller's Marks on inventory, advertising materials and Property, provided
that all such use shall cease no later than the end of the License Period. The
nature and quality of all uses of Seller's Marks by Buyer, Company and LLC shall
conform to Seller's existing quality standards. Immediately upon expiration of
the License Period, the Buyer, Company and LLC shall cease all further use of
Seller's Marks and shall adopt new trademarks, service marks, and trade names
which are not confusingly similar to Seller's Marks. All rights not expressly
granted in this section with respect to Seller's Marks are hereby reserved. In
the event Buyer, Company or LLC breaches

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the provisions of this section, Seller may immediately terminate the License
Period upon fifteen (15) days written notice.

                  SECTION 4.16.     AUDIT OR REVIEW OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

                  Seller will cooperate with Ernst & Young, LLP, the independent
auditors chosen by Buyer and its Affiliates, in connection with their audit of
any annual financial statements of the Company and the LLC that Buyer or any of
its Affiliates requires to comply with Regulations S-X and S-K, and their review
of any interim quarterly financial statements of the Company and the LLC that
Buyer or any of its Affiliates requires to comply with the reporting
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") set forth in
Regulations S-K and S-X, but in no event shall Seller be required pursuant to
this Section 4.16 to cooperate with respect to more than three (3) years of such
annual financial statements of the Company and the LLC. Seller's cooperation
will include (i) such access to Seller's employees who were responsible for
preparing the financial statements and to workpapers and other supporting
documents used in the preparation of the financial statements as may be required
by such auditors to perform an audit in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards, (ii) delivery of one or more customary representation
letters from Seller to such auditors that are requested by Buyer or any of its
Affiliates to allow such auditors to complete an audit (or review of any interim
quarterly financials), and to issue an opinion that in such Buyer Affiliate's
experience is acceptable to the SEC with respect to an audit or review of those
financial statements required pursuant to Section 4.16, (iii) cooperation with
Buyer and its Affiliates to obtain any necessary consents from Ernst & Young,
LLP to the use of the financial statements in any filings Buyer or any of its
Affiliates is required to make pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended ("SECURITIES ACT") or the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and to
cooperate in seeking to obtain any related comfort letters from Ernst & Young,
LLP; Buyer will reimburse Seller for any reasonable overhead costs with respect
to the preparation of the financial statements. Buyer or its appropriate
Affiliate will be responsible for any fees due to Ernst & Young LLP for
preparing the financial statements.

                  SECTION 4.17.     TERMINATION OF CERTAIN RELATED PARTY
CONTRACTS.

                  Effective as of the Closing Date, except as otherwise provided
in Schedule 4.17, Seller shall have terminated, or caused the Company, the LLC
and Seller's other Affiliates to terminate, all contracts, commitments and
agreements (including employment relationships and leases of Real Property)
between Seller or any of its Affiliates (other than the Company and the LLC), on
the one hand, and the Company or the LLC, on the other hand. Seller shall be
solely liable for any contractual or other claims, express or implied, arising
out of the termination, cancellation and elimination of any of the foregoing.

                  SECTION 4.18.     OWENSBORO EMPLOYMENT BASE

                  Buyer agrees that until the first anniversary of the Closing
Date, Buyer will maintain, or will cause the Company to maintain an employment
base in the Company's present Owensboro, KY, headquarters, of not less than
ninety percent (90%) of the Transferred Employees then employed in Owensboro,
KY.

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                  SECTION 4.19.     MINIMUM STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY

                  During the period commencing upon the termination of Buyer's
Guaranty and ending on the third anniversary of the Closing, Buyer shall
maintain a stockholder's equity of not less than $ 175 million, calculated in
accordance with RAP.

                                   ARTICLE V
                       CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF BUYER

                  The obligations of Buyer to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment, at or before the
Closing Date, of the following conditions, any one or more of which may be
waived by Buyer in its sole discretion:

                  SECTION 5.1.      RECEIPT OF DOCUMENTS.

                  Seller shall have delivered, or be standing ready to deliver,
to Buyer:

                  (a) a duly executed Stock Transfer and a duly executed Bill of
Sale dated the Closing Date;

                  (b) any documents Buyer may reasonably require relating to the
existence of Seller, the Company, the LLC and the authority of Seller, the
Company and the LLC and their respective members or shareholders for this
Agreement and the Transaction Documents, all in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Buyer;

                  (c) the books of account, minute books, stock ledgers and
Organizational Documents of the Company and the LLC and the employee records (or
copies thereof) relating to the Transferred Employees;

                  (d) a properly executed statement, dated as of the Closing
Date, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Buyer conforming to the
requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1445-2(b)(2), and any other
certificate or similar documents reasonably requested by Buyer that may be
required by any relevant Tax authority in order to relieve Buyer of any
obligation to withhold any portion of the Purchase Price; and

                  (e) if requested by Buyer, duly executed letters of
resignation from any or all of the officers, directors and managers of the
Company and the LLC, in a form reasonably acceptable to Buyer.

                  SECTION 5.2.      REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER.

                  All representations and warranties made by Seller in this
Agreement shall be true and correct (i) as of the date hereof and (ii) on and as
of the Closing Date as if again made by Seller on and as of such date, except
for such breaches as would not individually or in the aggregate have a Material
Adverse Effect, and Buyer shall have received a certificate dated the Closing
Date and signed by a senior executive officer of Seller to that effect.

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                  SECTION 5.3.      PERFORMANCE OF SELLER'S OBLIGATIONS.

                  Seller shall have performed all obligations required under
this Agreement to be performed by it on or before the Closing Date except for
such non-performance as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, and Buyer
shall have received a certificate dated the Closing Date and signed by a senior
executive officer of Seller to that effect.

                  SECTION 5.4.      CONSENTS AND APPROVALS.

                  The consents, waivers, authorizations and approvals set forth
on Schedule 2.6 shall have been duly obtained and shall be in full force and
effect on the Closing Date. All applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act
shall have expired or been terminated.

                  SECTION 5.5.      NO VIOLATION OF ORDERS.

                  No preliminary or permanent injunction or other order issued
by any Governmental Authority, which declares this Agreement or any of the
Transaction Documents invalid or unenforceable in any respect or which prevents
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be in
effect; and no action or proceeding before any Governmental Authority shall have
been instituted by a Governmental Authority or other person or threatened by any
Government Authority which seeks to prevent or delay the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents
or which challenges the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of
the Transaction Documents.

                  SECTION 5.6.      TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT; LITIGATION
COOPERATION AGREEMENT.

                  The parties shall have executed and delivered prior to Closing
a Transition Services Agreement (which shall provide that it shall last for six
months, except for services relating to billing, the electronic bulletin board
and use of the main frame computer which may last for up to one year from
Closing), and a Litigation Cooperation Agreement with respect to (A) Will Price
and Stixon Petroleum v. Williams et al., Case No. 99C30, in the Twenty-sixth
Judicial District, District Court, Stevens County, Kansas, Civil Department
(a/k/a Quinique), and any action containing the same or substantially similar
allegations arising out of or related to the actions of the Company prior to the
Closing Date; and (B) In Re: Natural Gas Royalties Qui Tam Litigation, MDL
Docket No. 1293, United States District Court, District of Wyoming (consolidated
matter that includes United States of America ex rel. Jack J. Grynberg v.
Williams Natural Gas Company, et al. Civil Action No. 97-D-1428, United States
District Court, District of Colorado), and any action containing the same or
substantially similar allegations arising out of or related to the actions of
the Company prior to the Closing Date, each in form and substance reasonably
acceptable to Buyer and Seller and providing only for reasonable cooperation of
Seller in the defense of any such actions.

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                  SECTION 5.7.      INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.

                  SECTION 5.8.      OPINION OF COUNSEL TO SELLER.

                  Buyer shall have received a favorable opinion, dated as of the
Closing Date, from Andrews and Kurth, L.L.P., counsel to Seller and Parent in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Seller, including, without
limitations, with respect to the enforceability of the Guaranty

                  SECTION 5.9.      FAIRNESS OPINION.

                  Seller shall have received, and delivered to Buyer a true and
complete copy of, the opinion of J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. to the effect that,
as of the Closing Date, the Purchase Price, as adjusted, is fair, from a
financial point of view, to Seller.

                                   ARTICLE VI
                       CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF SELLER

                  The obligations of Seller to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment, at or before the
Closing Date, of the following conditions, any one or more of which may be
waived by Seller in their sole discretion:

                  SECTION 6.1.      REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER.

                  All representations and warranties made by Buyer in this
Agreement shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date as if again
made by Buyer on and as of such date, except for such breaches as would not have
a material adverse effect on Buyer's ability to perform its obligations under
this Agreement, and Seller shall have received a certificate dated the Closing
Date and signed by a senior executive officer of Buyer to that effect.

                  SECTION 6.2.      PERFORMANCE OF BUYER'S OBLIGATIONS.

                  Buyer shall have performed all obligations required under this
Agreement to be performed by it on or before the Closing Date except for such
non-performance as would not have a material adverse effect on Buyer's ability
to perform its obligations under this Agreement, and Seller shall have received
a certificate dated the Closing Date and signed by a senior executive officer of
Buyer to that effect.

                  SECTION 6.3.      CONSENTS AND APPROVALS.

                  All consents, waivers, authorizations and approvals set forth
on Schedule 3.4 shall have been duly obtained and shall be in full force and
effect on the Closing Date. All applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act
shall have expired or been terminated.

                  SECTION 6.4.      NO VIOLATION OF ORDERS.

                  No preliminary or permanent injunction or other order issued
by any Governmental Authority, that declares this Agreement invalid or
unenforceable in any respect or

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which prevents the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall be
in effect; and no action or proceeding before any Governmental Authority, shall
have been instituted by a Governmental Authority or other person or threatened
by any Governmental Authority which seeks to prevent or delay the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or which challenges the
validity or enforceability of this Agreement.

                  SECTION 6.5.      PURCHASE PRICE.

                  Buyer shall have paid and delivered to Seller, or be standing
ready to pay and deliver to Seller, the Purchase Price.

                  SECTION 6.6.      OPINION OF COUNSEL OF BUYER

                  Seller shall have received a favorable opinion, dated as of
the Closing Date, from counsel to Buyer and Buyer Parent in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Seller including with limitations, with respect to
the enforceability of the Guaranty.

                                  ARTICLE VII
                           TERMINATION AND ABANDONMENT

                  SECTION 7.1.      METHODS OF TERMINATION; UPSET DATE.

                  This Agreement may be terminated and the transactions
contemplated hereby may be abandoned at any time before the Closing:

                  (a) by the mutual written consent of Seller and Buyer;

                  (b) by Seller, if Buyer fails to comply with any of its
covenants or agreements contained herein, or breaches its representations and
warranties contained herein, which failure to comply or breach (other than a
breach or failure of compliance with the covenant in the last sentence of
Section 4.4 (c), in which case, there is no thirty (30) day cure period ) is
not cured within 30 days after receipt by Buyer from Seller of written notice
specifying particularly such failure to comply or breach, and such failure to
comply or breach would result in a failure to satisfy the conditions to Closing
set forth in Sections 6.1 and/or 6.2;

                  (c) by Buyer, if Seller fails to comply with any of its
covenants or agreements contained herein, or breaches its representations and
warranties contained herein, which failure to comply or breach is not cured
within 30 days after receipt by Seller from Buyer of written notice specifying
particularly such failure to comply or breach, and such failure to comply or
breach would result in the failure to satisfy the conditions to Closing set
forth in Sections 5.2 and/or 5.3;

                  (d) by Seller or Buyer, if a Governmental Authority shall have
issued an order, decree or ruling or taken any other action (which order, decree
or ruling the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to
lift), which permanently restrains, enjoins or otherwise prohibits the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and which order, decree, ruling or
other action is not subject to appeal;

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                  (e) by Seller or Buyer at any time after March 10, 2003; or

                  (f) by Seller at any time if the Closing has not occurred by
the latest of (i) one business day after the HSR waiting period has expired,
(ii) satisfaction of the conditions in (a) the first sentence of Section 5.4 and
(b) Section 5.5, (iii) satisfaction by Seller of the conditions to the
obligations of Buyer set forth in Article V that are to be satisfied by Seller
(other than those conditions that by their nature are to be fulfilled by Seller
at Closing, in which case, Seller shall be prepared to fulfill same), and (iv)
the expiration of the period, if any, by which Seller delayed the Closing Date
in accordance with Section 1.1(b).

                  SECTION 7.2.      PROCEDURE UPON TERMINATION.

                  In the event of termination and abandonment of this Agreement
pursuant to Section 7.1, written notice thereof shall forthwith be given to the
other party hereto and this Agreement shall terminate and the transactions
contemplated hereby shall be abandoned, without further action by Seller or
Buyer. If this Agreement is terminated as provided herein, no party to this
Agreement shall have any liability or further obligation to any other party to
this Agreement except as provided in Sections 8.4, 8.6, 9.3, 9.4 and 9.11
hereof; provided, however, that no termination of this Agreement pursuant to
this Article VII shall relieve any party of liability for a willful and material
breach of any provision of this Agreement occurring before such termination.

                                  ARTICLE VIII
                            SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION

                  SECTION 8.1.      SURVIVAL.

                  The representations and warranties of Seller contained herein
or in any certificates or other documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement
on the Closing and Seller's covenants in Section 4.1 hereof shall survive the
Closing until 180 days following the Closing Date, provided however, that the
representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.2 (Capitalization; Title),
Section 2.4 (Validity of Agreement; Authorization), and Section 2.17 (Brokers)
shall survive indefinitely, the representations and warranties set forth in
Section 2.9 (Taxes) shall survive for a period equal to the applicable statute
of limitations for each Tax and taxable year, the representations and warranties
set forth in Section 2.18 (Employees; Employee Plans) shall survive until the
first (1st) anniversary of the Closing Date, and the representations and
warranties set forth in Section 2.20 (Environmental; Health and Safety Matters)
shall survive until the second (2nd) anniversary of the Closing Date. The other
terms of this Agreement and the agreements delivered in connection herewith
shall survive the Closing.

                  SECTION 8.2.      INDEMNIFICATION COVERAGE.

                  (a) From and after the Closing, Seller shall indemnify and
defend, save and hold Buyer, the Company, the LLC and their Affiliates and each
of their officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the "BUYER
INDEMNIFIED PARTIES") harmless if any such Buyer Indemnified Party shall suffer
any damage, judgment, fine, penalty, demand, settlement, liability,

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loss, cost, Tax, expense (including reasonable attorneys', consultants' and
experts' fees), claim or cause of action (each, a "LOSS") arising out of,
relating to or resulting from:

                           (i)      any breach or inaccuracy in any
                  representation by Seller or the breach of any warranty by
                  Seller contained in this Agreement or any certificates or
                  other documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement on
                  Closing; and

                           (ii)     any failure by Seller to perform or observe
                  any term, provision, covenant, or agreement on the part of
                  Seller to be performed or observed under this Agreement.

                  (b) From and after the Closing, Buyer shall indemnify and
defend, save and hold Seller and its Affiliates and its and their officers,
directors, employees and agents (collectively, the "SELLER INDEMNIFIED PARTIES")
harmless if Seller Indemnified Parties shall suffer any Loss arising out of,
relating to, or resulting from:

                           (i)      any breach or inaccuracy in any
                  representation by Buyer or the breach of any warranty by Buyer
                  contained in this Agreement or any certificates or other
                  documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement on Closing;

                           (ii)     any failure by Buyer to perform or observe
                  any term, provision, covenant, or agreement on the part of
                  Buyer to be performed or observed under this Agreement; and

                           (iii)    any Losses arising with respect to the
                  Company or the LLC whether occurring before or after Closing
                  to the extent such Losses (x) cannot be properly asserted
                  against Seller under Section 8.2(a) or otherwise by Buyer,
                  except to the extent such Losses cannot be properly asserted
                  against Seller because of limitations under Section 8.2(c),
                  and (y) do not arise as a result of any other obligation of
                  Seller to any Buyer Indemnified Party arising under this
                  Agreement

                  (c) The foregoing indemnification obligations shall be subject
to the following limitations:

                           (i)      Seller's aggregate liability under Section
                  8.2(a) shall not exceed $25,000,000;

                           (ii)     no indemnification for any Losses asserted
                  against Seller under this Section 8.2 shall be required unless
                  and until the cumulative aggregate amount of such Losses
                  exceeds $5,000,000 (the "DEDUCTIBLE"), at which point Seller
                  shall be obligated to indemnify the Buyer Indemnified Parties
                  only as to the amount of such Losses in excess of the
                  Deductible, subject to the limitation in Section 8.2(c)(i),
                  provided however, that the Deductible shall not be applicable
                  to breaches under Sections 1.2 and 1.3;

                           (iii)    the amount of any Losses suffered by a
                  Seller Indemnified Party or a Buyer Indemnified Party, as the
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                  indemnification, the "INDEMNIFIED PARTY," and the other party,
                  the "INDEMNIFYING PARTY") shall be reduced by any third-party
                  insurance or other indemnification benefits which such party
                  receives in respect of or as a result of such Losses. If any
                  Losses for which indemnification is provided hereunder is
                  subsequently reduced by any third-party insurance or other
                  indemnification benefit or recovery, the amount of the
                  reduction, shall be remitted to the Indemnifying Party;

                           (iv)     any calculation of Losses for purposes of
                  Article VIII hereof shall be net of any U.S. federal, state or
                  local tax benefit to Seller Indemnified Party or Buyer
                  Indemnified Party seeking indemnification pursuant to this
                  Article VIII hereof, as the case may be (such party seeking
                  indemnification, the "INDEMNIFIED PARTY", and the other party,
                  the "INDEMNIFIED PARTY");

                           (v)      no claim may be asserted nor may any action
                  be commenced against Seller for breach or inaccuracy of any
                  representation or breach of a warranty, unless written notice
                  of such claim or action is received by Seller describing in
                  reasonable detail the facts and circumstances with respect to
                  the subject matter of such claim or action on or prior to the
                  date on which the representation or warranty on which such
                  claim or action is based ceases to survive as set forth in
                  Section 8.1;

                           (vi)     an Indemnified Party shall not be entitled
                  under this Agreement to multiple recovery for the same Losses;
                  and

                           (vii)    the limitations on indemnification set forth
                  in clauses (i) and (ii) of Section 8.2(c) shall not apply to
                  any Losses arising from any inaccuracy or breach of Section
                  2.2, the failure by Seller or Buyer to pay any Taxes in
                  accordance with Section 4.10 or for any amounts payable in
                  accordance with Section 9.3 hereof.

                  SECTION 8.3.      PROCEDURES.

                  Any Indemnified Party shall notify the Indemnifying Party
(with reasonable specificity) promptly after it becomes aware of facts
supporting a claim or action for indemnification under this Article VIII, and
shall provide to the Indemnifying Party as soon as practicable thereafter all
information and documentation necessary to support and verify any Losses
associated with such claim or action. Subject to Section 8.2(c)(iv), the failure
to so notify or provide information to the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve
the Indemnifying Party of any liability that it may have to any Indemnified
Party, except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party is materially prejudiced
by the Indemnified Party's failure to give such notice, in which case the
Indemnifying Party shall be relieved from its obligations hereunder to the
extent of such material prejudice. The Indemnifying Party shall have the right,
exercisable by written notice to the Indemnified Party within ten days after
receipt of notice from the Indemnified Party of the commencement of or assertion
of any claim or action, suit or proceeding by a third party in respect of which
indemnity may be sought hereunder, to participate in and defend, contest or
otherwise protect the Indemnified Party against any such claim, action, suit or
proceeding with counsel of the Indemnifying Party's choice (which counsel shall
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Indemnified Party) at its sole cost and expense; provided, however, that (i) the
Indemnifying Party expressly agrees in such notice that, as between the
Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party, solely the Indemnifying Party
shall be obligated to satisfy and discharge such claim; (ii) such claim does not
include a request or demand for injunctive or other equitable relief by a
Governmental Authority and (iii) the Indemnifying Party makes reasonably
adequate provision to assure the Indemnified Party of the ability of the
Indemnifying Party to satisfy the full amount of any adverse monetary judgment
that is reasonably likely to result and continues to make such assurances; and,
provided, further, that the Indemnifying Party shall not make any settlement or
compromise without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) unless the sole relief
provided is monetary damages that are paid in full by the Indemnifying Party.
The Indemnified Party shall have the right, but not the obligation, to
participate at its own expense in the defense thereof by counsel of the
Indemnified Party's choice and shall in any event shall use its reasonable best
efforts to cooperate with and assist the Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnifying
Party fails timely to defend, contest or otherwise protect against such suit,
action, investigation, claim or proceeding in accordance herewith, the
Indemnified Party shall have the right to do so, including, without limitation,
the right to make any compromise or settlement thereof, and the Indemnified
Party shall be entitled to recover the entire cost thereof from the Indemnifying
Party, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees, disbursements
and amounts paid as the result of such suit, action, investigation, claim or
proceeding.

                  SECTION 8.4.      WAIVER OF CONSEQUENTIAL, ETC. DAMAGES.

                  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement,
Buyer shall not be liable to any of the Seller Indemnified Parties, nor shall
Seller be liable to any of the Buyer Indemnified Parties, for any exemplary,
punitive, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, REMOTE, or speculative damages
(including, without limitation, any damages on account of lost profits or
OPPORTUNITIES) or resulting from or arising out of this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby.

                  SECTION 8.5.      COMPLIANCE WITH EXPRESS NEGLIGENCE RULE.

                  All releases, disclaimers, limitations on liability, and
indemnities in this Agreement, including those in this Article VIII, shall apply
even in the event of the sole, joint, and/or concurrent negligence, strict
liability, or other fault of the party whose liability is released, disclaimed,
limited, or indemnified.

                  SECTION 8.6.      LIQUIDATED DAMAGES.

                  If Seller terminates this Agreement as provided in Section 7.1
(b) or 7.1(f), then Buyer shall pay to Seller a sum equal to Fifty-Five Million
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($55,500,000.00) by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to a bank account in the United States of America designated in
writing by Seller not later than three days following receipt of such
designation. BUYER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (1) THE EXTENT OF DAMAGES TO SELLER
CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THIS TRANSACTION TO BE CONSUMMATED WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE
OR EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO ASCERTAIN (2) THE AMOUNT OF THE LIQUIDATED DAMAGES
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THIS SECTION 8.6 IS A FAIR AND REASONABLE ESTIMATE OF SUCH DAMAGES UNDER THE
CIRCUMSTANCES AND (III) RECEIPT OF SUCH AMOUNT BY SELLER DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A
PENALTY AND WILL BE SELLER'S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY SUCH TERMINATION
OF THIS AGREEMENT.

                  SECTION 8.7.      REMEDY.

                  Except for seeking equitable relief, from and after the
Closing the sole remedy of a party in connection with (i) a breach or inaccuracy
of the representations, or breach of warranties, in this Agreement or any
certificates or other documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement on Closing,
or (ii) any failure by a party to perform or observe any term, provision,
covenant, or agreement on the part of such party to be performed or observed
under this Agreement, shall, in each case, be as set forth in this Article VIII.

                  SECTION 8.8.      TAX TREATMENT OF INDEMNITY PAYMENTS.

                  Each party, to the extent permitted by applicable law, agrees
to treat any payments made pursuant to this Article VIII as adjustments to the
Purchase Price for all federal and state income and franchise Tax purposes.

                                   ARTICLE IX
                            MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

                  SECTION 9.1.      PUBLICITY.

                  Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, each party
shall have the right to issue a press release to announce this transaction.
Thereafter, on or prior to the Closing Date, neither party shall, nor shall it
permit its Affiliates to, issue or cause the publication of any press release or
other announcement with respect to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby without the consent of the other party hereto.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event any such press release or
announcement is required by law or stock exchange rule to be made by the party
proposing to issue the same, such party shall use its reasonable best efforts to
consult in good faith with the other party prior to the issuance of any such
press release or announcement.

                  SECTION 9.2.      SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; NO THIRD-PARTY
BENEFICIARIES.

                  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding
upon, the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
Neither party shall assign or delegate any of the obligations created under this
Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party; provided that,
without the consent of Seller, Buyer may assign all of its rights and
obligations under this Agreement to any of its Affiliates; and provided further,
that, without the consent of Seller, Buyer may collaterally assign its rights
and benefits under this Agreement to any lenders providing financing to Buyer or
any of its Affiliates in connection with this Agreement to secure loans to be
made by such lenders to Buyer or any of its Affiliates. Except as contemplated
by Article VIII, nothing in this Agreement shall confer upon any Person not a
party (or an Affiliate of a party) to this Agreement, or the legal
representatives of such Person, any rights or remedies of any nature or kind
whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

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                  SECTION 9.3.      INVESTMENT BANKERS, FINANCIAL ADVISORS,
BROKERS AND FINDERS.

                  (a) Seller shall indemnify and agrees to defend and hold the
Buyer Indemnified Parties harmless against and in respect of all claims, losses,
liabilities and expenses which may be asserted against any Buyer Indemnified
Party by any broker or other person who claims to be entitled to an investment
banker's, financial advisor's, broker's, finder's or similar fee or commission
in respect of the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, by reason of his acting at the request of
Seller, any Affiliate of Seller, the LLC or the Company.

                  (b) Buyer shall indemnify and agrees to save and hold the
Seller Indemnified Parties harmless against and in respect of all claims,
losses, liabilities, fees, costs and expenses which may be asserted against any
Seller Indemnified Party (or any Affiliate of Seller) by any broker or other
person who claims to be entitled to an investment banker's, financial advisor's,
broker's, finder's or similar fee or commission in respect of the execution of
this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, by
reason of his acting at the request of Buyer.

                  SECTION 9.4.      FEES AND EXPENSES.

                  Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all
legal, accounting and other fees, costs and expenses of a party hereto incurred
in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall
be paid by the party incurring such fees, costs or expenses; provided, however
that Seller shall be solely responsible for all legal, accounting and other
fees, costs and expenses incurred by Seller, the Company and the LLC. Buyer
shall bear the costs of HSR Act filing fees.

                  SECTION 9.5.      NOTICES.

                  All notices and other communications given or made pursuant
hereto shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made
if delivered personally or sent by overnight courier or sent by facsimile (with
evidence of confirmation of receipt) to the parties at the following addresses:

                  (a) If to Buyer, to:

                           Southern Star Central Corp.
                           c/o AIG Highstar Capital, L.P.
                           175 Water Street, 26th Floor
                           New York, New York 10038
                           Attn: Christopher Lee
                           Facsimile: with a copy (which shall not constitute
                           notice) to:

                           Bingham McCutchen LLP
                           399 Park Avenue
                           New York, New York 10022

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                           Attention: Craigh Leonard, Esq.
                           Facsimile: (212) 752-5378

                  (b) If to Seller, to:

                           Williams Gas Pipeline Company, LLC
                           One Williams Center
                           Tulsa, Oklahoma 74172
                           Attention: Mark D. Wilson
                           Facsimile: (918) 573-5540

                           with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

                           The Williams Companies, Inc.
                           One Williams Center, Suite 4100
                           Tulsa, Oklahoma 74172
                           Attention: James N. Cundiff
                           Facsimile: (918) 573-8051

or to such other Persons or at such other addresses as shall be furnished by
either party by like notice to the other, and such notice or communication shall
be deemed to have been given or made as of the date so delivered. No change in
any of such addresses shall be effective insofar as notices under this Section
9.5 are concerned unless such changed address is located in the United States of
America and notice of such change shall have been given to such other party
hereto as provided in this Section 9.5.

                  SECTION 9.6.      ENTIRE AGREEMENT.

                  This Agreement, together with the Transaction Documents and
the exhibits and schedules hereto and thereto, and the Confidentiality Agreement
represent the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to
the transactions contemplated herein and therein and no representations or
warranties have been made in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby other than those expressly set forth herein or therein. This
Agreement, together with the Transaction Documents and the exhibits and
schedules hereto and thereto, and the Confidentiality Agreement supersede all
prior negotiations, discussions, correspondence, communications, understandings
and agreements between the parties relating to the subject matter of this
Agreement, the Transaction Documents and the Confidentiality Agreement and all
prior drafts of this Agreement, the Transaction Documents and the
Confidentiality Agreement, all of which are merged into this Agreement, the
Transaction Documents and the Confidentiality Agreement, respectively. No prior
drafts of this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or the Confidentiality
Agreement and no words or phrases from any such prior drafts shall be admissible
into evidence in any action or suit involving this Agreement, the Transaction
Documents or the Confidentiality Agreement.

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                  SECTION 9.7.      WAIVERS AND AMENDMENTS.

                  Seller or Buyer may, by written notice to the other: (a)
extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other actions
of the other; (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations or warranties of
the other contained in this Agreement or in any document delivered pursuant to
this Agreement by the other party; (c) waive compliance with any of the
covenants of the other contained in this Agreement; (d) waive performance of any
of the obligations of the other created under this Agreement; or (e) waive
fulfillment of any of the conditions to its own obligations under this Agreement
or in any documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement by the other party. The
waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall
not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach, whether or not
similar, unless such waiver specifically states that it is to be construed as a
continuing waiver. This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented only
by a written instrument executed by the parties hereto.

                  SECTION 9.8.      SEVERABILITY.

                  This Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity
or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the
validity or enforceability of this Agreement or of any other term or provision
hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or
provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this
Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable
provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.

                  SECTION 9.9.      TITLES AND HEADINGS.

                  The Article and Section headings and any table of contents
contained in this Agreement are solely for convenience of reference and shall
not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or of any term or
provision hereof.

                  SECTION 9.10.     SIGNATURES AND COUNTERPARTS.

                  Facsimile transmission of any signed original document and/or
retransmission of any signed facsimile transmission shall be the same as
delivery of an original. At the request of Buyer or Seller, the parties will
confirm facsimile transmission by signing a duplicate original document. This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original and all of which together shall be considered one and the
same agreement.

                  SECTION 9.11.     ENFORCEMENT OF THE AGREEMENT.

                  The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur
if any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with
their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that
the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent
breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions
hereto, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at
law or in equity.

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                  SECTION 9.12.     GOVERNING LAW.

                  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the internal and substantive laws of New York and without regard
to any conflicts of laws concepts which would apply the substantive law of some
other jurisdiction.

                  SECTION 9.13.     DISCLOSURE.

                  Certain information set forth in the Disclosure Schedules is
included solely for informational purposes, is not an admission of liability
with respect to the matters covered by the information, and may not be required
to be disclosed pursuant to this Agreement. The specification of any dollar
amount in the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or the
inclusion of any specific item in the Disclosure Schedules is not intended to
imply that such amounts (or higher or lower amounts) are or are not material,
and no party shall use the fact of the setting of such amounts or the fact of
the inclusion of any such item in the Disclosure Schedules in any dispute or
controversy between the parties as to whether any obligation, item, or matter
not described herein or included in a Disclosure Schedule is or is not material
for purposes of this Agreement.

                  SECTION 9.14.     DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

                  (a) INFORMATION. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN ARTICLE II, SELLER
MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, AT COMMON LAW, STATUTORY
OR OTHERWISE, WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION,
RECORDS, AND DATA NOW, HERETOFORE, OR HEREAFTER MADE AVAILABLE TO BUYER IN
CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING ANY DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY, THE
LLC OR THEIR RESPECTIVE FACILITIES OR EQUIPMENT, REVENUE, PRICE AND EXPENSE
ASSUMPTIONS, FORECASTS, OR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION, OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION
FURNISHED TO BUYER BY SELLER OR ANY AFFILIATE OR SELLER OR ANY DIRECTOR,
OFFICER, EMPLOYEE, COUNSEL, AGENT, OR ADVISOR THEREOF).

                  (b) FACILITIES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING CONTAINED TO THE
CONTRARY IN ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT, IT IS THE EXPLICIT INTENT OF
EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT THAT SELLER IS NOT MAKING ANY REPRESENTATION OR
WARRANTY WHATSOEVER, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, AT COMMON LAW, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE,
EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES GIVEN IN THIS AGREEMENT, AND BUYER
ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT AND OTHER ASSETS OF THE
COMPANY AND THE LLC ARE BEING TAKEN BY BUYER, SUBJECT TO ALL FAULTS, "AS IS" AND
"WHERE IS." WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING
SENTENCE, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN HIS AGREEMENT, SELLER HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS
AND NEGATES ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AT COMMON LAW,
STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, RELATING TO (I) THE CONDITION OF THE FACILITIES,
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER ASSETS OF THE COMPANY OR THE

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LLC (INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED OR EXPRESS WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR OF CONFORMITY TO MODELS OR SAMPLES OF MATERIALS, OR THE
PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF ANY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IN OR ON, OR DISPOSED OR
DISCHARGED FROM, SUCH FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT AND OTHER ASSETS) OR (II) ANY
INFRINGEMENT BY SELLER, THE COMPANY, THE LLC, OR ANY OF THEIR AFFILIATES OF ANY
PATENT OR PROPRIETARY RIGHT OF ANY THIRD PARTY. BUYER HAS AGREED NOT TO RELY ON
ANY REPRESENTATION MADE BY SELLER WITH RESPECT TO THE CONDITION, QUALITY, OR
STATE OF THE FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT AND OTHER ASSETS OF THE COMPANY OR THE LLC
EXCEPT FOR THOSE IN THIS AGREEMENT, BUT RATHER, AS A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE
CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO SELLER FOR THIS PURCHASE AND SALE, HAS AGREED, EXCEPT AS
PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, TO RELY SOLELY AND EXCLUSIVELY UPON ITS OWN
EVALUATION OF THE COMPANY, THE LLC AND THE FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT AND OTHER
ASSETS OF THE COMPANY OR THE LLC. THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT ARE
THE RESULT OF EXTENSIVE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN BUYER AND SELLER AND NO OTHER
ASSURANCES, REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE QUALITY, CONDITION, OR STATE
OF THE COMPANY, THE LLC AND THE FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT AND OTHER ASSETS OF THE
COMPANY OR THE LLC WERE MADE BY SELLER IN THE INDUCEMENT THEREOF, EXCEPT AS
PROVIDED HEREIN.

                  SECTION 9.15.     CONSENT TO JURISDICTION.

                  The parties hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York located in the Borough of
Manhattan and the federal courts of the United States of America located in the
Southern District of the State of New York over any dispute arising out of or
relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, and
each party irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such dispute or
proceeding shall be heard and determined in such courts. The parties hereby
irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any
objection which they may now or hereafter have to the venue of any dispute
arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions
contemplated hereby brought in any such court or any defense of inconvenient
forum for the maintenance of such dispute. Each party agrees that a judgment in
any such dispute may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment
or in any other manner provided by applicable law.

                  SECTION 9.16.     BULK SALES OR TRANSFER LAWS.

                  The Buyer hereby waives compliance by the Seller with the
provisions of the bulk sales or transfer laws of all applicable jurisdictions.

                  SECTION 9.17.     CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.

                  For purposes of this Agreement, the term:

                  (a) "AFFILIATE" or "AFFILIATE" of a person means a person that
directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is
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control with, the first mentioned person. For purposes of this Agreement, AIG
Highstar Capital, L.P. shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of Buyer.

                  (b) "CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT" shall mean collectively the
Confidentiality Agreement dated as of July 19, 2002, between Buyer and J.P.
Morgan Securities Inc., as agent for the Parent.

                  (c) "KNOWLEDGE" shall mean the actual knowledge of those
Persons serving as CEO, CFO, Chief Accounting Officer, Chief Environmental
Officer or Secretary of Seller, Company or the LLC.

                  (d) "MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT" shall mean a material adverse
effect on (x) the assets, properties, business, results of operations or
financial condition of the Company and the LLC, taken as a whole, it being
understood that none of the following shall be deemed to constitute a Material
Adverse Effect: (i) any effect resulting from entering into this Agreement or
the announcement of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) any
effect resulting from changes in general economic conditions in the industry in
which the Company or the LLC operates, except for such effects which
disproportionately impact the Company and the LLC, and (iii) any effect
resulting from changes in the United States or global economy as a whole, except
for such effects which disproportionately impact the Company and the LLC; or (y)
the ability of Seller or Parent to perform in all material respects its
obligations under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents.

                  (e) "PERSON" or "PERSON" means an individual, corporation,
association, trust, limited liability company, limited partnership, limited
liability partnership, partnership, incorporated organization, other entity or
group (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

                  (f) "TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS" shall mean the agreements,
contracts, documents, instruments and certificates provided for in this
Agreement to be entered into by one or more of the parties hereto or any of
their Affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, including without limitation the Parent's Guaranty Agreement.

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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this
Agreement as of the date first above written.

SELLER:                       WILLIAMS GAS PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC

                              By:  /s/ J. Douglas Whisenant
                                   -------------------------
                                   Name: J. Douglas Whisenant
                                   Title President and Chief Executive Officer

BUYER:                        SOUTHERN STAR CENTRAL CORP.

                              By:  /s/ Christopher Lee
                                   ----------------------
                                   Name: Christopher Lee
                                   Title: President

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.79

                              SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

         This Settlement Agreement is made and entered into as of November 11,
2002, by and among the Governor of the State of California, acting on behalf of
the agencies, departments, subdivisions, boards, and commissions of the
executive branch of the State of California, including without limitation the
California Department of Water Resources; the California Electricity Oversight
Board; the California Public Utilities Commission; the People of the State of
California, by and through the Attorney General; the City and County of San
Francisco and the City of Oakland; the County of Santa Clara; the County of
Contra Costa; Valley Center Municipal Water District; Padre Dam Municipal Water
District; Ramona Municipal Water District; Helix Water District; Vista
Irrigation District; Yuima Municipal Water District; Fallbrook Public Utility
District and Borrego Water District; The Metropolitan Transit Development Board;
San Diego Trolley, Inc.; San Diego Transit Corporation; Sweetwater Authority;
California Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante; California Assemblywoman Barbara
Mathews; classes consisting of all persons or entities in California who
indirectly purchased Electric Power for purposes other than resale or
distribution since January 1, 1998, represented by Pamela R. Gordon, Ruth
Hendricks, Mary L. Davis and Oscar's Photo Lab; the Attorneys General of
Washington and Oregon as chief law enforcement officers of their respective
states; The Williams Companies, Inc.; and Williams Energy Marketing & Trading
Company.

         1.       DEFINITIONS.

         The following terms with initial capital letters, which are in addition
to other terms with initial capital letters defined in the body of this
Settlement Agreement or by the context in which they appear in this Settlement
Agreement, have the following meanings when used in this Settlement Agreement:

         1.1      "AB1X" means Assembly Bill 1 of the 2001-02 First
Extraordinary Session, which amended the California Water Code by adding
Division 27, authorizing the CDWR to, among other things, enter into contracts
with energy suppliers.

         1.2      "AES" means any one or more of AES Corporation; AES Southland
L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, AES Alamitos, L.L.C., a limited
liability company organized and existing under the laws of the State of
Delaware, AES Huntington Beach, L.L.C., a limited liability company organized
and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and AES Redondo Beach,
L.L.C., a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Delaware.

         1.3      "AES Contract" means that certain Capacity Sale and Tolling
Agreement (together with all ancillary agreements) dated May 1, 1998, as amended
May 15, 1998, by and among AES and Williams.

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         1.4      "AG" means the Attorney General of California; the People of
the State of California, by and through the Attorney General Bill Lockyer.

         1.5      "All Releasing Parties" means the California State Releasing
Parties, the California Cities, Counties and Political Subdivisions, California
Water Districts, Bustamante, the Northwest AGs, the Private Parties, Unnamed
California Cities, Counties and Political Subdivisions, Williams, and Williams
Companies.

         1.6      This paragraph has been intentionally left blank.

         1.7      "Bill of Sale" means, collectively, the Bill of Sale,
Assignment and Assumption Agreement(s) providing for transfer and assignment of
the Property to the AG or his designee(s) required to be delivered by Paragraph
3.2(b) of this Settlement Agreement.

         1.8      "Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or
legal holiday in the State of California in which state government is not
generally open for business to the public.

         1.9      "Bustamante" means Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante and
California Assemblywoman Barbara Mathews.

         1.10     "CAISO" means the California Independent System Operator
Corporation.

         1.11     "California Cities and Counties" means the County of Santa
Clara, the County of Contra Costa, the City of Oakland and the City and County
of San Francisco.

         1.12     "California Executive" means the Governor of the State of
California, acting on behalf of the agencies, departments, subdivisions, boards,
and commissions of the executive branch of the State of California, including,
without limitation, CDWR. California Executive shall not include the CPUC or any
other body created by the California Constitution.

         1.13     "California State Releasing Parties" means California
Executive, the CDWR, the CPUC, the CEOB, and the AG.

         1.14     "California Water Districts" means Valley Center Municipal
Water District, Padre Dam Municipal Water District, Ramona Municipal Water
District, Helix Water District, Vista Irrigation District, Yuima Municipal Water
District, Fallbrook Public Utility District, Borrego Water District, and
Sweetwater Authority.

         1.15     "Cal PX" means the California Power Exchange.

         1.16     "Cash Consideration" means $150,000,000, payable to the AG or
its designee(s) as follows: (a) $42,000,000 payable on or before the Closing
Date; (b) $30,000,000 payable on January 1, 2004; (c) $15,000,000 payable on
January 1, 2005; (d) $15,000,000 payable on January 1, 2007; (e) $15,000,000
payable on January 1, 2008; (f) $15,000,000 payable on January 1, 2009; and (g)
$15,000,000 payable on January 1, 2010, subject, however, to the provisions of
Paragraphs 4.8(a), 4.8(b), and 4.8(c) hereof. The payments described in clauses
(b), (c) and (d) shall be referred to collectively as the "Tranche A Payments,"
and the payments described in clauses (e), (f) and (g) shall be referred to
collectively as the "Tranche B Payments."

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         1.17     "CDWR" means the State of California Department of Water
Resources, including without limitation, the California Energy Resources
Scheduling Division.

         1.18     "Class" means a class or classes consisting of persons or
entities in California who indirectly purchased Electric Power for purposes
other than resale or distribution since January 1, 1998.

         1.19     "CEOB" means the California Electricity Oversight Board.

         1.20     "Civil Actions" mean Gordon v. Reliant Energy, Inc., et al.,
Case No. GIC 758487 (San Diego Super. Ct.), Hendricks v. Dynegy Power Marketing,
Inc., et al, Case No. GIC 758565 (San Diego Super. Ct.) and Pier 23 Restaurant
and Oscar's Photo Lab v. PG&E Energy Trading, et al., Case No. 308120 (San
Francisco Super. Ct.).

         1.21     "Civil Plaintiffs' Counsel" means the counsel of record for
plaintiffs in the Civil Actions.

         1.22     "Closing Date" has the meaning given to it in Paragraph 3.1 of
this Settlement Agreement.

         1.23     "Court" shall have the meaning given to it in Paragraph 3.3 of
this Settlement Agreement.

         1.24     "CPUC" means the California Public Utilities Commission.

         1.25     "Credit Document(s)" means, any of the following documents
delivered pursuant to this Settlement Agreement:

         a.       Letter(s) of Credit,

         b.       Cash held by the AG (or a third party for the benefit of the
         AG pursuant to the terms of a Deposit Account Control Agreement
         satisfactory in form and substance to the AG or such other agreement as
         may be necessary to perfect the AG's interests therein) as security for
         all or part of the Cash Consideration,

         c.       Credit Default Swap(s) designating the AG (or such other party
         as may be designated in writing by the AG) as the fixed rate payor
         meeting the criteria set forth in Schedule 1.25 and Paragraph 4.8(e) of
         this Settlement Agreement and otherwise satisfactory in form and
         substance to the AG, or

         d.       Documents evidencing such other security for all or part of
         the Cash Consideration as the AG may agree in writing to accept.

         1.26     "Electric Power" means electric energy and related products,
including capacity and ancillary services such as regulation, spinning reserve,
non-spinning reserve and replacement reserve.

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         1.27     "Event of Default" has the meaning given to it in Paragraph
4.8(a) of this Settlement Agreement.

         1.28     "Fee and Expense Fund" shall have the meaning given to it in
Paragraph 4.18 of this Settlement Agreement.

         1.29     "FERC" means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

         1.30     "Gas" means any natural gas or natural gas-related product or
service.

         1.31     "Gas Contract" means the NAESB Base Contract to be executed
and delivered by Williams to CDWR pursuant to the terms of Paragraph 3.2(c) of
this Settlement Agreement.

         1.32     "GE Agreement" means that certain Agreement dated October 18,
2001, by and between GE Packaged Power, Inc., as seller, and State Street Bank
and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association, not in its individual
capacity but solely as Owner Trustee under that certain trust established under
the laws of the State of Connecticut pursuant to a Trust Agreement dated
December 5, 2000, between State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut,
National Association, and Newcourt Capital U.S.A., Inc., as buyer, relating to
the Property.

         1.33     "Just and Reasonable" has the meaning ascribed to it in
Sections 205 and 206 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sections 824d and 824e
and/or Sections 4 and 5 of the Natural Gas Act 15 U.S.C. Sections 717c and 717d.

         1.34     "Letter of Credit" means a standby letter of credit
satisfactory to the AG that (a) permits the AG to draw on the Letter of Credit
for the full amount stated therein upon any Event of Default, (b) is issued by
Bank of America, or another financial institution acceptable to the AG in the
AG's reasonable discretion, and (c) permits the AG to draw on the Letter of
Credit for the full amount stated therein (but only to the extent of outstanding
obligations secured thereby) if a substitute Letter of Credit issued by Bank of
America, or another financial institution acceptable to the AG in the AG's
reasonable discretion, (which shall equal the Cash Consideration obligation
outstanding that is secured by such Letter of Credit), in substantially the same
form as the Letter of Credit delivered to the AG on the Closing Date, or other
Security Documents fully securing the outstanding obligation secured by the
Letter of Credit being replaced, is not issued in favor of the AG on or before
sixty (60) days prior to the expiration date stated in the Letter of Credit.

         1.35     "Litigation Claims" has the meaning given to it in Paragraph
2.19 of this Settlement Agreement.

         1.36     "Northwest AGs" means the Attorneys General of Washington and
Oregon as chief law enforcement officers of their respective states.

         1.37     "Notice Order" has the meaning given to it in Paragraph 3.3 of
this Agreement.

         1.38     "Original Contracts" means that certain Master Power Purchase
and Sale Agreement (together with any exhibits, schedules, confirmation letters
and any written

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supplements thereto) dated as of February 16, 2001, between Williams and CDWR,
and the Amended and Restated Confirmation Letter dated February 21, 2001
(together with any exhibits, schedules, confirmation letters and any written
supplements thereto).

         1.39     "Owner Trustee" means State Street Bank and Trust Company of
Connecticut, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as
Owner Trustee under that certain trust established under the laws of the State
of Connecticut pursuant to a Trust Agreement dated December 5, 2000, between
State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association, and
Newcourt Capital U.S.A., Inc.

         1.40     "Paragraph" means a numbered paragraph of this Settlement
Agreement, unless otherwise noted, and all references to a Paragraph shall
include all subparts or subparagraphs of that Paragraph.

         1.41     "Parties" means the persons and entities listed in the first
Paragraph of this Settlement Agreement, collectively, and their successors and
assigns. Each of the Parties may be individually referred to herein as a
"Party."

         1.42     "Phase I Execution Date" has the meaning given to it in
Paragraph 3.1 of this Settlement Agreement.

         1.43     "Phase II Parties" has the meaning given to it in Paragraph
3.1 of this Settlement Agreement.

         1.44     "Private Parties" means the named plaintiffs individually and
in their respective representative capacities in each of the Civil Actions, the
Class, the Metropolitan Transit Development Board, San Diego Trolley, Inc., the
Bustamante Civil Action, the Water District Action, and San Diego Transit
Corporation.

         1.45     "Property" means the six (6) LM 6000 Gas Turbine Generator
Sets described in the GE Agreement and all rights of the Owner Trustee under the
GE Agreement relating thereto.

         1.46     "Rate Agreement" has the meaning given to it in Paragraph 2.8
of this Settlement Agreement.

         1.47     "Released Claims" means any and all of the claims set forth
and described in Paragraphs 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, and 4.5.

         1.48     "Renegotiated Contracts" means, collectively, the following
agreements to be executed and delivered by Williams and CDWR pursuant to the
terms of Paragraph 3.2(a) of this Settlement Agreement, together with any
exhibits, schedules, confirmation letters and any written supplements thereto:
(a) Product A, B, C Master Agreement (including the Product A, B, C
Confirmation); and (b) Product D Master Agreement (including the Product D
Confirmation).

         1.49     "Settlement Agreement" means this document.

         1.50     "Tranche A Payments" mean the payments described in Paragraphs
1.16 (b), (c) and (d) of this Settlement Agreement.

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         1.51     "Tranche B Payments" means the payments described in
Paragraphs 1.16 (e), (f) and (g) of this Settlement Agreement.

         1.52     "Unnamed California Cities, Counties and Political
Subdivisions" means each of the cities, counties and political subdivisions and
districts of the State of California not otherwise identified as parties to this
Settlement Agreement to the fullest extent of the authority of the Attorney
General of the State of California to release such claims herein.

         1.53     "Water District Action" shall have the meaning described in
Paragraph 2.4.

         1.54     "Wholesale Electricity Antitrust Cases I & II" means the
Gordon Class Action (described herein in Paragraph 2.2), Hendricks Class Action
(described herein in Paragraph 2.3), Water District Action (described in
Paragraph 2.4), Cities and Counties' Action (described herein in Paragraph 2.5),
Pier 23 Class Action (described herein in Paragraph 2.6), and Bustamante
Complaint (described herein in Paragraph 2.9) that were coordinated under the
caption Wholesale Electricity Antitrust Cases I & II, Judicial Council
Coordination Proceeding Nos. 4202-00005 and 4202-00006.

         1.55     "Williams" means Williams Energy Marketing & Trading Company,
a Delaware corporation, formerly known as Williams Energy Services Company,
which is an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of the Williams Companies and the
signatory on the Original Contract and Renegotiated Contracts.

         1.56     "Williams Companies" means The Williams Companies, Inc., a
Delaware corporation which is the parent of Williams (exclusive of any
subsidiary or affiliates as to the releases provided herein). As to the releases
with respect to Gas herein, such releases extend only to conduct by Williams
imputed to the Williams Companies.

         1.57     "Williams Companies Guaranty" means a guaranty from Williams
Companies in the form attached hereto as Schedule 1.57.

         2.       RECITALS.

         2.1      On August 2, 2000, San Diego Gas & Electric Company filed a
Section 206 Complaint (Docket No. EL00-95-000, et al.) at the FERC, which
complaint was consolidated with complaints filed by other persons or entities,
including the CEOB (Docket No. EL00-104-000), alleging, among other things, that
the energy markets in California operated by the Cal PX and CAISO resulted in
prices paid for electric energy and energy-related products that were not Just
and Reasonable (the "Refund Proceeding"). The Refund Proceeding could result in
an obligation on the part of Williams to issue refunds for a portion of sums
received for the sale of Electric Power in California.

         2.2      On November 27, 2000, Class Representative Pamela Gordon filed
a class action complaint against Williams and the Williams Companies in the
California State Court in San Diego County (Gordon v. Reliant Energy, Inc., et
al., Case No. GIC 758487), alleging that Williams and the Williams Companies had
engaged in unfair competition and committed antitrust violations in the
California wholesale Electric Power markets (the "Gordon Civil

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Action"). The Gordon Civil Action seeks (a) monetary damages, (b) injunctive
relief, and (c) for Williams to pay restitution and disgorgement of to the Class
and the general public. Williams and Williams Companies deny liability for any
of the Litigation Claims including the claims asserted in these proceedings.

         2.3      On November 29, 2000, Class Representative Ruth Hendricks
filed a class action complaint against Williams and the Williams Companies in
the California State Court in San Diego County (Hendricks v. Dynegy Power
Marketing, Inc., et al, Case No. GIC 758565), alleging that Williams and the
Williams Companies had engaged in unfair competition and committed antitrust
violations in the California wholesale Electric Power markets (the "Hendricks
Civil Action"). The Hendricks Civil Action seeks (a) monetary damages, (b)
injunctive relief, and (c) for Williams to pay restitution and disgorgement of
profits to the Class and the general public. Williams and Williams Companies
deny liability for any of the Litigation Claims including the claims asserted in
these proceedings.

         2.4      On January 16, 2001, Sweetwater Authority, Valley Center
Municipal Water District and Padre Dam Municipal Water District filed a
complaint against Williams and the Williams Companies in the California State
Court in San Diego County (Sweetwater Authority, et al. v. Dynegy, Inc. et al.,
Case No. GIC 760743), alleging that Williams and the Williams Companies had
engaged in unfair competition and committed antitrust violations in the
California wholesale Electric Power markets (the "Water District Action").
Ramona Municipal Water District; Helix Water District; Vista Irrigation
District; Yuima Municipal Water District; Fallbrook Public Utility District;
Borrego Water District; Metropolitan Transit Development Board; San Diego
Trolley, Inc; San Diego Transit Corporation later joined as plaintiffs in the
Water District Complaint. The Water District Action seeks (a) monetary damages,
(b) injunctive relief, and (c) for Williams to pay restitution and disgorgement
of profits. Williams and Williams Companies deny liability for any of the
Litigation Claims including the claims asserted in these proceedings.

         2.5      On January 18, 2001, the City and County of San Francisco
filed a complaint against Williams and the Williams Companies on behalf of the
People of the State of California, in the California State Court in San
Francisco County (People v. Dynegy Power Marketing, Inc., et al., Case No.
318189), alleging that Williams and the Williams Companies had engaged in unfair
competition and committed antitrust violations in the California wholesale
Electric Power markets (the "Cities' and Counties' Action"). The City of
Oakland, Santa Clara County, and Contra Costa County later joined as plaintiffs
in the Cities' and Counties' Action. The Cities' and Counties' Action seeks (a)
monetary damages, (b) injunctive relief, (c) for Williams to pay restitution and
disgorgement of profits, and (d) civil penalties. Williams and Williams
Companies deny liability for any of the Litigation Claims including the claims
asserted in these proceedings.

         2.6      On January 24, 2001, Class Representative Pier 23 Restaurant
filed a class action complaint against Williams and the Williams Companies in
the California State Court in San Francisco County (Pier 23 Restaurant and
Oscar's Photo Lab v. PG&E Energy Trading, et al., Case No. 308120), alleging
that Williams and the Williams Companies had engaged in unfair competition in
the California wholesale Electric Power markets (the "Pier 23 Civil Action").
Oscar's Photo Lab and Mary L. Davis later joined as plaintiffs in the Pier 23
Civil Action, and

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Pier 23 Restaurant later withdrew from the litigation. The Pier 23 Civil Action
seeks (a) monetary damages, (b) injunctive relief, and (c) for Williams to pay
restitution and disgorgement of profits to the Class and the general public.
Williams and Williams Companies deny liability for any of the Litigation Claims
including the claims asserted in these proceedings.

         2.7      On February 16 and 21, 2001, the CDWR and Williams entered
into the Original Contracts.

         2.8      On February 21, 2002, pursuant to AB1X, the CDWR and the CPUC
executed a duly authorized Rate Agreement (the "Rate Agreement") providing for
the recovery by CDWR of its revenue requirements. The Rate Agreement, among
other things, facilitates CDWR's payment of suppliers of Electric Power such as
Williams. The CPUC issued D.02-02-051 on February 21, 2002, finding the Rate
Agreement to be in the public interest and adopted it.

         2.9      On May 2, 2001, Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante and
California Assemblywoman Barbara Mathews filed a complaint against Williams and
the Williams Companies and certain of their officers and directors in the
California State Court in Los Angeles County (Bustamante v. Dynegy, Inc., et
al., Case No. BC 249705), alleging that Williams and the Williams Companies had
engaged in unfair competition and committed antitrust violations in the
California wholesale Electric Power markets (the "Bustamante Civil Action"). The
Bustamante Civil Action seeks (a) monetary damages, (b) injunctive relief, and
(c) for Williams to pay restitution and disgorgement of profits. Williams and
Williams Companies deny liability for any of the Litigation Claims including the
claims asserted in these proceedings.

         2.10     On February 25, 2002, and on February 26, 2002, the CPUC and
the CEOB, respectively, filed separate complaints in Docket Nos. EL02-60-000 and
EL02-62-000 under Section 206 of the Federal Power Act at the FERC alleging,
among other things, that the terms and the rates under the Original Contracts
are not Just and Reasonable or consistent with the public interest (the "CPUC
Complaint" and the "CEOB Complaint," respectively). As to Williams, the CPUC and
CEOB Complaints seek rescission or, in the alternative, reformation of the
Original Contracts. Williams and Williams Companies deny liability for any of
the Litigation Claims including the claims asserted in these proceedings.

         2.11     On March 8, 2002, after the Gordon Civil Action, the Hendricks
Civil Action, the Cities' and Counties' Action, the Water District Action, the
Pier 23 Civil Action and the Bustamante Action had been coordinated before a
single trial judge in Wholesale Electricity Antitrust Cases I & II, the
plaintiffs in these actions filed a single Master Complaint.

         2.12     On March 11, 2002, the People of the State of California, by
and through Attorney General Bill Lockyer, filed a complaint against Williams
and the Williams Companies in the California State Court in San Francisco
County, Docket CGC-02-405432, alleging that Williams and the Williams Companies
had engaged from 1998 to the present in unfair competition in the California
ancillary services Electric Power markets (the "AG Unfair Competition
Complaint"). The AG unfair Competition Complaint seeks (a) injunctive relief
against Williams, (b) restitution, (c) disgorgement of profits, and (d) civil
penalties. Williams and Williams Companies deny liability for any of the
Litigation Claims including the claims asserted in these proceedings.

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         2.13     On March 20, 2002, the People of the State of California, by
and through Attorney General Bill Lockyer, filed a complaint at FERC in Docket
No. EL02-71-000 under Sections 205 and 206 of the Federal Power Act alleging,
among other things, that public utility sellers which had made sales to CDWR,
Cal PX, and the CAISO were in violation of certain reporting and filing
requirements (the "AG 206 Complaint"). The AG 206 Complaint, if successful,
could result in refund obligations on the part of Williams. Williams and
Williams Companies deny liability for any of the Litigation Claims including the
claims asserted in these proceedings.

         2.14     Beginning in late 2000 and continuing through 2002, the People
of the State of California, by and through Attorney General Bill Lockyer, served
various sets of subpoenas and interrogatories (the "AG subpoenas") on Williams
pursuant to its investigation In the Matter of the Investigation of Possible
Unlawful, Unfair or Anti-Competitive Behavior Affecting Electricity Prices in
California (as further described in Section 2.15, the "AG Investigation").

         2.15     The AG Investigation includes an inquiry into facts relating
to Williams' and Williams Companies' participation in the California Gas and
Electric Power markets from 1998 to the present. The AG Investigation includes
the following: any alleged conspiracy between Williams or Williams Companies and
other market participants in the Electric Power or Gas markets; the AES
Contract; the acquisition and holding of the generation facilities which are the
subject of the AES Contract; the exercise of market power and restraint of trade
issues relating to the AES Contract and the relationship between AES and
Williams and the Williams Companies; the exercise of market power by Williams in
the Electric Power or Gas markets; the alleged misconduct concerning outages of
AES generation facilities including without limitation outages in April and May
2000; the alleged physical or economic withholding of Electric Power or Gas; the
alleged manipulation of supply or prices of Electric Power or Gas; improper or
unlawful trading activities relating to Electric Power or Gas; and alleged
"cornering" of the Gas market. To date, the AG subpoenas and Investigation have
resulted in production by Williams of hundreds of thousands of documents. If the
case were not closed the continuing administrative burden and cost to Williams
would be much greater. Williams and Williams Companies deny wrongdoing in
connection with any of the matters under investigation by the AG.

         2.16     On April 9, 2002, the People of the State of California, by
and through Attorney General Bill Lockyer, filed a complaint against Williams in
the California State Court in San Francisco County, Docket CGC-02-406459,
alleging that Williams engaged in unjust and illegal overcharges and price
gouging during the California energy crisis ("the AG Profiteering Complaint.").
If successful, the AG Profiteering Complaint could result in civil penalties
against Williams. Williams and Williams Companies deny liability for any of the
Litigation Claims including the claims asserted in these proceedings.

         2.17     On April 11, 2002, as part of the AG Investigation, the People
of the State of California, by and through Attorney General Bill Lockyer,
provided Williams with a draft complaint it intended to file in the United
States District Court for the Northern District of California against Williams,
the Williams Companies, and AES for allegedly illegal acquisitions and/or
holdings and/or control of assets or rights related to such assets, under
section 7 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. ss. 18, and California Business and
Professions Code section 17200, seeking an injunction and other equitable and
ancillary relief, divestiture, damages and restitution

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("Clayton Act Complaint"). The Clayton Act Complaint alleged wrongful conduct,
including without limitation withholding capacity, decreasing competition and/or
raising prices, relating to the acquisition and continued holding of the
generation facilities governed by the AES Contract from 1998 to the present (the
"AG Clayton Act Investigation"). Williams and Williams Companies deny liability
for any of the Litigation Claims including the claims asserted in the Clayton
Act Complaint.

         2.18     Beginning in late 2000 and continuing through 2002, the
Attorneys General of Washington and Oregon have conducted an investigation into
facts relating to Williams' and Williams Companies' participation in the Oregon
and Washington electricity and gas markets from 1998 to the present (the
"Northwest AGs Investigations"). The Northwest AGs worked cooperatively with the
AG in sharing documents and information related to Williams and other companies.
The Northwest AGs have asserted that Williams may be subject to civil liability,
including civil penalties and/or restitution, as a result of potential illegal
activity. Williams and Williams Companies deny liability for any of the
Litigation Claims including the claims asserted in the Northwest AG's
Investigations.

         2.19     The Refund Proceeding, CPUC Complaint, CEOB Complaint, AG
Unfair Competition Complaint, AG 206 Complaint, AG subpoenas, AG Investigation,
AG Profiteering Complaint, Cities' and Counties' Action, Water District Action,
Bustamante Action, Northwest AGs Investigations, Civil Actions, Clayton Act
Complaint, and AG Clayton Act Investigation (collectively, the "Litigation
Claims") have resulted in significant legal and other expenses and present risks
and uncertainties for all Parties, including, without limitation, the risk of
one or more unfavorable judgments in the Litigations Claims.

         2.20     Recognizing the mutual benefits of buying peace by reaching a
settlement related to the Electric Power and Gas Markets, representatives of
Williams, Williams Companies, and the California State Releasing Parties
initiated discussions in the winter of 2001-02 to determine whether a resolution
was achievable. Subsequently, the parties to the Litigation Claims joined in the
settlement discussions.

         2.21     After extensive negotiations, the Parties reached the terms of
this Settlement Agreement, which provides that in exchange for the releases
described in this Settlement Agreement, Williams and/or Williams Companies will,
among other things, enter into the Renegotiated Contracts and Gas Contract, pay
the Cash Consideration, transfer six combustion turbines to the AG or his
designee(s), and cooperate with the AG, the Northwest AGs and the Private
Parties, California Cities and Counties, and California Water Districts as
provided herein.

         2.22     The Parties desire to resolve certain matters and to avoid any
future claims relating to them, including issues relating to the effectiveness,
enforceability, validity or justness and reasonableness of the Renegotiated
Contracts and the Gas Contract, by way of compromise rather than by litigation.
The Parties have agreed to resolve such matters and to ensure the ongoing
effectiveness and validity of the Renegotiated Contracts and the Gas Contract on
the terms and conditions set forth in this Settlement Agreement.

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         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the mutual covenants
contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, it is hereby agreed between and
among the Parties as follows:

         3.       CLOSING.

         3.1      Execution of the transactions contemplated by this Settlement
Agreement by CDWR, Williams, Williams Companies, the AG, the CPUC and the CEOB
("Phase I Execution")shall take place at such place on such date and in such
manner (e.g., in person, by facsimile or by overnight mail) as such parties (the
"Phase I Parties") may mutually agree (the "Phase I Execution Date"), but in no
event shall the Phase I Execution Date be more than four (4) days following
satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth below in Paragraph 3.6(a)
unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Phase I Parties. Following the
Phase I Execution, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Settlement Agreement shall be deemed to have occurred on December 31, 2002 (the
"Closing Date") provided the conditions set forth in Paragraph 3.6(b) have been
satisfied or waived. This Settlement Agreement shall also be executed by the
California Cities and Counties, the California Water Districts, the Northwest
AGs, and the Private Parties (collectively, the "Phase II Parties") on or before
the Closing Date; provided however, that any of the California Cities, Counties
and Political Subdivisions may execute this Settlement Agreement after the
Closing Date and such Party shall thereafter be bound by the terms and
conditions herein as of the date of said execution. Notwithstanding any other
provision contained in this Settlement Agreement, the failure of any Party,
other than a Phase I Party, to execute this Settlement Agreement on or before
the Closing Date shall not invalidate this Settlement Agreement or nullify any
provision hereof except that, as between such Party and any other Party hereto,
this Settlement Agreement and any provision hereof shall be invalid and of no
force or effect; provided, however, that if any of the Private Parties fail to
execute the Agreement and the Class is not certified and the settlement is not
finally approved, then the Agreement shall terminate as to the Private Parties
at Williams exclusive option.

         3.2      Phase I Execution Date, Closing:

         a.       The following actions shall take place on or prior to the
Phase I Execution Date:

                  (i)      Renegotiated Contracts. CDWR and Williams shall
         execute and deliver an original copy of the Renegotiated Contracts, the
         form of which shall be the same or substantially similar to the
         documents attached hereto and made a part hereof as Schedule 3.2(a)(i),
         to each other and to the CPUC, CEOB, and the AG.

                  (ii)     Williams Companies Guaranty. The Williams Companies
         shall execute and deliver to the AG the Williams Companies Guaranty.

                  (iii)    Gas Contract. CDWR and Williams shall execute and
         deliver an original copy of the Gas Contract, the form of which shall
         be the same or substantially similar to the document attached hereto
         and made a part hereof as Schedule 3.2(a)(iii), to each other and to
         the CPUC, CEOB, and the AG.

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         b.       Subject to the satisfaction of the Closing conditions
precedent described below, the following actions shall take place on or by the
Closing Date:

                  (i)      Credit Documents. Williams shall deliver Credit
         Document(s) in support of the Tranche A payments. Such Credit Documents
         shall include a Letter of Credit in an amount of not less than
         $45,000,000 with an expiration date not earlier than July, 2003,
         provided Credit Documents delivered before the Closing date shall not
         be effective until the Closing date.

                  (ii)     Bill of Sale. Owner Trustee shall execute and deliver
         one or more Bills of Sale, the form of which shall be the same or
         substantially similar to the document attached hereto and made a part
         hereof as Schedule 3.2(b), to transfer and assign the Property to the
         AG or its designee(s). Any transfer or assignment of Property pursuant
         to the preceding sentence shall not be effective until the Closing
         Date.

                  (iii)    Williams and Williams Companies shall (i) make the
         first payment as described in Paragraph 1.16(a) and shall pay such
         remaining amounts of the Tranche A Payments as have not been subject to
         credit support pursuant to Section 3.2(b)(i).

                  (iv)     Consents. Williams shall deliver a written document,
         satisfactory in form and substance to the AG, executed by GE Packaged
         Power, Inc. affirming that the warranties on the Property will not
         expire until 24 months following the dates specified in Schedule
         3.2(b)(iv).

         3.3      Private Parties' Provisions:

         a.       No later than five (5) business days after the Closing Date,
Civil Plaintiffs' Counsel shall submit this Settlement Agreement together with
its schedules to the court in which the Wholesale Electricity Antitrust Cases I
& II are pending on the date of submission (the "Court") and shall apply for
entry of an order (the "Notice Order"), to be agreed to by Williams and Civil
Plaintiffs' Counsel. The Notice Order will request, inter alia:

                  (i)      Certification of the Class for settlement purposes
         only;

                  (ii)     Preliminary approval of the settlement set forth in
         the Settlement Agreement; and

                  (iii)    Approval of the dissemination of a settlement notice
         or notices, in a form to be agreed to by Williams and Civil Plaintiffs'
         Counsel, which shall set forth the general terms of the settlement set
         forth in the Settlement Agreement and the date of the Settlement
         Hearing as defined below. Williams and Civil Plaintiffs' Counsel shall
         propose to the Court that notice be provided by such methods as are
         agreed to between Williams and Civil Plaintiffs' Counsel.

         b.       The Private Parties and Williams shall be responsible for
paying the costs of notice to the Class as follows:

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                  (i)      Civil Plaintiffs' Counsel shall pay the costs of
         notice in the form ordered by the Court not to exceed $250,000. As set
         forth below, the Private Parties (through their counsel) shall be
         entitled to draw upon the Fee and Expense Fund to pay for the costs of
         this notice.

                  (ii)     If the costs of notice in the form ordered by the
         Court do not exceed $250,000, then Williams shall have no
         responsibility for payment of any notice costs. If the costs of notice
         exceed $250,000, then Williams shall pay the remaining costs of notice,
         not to exceed an additional $250,000.

                  (iii)    If the estimated cost of notice in the form ordered
         by the Court exceeds $500,000 (the $250,000 to be paid by Civil
         Plaintiffs' Counsel pursuant to paragraph 3.3(b)(i) and the $250,000 to
         be paid by Williams pursuant to paragraph 3.3(b)(ii)), then Williams or
         Williams Companies and Civil Plaintiffs' Counsel shall attempt to reach
         agreement on further allocation of any additional costs of notice;
         provided, however, Williams or Williams Companies and the Private
         Parties shall have, in their sole and absolute discretion, the option
         to pay the additional costs of notice above $500,000 or to terminate
         this Settlement Agreement as to the Private Parties.

         c.       Civil Plaintiffs' Counsel shall request that after notice is
given, the Court hold a hearing (the "Settlement Hearing") in which it shall
approve the settlement of the Civil Actions as set forth herein as fair,
adequate and reasonable to the Class, and enter a final judgment of dismissal
with prejudice pursuant to the settlement as to Williams, the Williams
Companies, William E. Hobbs, Keith E. Bailey, and Steven J. Malcolm.

         d.       If prior to the Settlement Hearing, any Persons who otherwise
would be Members of the Class have timely requested exclusion ("Requests for
Exclusion") from the Class in accordance with the provisions of the Notice Order
and the notice given pursuant thereto, and such Persons in the aggregate
represent claims in an amount greater than an amount to be set forth in a
supplemental agreement between Williams and Civil Plaintiffs' Counsel, Williams
or Williams Companies shall have, in its sole and absolute discretion, the
option to terminate this Settlement Agreement as to the Private Parties. Copies
of all Requests for Exclusion received, together with copies of all written
revocations of Requests for Exclusion received shall be delivered to Williams'
and Williams Companies' counsel within seven (7) business days before the
Settlement Hearing.

         e.       Solely for the purposes of the settlement of the Civil
Actions, the Parties agree to the certification of the Class as defined above in
Paragraph 1.18 for settlement purposes; and Civil Plaintiffs' Counsel and
Williams agree to jointly request the Court to enter an order, which, among
other things, certifies the Class, as set forth in paragraph 3.3(a)(i). In the
event this Settlement Agreement and the settlement proposed herein is not
finally approved, or is terminated, canceled, or fails to become effective for
any reason, this class certification, solely for the purpose of the settlement
of the Civil Actions, shall be null and void and the Private Parties, the
California Cities and Counties, the Water Districts, Williams and the Williams
Companies will revert to their respective positions immediately prior to the
Closing Date. Under no circumstances may this Agreement be used as an admission
or evidence concerning the appropriateness of class certification should this
Settlement Agreement be terminated in whole or

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part. Williams and Williams Companies reserve the right to oppose class
certification should the Settlement Agreement be terminated in whole or part.

         f.       The releases in Paragraph 4.5, and in Paragraph 4.9 as they
relate to the Private Parties shall become effective upon, and any obligations
to return any payments from the Fee and Expense Fund as set forth in Paragraph
4.18 shall terminate upon:

                  (i)      A final determination by the Court pursuant to
         California Code of Civil Procedure section 877.6 that this Settlement
         Agreement was made in good faith and final conclusion of any petition
         for mandate;

                  (ii)     Certification of the Class for settlement purposes
         and final judgment after final court approval of the settlement,
         including any appeal;

The first day on which all of these events shall have occurred shall be called
the "Class Settlement Effective Date." Notwithstanding this provision, prior to
the Class Settlement Effective Date, the Civil Plaintiffs' Counsel shall be
entitled to draw upon the Fee and Expense Fund to pay for the costs of Class
Notice.

         3.4      The AG may, at its sole option, waive execution and delivery
of Consents required by Paragraph 3.2(b)(iv) of this Settlement Agreement. Any
such waiver, which must be in writing and signed by the AG, shall not affect the
effectiveness of the releases provided for in this Settlement Agreement in
Paragraphs 4.1 through 4.5 and Paragraph 4.9.

         3.5      Any of the agreements described above in Paragraphs 3.2(a),
(b) and (c) which are signed only by parties to this Settlement Agreement may be
signed in any number of counterparts, each of which is equally admissible in
evidence and shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument. No such
agreement shall take effect, however, until each Party to that agreement has
signed a counterpart.

         3.6      Conditions Precedent:

         a.       The following conditions precedent shall be satisfied prior to
the Phase I Execution:

                  (i)      the Phase I Parties shall have obtained all necessary
         internal consents and shall have taken all internal actions necessary
         to authorize the performance of their obligations herein;

                  (ii)     notwithstanding any other provision contained in this
         Settlement Agreement, this Settlement Agreement, the Renegotiated
         Contracts, and the Gas Contract shall not become effective until and
         unless the CPUC shall have considered and voted to approve and adopt
         this Settlement Agreement and communicated the outcome of such vote to
         Williams and the California State Releasing Parties; and

                  (iii)    each Phase I Party shall have performed any
         obligation required to be performed by that Party prior to the Phase I
         Execution Date or, if permitted to be

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         performed on the Closing Date, has demonstrated to the reasonable
         satisfaction of the other Parties that it is capable of performing such
         obligations by the Closing Date.

         b.       The following conditions precedent shall be satisfied by or
prior to December 31, 2002, or by a date certain as specified below, if any:

                  (i)      Requests by the CEOB and the CPUC advising the FERC
         that a resolution between themselves and Williams concerning claims
         regarding the Original Contracts has been reached and requesting that
         the FERC suspend such proceedings as between the CEOB and CPUC and
         Williams only relating to such claims pending the Closing at which time
         they will seek an order allowing the withdrawal of such claims;

                  (ii)     Issuance by the FERC of an order in the Refund
         Proceeding granting Williams' motion to dismiss claims for refunds due
         to any of the California State Releasing Parties or in relation to any
         Electric Power provided to the CDWR that is or may be subject to the
         Refund Proceeding from Williams or the Williams Companies (the "Refund
         Order"). Receipt of the Refund Order shall not be a condition precedent
         to closing unless Williams and the Williams Companies, within ten (10)
         Business Days from the Phase I Execution, files a Motion to Dismiss in
         the Refund Proceeding in which it shall advise FERC that resolution has
         been reached between themselves and the State Releasing Parties
         concerning such actions and complaints and that each of CDWR, CEOB and
         CPUC have agreed to release claims as described in Paragraph 4.3
         hereof. The contents of each such filing shall be consistent with the
         terms and conditions of this Settlement Agreement. The Parties will
         cooperate and assist each other in good faith in the preparation and
         filing of such motion;

                  (iii)    If Williams and the Williams Companies have filed the
         Motion to Dismiss described in Paragraph 3.6(b)(ii), the State
         Releasing Parties shall file a responsive pleading consistent with the
         terms and conditions of this Settlement Agreement within five (5)
         Business Days thereafter; and

                  (iv)     Williams and the Williams Companies shall have (i)
         made the payment described in Paragraph 1.16(a), and (ii) delivered to
         the AG or its designee(s) the Credit Documents described in Paragraph
         3.2(b)(i) (except to the extent additional payments shall have been
         made pursuant to Paragraph 3.2(b)(iii).

         Absent the express written agreement of Williams and the California
State Releasing Parties extending the time to satisfy or waiving any of the
conditions set forth in this Paragraph 3.6, if each of the conditions have not
been fulfilled on or prior to the dates specified above, then this Settlement
Agreement shall be null and void and of no further effect, with all rights,
duties and obligations of the Parties thereafter restored as if this Settlement
Agreement had never been executed; provided, however that if all of such
conditions other than Williams' obligations in Paragraph 3.6(b)(iv) have been
fulfilled, the AG shall be entitled to enforce such obligations of Williams, in
which event this Agreement shall not so terminate.

         3.7      The releases and other Consideration provided for in this
Settlement Agreement, including without limitation the releases set forth in
Paragraphs 4.1 through 4.5 and Paragraph

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4.9 (excluding the releases as they relate to the Private Parties) shall become
effective retroactive to the Phase I Execution Date. The releases set forth
herein in Paragraphs 4.5 and 4.9 (with respect to the Private Parties) shall
become effective, retroactive to the Phase I Execution Date, upon the Class
Settlement Effective Date as set forth in Paragraph 3.3(f).

         3.8      This Settlement Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing Date by written notice
delivered by the California State Releasing Parties to Williams and the Williams
Companies or by Williams or the Williams Companies to the California State
Releasing Parties, as the case may be, in the following instances (each a
"Termination Event"):

         a.       by the California State Releasing Parties if there has been a
material misrepresentation, a material breach of warranty, or a material failure
to comply with any covenant or agreement on the part of Williams or Williams
Companies with respect to any of their representations, warranties, covenants or
agreements set forth herein, and such misrepresentation, breach, or failure to
comply has not been cured within five (5) Business Days of receipt by Williams
and Williams Companies from the California State Releasing Parties of written
notice thereof; provided, however, that any failure by Williams or Williams
Companies to perform its or their obligations under Paragraph 4.7 hereof shall
constitute a material failure to comply with an agreement and shall not be
subject to such notice and cure period;

         b.       by Williams or Williams Companies if there has been a material
misrepresentation, a material breach of warranty, or a material failure to
comply with any covenant or agreement on the part of the California State
Releasing Parties with respect to their representations, warranties, covenants
or agreements set forth herein, and such misrepresentation, breach, or failure
to comply has not been cured within five (5) Business Days of receipt by the
California State Releasing Parties from Williams or Williams Companies of
written notice thereof;

         c.       by the mutual written consent of the California State
Releasing Parties, Williams and the Williams Companies;.

         d.       by the AG, before December 15, 2002 if the AG, in his sole
discretion, determines that there is evidence of illegal conduct by Williams or
the Williams Companies in the Gas or Electric Power markets of which he was not
previously aware or if Williams or the Williams Companies fail to fully
cooperate in good faith with the AG's due diligence review.

         3.9      From time to time after the Closing, the Parties shall
cooperate in consummating the settlement and release of claims and exchange of
consideration provided for herein. This cooperation shall include, without
limitation, the execution of such instruments of conveyance, assignment,
transfer and delivery, release and waiver, the filing of additional complaints
by the Private Parties as necessary to obtain the release set forth in Paragraph
4.5 herein and the provision of submissions, stipulations and other filings with
courts and regulatory agencies, and the provision of such additional documents
or taking of such other action as any Party may reasonably request.

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         4.       MUTUAL RELEASES AND WAIVERS.

         4.1.     Original Contracts and the Renegotiated Contracts:

         Each of the California State Releasing Parties for itself hereby
releases, acquits and forever discharges any and all claims of any nature
whatsoever that it ever had, now has, or hereafter can, shall, or may have
against Williams or Williams Companies based on, or arising out of, in whole or
in part, (a) the Original Contracts, or (b) issues relating to effectiveness,
due authorization, validity, or enforceability of any of the obligations of any
of the California State Releasing Parties under the Renegotiated Contracts or
the Gas Contract or whether such obligations are Just and Reasonable. This
release does not constitute a waiver by the California State Releasing Parties
of the right to pursue remedies under the Renegotiated Contracts or the Gas
Contract for acts and omissions from and after the Phase I Execution Date as
provided therein, including but not limited to (a) claims of breach of an
obligation created by the Renegotiated Contracts, (b) claims of failure to
perform under the Renegotiated Contracts, and (c) disputes over the obligations
created by, or the meaning of any terms used in the Renegotiated Contracts. The
release in this Paragraph 4.1 applies only to matters based on, or arising out
of, in whole or in part, the generation, sale, purchase, ownership, dispatch
and/or transmission of Electric Power, and/or Gas pursuant to the Original
Contracts and the Renegotiated Contracts, and does not include matters of
general applicability including, without limitation, environmental, permitting,
health, safety and taxation.

         Each of the California State Releasing Parties waives all rights to
challenge the terms, conditions, rates or validity of the Renegotiated Contracts
or the Gas Contract or whether each such contract is Just and Reasonable for and
with respect to the entire term thereof, including any rights under Sections 205
and 206 of the Federal Power Act to request the FERC to revise the terms and
conditions and the rates or services specified in the Renegotiated Contracts or
the Gas Contract, and hereby further agrees to make no filings at the FERC or
with any other state or federal agency, board, court or tribunal challenging the
rates, terms and conditions of the Renegotiated Contracts or the Gas Contract as
to whether they are Just and Reasonable or in the public interest. It is further
agreed that, in the event of any future challenges to the Renegotiated Contracts
or the Gas Contract for any other reason, the Parties will not dispute the
applicability, as to the Parties, of the public interest standard as that term
has been defined and interpreted under the Federal Power Act or the Natural Gas
Act and the cases of United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Mobile Gas Corp., 350 U.S. 332
(1956), and FPC v. Sierra Pacific Power Co., 350 U.S. 348 (1956), and subsequent
cases.

         The Unnamed California Cities, Counties and Political Subdivisions also
release any claims they may have relating to the Original Contracts,
Renegotiated Contracts, or Gas Contract.

         4.2.     Original Contracts, Renegotiated Contracts and FERC:

         The CEOB and CPUC hereby agree to seek suspension and withdrawal with
prejudice, as to Williams and the Williams Companies only, all actions or
complaints set forth in the CPUC Complaint and the CEOB Complaint pertaining to
the Original Contracts pursuant to the procedures set forth in Paragraph 4.12.
In filing to suspend and withdraw the CPUC Complaint

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and the CEOB Complaint, the CPUC and the CEOB shall advise FERC that resolution
has been reached between themselves and Williams and the Williams Companies
concerning such actions and complaints. The contents of each such filing shall
be consistent with the terms and conditions of this Settlement Agreement.

         This provision shall not restrict in any way the ability of the CEOB or
the CPUC to continue to participate in the CPUC Complaint or CEOB Complaint as
against the other parties named therein.

         4.3.     CDWR, CEOB and CPUC: Refund Proceeding:

         Each of the CDWR, CEOB, and CPUC hereby releases, acquits and
discharges Williams and the Williams Companies from any and all claims of any
nature whatsoever that they have ever had, now have, or hereafter may have
against Williams or the Williams Companies based on the alleged existence or
exercise of market power prior to the Phase I Closing or for charges for
excessive or unlawful charges for Electric Power or Gas including, without
limitation, claims to receive refunds, credits, payments or compensation or
consideration of any kind from Williams or the Williams Companies related to
claims that were alleged or could have been alleged in the Refund Proceeding.
Nothing in this release shall preclude the CDWR, CEOB, and CPUC from otherwise
continuing their participation in the Refund Proceeding to the ultimate
conclusion of that proceeding, including any actions on appeal as to parties
other than Williams or the Williams Companies, nor does anything herein release
such claims or entitlement of any other parties, such as the IOUs, to refunds in
the Refund Proceeding.

         Each of CDWR, CEOB, and CPUC hereby releases, acquits and discharges
Williams from claims, including for refunds, (a) arising from sales, acts or
omissions prior to the Effective Date related to the operation and management of
generation facilities, and the generation, dispatch, purchase, marketing, sale,
or transmission of Electric Power or Gas, and without limitation of the
foregoing (b) any and all federal or state antitrust or unfair competition
claims based on, arising out of or in any way related to the Original Contracts,
the Gas Contract, or Renegotiated Contracts.

         The releases set forth in this Paragraph 4.3 shall not restrict the
ability of the CDWR, CEOB, and CPUC to continue to participate in any existing
proceeding, or to bring or participate in any future proceeding that does not
include specific claims against Williams but which could indirectly affect the
Williams or the Williams Companies, such as but not limited to proceedings
concerning market structure, scheduling rules, generally applicable market
rules, and generally applicable price mitigation, provided, however, this
Settlement Agreement does release all claims by CDWR, CEOB and CPUC for monetary
damages or compensation of any kind based on the participation of Williams or
Williams Companies in the California Electric Power markets prior to the Phase I
Execution. The releases in this Paragraph 4.3 apply only to matters based on, or
arising out of, in whole or in part, the generation, sale, purchase, ownership,
dispatch and/or transmission of Electric Power, and/or Gas and do not include
matters of general applicability including, without limitation, environmental,
permitting, health, safety and taxation. This Paragraph 4.3 does not affect any
of the Parties' rights and obligations in pending Reliability Must Run
proceedings, or in pending proceedings pertaining to market-based rate
authority;

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provided however that it is not the intent of the maintenance of such rights and
obligations to prevent or preclude performance by Williams of the Renegotiated
Contracts.

         While the CPUC is releasing its claims as described in this paragraph
4.3 for monetary damages or compensation of any kind against Williams and the
Williams Companies, this paragraph 4.3 does not restrict the ability of the CPUC
to continue its investigation of generator operation and maintenance, or from
collecting information or investigating any matter for the purposes of making
policy and/or legal arguments for rule changes, market reform, market
mitigation, or related matters, or from making such policy arguments in any
forum, based on information resulting from such investigation.

         CDWR, CPUC, and CEOB shall terminate any and all investigations as to
Williams or Williams Companies as they relate to the pursuit of claims released
in this Paragraph 4.3 and shall not initiate any new investigations against
Williams or Williams Companies that are related to the pursuit of claims
released in this Paragraph 4.3. This does not limit the CEOB, CDWR or the CPUC
in collecting information or in investigating any matter not related to the
claims released in this Paragraph 4.3. This paragraph 4.3 does not restrict the
ability of the CPUC to continue its investigation of generator operation and
maintenance, or to carry out its responsibilities under SB 39XX. In the event
that: (i) the order referred to in Paragraph 3.6(b)(ii) hereof is overturned,
rescinded, retracted, or is otherwise rendered ineffective by the FERC or any
court of appeals; (ii) Williams or the Williams Companies is subjected to a
final nonappealable order explicitly directing Williams or the Williams
Companies to pay refunds due to CDWR either (a) directly to CDWR or (b) to a
third party; (iii) such refunds are awarded for claims in the Refund Proceeding
that are released or waived pursuant to this Paragraph 4.3; and, (iv) Williams
or the Williams Companies pays such refunds as ordered; then, if Williams so
elects and in its sole discretion, the release in this Paragraph 4.3, as it
relates to the Refund Proceeding shall be void and of no force or effect. If the
releases herein related to the Refund Proceeding are voided pursuant to the
preceding sentence, the payor (Williams or the Williams Companies, as
appropriate) shall be entitled to a reduction in the Consideration provided for
such releases in the following manner:

         (1) for each refund dollar that Williams or the Williams Companies pays
as ordered, an equal sum shall be recovered by Williams by way of the additional
net revenues associated with maintaining the same Net Dependable Capacity and
maintaining the same Base Capacity Payment in effect as of December 2007 for so
long as is required to offset refunds that Williams or the Williams Companies is
required to pay. In no event shall such period extend beyond the Delivery Period
set forth in the Product D Transaction. To the extent such additional revenues
are not sufficient to offset dollar for dollar the refunds paid by Williams as
described herein, the price of Product B as set forth in the Product A, B, C,
Transaction, shall be adjusted upward in each year, beginning January 2006, by
$5.80/MWh for such additional period as is necessary to offset such refunds paid
by Williams or the Williams Companies but in no event beyond the Delivery Period
associated with Product B as set forth in the Product A, B, C Transaction. All
capitalized terms in this Paragraph have the meanings set forth in the Product D
Transaction and Product A, B, C Transaction, respectively.

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         4.4      Release of the AG, the Northwest AG's and the Unnamed
California Cities, Counties and Political Subdivisions:

         a.       The AG and each of the Northwest AGs and the and each of the
Unnamed California Cities, Counties and Political Subdivisions hereby release,
acquit and forever discharge any and all claims of any nature whatsoever that
they ever had, now have, or hereafter can, shall, or may have against Williams
or Williams Companies, based on, arising out of or in any way related to:

                  (i)      the AG Investigation as defined in Paragraph 2.15,
         including each allegation or claim that was or could have been asserted
         against Williams or Williams Companies;

                  (ii)     the Northwest AGs Investigation as defined in
         Paragraph 2.18, including each allegation or claim that was or could
         have been asserted against Williams or Williams Companies;

                  (iii)    the AG Profiteering Complaint, including without
         limitation each allegation or claim that was or could have been
         asserted against Williams or Williams Companies relating in any way to
         the AG Profiteering Complaint;

                  (iv)     the AG Clayton Act Investigation or Clayton Act
         Complaint, including without limitation each allegation or claim that
         was or could have been asserted against Williams or Williams Companies
         relating in any way to the AG Clayton Act Investigation or Clayton Act
         Complaint;

                  (v)      the AG Unfair Competition Complaint, including
         without limitation each allegation or claim that was or could have been
         asserted against Williams or Williams Companies relating in any way to
         the AG Unfair Competition Complaint;

                  (vi)     the AG 206 Complaint, including without limitation
         each allegation or claim that was or could have been asserted against
         Williams or Williams Companies relating in any way to the AG 206
         Complaint;

                  (vii)    the Refund Proceeding, including without limitation
         each allegation or claim that was or could have been asserted against
         Williams or Williams Companies relating in any way to the Refund
         Proceeding;

                  (viii)   the CEOB Complaint or CPUC Complaint, including
         without limitation each allegation or claim that was or could have been
         asserted against Williams or Williams Companies relating in any way to
         the CEOB Complaint or CPUC Complaint;

                  (ix)     the sale, purchase, offer, bidding, marketing,
         trading, or withholding of bids or offers, of Electric Power or Gas in
         California, Washington or Oregon at any time prior to the Phase I
         Execution Date, including any claimed overcharges or refunds;

                  (x)      the acquisition, operation, dispatch, ownership,
         control or management of any Electric Power generation facilities or
         any interest in or dispatch rights to the output

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of such facilities including any alleged withholding of supply, exercise of
alleged market power, or alleged failure to provide Electric Power or Gas at any
time prior to the Phase I Execution Date;

                  (xi)     any violations or claimed violations of any rules,
regulations, orders or protocols of any state or federal agency having or
claiming to have regulatory authority over any conduct that is the subject of
any Released Claims including, without limitation, the Federal Power Act and/or
any rules, regulations, tariffs, protocols or orders which occurred prior to the
Phase I Execution Date;

                  (xii)    any claims for refunds, contract reformation or any
other relief, any federal or state antitrust claims or any claims under Business
& Professions Code section 17200 et seq. relating in any way to the Litigation
Claims, the Original Contracts or the Renegotiated Contracts; and

                  (xiii)   subject to the limitations set forth in Paragraph
4.13 hereof, any information provided to the AG prior to the Phase I Execution
to the extent related to the claims released under clauses (i) through (xii) of
this Paragraph 4.4(a), including any such allegation or claim that was or could
have been asserted against Williams or Williams Companies related in any way to
any information sought by or produced in response to Williams obligations under
Paragraph 4.6 below

         b.       This release does not affect the right of the AG or the
Northwest AGs to pursue criminal prosecution for any acts or omissions by
Williams and the Williams Companies both before or subsequent to the Phase I
Execution Date. This release applies only to matters that are based on, or
arising out of, in whole or in part, the operation and management of generation
facilities, and the generation, purchase, sale, ownership, dispatch, and/or
transmission of Electric Power, and/or Gas, and does not include matters of
general applicability, including, without limitation, environmental, permitting,
health, safety and taxation. This Paragraph shall not restrict the ability of
the AG or the Northwest AGs to continue to participate in any existing
proceeding, or to bring or participate in any future proceeding, that does not
include specific claims against Williams or the Williams Companies but could
indirectly affect them, such as but not limited to proceedings concerning market
structure, scheduling rules, generally applicable market rules, and generally
applicable price mitigation, provided, however, this Settlement Agreement does
release all claims for monetary damages or compensation of any kind based on the
participation of Williams or Williams Companies in the California Electric Power
and Gas markets prior to the Phase I Execution Date. This release is modified by
Paragraph 4.13 below.

         c.       The AG further agrees that it (i) will voluntarily withdraw or
dismiss with prejudice (or, if necessary by applicable rule, request withdrawal
or dismissal with prejudice from the court or tribunal) within two (2) Business
Days of the Closing Date all pending claims or actions against Williams or
Williams Companies, including without limitation the AG Unfair Competition
Complaint, the AG 206 Complaint and the AG Profiteering Complaint and will
terminate all outstanding investigations and all subpoenas to Williams or
Williams Companies relating to the Released Claims, including without limitation
the AG Investigation, the AG Subpoenas, and the AG Clayton Act Investigation,
and (ii) will not file any actions or initiate any formal or informal
investigations based on, arising out of or related to any Released Claims

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or any legal theory based on or related to conduct underlying any of the
Released Claims, including without limitation Business and Professions Code
Section 17200 or federal or state antitrust statutes, against Williams or
Williams Companies.

         d.       AES/Williams Tolling Agreement. The AES Contract, whereby AES
owns and operates generating units and Williams markets the power, creates a
somewhat unique structure with respect to the California market. The Attorney
General has conducted an investigation into alleged anticompetitive aspects of
the AES Contract and agrees to the following limitations in connection with any
relief or remedies that he may seek from AES in connection with the
investigation.

             (i)     The Attorney General will not seek monetary remedies from
             AES for any portion of alleged anticompetitive conduct attributable
             to Williams pursuant to operation or enforcement of the AES
             Contract.

             (ii)    The Attorney General will not seek relief from AES,
             monetary or otherwise, that will preclude Williams from performing
             its obligations pursuant to the Renegotiated Contracts.

            (iii)    The CPUC and CEOB will not bring any action against AES for
             the purpose of hindering the ability of Williams to perform under
             the Renegotiated Contracts.

         4.5      Release by California Cities and Counties, California Water
Districts and Private Parties:

         The Private Parties, the Class, the California Cities and Counties and
the Water Districts hereby release, acquit and forever discharge any and all
claims of any nature whatsoever that they ever had, now have, or hereafter can,
shall, or may have against Williams, Williams Companies, William E. Hobbs, Keith
E. Bailey, and Steven J. Malcolm based on or arising out of the claims that were
or could have been asserted in any of the Civil Actions, the Bustamante Action,
the Water District Action, or the Cities' and Counties' Action, and any other
acts or omissions by or of Williams, Williams Companies, William E. Hobbs, Keith
E. Bailey, and/or Steven J. Malcolm related to their participation in the
California Electric Power markets from January 1, 1998 to the Effective Date,
including, without limitation, the acquisition, operation and management of
facilities for the generation of Electric Power or dispatch rights to such
facilities or the Electric Power generated from such facilities or the
generation, purchase, sale, trading, marketing or transmission of Electric Power
prior to the Closing Date, including but not limited to (a) claims related to
the Original Contracts, Renegotiated Contracts, and Gas Contract, (b) claims
under California Business & Professional Code Section 17200, and (c) any federal
or state antitrust claims, or (d) any taxpayer or other representative claims.

         This Paragraph shall not restrict the ability of plaintiffs in the
Wholesale Electricity Antitrust Cases I & II to continue to participate in any
existing proceeding, or to bring or participate in any future proceeding that
does not include specific claims against Williams, Williams Companies, William
E. Hobbs, Keith E. Bailey, and/or Steven J. Malcolm. This settlement shall not
release any claims against any entity (except for Williams, Williams

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Companies, William E. Hobbs, Keith E. Bailey, and/or Steven J. Malcolm) and
shall in no way restrict the ability of plaintiffs in Wholesale Electricity
Antitrust Cases I & II to continue to participate in any existing proceeding, or
to bring or participate in any future proceeding that does not include specific
claims against Williams, Williams Companies, William E. Hobbs, Keith E. Bailey,
and/or Steven J. Malcolm but could indirectly affect them, such as but not
limited to proceedings concerning market structure, scheduling rules, generally
applicable market rules, and generally applicable price mitigation; provided,
however, this Settlement Agreement does release all claims for monetary damages
or compensation of any kind as against Williams, Williams Companies, William E.
Hobbs, Keith E. Bailey, and/or Steven J. Malcolm based on their participation in
the California Electric Power markets prior to the Effective Date. To the extent
the Private Parties pursue any claim against AES, such parties shall be subject
to the limitations applicable to the AG as set forth in Paragraphs 4.4(d)(i) and
(ii).

         4.6      Williams Cooperation:

         Williams agrees to cooperate with the AG and the Northwest AGs in their
civil investigation of the Electric Power and Gas markets in California, Oregon
and Washington and to cooperate with the Private Parties, Water Districts and
Cities and Counties in the Wholesale Electricity Antitrust Cases I & II
("Cooperating Parties"), provided that such cooperation shall not obligate
Williams to waive any privileges. As part of its ongoing cooperation
obligations, Williams shall make witnesses available for interviews and
depositions by the Cooperating Parties at mutually convenient times and
locations. The Cooperating Parties will seek information in a focused manner,
and will work with Williams to streamline information and requests as
appropriate. The witness interviews, depositions and all documents disclosed
pursuant to this Paragraph 4.6 will be subject to the existing or future
confidentiality agreements and protective orders between Williams and the
Cooperating Parties and the confidentiality provisions of Calif. Govt Code
Section 11180, et seq. As a further part of its ongoing cooperation, Williams
will continue to produce documents to the Cooperating Parties as requested. All
documents provided to the Cooperating Parties pursuant to this Settlement
Agreement will also be treated as confidential under Section 11180, et seq.
Williams shall not contend that the AG has violated Cal. Govt. Code Section
11180 et seq. by providing documents received from Williams to the Cities and
Counties, the Water Districts and the Private Parties. The documents produced to
the Cooperating Parties by Williams under this Settlement Agreement and pursuant
to the Cooperating Parties' subpoenas can be used by the Cooperating Parties in
litigation against third parties pursuant to a court approved protective order.
The Cooperating Parties shall give reasonable notice to Williams of their intent
to use such documents in litigation which notice shall specify the terms of the
protective order under which they may be used. The Cooperating Parties will
promptly notify Williams in writing when their investigations are closed. This
provision for continuing cooperation by Williams shall extend to the conclusion
of the Cooperating Parties' litigation and active investigation of California
energy markets, and including cooperation through any trials and appeals as
necessary.

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         4.7      Consideration for Releases in Paragraphs 4.1 through 4.5
Inclusive:

         a.       In consideration for the release of the above-described
claims, Williams and Williams Companies agree to provide the following
consideration (collectively, the "Consideration"):

                  i.       Cash Consideration;

                  ii.      Renegotiated Contracts;

                  iii.     Gas Contract;

                  iv.      Bill of Sale;

                  v.       Credit Documents, as more fully described in
                           Paragraph 3.2(b)(i), subject to Paragraph
                           3.2(b)(iii);

                  vi.      the cooperation described above in Paragraph 4.6;

                  vii.     the Williams Companies Guaranty;

                  viii.    the release provided for in Paragraph 4.9; and

                  ix.      to take all other action expressly required of
                           Williams and Williams Companies under the terms of
                           this Settlement Agreement.

         b.       This Settlement Agreement encompasses renegotiated long-term
contract terms as well as consideration for resolution of claims of the various
parties to the settlement. Consideration for those claims includes $147 million
in cash and approximately $90 million in-kind. Additional consideration for
those claims has been captured within the terms of the Renegotiated Contracts,
including approximately $180 million related to the price of natural gas,
capacity, and Electricity

         c.       The Parties understand and acknowledge that none of the
Consideration represents any civil fines or penalties, and all Consideration
represents payment for alleged overcharges, damages or restitution allegedly
owed to the States of California, Oregon and Washington and their agencies,
departments, cities, counties, political subdivisions and citizens, including
without limitation the California State Releasing Parties, California Water
Districts, California Cities and Counties, Unnamed California Cities, Counties
and Political Subdivisions, the Northwest AGs, and the Private Parties in
connection with the Released Claims herein including, without limitation, claims
related to alleged unlawful or excessive charges for Electric Power or Gas by
Williams or Williams Companies prior to the Phase I Execution Date.

         d.       The AG informs Williams that as of the execution of this
Settlement Agreement, it will distribute the Cash Consideration as described in
Schedule 4.7(d) hereto. Williams has no obligation to ensure that the funds are
distributed as represented by the AG, and the failure to distribute the funds in
accordance with this schedule shall not be a basis for challenging the validity
or enforceability of this Settlement Agreement.

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         4.8      Cash Consideration/Rights Upon Default:

         a.       Upon the occurrence of any one of the following events, the AG
or its designee may, at its option and without notice or demand upon Williams or
Williams Companies, immediately accelerate the Cash Consideration, making the
entire amount of the outstanding Cash Consideration (as adjusted pursuant to
this Paragraph 4.8(a)) immediately due and payable in full, and thereafter
exercise any of its rights and remedies hereunder, under the Credit Documents,
or under applicable law to recover the Cash Consideration (each an "Event of
Default"):

                  (i)      the failure by Williams to make any payment of the
         Cash Consideration within five (5) Business Days of when due, or the
         failure by Williams or Williams Companies to provide and maintain in
         effect Security Documents as set forth in Paragraph 4.8(c), without
         notice or right to cure;

                  (ii)     a breach by Williams or Williams Companies (but not
         any successor or assign excluding any Williams or Williams Companies
         affiliates) under this Settlement Agreement, the Gas Contract, the
         Security Documents, or the Renegotiated Contracts (collectively, the
         "Settlement Documents") which is not cured within any applicable grace
         period;

                  (iii)    the inaccuracy in any material respect of any
         representation or warranty of Williams or Williams Companies contained
         in the Settlement Documents; or

                  (iv)     the assignment or transfer, whether directly,
         indirectly, or by operation of law (including, without limitation, any
         transfer by merger), by Williams of any or all of its rights and
         obligations under any of the Renegotiated Contracts other than a
         collateral assignment in favor of Williams' senior secured bank
         lender(s) without the AG's prior written consent unless simultaneous
         with such transfer, Williams pays to the AG or its designee(s) the
         Tranche B Payments.

         Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) in the event of an acceleration of
the Cash Consideration pursuant to this clause (a) above, the Tranche B Payments
shall be reduced to their then net present value utilizing a discount rate equal
to 10% per annum provided that the net present value of Tranche B Payments if
accelerated on the following dates shall be as follows: (A) for payment on or
prior April 1, 2003, $25,700,000; (B) for payment after April 1, 2003 and on or
prior to July 1, 2003, $26,300,000; (C) for payment after July 1, 2003 and on or
prior to October 1, 2003, $27,000,000; and, (D) for payment after October 1,
2003 and on or prior to January 1, 2004, $27,700,000., and (y) an acceleration
pursuant to clause (iv) above shall result only in the acceleration of the
Tranche B Payments and of the payment due pursuant to Paragraph 1.16(iv).

         b.       Williams shall be entitled to prepay any of the Cash
Consideration, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time without
premium or penalty; provided, however, that any prepayment of the Tranche B
Payments shall be reduced to the then current net present value thereof,
calculated using a discount rate of ten percent (10%) per annum. The net present
value of Tranche B Payments if prepaid in full on the following dates shall be
as follows: (i) for

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prepayment on or prior to April 1, 2003, $25,700,000; (ii) for prepayment after
April 1, 2003 and on or prior to July 1, 2003, $26,300,000; (iii) for prepayment
after July 1, 2003 and on or prior to October 1, 2003, $27,000,000; and (iv) for
prepayment after October 1, 2003 and on or prior to January 1, 2004,
$27,700,000.

         c.       Williams shall pay to the AG or its designee, upon demand, any
and all costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees) reasonably incurred by the
AG or its designee in connection with enforcing or collecting the Cash
Consideration not paid when due by Williams.

         d.       Any Cash Consideration not paid by Williams when due shall
bear interest from such due date until paid at a rate equal to the greater of
(i) fifteen percent (15%) per annum, or (ii) the prime rate (as published in the
money rates section of The Wall Street Journal on the default date) plus six
percent (Prime + 6%), compounded monthly.

         e.       Credit Default Swaps

                  (i)      Any Credit Default Swap provided as a Credit Document
         shall meet the criteria set forth in Schedule 1.25 and be otherwise
         satisfactory in form and substance to the AG, and be issued by Bank of
         America or another single financial institution acceptable to the AG
         (an "Eligible CDS party") with Fixed and Floating Rate Payor
         Calculation Amounts equal to or greater than 125% of the amount of
         Tranche A Payments to be supported.

                  (ii)     Williams shall prepay fees for any Credit Default
         Swap provided hereunder for the initial two successive calendar
         quarters and thereafter prepay succeeding calendar quarters one full
         quarter in advance of that calendar quarter. Williams agrees to pay
         each Fixed Payment due under any Credit Default Swap entered into or
         obtained pursuant to this Paragraph 4.8 not less than one calendar
         quarter before such Fixed Payment becomes due and to deliver or cause
         to be delivered to the AG a written receipt from the Floating Rate
         Payor under such Credit Default Swap not less than eighty (80) days
         before such Fixed Payment becomes due.

                  (iii)    To the extent any payment under any Credit Default
         Swap issued pursuant to this clause exceeds the amount owed to the AG
         under Tranche A, then such excess amount will be applied by the AG
         against Williams' obligations to the AG under Tranche B.

         f.       Williams agrees to put into place any other Credit Document(s)
to replace any Credit Document that is expiring, lapsing or terminating to the
extent any outstanding Tranche A Payments would otherwise be without credit
support, except as provided in clause (e), such replacement Credit Documents to
be executed and delivered to the AG not less than thirty (30) days before the
expiration, lapse or termination date of the Credit Document being replaced.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, there shall be no cure
period with respect to any failure to perform by Williams under this Paragraph
4.8.

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         g.       The AG shall not be deemed to have waived any of its rights
under this Paragraph or otherwise unless such waiver is in writing and signed by
the AG. The AG's failure to require strict performance of the terms, covenants
and agreements of this Paragraph, the Settlement Documents, or any delay or
omission on the part of the AG in exercising any right, or any acceptance of
partial or adequate payment or performance shall not waive, affect or diminish
such right or Williams' or Williams Companies' duty of compliance and
performance therewith. A waiver on any one occasion shall not be construed as a
bar to or waiver of the same or any other right on the same or any future
occasion. All rights and remedies of the AG under this Paragraph 4.8 or any
other of the Settlement Documents shall be cumulative and may be exercised
singularly or concurrently.

         4.9      Williams Release:

         Williams hereby releases, acquits and forever discharges any and all
claims of any nature whatsoever that it ever had, now has, or hereafter can,
shall, or may have against the Parties based on, or arising out of, in whole or
in part, (a) the Original Contracts, or (b) issues relating to effectiveness,
due authorization, validity, or enforceability of any of the obligations of any
of the Parties under the Renegotiated Contracts or whether such obligations are
Just and Reasonable. This release does not constitute a waiver by Williams of
the right to pursue remedies under the Renegotiated Contracts for acts and
omissions from and after the Phase I Execution Date as provided therein,
including but not limited to (a) claims of breach of an obligation created the
Renegotiated Contracts, (b) claims of failure to perform under the Renegotiated
Contracts, and (c) disputes over the obligations created by, or the meaning of
any terms used in the Renegotiated Contracts. This release does not constitute a
waiver of any claims by Williams that actions of the Parties subsequent to the
Phase I Execution Date may constitute an "impairment of contract," as used in
the California and United States Constitution, with respect to the Renegotiated
Contracts.

Williams and Williams Companies hereby release, acquit, and forever discharge
the California State Releasing Parties, California Water Districts, the
California Cities, Counties and Political Subdivisions, the Northwest AGs, and
the Private Parties from any and all claims arising on or before the Phase I
Execution Date related to the claims described in Paragraphs 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4,
and 4.5.

         4.10     The releases set forth above in Paragraphs 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4,
4.5, and 4.9 shall run to, benefit, and be enforceable by all of the present and
former officers, directors, employees, agents, legal representatives,
successors, and assigns of All Releasing Parties. No other parties that are not
a party to this Settlement Agreement shall be entitled to the benefits of, and
entitled to enforce, the releases provided for in such Paragraphs.

         4.11     Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing in
Paragraphs 4.1 through 4.10 inclusive shall constitute a limitation to, or
waiver of, any right to enforce any obligation or pursue any remedy provided
under this Settlement Agreement or the Renegotiated Contracts or the Gas
Contract (including the enforcement of the releases provided by the Parties
hereunder).

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         4.12     The CEOB and CPUC hereby agree to withdraw with prejudice, by
means of filing a Notice of Partial Withdrawal, pursuant to 18 C.F.R. Section
385.216(a), as to Williams only, all actions or complaints set forth in the CPUC
Complaint and the CEOB Complaint pertaining to Williams within two (2) Business
Days following the Closing Date following suspension of such proceedings as
provided in Paragraph 3.6(b). In filing to withdraw the AG 206 Complaint, the
CPUC Complaint and the CEOB Complaint as to Williams, the AG, the CEOB and the
CPUC shall each advise the FERC that resolution has been reached between it and
Williams concerning such actions and complaints. The contents of each such
filing shall be consistent with the terms and conditions of this Settlement
Agreement. In the event the FERC denies the partial withdrawal, this Agreement
shall be null and void and of no further effect, with all rights, duties and
obligations of the Parties thereafter restored as if this Settlement Agreement
had never been executed.

         The Parties will cooperate and assist each other in good faith in the
preparation and filing of such partial withdrawal in any and all proceedings
arising out of, or related to, the request for partial withdrawal, including but
not limited to acting in good faith to take all necessary actions to effectuate
FERC acceptance of the withdrawal and associated dismissal of the portions of
the complaints and claims, and effectuation of the releases as contemplated in
this Paragraph.

         4.13     All Releasing Parties expressly waives the benefits of any
statutory provision or common law rule that provides, in sum or substance, that
a release does not extend to claims which the party does not know or suspect to
exist in its favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by it,
would have materially affected its settlement with the other party. In
particular, but without limitation, All Releasing Parties expressly waive the
provisions of California Civil Code Section 1542, which statute reads:

         A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT
         KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE
         RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS
         SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.

         All Releasing Parties acknowledges that they may hereafter discover
facts other than or different from those that they know or believe to be true
with respect to the claims released pursuant to the provisions of this
Settlement Agreement, but All Releasing Parties hereby expressly waive and
fully, finally and forever settle and release any known or unknown, suspected or
unsuspected, asserted or unasserted, contingent or non-contingent claim with
respect to the Released Claims, and without regard to the subsequent discovery
or existence of such different or additional facts, except, with respect to the
AG and Northwest AG's and the CPUC only, this California Civil Code Section 1542
waiver does not apply to any criminal claims or unknown claims of willful fraud.

         4.14     This Settlement Agreement may be pleaded as a full and
complete defense to any claim that may be instituted, prosecuted or attempted in
breach of this Settlement Agreement. The Parties further agree that their
respective duties and obligations hereunder may be specifically enforced through
an action seeking equitable relief or a petition for writ of mandamus by the
Party or Parties for whose benefit such duty or obligation is to be performed,
but no breach of any duty or obligation by any Party hereunder shall entitle any
other Party to rescind or terminate this Settlement Agreement, except as
provided in Paragraph 3.8 hereof. In

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any such action, and in any action to enforce the provisions of the Settlement
Agreement, the prevailing party shall recover its reasonable attorneys' fees and
costs.

         4.15     Williams agrees that it is subject to, and will comply in all
material respects with, applicable rate filing requirements under the Federal
Power Act and regulations thereunder, as those requirements may be interpreted,
reviewed and revised by the FERC or a federal court from time to time. The AG
will not file any actions based on any legal theory, including without
limitation Business and Professions Code Section 17200, against Williams with
respect to such filing requirements or any filings made, or any failure or
omission to make filings, under the Federal Power Act so long as such parties
comply with the requirements of this Paragraph 4.15.

         4.16     The Parties expressly understand that both direct and indirect
breaches of the provisions of this Settlement Agreement are proscribed.
Therefore, the Parties covenant that each will not institute or prosecute,
against the other, any action or other proceeding based in whole or in part upon
any claims released by this Settlement Agreement; provided, however, the Parties
expressly acknowledge that the CPUC Complaint, CEOB Complaint, Refund
Proceeding, and AG 206 Complaint are continuing with respect to entities other
than Williams and this release is not intended to impair in any way the Parties'
participation in those pending actions.

         4.17     Except for the provisions of Paragraph 4.18, the California
State Releasing Parties stipulate that part of the cash portion of this
settlement constitutes full payment of any claim for attorneys' fees and costs,
and the Parties hereby waive and release any and all claims for attorneys' fees
or costs, statutory or otherwise, related in any way to disputes pre-dating this
Settlement Agreement or related to the Parties' entry into this Settlement
Agreement.

         4.18     Williams agrees to pay the amount of $15 million (the "Fee and
Expense Fund") by wire transfer into an escrow account (the "Escrow Account")
with a qualified third party financial institution (the "Escrow Agent")
acceptable to Williams and Civil Plaintiffs' Counsel. These funds shall be wired
to the Escrow Account no later than January 2, 2003, provided however, that if
the Phase I parties extend the date for satisfaction of any conditions precedent
set forth in Paragraph 3.6 beyond January 2, 2003, the date for funding the
Escrow Account shall be the earlier of the date of satisfaction of the Paragraph
3.6 conditions or April 1, 2003, provided however that this date may be extended
by mutual agreement of Williams and Civil Plaintiffs' Counsel. This amount will
be held in escrow, and will be returned to Williams, with all interest earned,
less approved costs of notice paid from the Fee and Expense Fund, should this
settlement not be completed or approved by the Court.

         a.       If this settlement is approved, then the funds provided by
Williams shall remain in escrow, with all interest added to the fund, to be
disbursed upon application to the Court by a majority of Civil Plaintiffs'
Counsel as follows:

                  (i)      Upon satisfaction of the conditions of Paragraphs
         3.3(f)(i) and 3.3(f)(ii), excluding any appeals, any or all of the
         funds may be expended for litigation expenses of the Private Parties,
         Water Districts, the California Cities and Counties and/or any other
         counsel that represents or purports to represent the Class, including
         but not limited to expert fees, as approved from time to time by the
         Court. Any counsel receiving funds from the Fee and Expense Fund agrees
         to be bound by the provisions of the Settlement

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         Agreement including without limitation Paragraph 3.3 as it applies to
         Civil Plaintiffs' Counsel;

                  (ii)     Any or all of the funds may be expended for
         attorneys' fees of the Private Parties, Water Districts, the California
         Cities and Counties and/or any other counsel that represents or
         purports to represent the Class. Any counsel receiving funds from the
         Fee and Expense Fund agrees to be bound by the provisions of the
         Settlement Agreement including without limitation the provisions of the
         Paragraph 3.3 as it applies to Civil Plaintiffs' Counsel, as approved
         from time to time by the trial court;

                  (iii)    Counsel for the Private Parties, the Water Districts,
         the California Cities and Counties and/or any other counsel that
         represents or purports to represent the Class, may make multiple
         requests, at their sole discretion, for expenses and/or attorneys' fees
         as the litigation progresses;

                  (iv)     Should the litigation be completed without exhausting
         the funds for the purposes described above, then all remaining funds
         shall be paid, upon Court order, to the Class or the Private Parties,
         or to a charity approved by the Court; and

                  (v)      Except as provided in Paragraphs 4.18(e), (f) and
         (g), in no event shall any of these funds be returned to Williams or
         paid to the State of California, the AG, or any agency or officer of
         the State of California.

         b.       Except as provided in this paragraph 4.18 above, if payment
under this paragraph is not made by January 2, 2003, this Settlement Agreement
with respect to the Plaintiffs and the Class in Wholesale Electricity Antitrust
Cases I & II may, at the option of Civil Plaintiffs' Counsel be terminated. If
the Settlement Agreement is not terminated, any amount due under this paragraph
shall bear interest from such due date until paid at a rate equal to the greater
of (i) fifteen percent (15%) per annum, or (ii) the prime rate (as published in
the money rates section of The Wall Street Journal on the default date) plus six
percent (Prime + 6%), compounded monthly.

         c.       Other than the deposit of the Fee and Expense Payment into the
Escrow Account, Williams shall have no further obligation to any person or
entity including, without limitation, the Private Parties, Water Districts, the
California Cities and Counties, Civil Plaintiffs' Counsel, any other counsel
that represents or purports to represent the Class, or any of them with respect
to any claim for incentive awards, attorneys' fees, costs or disbursements
incurred or claimed to have been incurred in connection with the Civil Actions.

         d.       Williams shall have no responsibility for, and no liability
whatsoever with respect to the allocation among Civil Plaintiffs' Counsel, or
any other person who may assert some claim thereto, of any part of the Fee and
Expense Fund, and Williams takes no position with respect to such matters.

         e.       All (i) taxes (including any estimated taxes, interest or
penalties) arising with respect to the income earned by the Fee and Expense Fund
("Taxes"); and (ii) expenses and costs

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incurred in connection with the operation and implementation of this Paragraph
(including, without limitation, expenses of tax attorneys and/or accounting and
mailing distribution costs and expenses relating to filing (or failing to file)
any necessary filings) ("Tax Expenses"), shall be paid out of the Fee and
Expense Fund; in all events Williams and Williams Companies shall have no
liability or responsibility for the Taxes, the Tax Expenses, or the filing of
any tax returns or other documents with the Internal Revenue Service or any
other state or local taxing authority. The Fee and Expense Fund, by and through
Civil Plaintiffs' Counsel, shall hold Williams and Williams Companies harmless
for Taxes and Tax Expenses (including, without limitation, Taxes payable by
reason of any such indemnification). Further, Taxes and Tax Expenses shall be
treated as, and considered to be, a cost of administration of the settlement and
shall be timely paid by the Escrow Agent out of the Fee and Expense Fund without
prior order from the Court, and the Escrow Agent shall be obligated
(notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary) to withhold from distribution
to Civil Plaintiffs' Counsel any funds necessary to pay such amounts. Williams
and Williams Companies are not responsible and shall have no liability therefor,
or for any reporting requirements that may relate thereto. Williams and Williams
Companies and the Plaintiffs in the Civil Actions hereto agree to cooperate with
the Escrow Agent, each other, and their tax attorneys and accountants to the
extent reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this Paragraph 4.18.

         f.       In the event the Phase I Execution Date or the Closing does
not occur for any reason, or the Settlement Agreement is terminated pursuant to
its terms, or the Class Settlement provided for in this Paragraph is not
approved, or is terminated, canceled, or fails to become effective for any
reason, the Fee and Expense Fund (including accrued interest), less any amounts
expended to provide notice to the Class pursuant to Paragraph 3.3(b), shall be
refunded to Williams and Williams Companies as provided in Paragraph 4.18(g)
below.

         g.       The attorneys' fees and expenses including the fees of experts
and consultants as awarded by the Court (the "Fee and Expense Award"), shall be
paid from the Fee and Expense Fund, as ordered, immediately after the Court
executes an order awarding such fees and expenses. Civil Plaintiffs' Counsel
shall thereafter allocate the Fee and Expense Award in a manner in which they in
good faith believe reflects the contributions of each such counsel to the
litigation and settlement. In the event that the Settlement Agreement or Class
Settlement does not occur for any reason, or the Judgment or the order making
the Fee and Expense Award is reversed or modified on appeal, and in the event
that the Fee and Expense Award has been paid to any extent, then Civil
Plaintiffs' Counsel shall within ten (10) business days from the event which
precludes the Effective Date from occurring or such reversal or modification,
refund to the Fee and Expense Fund the fees, expenses and interest previously
paid to them from the Fee and Expense Fund, including accrued interest on any
such amount at the average rate earned on the Fee and Expense Fund from the time
of withdrawal until the date of refund. Each such Civil Plaintiffs' Counsel's
law firm, as a condition of receiving such fees and expenses, on behalf of
itself and each partner and/or shareholder of it, agrees that the law firm and
its partners and/or shareholders are subject to the jurisdiction of the Court
for the purpose of enforcing this Paragraph 4.18 of this Settlement Agreement.
Without limitation, each such law firm and its partners and/or shareholders
agree that the Court may, upon application of Williams or Williams Companies on
notice to each such law firm and its partners and/or shareholders, summarily
issue orders, including but not limited to, judgments and attachment orders, and
may make appropriate

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findings of or sanctions for contempt, against each such law firm and its
partners and/or shareholders, or any of them, should such law firm fail timely
to repay fees and expenses pursuant to this Paragraph 4.18 of this Settlement
Agreement.

         h.       Except as provided in Paragraphs 4.18(f), and (g), Williams
and Williams Companies shall not have any responsibility for interest in, or
liability whatsoever with respect to the administration, investment or
distribution of the Fee and Expense Fund, the plan of allocation, the
determination or administration of Taxes, or any losses incurred in connection
therewith. No Person shall have any claim of any kind against Williams or
Williams Companies, or its counsel, or its primary or excess directors' and
officers' liability insurer and reinsurers with respect to the matters set forth
in this paragraph.

         4.19     Each of the Parties acknowledges and agrees that the various
releases in this Settlement Agreement were individually negotiated with the
various releasing parties under such releases and that such releases should be
interpreted individually in the context of this Settlement Agreement without
regard to other releases herein.

         5.       REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, AND OTHER AGREEMENTS.

         5.1      Each of the Parties hereto as to itself represents and
warrants to each other Party as of the date hereof, and as of the Closing Date,
as follows:

         a.       it has the full power and authority to enter into this
Settlement Agreement and to perform all transactions, duties and obligations
herein set forth;

         b.       it has taken all necessary actions duly and validly to
authorize the execution and delivery of this Settlement Agreement and the other
documents and agreements provided for herein to be executed and delivered by it
(including without limitation the Renegotiated Contracts and the Gas Contract)
in accordance with applicable law;

         c.       they have duly and validly executed and delivered this
Settlement Agreement and, on the Closing Date, will have duly and validly
executed and delivered, the other documents and agreements provided for herein
to be executed and delivered by it (including without limitation the
Renegotiated Contracts and the Gas Contract);

         d.       this Settlement Agreement constitutes, and other documents and
agreements provided for herein to be executed and delivered by it will
constitute on and after Closing, its legal, valid and binding obligations,
enforceable against it in accordance with this Settlement Agreement's terms and
the respective terms of the other documents and agreements provided for herein
to be executed and delivered by it (including without limitation the
Renegotiated Contracts and the Gas Contract);

         e.       it has not sold, assigned, transferred, or encumbered, or
otherwise disposed of, in whole or in part, voluntarily or involuntarily, any
claim of any nature whatsoever released pursuant to this Settlement Agreement;
and

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         f.       except as set forth in Schedule 5.1(f) attached to this
Settlement Agreement, no discharge or consent of any party is required for (i)
the execution, delivery or performance of this Settlement Agreement, (ii) the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including without
limitation the Renegotiated Contracts and the Gas Contract), or (iii) the
transfer of any of the Property to the AG or his designee(s).

         5.2      In order to induce the California State Releasing Parties,
California Cities and Counties, California Water Districts, the Northwest AGs,
and the Private Parties to enter into this Settlement Agreement and provide the
releases and other consideration set forth herein, and as further consideration
therefor, Williams and Williams Companies acknowledge and agree as follows:

         a.       Reasonably Equivalent Value (Williams). Williams has made an
independent determination of (i) the fair market value of the Property to be
conveyed pursuant to the Bill of Sale, (ii) the fair market value of William's
interests in the Original Contracts, (iii) the fair market value of Williams'
claims released in this Settlement Agreement, and (iv) the fair market value of
all other consideration provided by Williams pursuant to this Settlement
Agreement to any party hereto (collectively, the "Williams Consideration"), and
has determined that, in the aggregate, the fair market value of the Williams
Consideration is reasonably equivalent to the aggregate of (A) the fair market
value of Williams' interests in the Renegotiated Contracts and the Gas Contract,
(B) the fair market value of the claims of the Parties released in this
Settlement Agreement, and (C) the fair market value of all other consideration
received by Williams pursuant to this Settlement Agreement from any Party
hereto.

         b.       Reasonably Equivalent Value (Williams Companies). Williams
Companies has made an independent determination of (i) the fair market value of
Williams Companies' claims released in this Settlement Agreement, and (ii) the
fair market value of all other consideration provided by Williams Companies
pursuant to this Settlement Agreement to any party hereto (collectively, the
"Williams Companies Consideration"), and has determined that, in the aggregate,
the fair market value of the Williams Companies Consideration is reasonably
equivalent to the aggregate of (A) the fair market value of the claims of the
Parties released in this Settlement Agreement, and (B) the fair market value of
all other consideration received by Williams Companies pursuant to this
Settlement Agreement from any party hereto.

         c.       Solvency (Williams). Williams acknowledges and agrees that
before and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this
Settlement Agreement (i) Williams' financial condition is and will be such that
the fair value of its property (exclusive of property transferred, concealed or
removed with intent to hinder, delay or defraud any creditor) exceeds the sum of
Williams' debts, (ii) Williams has not incurred and will not have incurred, and
does not intend to incur, debts beyond its ability to pay as they become due,
and (iii) Williams has and will have sufficient capital to conduct its business
affairs.

         d.       Solvency (Williams Companies). Williams acknowledges and
agrees that before and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by
this Settlement Agreement (i) Williams' financial condition is and will be such
that that the fair value of its property (exclusive of property transferred,
concealed or removed with intent to hinder, delay or defraud any creditor)
exceeds the sum of Williams Companies' debts, (ii) Williams Companies has not

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incurred and will not have incurred, and does not intend to incur, debts beyond
its ability to pay as they become due, and (iii) Williams Companies has and will
have sufficient capital to conduct its business affairs.

         e.       Reinstatement of Claims. If under any debtor relief
proceedings all or any part of any conveyance of property or any payment of cash
by Williams or Williams Companies to any Party to this Settlement Agreement is
subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, or set
aside, then, to the extent such Party is required to return such property or pay
the value thereof or refund any payment, Williams' and Williams Companies'
liabilities to such Party shall be deemed reinstated to the extent necessary to
provide such Party with a distribution on its claim in such debtor relief
proceeding equal to the value assigned herein to the returned property or the
full amount of the avoided payment or refund and the release given by such party
to Williams and Williams' Companies in this Settlement Agreement shall be to
such extent of no further force or effect.

         f.       Prior Obligations; Taxes. No Party shall be liable for or
obligated to pay any amounts or obligations with respect to the Property arising
prior to the date hereof. Williams shall pay when due all fees, taxes and
governmental charges (including without limitation interest and penalties) of
any nature which may now or hereafter be imposed or levied by any federal, state
or local authority upon any Party, the Property (including, without limitation,
the purchase, ownership, transportation, delivery, installation, leasing,
possession, use, operation, storage, and return of such Property) arising as a
result of Williams' ownership of the Property.

         5.3      All Releasing Parties represents and warrants, as to itself,
that it is not aware of any other pending or existing lawsuits, claims, or
formal or informal investigations by or on behalf of itself against Williams
related to the Original Contracts other than as released in this Settlement
Agreement.

         5.4.     Each of the CDWR, CEOB, and CPUC represents and warrants, as
to its own agency, that it is not aware of any pending or existing lawsuits,
claims, or formal or informal investigations or inquiries by or on behalf of the
itself against Williams or Williams Companies, other than as set forth above,
related to the pursuit of claims released in Paragraph 4.3 other than as
released in this Settlement Agreement.

         5.5      Each of the AG and the Northwest AGs represents and warrants
that he or she is not aware of any pending or existing lawsuits, claims, or
formal or informal investigations or inquiries by or on behalf of him or her
against Williams or Williams Companies related in any way to the subject matter
of this Settlement Agreement other than the claims he or she is releasing in
Paragraph 4.4 of this Settlement Agreement.

         5.6      Each Party warrants the following: (1) it is represented by
competent counsel with respect to this Settlement Agreement and all matters
covered by it; (2) it has been fully advised by said counsel with respect to its
rights and obligations and with respect to the execution of this Settlement
Agreement; and (3) it authorizes and directs its respective attorneys to have
such papers executed and to take such other action as is necessary and
appropriate to effectuate the terms of this Settlement Agreement.

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         5.7      Each Party warrants that no promise, inducement or agreement
not expressed herein has been made in connection with this Settlement Agreement.
To the extent that it was deemed necessary and desirable by a Party, each such
Party warrants that it has received appropriate, adequate, and competent
technical and economic advice. Each Party warrants that it has not relied on any
other Party for advice or guidance concerning the technical or economic
implications or consequences of the Renegotiated Contracts or this Settlement
Agreement. This Settlement Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between
the Parties and supersedes and replaces all prior negotiations or proposed
agreements, written or oral, with respect to the subject matter thereof.

         5.8      The representations, warranties and agreements of the Parties
set forth in Paragraphs 5.1 through 5.7 of this Settlement Agreement shall
survive the Closing indefinitely.

         6.       GENERAL PROVISIONS.

         6.1      In entering and making this Settlement Agreement, the Parties
assume the risk of any mistake of fact or law. If the Parties, or any of them,
should later discover that any fact they relied upon in entering this Settlement
Agreement is not true, or that their understanding of the facts or law was
incorrect, then the Parties shall not be entitled to seek rescission of this
Settlement Agreement by reason thereof. This Settlement Agreement is intended to
be final and binding upon the Parties regardless of any mistake of fact or law.

         6.2      This Settlement Agreement shall be binding upon and for the
benefit of any of the Parties and their successors and assigns. Nothing in this
Settlement Agreement shall be construed or interpreted to impart any rights or
obligations to any third party (other than a permitted successor or assignee
bound to this Settlement Agreement).

         6.3      Neither the provision of consideration in the form of the
mutual covenants contained herein, nor the performance of any such covenants
contained herein, nor anything contained or incorporated herein shall be deemed,
nor shall the negotiations, execution and performance of this Settlement
Agreement constitute, any admission or concession of liability or wrongdoing on
the part of any Party. Any such liability or wrongdoing is expressly denied.

         6.4      This Settlement Agreement may not be altered, amended,
modified or otherwise changed in any respect whatsoever except by a writing duly
executed by an authorized representative of each of the Parties.

         6.5      The language of this Settlement Agreement shall be construed
as a whole, according to its fair meaning and intendment, and not strictly for
or against any Party, regardless of who drafted or was principally responsible
for drafting the Settlement Agreement or any specific terms or conditions
hereof. This Settlement Agreement shall be deemed to have been drafted by all
Parties, and no Party shall urge otherwise.

         6.6      The headings in this Settlement Agreement are for convenience
only. They in no way limit, alter or affect the meaning of this Settlement
Agreement.

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         6.7      This Settlement Agreement shall be construed and enforced
pursuant to the laws of the State of California, excluding any choice of laws
provisions or conflict of laws principles which would require reference to the
laws of any other jurisdiction.

         6.8      Should any provision of this Settlement Agreement be held
illegal, such illegality shall not invalidate the whole of this Settlement
Agreement; instead, the Parties shall use their best efforts to reform the
Settlement Agreement in order to give effect to the original intention of the
Parties in all material respects.

         6.9      This Settlement Agreement may be executed in multiple original
and/or facsimile counterparts, each of which is equally admissible in evidence
and shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument. This Settlement Agreement
shall not take effect until each Party has signed a counterpart.

         6.10     The failure of any Party hereto to enforce any condition or
provision in this Settlement Agreement at any time shall not be construed as a
waiver of that condition or provision unless such waiver is in writing and
signed by the waiving Party, nor shall it forfeit any rights to future
enforcement thereof.

         6.11     The schedules attached to this Settlement Agreement are hereby
made a part of this Settlement Agreement.

         6.12     Time shall be of the essence for purposes of construing and
enforcing this Agreement.

         6.13     If the Closing does not occur, the Parties shall be restored
to their respective positions as of the Phase I Execution Date.

         6.14     The Parties (a) acknowledge that it is their intent to
consummate this Settlement Agreement; and (b) agree to cooperate to the extent
necessary to effectuate and implement all terms and conditions of this
Settlement Agreement and to exercise their best efforts to accomplish the
foregoing terms and conditions of this Settlement Agreement.

         6.15     The Parties agree that the terms of the settlement reflect a
good-faith settlement of all Parties hereto, reached voluntarily after
consultation with experienced legal counsel. Neither this Settlement Agreement
nor the settlement contained herein, nor any act performed or document executed
pursuant to or in furtherance of this Settlement Agreement or the settlement:
(i) is or may be deemed to be or may be used as an admission of, or evidence of,
the validity of any Released Claim, or of any wrongdoing or liability of
Williams or Williams Companies; (ii) is or may be deemed to be or may be used as
an admission of, or evidence of, any fault or omission of Williams or Williams
Companies in any civil, criminal or administrative proceeding in any court,
administrative agency or other tribunal; or (iii) shall be offered in evidence
or alleged in any pleading by any party hereto, Williams' or Williams Companies'
counsel or Civil Plaintiffs' Counsel. Released Persons may file this Settlement
Agreement and/or Judgment from this Litigation in any other action that may be
brought against them in order to support a defense or counterclaim based on
principles of res judicata, collateral estoppel, release, good-faith settlement,
judgment bar or reduction or any theory of claim preclusion or issue preclusion
or similar defense or counterclaim. The Parties, their respective counsel or any
other Member of

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the Class may file this Settlement Agreement in any proceeding brought to
enforce any of its terms or provisions. The Parties and their counsel, and each
of them, agree, to the extent permitted by law, that all agreements made and
orders entered during the course of the Litigation relating to the
confidentiality of information shall survive this Settlement Agreement.

         6.16     This Settlement Agreement and the attached Schedules
constitute the entire agreement among the Parties, and no representations,
warranties or inducements have been made to any Party concerning this Settlement
Agreement or its Exhibits other than the representations, warranties and
covenants contained and memorialized in such documents. Except as otherwise
provided herein, each Party shall bear its own costs.

         6.17     Each Party, or any person or entity executing this Settlement
     Agreement or any of its Exhibits on behalf of any of the Parties, warrants
     that it is expressly authorized to take all appropriate action required or
     permitted to be taken by the Parties pursuant to this Settlement Agreement
     to effectuate its terms and also are expressly authorized to enter into any
     modifications or amendments to this Settlement Agreement on behalf of the
     Class which they deem appropriate.

         6.18     Each counsel or other Person executing this Settlement
     Agreement or any of its Exhibits on behalf of any Party hereto hereby
     warrants that such Person has the full authority to do so.

         6.19     The Court shall retain jurisdiction with respect to
     implementation and enforcement of the terms of this Settlement Agreement,
     and all Parties hereto submit to the jurisdiction of the Court for purposes
     of implementing and enforcing the settlement embodied in this Settlement
     Agreement.

         6.20     This Settlement Agreement and the Exhibits hereto shall be
     considered to have been negotiated, executed and delivered, and to be
     wholly performed, in the State of California, and the rights and
     obligations of the parties to this Settlement Agreement shall be construed
     and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California without
     giving effect to that State's choice of law principles.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed and delivered this
Settlement Agreement and made it effective as of the date set forth at the
beginning of this Settlement Agreement.

                           THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

                           By: /s/ Barry Goode
                              ------------------------
                           Barry Goode, Secretary of Legal Affairs
                           Attorney for the Governor of the State of California

                           THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES

                           By: /s/ Peter S. Garris
                              --------------------------------------------------
                           Name: Peter S. Garris
                           Title: Deputy Director

                           THE CALIFORNIA ELECTRICITY OVERSIGHT BOARD

                           By: /s/ Erik N. Saltmarsh
                              -----------------------------------------
                           Erik N. Saltmarsh
                           Chief Counsel

                           THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

                           By: /s/ Gary M. Cohen
                              --------------------------------------------------
                           Name:  Gary M. Cohen
                           Title: General Counsel

                           ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

                           By: /s/ Ken Alex
                              --------------------------------------------------
                           Ken Alex
                           Supervising Deputy Attorney General

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                           ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF OREGON

                           By: /s/ Hardy Myers
                              --------------------------------------------------
                           Name: HARDY MYERS
                           Title: ATTORNEY GENERAL OF OREGON

                           ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

                           By: /s/ Brady R. Johnson
                              --------------------------------------------------
                           Name: BRADY R. JOHNSON
                           Title: ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL

                           CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

                           By: /s/ Dennis J. Herrera
                              --------------------------------------------------
                           Name: Dennis J. Herrera
                           Title: San Francisco City Attorney

                           CITY OF OAKLAND

                           By: /s/ J. Patrick Tang
                              --------------------------------------------------
                           Name: J. Patrick Tang
                           Title: Deputy City Attorney

                           COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA

                           By: /s/ Donald F. Gage
                              --------------------------------------------------
                           Name: Donald F. Gage
                           Title: Chairperson

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                           COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA

                           By: /s/ Silvano B. Marchesi
                              --------------------------------------------------
                           Name: Silvan B. Marchesi
                           Title: County Counsel

                           VALLEY CENTER MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT

                           By: /s/ C. Michael Cowett
                              --------------------------------------------------
                           Name: C. Michael Cowett
                           Title: Special Counsel

                           PADRE DAM MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT

                           By: /s/ C. Michael Cowett
                              --------------------------------------------------
                           Name: C. Michael Cowett
                           Title: Special Counsel

                           RAMONA MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT

                           By: /s/ C. Michael Cowett
                              --------------------------------------------------
                           Name: C. Michael Cowett
                           Title: Special Counsel

                           HELIX WATER DISTRICT

                           By: /s/ C. Michael Cowett
                              --------------------------------------------------
                           Name: C. Michael Cowett
                           Title: Special Counsel

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                           VISTA IRRIGATION DISTRICT

                           By: /s/ C. Michael Cowett
                              --------------------------------------------------
                           Name: C. Michael Cowett
                           Title: Counsel

                           YUIMA MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT

                           By: /s/ C. Michael Cowett
                              --------------------------------------------------
                           Name: C. Michael Cowett
                           Title: Special Counsel

                           FALLBROOK PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT

                           By: /s/ C. Michael Cowett
                              --------------------------------------------------
                           Name: C. Michael Cowett
                           Title: Special Counsel

                           BORREGO WATER DISTRICT

                           By: /s/ C. Michael Cowett
                              --------------------------------------------------
                           Name: C. Michael Cowett
                           Title: Special Counsel

                           METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT BOARD

                           By: /s/ C. Michael Cowett
                              --------------------------------------------------
                           Name: C. Michael Cowett
                           Title: Special Counsel

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                           SAN DIEGO TROLLEY, INC.

                           By: /s/ C. Michael Cowett
                              --------------------------------------------------
                           Name: C. Michael Cowett
                           Title: Special Counsel

                           SAN DIEGO TRANSIT CORPORATION

                           By: /s/ C. Michael Cowett
                              --------------------------------------------------
                           Name: C. Michael Cowett
                           Title: Special Counsel

                           SWEETWATER AUTHORITY

                           By: /s/ C. Michael Cowett
                              --------------------------------------------------
                           Name: C. Michael Cowett
                           Title: Special Counsel

                               /s/ Cruz M. Bustamante
                           -----------------------------------------------------
                           California Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante

                               /s/ Barbara S. Matthews
                           -----------------------------------------------------
                           California Assemblywoman Barbara Mathews

                               /s/ Pamela R. Gordon
                           -----------------------------------------------------
                           Pamela R. Gordon, in her capacity as a
                           Representative of the Class

                               /s/ Ruth Hendricks
                           -----------------------------------------------------
                           Ruth Hendricks, in her capacity as a
                           Representative of the Class

                               /s/ Mary L. Davis
                           -----------------------------------------------------
                           Mary L. Davis, in her capacity as a
                           Representative of the Class

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                           OSCAR'S PHOTO LAB, IN ITS CAPACITY AS A
                           REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CLASS

                           By: /s/ Vartan Demirjian__
                              --------------------------------------------------
                           Name: Vartan Demirjian
                           Title: Owner

                           WILLIAMS ENERGY MARKETING & TRADING COMPANY

                           By: /s/ William E. Hobbs
                              --------------------------------------------------
                           Name: William E. Hobbs
                           Title: President and CEO

                           THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC.

                           By: /s/ Steven J. Malcolm
                              --------------------------------------------------
                           Name: Steven J. Malcolm
                           Title: Chairman, President and CEO

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                   AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER POWER PURCHASE
                               AND SALE AGREEMENT

                                   COVER SHEET

                              PRODUCTS A, B, AND C

This Amended and Restated Master Power Purchase and Sale Agreement (Version 2.1;
modified 4/25/00) ("Products A, B, C Master Agreement") is made as of the
following date: November 11, 2002 ("Effective Date"). The Products A, B, C
Master Agreement, together with the exhibits, schedules and any written
supplements hereto, the Party A Tariff, if any, the Party B Tariff, if any, any
designated collateral, credit support or margin agreement or similar arrangement
between the Parties and all Transactions (including the Products A, B, C
Transaction (defined below) and any confirmations accepted in accordance with
Section 2.3 hereto) shall be referred to as the "Agreement." The Parties to this
Products A, B, C Master Agreement are the following:

Name: WILLIAMS ENERGY MARKETING &     Name: STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT
TRADING COMPANY ("Williams" or        OF WATER RESOURCES separate and apart
"Party A" or "Seller")                from its powers and responsibilities
                                      with respect to the State Water
                                      Resources Development System ("California
                                      Department of Water Resources" or
                                      "Department" or"Party B" or "Buyer")

All Notices:                          All Notices: California Department of
                                      Water Resources/CERS

Street: One Williams Center           Street: 3310 El Camino Avenue, Suite 120

City: Tulsa, OK Zip: 74172            City: Sacramento, California    Zip: 95821

Attn: Contract Administration         Attn: Executive Manager Power Systems
Phone: 918-573-4188                   Phone: (916) 574-0339
Facsimile: 918-732-0269               Facsimile: (916) 574-2152
Duns: 82-467-8478                     Duns:
Federal Tax ID Number: 73-142-3657    Federal Tax ID Number: 52-1692634

INVOICES:                             INVOICES: DWR/CERS SETTLEMENTS UNIT
    Attn: Power Accounting                Attn: Doreen Singh
    Phone: 918-573-8337                   Phone: (916) 574-0309
    Facsimile: 918-561-6893               Facsimile: (916) 574-1239

SCHEDULING:                           SCHEDULING:
    Attn: Cherry Smith                    Attn: Chief Water and Power Dispatcher
    Phone: 918-573-4835                   Phone: (916) 574-0161
    Facsimile: 918-573-1534               Facsimile: (916) 574-2569

PAYMENTS:                             PAYMENTS:
    Attn: Power Accounting                Attn: Cash Receipts Section
    Phone: 918-573-8337                   Phone: (916) 653-6892
    Facsimile: 918-561-6893               Facsimile: (916) 654-9882

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WIRE TRANSFER:                        WIRE TRANSFER:
    BNK: Bank One, N.A.                   BNK: Bank of America (Sacramento main
    ABA: 071000013                        branch)
    ACCT: 55-27554                        for: Department of Water Resources
                                          ABA: Routing # 121000358
                                          ACCT: # 14365-80598

CREDIT AND COLLECTIONS:               CREDIT AND COLLECTIONS:
    Attn: Tim Neuman                      Attn: Deputy Controller
    Phone: 918-573-4880                   Phone: (916) 653-6148
    Facsimile: 918-561-6987               Facsimile: (916) 653-8230

With additional Notices of an         With additional Notices of an Event of
Event of Default to:                      Default or Potential Event of Default
    Attn: Contract Administration         to:
    Phone: 918-573-3059                   Attn: Deputy Controller
    Facsimile:  918-573-1935              Phone: (916) 653-6148
                                          Facsimile: (916) 653-8230

The Parties hereby agree that the General Terms and Conditions are incorporated
herein, and to the following provisions as provided for in the General Terms and
Conditions:

Party A Tariff Tariff n/a Dated______________   Docket Number______________

Party B Tariff Tariff n/a Dated______________   Docket Number______________

ARTICLE TWO

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<S>                                        <C>
Transaction Terms and Conditions           [x] Optional provision in Section 2.4. If not checked, inapplicable.
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ARTICLE FOUR
Remedies for Failure                       [ ] Accelerated Payment of Damages. If not checked, inapplicable.
to Deliver or Receive

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ARTICLE FIVE
                                           [ ] Cross Default for Party A:

Events of Default; Remedies                [ ] Party A:_____________________                    Cross Default Amount $______________

                                           [ ] Other Entity:________________                    Cross Default Amount $______________

                                           [ ] Cross Default for Party B:

                                           [ ] Party B:_____________________                    Cross Default Amount $______________

                                           [ ] Other Entity:________________                    Cross Default Amount $______________

                                           5.6  Closeout Setoff

                                                [ ] Option A (Applicable if no
                                                    other selection is made.)

                                                [ ] Option B - Affiliates shall
                                                    have the meaning set forth
                                                    in the Agreement unless
                                                    otherwise specified as
                                                    follows:________________

                                                    ____________________________

                                                [X] Option C (No Setoff)
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ARTICLE 8                                  8.1  Party A Credit Protection:

Credit and Collateral Requirements              (a)  Financial Information:
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            [ ] Option A

            [ ] Option B Specify:_____________________

            [x] Option C Specify: (1) Annual audit, annual budget and
            all financial information sent to any seller under a power
            purchase agreement; Party B shall use reasonable commercial
            efforts to periodically prepare and make available to all sellers
            under power sales agreements, but not more frequently than
            quarterly, financial information reasonably intended to apprise
            all such sellers of the financial conditions of the Fund.) (2)
            Under any Buyer Replacement Agreement (defined below), or
            if Party B is an entity other than the California Department of
            Water Resources, financial statements, audited if available, no
            less frequently than quarterly. Notwithstanding anything in
            this Agreement to the contrary, any non-public financial
            statements provided pursuant to this Section shall be kept
            confidential.

     (b)  Credit Assurances:

            [x]  Not Applicable
            [ ]  Applicable

     (c)  Collateral Threshold:

            [x]  Not Applicable
            [ ]

If applicable, complete the following:

Party B Collateral Threshold: ; provided, however, that Party B's Collateral
Threshold shall be zero if an Event of Default or Potential Event of Default
with respect to Party B has occurred and is continuing.

Party B Independent Amount: [$________________]

Party B Rounding Amount: [$__________________]

(d)  Downgrade Event:

     [x] Not Applicable
     [ ] Applicable

If applicable, complete the following:

     [ ] It shall be a Downgrade Event for Party B if Party B's Credit
         Rating falls below [__________] from S&P or ________ from Moody's
         or if Party B is not rated by either S&P or Moody's

     [ ] Other:
         Specify:___________________________________________________________

(e)  Guarantor for Party B:_________________________________________________

         Guarantee Amount:__________________________________________________

8.2  Party B Credit Protection:

     (a)  Financial Information:

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            [ ] Option A
            [ ] Option B Specify:______________
            [x] Option C Specify: Party A to provide annual 10k
            filings of its parent and financial statements of Party A,
            audited if available, together with an officer's certificate
            relating to same, no less frequently than quarterly.
            Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary,
            non-public financial statements provided pursuant to this
            Section shall be kept confidential.

     (b)  Credit Assurances:

            [x] Not Applicable
            [ ] Applicable

     (c)  Collateral Threshold:

            [x] Not Applicable
            [ ]

If applicable, complete the following:

Party A Collateral Threshold: $ ; provided, however, that Party A's
Collateral Threshold shall be zero if an Event of Default or Potential
Event of Default with respect to Party A has occurred and is continuing.

Party A Independent Amount: $________________

Party A Rounding Amount: $___________________

(d)  Downgrade Event

     [x] Not Applicable
     [ ] Applicable

If applicable, complete the following:

     [ ] It shall be a Downgrade Event for Party A if Party A's Credit
         Rating falls below __________ from S&P or __________ from
         Moody's or if Party A is not rated by either S&P or Moody's

     [ ] Other:

(e)  Guarantor for Party A:____________________________________________

         ______________________________________________________________

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Confidentiality    [ ] Confidentiality Applicable If not checked, inapplicable.
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SCHEDULE M
                   [ ] Party A is a Governmental Entity or Public Power System
                   [x] Party B is a Governmental Entity or Public Power System
                   [ ] Add Section 3.6. If not checked, inapplicable
                   [ ] Add Section 8.4. If not checked, inapplicable

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OTHER CHANGES      Specify, if any:____________________________________________

(a)  DEFINITIONS.

(1) Section 1.11 is amended by adding the following sentence at the end of the
current definition: "The Non-defaulting Party shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to mitigate or eliminate these Costs."

(2) Section 1.51, "Replacement Price" is amended on the fifth line by deleting
the phrase "at Buyer's option" and inserting the following phrase: "absent a
purchase."

(3) Section 1.53, "Sales Price" is amended on the fifth line of by deleting the
phrase "at Seller's option" and inserting the following phrase: "absent a sale."

(4) Sections 1.6, 1.24, 1.28, 1.33, 1.34, 1.35, 1.36, 1.43, 1.44, 1.46, 1.48 and
1.56 are amended by deleting the text in each of such sections and substituting
therefor "[Intentionally omitted.]"

     (5)  Section 1.59 is amended by changing "Section 5.3" to "Section 5.2."

     (6)  Sections 1.62 through 1.73 are added to Article One as follows:

         1.62  "Bonds" means the bonds offered by the Department of Water
               Resources pursuant to AB 1X, codified at California Water Code
               Section 80100 et seq (the "Act") with recourse only to the Trust
               Estate, and shall include any financing pursuant to Executive
               Order D-42-01 and a Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of
               June 26, 2001, by and among the Department of Water Resources,
               various lenders and Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, as
               agent on behalf of such lenders.

         1.63  "Buyer Replacement Agreement" means any agreement identical to
               this Agreement (including the Products A, B, C Transaction)
               between Party A and a Qualified Electrical Corporation, excluding
               provisions relating to Party B's status as a governmental agency
               or to the original start date(s) of this Agreement, and together
               with such changes as Party A and such Qualified Electrical
               Corporation may agree.

         1.64  "Fund" means the Department of Water Resources Electric Power
               Fund established by Section 80200 of the Water Code.

         1.65  "Market Quotation Average Price" means the average of the good
               faith quotations solicited from not less than three (3) Reference
               Market-makers; provided, however, that the Party soliciting such
               quotations shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain
               good faith quotations from at least five (5) Reference
               Market-makers and, if at least five (5) such quotations are
               obtained, the Market Quotation Average Price shall be determined
               disregarding the highest and lowest quotations.

                  1.66     "Market Value" has the meaning set forth in Section
                           5.3.

         1.67  "Per Unit Market Price" means the applicable price per MWh
               determined in accordance with Section 5.3.

         1.68  "Products A, B, C Transaction" means the Transaction described in
               the attached Confirmation dated November 11, 2002.

         1.69  "Qualified Electric Corporation" means an electrical corporation
               as defined by the Act, whose long-term unsecured senior debt on
               the effective date of any Buyer Replacement Agreement is rated
               BBB or better by S&P and Baa2 or better by Moody's and is not on
               negative outlook or Credit Watch from either rating agency;
               provided that with the exception of San Diego Gas and Electric
               Company,

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               Southern California Edison Company and Pacific gas and Electric
               Company, no electrical corporation shall be a Qualified
               Electrical Corporation without the prior written agreement of
               Party A.

         1.70  "Qualified Power Seller" means any entity (a) engaged in the
               selling of electricity whose long-term unsecured senior debt on
               the effective date of any Assignment and Assumption Agreement is
               rated BBB or better by Standard & Poor's and Baa2 or better by
               Moody's and is not on negative outlook or Credit Watch from
               either rating agency, and (b) approved by Party B, such approval
               not to be unreasonably withheld.

         1.71  "Reference Market-maker" means any marketer, trader or seller of
               or dealer in firm energy products whose long-term unsecured
               senior debt is rated BBB- or better by Standard & Poor's and Baa3
               or better by Moody's Investor Services.

         1.72  "Replacement Contract" means a contract having a term, quantity,
               delivery rate, delivery point and product substantially similar
               to the remaining Term, quantity, delivery rate, Delivery Point
               and Product to be provided under this Agreement.

         1.73  "Trust Estate" means all revenues received by Party B under any
               obligation entered into, and rights to receive the same, and
               moneys on deposit in the Fund and income or revenue derived from
               the investment thereof.

(b) TRANSACTIONS. The Transaction shall be in writing and this Agreement may not
be amended or modified except in writing signed by the Parties' respective duly
authorized representatives. For purposes of this requirement, a Recording
pursuant to Section 2.5 shall not constitute a writing.

         (c) GOVERNING TERMS. Section 2.2 is amended by adding the following
sentence at the end of the current section:

                  "Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Products A, B, C
         Transaction shall be treated as a stand-alone Transaction and
         accordingly, (a) provisions in the Master Agreement referring to
         offsetting or netting multiple Transactions shall not be applicable to
         the Products A, B, C Transaction, and (b) an Event of Default or
         Potential Event of Default with respect to any Transaction other than
         the Products A, B, C Transaction shall not affect the Products A, B, C
         Transaction. No provision of any other Confirmation entered into
         pursuant to Section 2.4 shall affect the Products A, B, C Transaction."

         (d) CONFIRMATION. Section 2.3, Confirmation, the term "Seller" (and
cognates) is deleted and is replaced with "Party A" in each place where it
occurs; and the term "Buyer" (and cognates) is deleted and is replaced with
"Party B" in each place where it occurs. And insert the words "or other
electronic transmission," after the word "facsimile."

         (e) RECORDING. Section 2.5, Recording, the phrase "of all telephone
conversations between the Parties to this Master Agreement" is deleted and
replaced with the phrase "of all telephone conversations between the energy
scheduling and/or trading personnel of the Parties to this Products A, B, C
Master Agreement related to scheduling of energy to be delivered pursuant to
this Agreement."

(f) TRANSMISSION AND SCHEDULING. Section 3.2 is amended by renaming it
"Transmission, Scheduling and Imbalance Charges" and inserting the following
sentences at the end thereof:

         "In addition to the remedies provided under Article 4, Buyer shall
         assume all liability for and reimburse Seller within thirty (30) days
         of presentation of an invoice for any Penalties incurred as a result of
         Buyer's failure to (i) notify Seller of a failure to Schedule or a
         change in a Schedule or (ii) comply with the Transmission Provider's
         tariff and scheduling policies. Seller shall assume all liability for
         and reimburse Buyer within thirty (30) days of presentation of an
         invoice for any Penalties incurred as a result of Seller's failure to
         (i) notify Buyer of a failure to Schedule or a change in a Schedule or
         (ii) comply with the Transmission Provider's tariff and scheduling
         policies. The Parties shall notify each other as soon as

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         possible of any imbalance that is occurring or has occurred and shall
         cooperate to eliminate imbalances and minimize Penalties. Penalties
         shall be defined as any fees, liabilities, assessments or similar
         charges assessed by a Transmission Provider."

(g) EVENTS OF DEFAULT. Section 5.1 is amended as follows.

         (1) In Section 5.1(c) the phrase "three (3) Business Days", is deleted
             and replaced with "fifteen (15) Business Days".

         (2) Add a new subsection (i) as follows:

              (i) for Party B, any amendment or repeal of the Water Code
              subsequent to the date hereof, that adversely affects the ability
              of Party B to perform its obligations under this Agreement or
              otherwise adversely affects the rights of Party A hereunder, in
              which event Party B shall be the Defaulting Party.

(h) DECLARATION OF AN EARLY TERMINATION DATE AND CALCULATION OF TERMINATION
PAYMENT.

(1) The last sentence of Section 5.2 is replaced in its entirety by the
following: "Upon termination of this Agreement as the result of an Event of
Default, the Non-Defaulting Party shall be entitled to a payment (the
"Termination Payment") which shall be the aggregate of the Market Value and
Costs calculated as of the Early Termination Date in accordance with Section
5.3. As soon as practicable after the Early Termination Date, the Non-Defaulting
Party shall give notice to the Defaulting Party of the amount of the Termination
Payment, if any, due to the Non-Defaulting Party. The notice shall include a
written statement explaining in reasonable detail the calculation of such
amount. Termination Payment to be made no later than one hundred eighty (180)
days after receipt of written notice of an Early Termination Date."

(2) The following shall be added to the end of Section 5.2 (as amended by clause
(1) immediately above): "Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Agreement,
if the Non-Defaulting Party has the right to liquidate or terminate all
obligations arising under the Agreement under the provisions of this Article 5
because the Defaulting Party or its Guarantor either (a) is the subject of a
bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar proceeding, or (b) applies for, seeks,
consents to, or acquiesces in the appointment of a receiver, custodian, trustee,
liquidator, or similar official for all or a substantial portion of its assets,
then this Agreement and the Transaction shall automatically terminate, without
notice, as if the Early Termination Date was the day immediately preceding the
events listed in Section 5.1."

(3) Section 5.3 is replaced in its entirety by the following:

         "5.3.    Termination Payment Calculations. The Non-Defaulting Party
         shall calculate the Termination Payment as follows:

         (a) Market Value shall be (i) in the case Party B is the Non-Defaulting
             Party, the present value of the positive difference, if any, of (A)
             payments under a Replacement Contract based on the Per Unit Market
             Price, and (B) payments under this Agreement, or (ii) in the case
             Party A is the Non-Defaulting Party, the present value of the
             positive difference, if any, of (A) payments under this Agreement,
             and (B) payments under a Replacement Contract based on the Per Unit
             Market Price, in each case using the Present Value Rate as of the
             time of termination (to take account of the period between the time
             notice of termination was effective and when such amount would have
             otherwise been due pursuant to the relevant transaction). The
             "Present Value Rate" shall mean the sum of 0.50% plus the yield
             reported on page "USD" of the Bloomberg Financial Markets Services
             Screen (or, if not available, any other nationally recognized
             trading screen reporting on-line intraday trading in United States
             government securities) at 11:00 a.m. (New York City, New York time)
             for the United States government securities having a maturity that
             matches the average remaining term of this Agreement. It is
             expressly agreed that the Non-Defaulting Party shall not be
             required to enter into a Replacement Contract in order to determine
             the Termination Payment.

         (b) To ascertain the Per Unit Market Price of a Replacement Contract
             with a term of less than one year, the Non-Defaulting Party may
             consider, among other valuations, quotations from leading dealers
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             energy contracts, the settlement prices on established, actively
             traded power exchanges, other bona fide third party offers and
             other commercially reasonable market information.

         (c) To ascertain the Per Unit Market Price of a Replacement Contract
             with a term of one year or more, the Non-Defaulting Party shall use
             the Market Quotation Average Price; provided, however, that if
             there is not an actively traded market for such Replacement
             Contract or if the Non-Defaulting Party is unable to obtain
             reliable quotations from at least three (3) Reference
             Market-makers, the Non-Defaulting Party shall use the methodology
             set forth in paragraph (b).

         (d) In no event, however, shall a party's Market Value or Costs include
             any penalties, ratcheted demand charges or similar charges imposed
             by the Non-Defaulting Party.

         If the Defaulting Party disagrees with the calculation of the
         Termination Payment and the parties cannot otherwise resolve their
         differences, the calculation issue shall be submitted to dispute
         resolution as provided in Section 10.12 of this Agreement. Pending
         resolution of the dispute, the Defaulting Party shall pay the full
         amount of the Termination Payment calculated by the Non-Defaulting
         Party no later than one hundred eighty (180) days after receipt of
         written notice of an Early Termination Date."

         (3) Section 5.4 is replaced in its entirety by the following:

         Section 5.4       Adequate Assurance. Notwithstanding any other
                  provision of this Agreement, Party A and Party B acknowledge
                  and agree that if an order for relief under Chapter 11 of the
                  United States Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. sec. 101 et seq.), as
                  the same may be amended from time to time (the "Bankruptcy
                  Code"), is entered against Party A at any time during the term
                  of this Agreement, then, if this Agreement has not been
                  terminated, adequate assurances of future performance will not
                  be provided to Party B by Party A within the meaning of
                  section 365(b)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code unless Party A
                  affirmatively establishes that it has the required financial
                  or other resources necessary to operate and perform under this
                  Agreement.

         Party A and Party B further acknowledge and agree that if an order for
         relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code is at any time entered
         against Party A during the term hereof, then Party A must be able to
         cure (a) all non-monetary defaults hereunder within ninety (90) days of
         the date on which Party A proposes to assume this Agreement; and (b)
         all monetary defaults hereunder within one (1) year from the date on
         which Party A proposes to assume this Agreement.

         (4) Sections 5.5, 6.7 and 6.8 are amended by deleting the text in each
of such sections and substituting therefor "[Intentionally omitted.]"

(i) TIMELINESS OF PAYMENT. Add the following to Section 6.2 before the first
sentence in that section: "Party A shall provide invoice data, disaggregated by
transaction components, in a template formas may be reasonably specified by
Party B."

(j) LIMITATIONS. Article Seven is amended as follows:

(1)      Add a new Section 7.2, "The obligations hereunder of Party A shall be
solely those of Party A and Guarantor, if any, and no other person or entity."

(k) GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST/REMEDIES. In Section 8.3 the phrase "or deemed
occurrence" is deleted from the beginning of the second sentence.

(l) GOVERNMENTAL CHARGES. Add the following to Section 9.2 after the second
sentence in that section: "Party A shall be entitled to pass through to Party B
any liability, loss, cost, damage and expense, including gross-up, arising out
of a tax or other imposition enacted by the California state legislature after
the date of this Agreement that is not

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of general applicability and is instead directed at the assets or activities
involved in the generation, sale, purchase, ownership and/or transmission of
electric power, natural gas and/or other utility or energy goods and services,
but only insofar as such liability, loss, cost, damage or expense relates to a
Transaction hereunder and reflects an increase in Party A's cost of service in
connection therewith. Party B shall be entitled to the benefit or reduction of
or credit with respect to any such tax or other imposition enacted by the
California state legislature after the date of this Agreement, but only insofar
as such benefit relates to a Transaction hereunder and results in a decrease in
Party A's cost of service for such Transaction."

(m) TERM OF MASTER AGREEMENT. Add the following sentence to Section 10.1: "The
Products A, B, C Transaction shall terminate on the day following the last day
of the Delivery Period, unless terminated sooner pursuant to the express
provisions of this Agreement or as a result of an Event of Default".

(n) REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

         (1) the phrase "...and is qualified to conduct its business in each
             jurisdiction in which it will perform a Transaction" is added to
             the end of Section 10.2(i);

         (2) the phrase ", except as would not have a material and adverse
             affect on the other Party" is added to the end of Section
             10.2(iii);

         (3) the phrase "or any of its Affiliates" is deleted from Section
             10.2(vi);

         (4) the phrase ", and are reasonable in all respects, including rates
             and allocation of risk" is added to the end of Section 10.2(xii);

         (5) clauses (ix) and (xi) of Section 10.2 are amended by deleting the
             text in each of such sections and substituting therefor
             "[Intentionally omitted.]", provided, that such clauses shall be
             included in any Buyer Replacement Agreement as defined herein.

(o) INDEMNITY. The phrase "To the extent permitted by law" is added at the
beginning of the first two sentences of Section 10.4. Add the following to the
end of Section 10.4: "To the extent Party A and Party B are named as defendants
by a third party in any action arising with respect to delivery of Product and
Party B receives any amount from a third party as indemnification or
reimbursement with respect to such action, Party A and Party B agree to
equitably divide such amount."

(p) ASSIGNMENT. In Section 10.5, the existing paragraph shall be replaced in its
entirety with the following:

         "(a) Neither Party shall assign this Agreement or its rights hereunder
         without the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent may
         be withheld in the exercise of its sole discretion.

         (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Party A may, without the consent of
         Party B, (i) transfer, sell, pledge, encumber or assign this Agreement
         or the accounts, revenues or proceeds hereof in connection with any
         financing or other financial arrangements, (ii) transfer or assign this
         Agreement to an affiliate of Party A which affiliate's creditworthiness
         is equal to or higher than that of Party A, or (iii) transfer or assign
         this Agreement to any person or entity succeeding to all or
         substantially all of the assets whose creditworthiness is equal to or
         higher than that of Party A; provided, however, that in each such case,
         such assignee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms and
         conditions hereof and, so long as the Party A delivers such tax and
         enforceability assurances together with such assurances as to the
         sufficiency of creditworthiness of such assignee to perform its
         obligations hereunder, as Party B may reasonably request; provided,
         further, however, that in the event this Agreement is pledged or
         assigned to a bond trustee pursuant to clause (i) as collateral for
         bonds issued by Party A, such bond trustee shall not be required to
         agree in writing to be bound by the terms and conditions hereof unless
         and until the bond trustee or any successor or assign shall foreclose
         on such collateral in which case such bond trustee or its successor or
         assign shall be bound by each of the provisions hereof, including the
         immediately preceding proviso.

         (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Party B, without the consent of
         Party A, may (i) transfer, sell, pledge, encumber or assign this
         Agreement or the accounts, revenues or proceeds hereof in connection
         with any financing or other financial arrangements, or (ii) transfer
         and assign all of its right, title and interest to this

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         Agreement and the Fund to another Governmental Entity created or
         designated by law solely to carry out the rights, powers, duties and
         obligations of the Department under the Act, provided, however, that in
         each such case, such assignee shall agree in writing to be bound by the
         terms and conditions hereof and, in each such case, so long as the
         transferring Party delivers such tax and enforceability assurances
         together with such assurances as to the sufficiency of creditworthiness
         of such assignee to perform its obligations hereunder, as the
         non-transferring Party may reasonably request; provided, further,
         however, that in the event this Agreement is pledged or assigned to a
         bond trustee pursuant to clause (i) as collateral for bonds issued by
         Party B, such bond trustee shall not be required to agree in writing to
         be bound by the terms and conditions hereof unless and until the bond
         trustee or any successor or assign shall foreclose on such collateral
         in which case such bond trustee or its successor or assign shall be
         bound by each of the provisions hereof, including the immediately
         preceding proviso."

(q) GOVERNING LAW. In Section 10.6, "New York" shall be replaced with
"California."

(r) GENERAL.

         (1) The phrase "Except to the extent herein provided for," shall be
deleted from the fourth sentence of Section 10.8, and the phrase "and this
agreement may not be orally amended or modified, including by Recording pursuant
to Section 2.5" shall be added to the end of such fourth sentence.

         (2) In the ninth sentence of Section 10.8, insert "materially affected
or" after the phrase "Any provision," and insert "and materially affected by or"
after the phrase "or regulatory agency."

(s) ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS. New Sections 10.12 through 10.18 are added to Article
10 as follows:

                  10.12.   No Retail Services; No Agency. (a) Nothing contained
         in this Agreement shall grant any rights to or obligate Party A to
         provide any services hereunder directly to or for retail customers of
         any person.

                  (b) In performing their respective obligations hereunder,
         neither Party is acting, or is authorized to act, as agent of the other
         Party.

                  10.13    Dispute Resolution. (a) If a dispute shall arise
         between the Parties relating to the interpretation of this Agreement or
         to performance by a Party hereunder or under any Transaction, the Party
         desiring resolution of the dispute shall notify the other Party in
         writing. The notice shall set forth the matter in dispute in reasonable
         detail and a proposed solution.

                  (b) The Parties shall attempt to resolve any dispute within 15
         calendar days after delivery of the written notice referred to above.
         Any disputes not so resolved shall be referred by each Party to an
         officer (or the officer's designee) for resolution. If the Parties fail
         to reach an agreement within 15 days after such referral, each Party
         shall have the right to pursue any and all remedies provided in this
         Agreement and as afforded by applicable law.

                  (c) The existence of any dispute or controversy under this
         Agreement or the pendency of the dispute settlement or resolution
         procedures set forth herein shall not in and of itself relieve or
         excuse either Party from its ongoing duties and obligations under this
         Agreement.

                  10.14    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THE PARTIES HEREBY EXPRESSLY
         WAIVE ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY ON ANY CAUSE OF ACTION, SUIT OR
         PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY INVOLVING OR RELATED TO THE TERMS,
         COVENANTS OR CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY MATTERS WHATSOEVER
         ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED TO THIS
         AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY (I) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR
         ATTORNEY OF THE OTHER PARTY OR ANY CREDIT SUPPORT PROVIDER HAS
         REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT,
         IN THE EVENT OF SUCH A SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, SEEK TO

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         ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (II) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE
         OTHER PARTY HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND PROVIDE
         FOR ANY CREDIT SUPPORT DOCUMENTS, AS APPLICABLE, BY AMONG OTHER THINGS,
         THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION. THE PROVISIONS
         OF THIS AGREEMENT RELATING TO WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL SHALL SURVIVE THE
         TERMINATION OR EXPIRATION OF THIS AGREEMENT.

                  10.15    No Third Party Beneficiaries.

         The provisions of this Agreement are for the benefit of the Parties
         hereto, and as to any other person or entity, this Agreement shall not
         be construed as a third party beneficiary contract.

                  10.16    CAISO Imbalance Markets; Scheduling. Party A shall
         not intentionally (a) use the CAISO uninstructed imbalance energy
         markets to deliver the Contract Quantity to Party B, or (b) for
         economic reasons fail to schedule by the time delivery is due the
         Contract Quantity to Party B during any CAISO stage alert; provided in
         no event shall Party A be precluded from bidding or providing
         "regulation down" or similar services recognized by the CAISO.

         From time to time (but not more frequently than monthly) upon Party B's
         request, Party A shall provide Party B scheduling information
         reasonably satisfactory to Party B in sufficient detail to enable Party
         B to verify compliance with this Section 10.16.

                  10.17    Fixed Rate Contract; Mobile-Sierra Clause. The
         Parties hereby stipulate and agree that, under the facts and
         circumstances known to them at this time, this Agreement was entered
         into as a result of arms'-length negotiations between the Parties.
         Further, the Parties believe that the rates, terms and conditions of
         this Agreement are just and reasonable within the meaning of Sections
         205 and 206 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sections 824d and 824e,
         and that the rates, terms and conditions of this Agreement will remain
         so over the life of the Agreement. The Parties waive all rights to
         challenge the validity of this Agreement or whether it is just and
         reasonable for and with respect to the entire term thereof, including
         any rights under Sections 205 and 206 of the Federal Power Act to
         request the FERC to revise the terms and conditions and the rates or
         services specified in this Agreement, and hereby agree to make no
         filings at the FERC or with any other state or federal agency, board,
         court or tribunal challenging the rates, terms and conditions of this
         Agreement as to whether they are just and reasonable or in the public
         interest under the Federal Power Act. The Parties hereby further
         stipulate and agree that neither Party may bring any action, proceeding
         or complaint under Section 205 or 206 of the Federal Power Act, 16
         U.S.C. 824d or 824e, seeking to modify, cancel, suspend, or abrogate
         the rates, terms and conditions of this Agreement or any Transaction
         hereunder, or to prevent this Agreement or any Transaction hereunder
         from taking effect. It is further agreed that, in the event any of the
         Parties challenges this Agreement for any other reason, they will not
         dispute the applicability of the public interest standard as that term
         has been defined and interpreted under the Federal Power Act and the
         cases of United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Mobile Gas Corp., 350 U.S. 332
         (1956), and FPC v. Sierra Pacific Power Co., 350 U.S. 348 (1956), and
         subsequent cases.

                  10.18    Novation. Notwithstanding the foregoing limitations
         on assignment, at any time after January 1, 2003, the Seller shall,
         upon the written request of Department, enter into one or more Buyer
         Replacement Agreements as may be agreed to by one or more Qualified
         Electric Corporations. This Agreement shall terminate upon effective
         date of a Buyer Replacement Agreement. The effectiveness of the Buyer
         Replacement Agreement shall constitute a novation that shall relieve
         Department of any liability or obligation arising after the date of
         termination of the Agreement. Such Buyer Replacement Agreement shall
         state that it is a Buyer Replacement Agreement within the meaning of
         this Agreement and that it constitutes a novation for which there is
         adequate consideration. The effectiveness of such Buyer Replacement
         Agreement shall be subject to the condition precedent that the
         California Public Utilities Commission shall have conducted a just and
         reasonable review under Section 451 of the Public Utilities Code with
         respect to such Buyer Replacement Agreement and shall have issued an
         order determining that the charges under such Buyer Replacement
         Agreement are just and reasonable.

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(t) SCHEDULE M. Schedule M shall be amended as follows:

         (1) In Section A, "Act" will mean Sections 80000, 80002, 80002.5,
             80003, 80004, 80010, 80012, 80014, 80016, 80100, 80102, 80104,
             80106, 80108, 80110, 80112, 80116, 80120, 80122, 80130, 80132,
             80134, 80200, 80250, 80260 and 80270 of the Water Code, as amended.

         (2) "Special Fund" will mean the Fund.

         (3) In Section A, the defined term "Governmental Entity or Public Power
             System" shall be replaced with the term "Governmental Entity" using
             the following definition "`Governmental Entity' means the State of
             California, any State governmental board, public power authority,
             public utility district, joint action agency, or other similar
             political subdivision or public entity of the State of California,
             the State of California Department of Water Resources, or any
             combination thereof"; and all references to (A) "Governmental
             Entity or Public Power System" (and cognates) and (B) "Public Power
             System" (and cognates) in Schedule M shall be replaced with the new
             defined term "Governmental Entity" (using the applicable cognate).

         (4) In Section B, the sentence to be added to the end of the definition
             of "Force Majeure" in Article One shall be replaced with the
             following: "If the Claiming Party is a Governmental Entity, Force
             Majeure does not include any act or omission of a Governmental
             Entity (or any branch, subdivision, agency, officer or
             representative thereof) in its governmental capacity or any other
             act or omission of any Governmental Entity (including judicial
             action or inaction) and such act or omission shall be deemed to be
             an action of Party B.

         (5) In Section C add the following representations and warranties:

         (i)      "Party B represents and warrants that a Rate Agreement By and
                  Between State of California Department of Water Resources and
                  State of California Public Utilities Commission adopted by the
                  California Public Utilities Commission on February 21, 2001 in
                  Decision 02-02-051 (the "rate Agreement") is binding and in
                  effect."

         (ii)     Party B represents and warrants each of this Amended and
                  Restated Master Power Purchase and Sale Agreement and the
                  Products A, B, C Transaction is a "Priority Long Term Power
                  Contract" as that term is defined in the Rate Agreement.

         (6) In Section D, delete Section 3.5 and replace it with the following:

                  "Section 3.5 No Immunity Claim. California law authorizes
         suits based on contract against the State or its agencies, and Party B
         agrees that it will not assert any immunity it may have as a state
         agency against such lawsuits filed in California state court."

         (7) In Section G, specify that the laws of the State of California will
             apply.

         (8) Add a new Section H, which shall read as follows:

                  Section 3.6. Payments Under Agreement an Operating Expense.
         Payments under this Agreement shall constitute an operating expense of
         the Fund payable prior to all bonds, notes or other indebtedness
         secured by a pledge or assignment of the Trust Estate or payments to
         the general fund.

         (9) Add a new Section I, which shall read as follows:

     Section 3.7. Rate Covenant; No Impairment. Party B covenants that it will,
     at least annually, and more frequently as required, establish and revise
     revenue requirements sufficient, together with any moneys on deposit in the
     Fund, to provide for the timely payment of all obligations which it has
     incurred, including any payments required to be made by Party B pursuant to
     this Agreement. While any obligations of Party B pursuant this Agreement
     remain outstanding and not fully performed or discharged, the rights,
     powers, duties

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     and existence of Party B and the Public Utilities Commission shall not be
     diminished or impaired in any manner that will affect adversely the
     interests and rights of Party A under this Agreement.

         (10) Add a new Section J, which shall read as follows:

                  Section 3.8. Sources of Payment; No Debt of State. Party B's
         obligation to make payments hereunder shall be limited solely to the
         Fund. Any liability of Party B arising in connection with this
         Agreement or any claim based thereon or with respect thereto,
         including, but not limited to, any Termination Payment arising as the
         result of any breach or Potential Event of Default or Event of Default
         under this Agreement, and any other payment obligation or liability of
         or judgment against Party B hereunder, shall be satisfied solely from
         the Special Fund. NEITHER THE FULL FAITH AND CREDIT NOR THE TAXING
         POWER OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ARE OR MAY BE PLEDGED FOR ANY PAYMENT
         UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. Revenues and assets of the State Water Resources
         Development System shall not be liable for or available to make any
         payments or satisfy any obligation arising under this Agreement.

         (11) Add a new Section K, which shall read as follows:

                  "Section 3.9 No More Favorable Terms. Party B shall not
         provide in any power purchase agreement payable from the Trust Estate
         for (i) collateral or other security or credit support with respect
         thereto, (ii) a pledge or assignment of the Trust Estate for the
         payment thereof, or (iii) payment priority with respect thereto
         superior to that of Party A, without in each case offering such
         arrangements to Party A."

         (12) Add a new Section L, which shall read as follows:

                  "Section 3.10. Application of Government Code and the Public
         Contracts Code. Party A has stated that, because of the administrative
         burden and delays associated with such requirements, it would not enter
         into this Agreement if the provisions of the Government Code and the
         Public Contracts Code applicable to state contracts, including, but not
         limited to, advertising and competitive bidding requirements and prompt
         payment requirements would apply to or be required to be incorporated
         in this Agreement. Accordingly, pursuant to Section 80014(b) of the
         Water Code, Party B has determined that it would be detrimental to
         accomplishing the purposes of Division 27 (commencing with Section
         80000) of the Water Code to make such provisions applicable to this
         Agreement and that such provisions and requirements are therefore not
         applicable to or incorporated in this Agreement."

         (13) Add a new Section M, which shall read as follows:

                  "Section 3.11. Electric Corporations as Agents. Party B shall
         establish or cause to be established the terms and conditions for the
         segregation of moneys received by electrical corporations pursuant to
         Section 80106 pending their transfer to Party B in accordance with
         Section 80112 of the Water Code."

         (13) Add a new Section N, which shall read as follows:

                  "Section 3.12. Deposit of Proceeds of Bonds. The proceeds of
         any bonds issued by Party B shall be deposited and applied in
         accordance with the resolution or indenture providing for the issuance
         thereof."

         (14) Add a new Section O, which shall read as follows:

                  "Section 3.13. Transfers of Power Charge Revenues and Bond
         Charge Revenues. The indenture providing for the issuance of any bonds
         or other indebtedness by Party B will provide for the application of
         Power Charge Revenues and Bond Charge Revenues in accordance with the
         document entitled "California Department of Water Resources Summary of
         Material Terms of Financing Documents (Submitted in connection with
         Section 7.10 of a proposed Rate Agreement between California Department
         of Water Resources and the California Public Utilities Commission)"
         under the captions "III. Flow of Funds - Power Charge Revenues; Bond
         Charge Revenues as modified and amended by the Amended and Restated
         Addendum to Summary of Material Terms of Financing Documents dated as
         of August 8, 2002, as further

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         amended or supplemented, and according to Section 7.10 of the Rate
         Agreement as adopted by the California Public Utilities Commission in
         Decision No. 02-02-051."

(u) CONDITIONS PRECEDENT. The effectiveness of this Agreement (including the
Products A, B, C Transaction) is subject to and conditioned upon:

         (1) delivery to Party A of a legal opinion from the General Counsel of
             the California Department of Water Resources in the form attached
             hereto as Exhibit A; and

         (2) delivery to Party A of a legal opinion from the Attorney General of
             the State of California in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

               [THE BALANCE OF THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]

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THIS PRODUCTS A, B, C MASTER AGREEMENT AMENDS AND SUPERSEDES THAT CERTAIN MASTER
POWER PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT DATED FEBRUARY 16, 2001 (THE "PRIOR
AGREEMENT") BY AND BETWEEN THE PARTIES. AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS MASTER
AGREEMENT, THE PRIOR AGREEMENT, TOGETHER WITH ANY TRANSACTION THEREUNDER, SHALL
BE OF NO FORCE OR EFFECT.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Master Agreement to be duly
executed as of the date first above written.

WILLIAMS ENERGY MARKETING &        CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER
TRADING COMPANY                    RESOURCES separate and apart from its powers
                                   and responsibilities with respect to the
                                   State Water Resources Development System

By:_____________________________                By:_____________________________

Name:___________________________                Name:___________________________

Title:__________________________                Title:__________________________

DISCLAIMER: THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER POWER PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
WAS PREPARED BY A COMMITTEE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE
("EEI") AND NATIONAL ENERGY MARKETERS ASSOCIATION ("NEM") MEMBER COMPANIES TO
FACILITATE ORDERLY TRADING IN AND DEVELOPMENT OF WHOLESALE POWER MARKETS.
NEITHER EEI NOR NEM NOR ANY MEMBER COMPANY NOR ANY OF THEIR AGENTS,
REPRESENTATIVES OR ATTORNEYS SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS USE, OR ANY DAMAGES
RESULTING THEREFROM. BY PROVIDING THIS AGREEMENT EEI AND NEM DO NOT OFFER LEGAL
ADVICE AND ALL USERS ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN LEGAL COUNSEL TO ENSURE THAT
THEIR COMMERCIAL OBJECTIVES WILL BE ACHIEVED AND THEIR LEGAL INTERESTS ARE
ADEQUATELY PROTECTED.

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                                 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

State of Oklahoma          )
                           ) SS
County of Tulsa            )

BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, a notary public, on this day personally
appeared ____________________, ____________________ of Williams Energy Marketing
& Trading Company, a Delaware corporation, known to me that he executed this
Amended and Restated Master Power Purchase And Sale Agreement Cover Sheet for
the purposes and consideration herein expressed, in the capacity therein set
forth and as the act and deed of said corporation.

GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL of office, this the _____ day of November, 2002.

                                        ________________________________________
                                        Notary Public

My Commission Expires: ________________

[ S E A L ]

State of California        )
                           ) SS
County of _________        )

BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, a notary public, on this day personally
appeared ____________________, _____________________ of the California
Department of Water Resources, a ____________________, known to me that he
executed this Amended and Restated Master Power Purchase And Sale Agreement
Cover Sheet for the purposes and consideration therein expressed, in the
capacity therein set forth and as the act and deed of said ______________.

GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL of office, this the _____ day of November, 2002.

                                        ________________________________________
                                        Notary Public

My Commission Expires: ________________

[ S E A L]

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                    MASTER POWER PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
                    AMENDED AND RESTATED CONFIRMATION LETTER

                          PRODUCTS A, B, C TRANSACTION

         This amended and restated confirmation letter shall confirm the
Transaction agreed to on November 11, 2002 between WILLIAMS ENERGY MARKETING &
TRADING COMPANY ("Party A") and CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES
separate and apart from its powers and responsibilities with respect to the
State Water Resources Development System ("Party B") regarding the sale/purchase
of the Product under the terms and conditions as follows:

Seller:  Party A

Buyer:   Party B

Product:

         [ ]       Into _________________, Seller's Daily Choice

         [ ]       Firm (LD)

         [ ]       Firm (No Force Majeure)

         [ ]       System Firm

         (Specify System:_____________________________________________________)

         [ ]       Unit Firm

         (Specify Unit(s):____________________________________________________)

         [X]      Other

                  Product A: Firm (LD) 7x24 (hour ending 0100 through the hour
         ending 2400, Monday through Sunday).

                  Product B: Firm (LD) 6x16 (hour ending 0700 through the hour
         ending 2200, Monday through Saturday (except for official NERC
         holidays)).

                  Product C: Firm (LD) 6x16 (hour ending 0700 through the hour
         ending 2200, Monday through Saturday (except for official NERC
         holidays)).

         [ ]      Transmission Contingency (If not marked, no transmission
                  contingency)

                  [ ]  FT-Contract Path Contingency   [ ]  Seller   [ ]  Buyer

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                  [ ]  FT-Delivery Point Contingency  [ ]  Seller   [ ]  Buyer

                  [ ]  Transmission Contingent        [ ]  Seller   [ ]  Buyer

                  [X]  Other transmission contingency

         (Specify: Buyer shall be responsible for transmission contingencies at
and after the Delivery Point and Seller shall be responsible for transmission
contingencies prior to the Delivery Point.)

Contract Quantity:

         Product A:        Start Date - June 30, 2003:             40 MW
                           July 1, 2003 - Dec. 31, 2007:          200 MW

         Product B:        Start Date - Jun. 30, 2003:            175 MW
                           July 1, 2003 - Dec. 31, 2007:          450 MW
                           Jan. 1, 2008 - Dec. 31, 2010:          275 MW

         Product C:        July 1, 2003 - Dec. 31, 2010:           50 MW

         Delivery Point:   Product A, B and C:  SP 15

         Energy Price:     Product A:                       $62.50 per MWh

                           Product B:      2003-2005        $87.00 per MWh
                                             2006           $78.07 per MWh
                                             2007           $77.07 per MWh
                                             2008           $76.07 per MWh
                                             2009           $75.07 per MWh
                                             2010           $74.07 per MWh

                           Product C:                       $70.00 per MWh

Delivery Period:           Product A:      Start Date - Dec. 31, 2007

                           Product B:      Start Date - Dec. 31, 2010

                           Product C:      July 1, 2003 - Dec. 31, 2010

Special Conditions:
                           (1) "Start Date" means January 1, 2003.

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                           (2) Material Modification or Elimination of Delivery
                           Point. In the event that the California Independent
                           System Operator ("CAISO") or its successor eliminates
                           or materially modifies the characteristics of the
                           Delivery Point such that either Seller or Buyer is
                           adversely affected thereby, Seller shall, upon such
                           elimination or modification, deliver the Product to a
                           delivery point reasonably determined by it to
                           approximate the location and characteristics of the
                           Delivery Point on the date of the execution of this
                           Confirmation Letter ("Modified Delivery Point"). If
                           Seller reasonably determines that no Modified
                           Delivery Point exists, the parties shall negotiate a
                           mutually agreeable replacement delivery point
                           ("Replacement Delivery Point") for such delivery.
                           Once Seller or Buyer determines that the Delivery
                           Point will be modified or eliminated such that it
                           will be adversely affected thereby, it will notify
                           the other party as soon as practicable.

                           (3) The Product B Energy Price shall be subject to
                           adjustment as provided in that certain Settlement
                           Agreement, among the parties hereto in addition to
                           other parties, dated November 11, 2002.

Scheduling:  _________________________________

Option Buyer:     N/A

Option Seller:    N/A

         Type of Option:   _____________________________________________________

         Strike Price:     _____________________________________________________

         Premium:          _____________________________________________________

         Exercise Period:  _____________________________________________________

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         This amended and restated confirmation letter is being provided
pursuant to and in accordance with the Amended and Restated Master Power
Purchase and Sale Agreement dated November 11, 2002 (the "Products A, B, C
Master Agreement") between Party A and Party B, and constitutes part of and is
subject to the terms and provisions of such Products A, B, C Master Agreement.
This amended and restated confirmation letter supersedes the amended and
restated confirmation dated February 21, 2001. Terms used but not defined herein
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Products A, B, C Master
Agreement.

WILLIAMS ENERGY MARKETING &                 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
TRADING COMPANY                             WATER RESOURCES separate and apart
                                            from its powers and responsibilities
                                            with respect to the State Water
                                            Resources Development System

Name: ____________________________          Name: ______________________________

Title: ___________________________          Title:______________________________

Phone No: ________________________          Phone No: __________________________

Fax:  ____________________________          Fax:  ______________________________

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Acknowledgments

State of Oklahoma          )
                           ) SS
County of Tulsa            )

BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, a notary public, on this day personally
appeared ____________________, ____________________ of Williams Energy Marketing
& Trading Company, a Delaware corporation, known to me that he executed this
Master Power Purchase And Sale Agreement Amended And Restated Confirmation
Letter for the purposes and consideration herein expressed, in the capacity
therein set forth and as the act and deed of said corporation.

GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL of office, this the _____ day of November, 2002.

                                              __________________________________
                                              Notary Public

My Commission Expires:     ________________

[ S E A L ]

State of California        )
                           ) SS
County of _________        )

BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, a notary public, on this day personally
appeared ____________________, _____________________ of the California
Department of Water Resources, a ____________________, known to me that he
executed this Master Power Purchase And Sale Agreement Amended And Restated
Confirmation Letter for the purposes and consideration therein expressed, in the
capacity therein set forth and as the act and deed of said ______________.

GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL of office, this the _____ day of November, 2002.

                                              __________________________________
                                              Notary Public

My Commission Expires:     ________________

[ S E A L ]

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                   AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER POWER PURCHASE
                               AND SALE AGREEMENT

                                   COVER SHEET

                                    PRODUCT D

This Amended and Restated Master Power Purchase and Sale Agreement (Version 2.1;
modified 4/25/00) ("Product D Master Agreement") is made as of the following
date: November 11, 2002 ("Effective Date"). The Product D Master Agreement,
together with the exhibits, schedules and any written supplements hereto, the
Party A Tariff, if any, the Party B Tariff, if any, any designated collateral,
credit support or margin agreement or similar arrangement between the Parties
and all Transactions (including any confirmations accepted in accordance with
Section 2.3 hereto) shall be referred to as the "Agreement." The Parties to this
Product D Master Agreement are the following:

Name: WILLIAMS ENERGY MARKETING &       Name: STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
TRADING COMPANY ("Williams" or\         WATER RESOURCES separate and apart from
"Party A")                              its powers and responsibilities with
                                        respect to the State Water Resources
                                        Development System ("California
                                        Department of Water Resources" or
                                        "Department" or "Party B")

All Notices:                            All Notices: California Department of
                                        Water Resources/CERS

Street: One Williams Center             Street: 3310 El Camino Avenue, Suite 120

City: Tulsa, OK   Zip: 74172            City: Sacramento, California Zip: 95821

Attn: Contract Administration           Attn: Executive Manager Power Systems
Phone: 918-573-4188                     Phone: (916) 574-0339
Facsimile: 918-732-0269                 Facsimile: (916) 574-2152
Duns: 82-467-8478                       Duns:
Federal Tax ID Number: 73-142-3657      Federal Tax ID Number: 52-1692634

INVOICES:                               INVOICES: DWR/CERS SETTLEMENTS UNIT
  Attn: Power Accounting                  Attn: Doreen Singh
  Phone: 918-573-8337                     Phone: (916) 574-0309
  Facsimile: 918-561-6893                 Facsimile: (916) 574-1239

SCHEDULING:                             SCHEDULING:
  Attn: Cherry Smith                      Attn: Chief Water and Power
  Phone: 918-573-4835                     Dispatcher Phone: (916) 574-0161
  Facsimile: 918-573-1534                 Facsimile: (916) 574-2569

PAYMENTS:                               PAYMENTS:
  Attn: Power Accounting                  Attn: Cash Receipts Section
  Phone: 918-573-8337                     Phone: (916) 653-6892
  Facsimile: 918-561-6893                 Facsimile: (916) 654-9882

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WIRE TRANSFER:                          WIRE TRANSFER:
  BNK: Bank One, N.A.                     BNK: Bank of America (Sacramento
  ABA: 071000013                                main branch)
  ACCT: 55-27554                          for: Department of Water Resources
                                          ABA:  Routing # 121000358
                                          ACCT: # 14365-80598

CREDIT AND COLLECTIONS:                 CREDIT AND COLLECTIONS:
  Attn: Tim Neuman                        Attn: Deputy Controller
  Phone: 918-573-4880                     Phone: (916) 653-6148
  Facsimile: 918-561-6987                 Facsimile: (916) 653-8230

With additional Notices of an           With additional Notices of an Event of
 Event of Default to:                   Default or Potential Event of Default
  Attn: Contrsact Administration         to:
  Phone: 918-573-3059                     Attn: Deputy Controller
  Facsimile:  918-573-1935                Phone: (916) 653-6148
                                          Facsimile: (916) 653-8230

The Parties hereby agree that the General Terms and Conditions are incorporated
herein, and to the following provisions as provided for in the General Terms and
Conditions:

Party A Tariff   Tariff n/a      Dated _________   Docket Number _________

Party B Tariff   Tariff n/a      Dated _________   Docket Number _________

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ARTICLE TWO
Transaction Terms and Conditions   [x] Optional provision in Section 2.4. If not checked, inapplicable.
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<S>                                <C>
ARTICLE FOUR
Remedies for Failure               [ ] Accelerated Payment of Damages. If not checked, inapplicable.
to Deliver or Receive
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ARTICLE FIVE                       [ ] Cross Default for Party A:
------------
Events of Default; Remedies        [ ] Party A:_____________________                          Cross Default Amount $_____________

                                   [ ] Other Entity:________________                          Cross Default Amount $_____________

                                   [ ] Cross Default for Party B:
                                   [ ] Party B:_____________________                          Cross Default Amount $_____________

                                   [ ] Other Entity:________________                          Cross Default Amount $_____________

                                   5.6 Closeout Setoff

                                       [ ]  Option A (Applicable if no other
                                            selection is made.)

                                       [ ]  Option B - Affiliates shall have the
                                            meaning set forth in the Agreement
                                            unless otherwise specified as follows:
                                            ______________________________________

                                       [x] Option C (No Setoff)
ARTICLE 8                          8.1 Party A Credit Protection:
Credit and Collateral                  (a) Financial Information:
Requirements
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                                             [ ] Option A
                                             [ ] Option B Specify:____________
                                             [x] Option C Specify: (1) Annual
                                             audit, annual budget and all
                                             financial information sent to any
                                             seller under a power purchase
                                             agreement; Party B shall use
                                             reasonable commercial efforts to
                                             periodically prepare and make
                                             available to all sellers under
                                             power sales agreements, but not
                                             more frequently than quarterly,
                                             financial information reasonably
                                             intended to apprise all such
                                             sellers of the financial conditions
                                             of the Fund.) (2) Under any
                                             Replacement Agreement (defined
                                             below), or if Party B is an entity
                                             other than the California
                                             Department of Water Resources,
                                             financial statements, audited if
                                             available, no less frequently than
                                             quarterly. Notwithstanding anything
                                             in this Agreement to the contrary,
                                             any non-public financial statements
                                             provided pursuant to this section
                                             shall be kept confidential.

                                       (b) Credit Assurances:

                                             [x] Not Applicable
                                             [ ] Applicable

                                       (c) Collateral Threshold:

                                             [x] Not Applicable
                                             [ ]
                                   If applicable, complete the following:

                                   Party B Collateral Threshold:; provided,
                                   however, that Party B's Collateral Threshold
                                   shall be zero if an Event of Default or
                                   Potential Event of Default with respect to
                                   Party B has occurred and is continuing.

                                   Party B Independent Amount: [$_____]

                                   Party B Rounding Amount: [$________]

                                   (d) Downgrade Event:

                                       [x] Not Applicable
                                       [ ] Applicable

                                   If applicable, complete the following:

                                       [ ] It shall be a Downgrade Event for
                                           Party B if Party B's Credit Rating
                                           falls below [__________] from S&P or
                                           _______ from Moody's or if Party B is
                                           not rated by either S&P or Moody's

                                       [ ] Other:
                                           Specify:_____________________________
                                   (e) Guarantor for Party B:___________________

                                           Guarantee Amount:____________________
                                   8.2 Party B Credit Protection:

                                       (a) Financial Information:

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                                             [ ] Option A
                                             [ ] Option B Specify:___________
                                             [x] Option C Specify: Party A to
                                             provide annual 10k filings of its
                                             parent and financial statements of
                                             Party A, audited if available,
                                             together with an officer's
                                             certificate relating to same, no
                                             less frequently than quarterly.
                                             Notwithstanding anything in this
                                             Agreement to the contrary,
                                             non-public financial statements
                                             provided pursuant to this Section
                                             shall be kept confidential.

                                       (b) Credit Assurances:

                                             [x] Not Applicable
                                             [ ] Applicable

                                       (c) Collateral Threshold:

                                             [x] Not Applicable
                                             [ ]

                                   If applicable, complete the following:

                                   Party A Collateral Threshold:; provided,
                                   however, that Party A's Collateral Threshold
                                   shall be zero if an Event of Default or
                                   Potential Event of Default with respect to
                                   Party A has occurred and is continuing.

                                   Party A Independent Amount: $_________

                                   Party A Rounding Amount: $____________

                                   (d) Downgrade Event
                                       [x] Not Applicable
                                       [ ] Applicable
                                   If applicable, complete the following:

                                       [ ] It shall be a Downgrade Event for
                                           Party A if Party A's Credit Rating
                                           falls below __________ from S&P or
                                           __________ from Moody's or if Party A
                                           is not rated by either S&P or Moody's

                                       [ ] Other:

                                   (e) Guarantor for Party A:___________________
                                           _____________________________________

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ARTICLE 10
Confidentiality                    [ ] Confidentiality Applicable                                     If not checked, inapplicable.

SCHEDULE M
                                   [ ] Party A is a Governmental Entity or Public Power System
                                   [x] Party B is a Governmental Entity or Public Power System
                                   [ ] Add Section 3.6. If not checked, inapplicable
                                   [ ] Add Section 8.4. If not checked, inapplicable
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OTHER CHANGES                       Specify, if any:___________________________

(a)  DEFINITIONS.

     (1) Section 1.11 is amended by adding the following sentence at the end of
         the current definition: "The Non-defaulting Party shall use
         commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate or eliminate these Costs."

     (2) Section 1.23 is replaced in its entirety by the following:

     1.23 "Force Majeure" means any cause beyond the control of the Party
     affected, including but not restricted to failure of or threat of failure
     of facilities, flood, drought, earthquake, storm, lightning, fire,
     epidemic, war, riot, civil disturbance or disobedience, labor dispute,
     labor or material shortage, sabotage, restraint by court order or public
     authority and action or nonaction by or failure to obtain the necessary
     authorizations or approvals from any governmental agency or authority which
     by exercise of due diligence such Party could not reasonably have been
     expected to avoid, and which, by the exercise of due diligence, it has been
     unable to overcome.

(3)  Section 1.51, "Replacement Price" is amended on the fifth line by deleting
the phrase "at Buyer's option" and inserting the following phrase: "absent a
purchase."

(4)  Section 1.53, "Sales Price" is amended on the fifth line of by deleting the
phrase "at Seller's option" and inserting the following phrase: "absent a sale."

(5) Sections 1.6, 1.24, 1.28, 1.33, 1.34, 1.35, 1.36, 1.43, 1.44, 1.46, 1.48 and
1.56 are amended by deleting the text in each of such sections and substituting
therefor "[Intentionally omitted.]"

     (6) Section 1.59 is amended by changing "Section 5.3" to "Section 5.2."

     (7) Sections 1.62 through 1.76 are added to Article One as follows:

         1.62  "AES Agreement" means that certain Capacity Sale and Tolling
               Agreement dated May 1, 1998, as amended May 15, 1998, by and
               among the AES Subsidiaries and Williams Energy Marketing &
               Trading Company (f/k/a Williams Energy Services Company) and
               their respective successors and assigns and any amendments or
               modifications thereto.

         1.63  "AES Agreement Default" means the occurrence of an Event of
               Default described in Section 18.1 of the AES Agreement that
               materially and adversely affects Party B's rights under the
               Product D Transaction or, if a cure period is provided for in
               Section 18.2(a) of the AES Agreement, the occurrence of such an
               Event of Default and the failure of a Defaulting Party (as
               defined in the AES Agreement) to cure such default within the
               applicable cure period.

         1.64  "AES Subsidiaries" means any one or more of AES Alamitos, L.L.C.,
               a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws
               of the State of Delaware, AES Huntington Beach, L.L.C., a limited
               liability company organized and existing under the laws of the
               State of Delaware, and AES Redondo Beach, L.L.C., a limited
               liability company organized and existing under the laws of the
               State of Delaware.

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         1.65  "Bonds" means the bonds offered by the Department of Water
               Resources pursuant to AB 1X, codified at California Water Code
               Section 80100 et seq (the "Act") with recourse only to the Trust
               Estate, and shall include any financing pursuant to Executive
               Order D-42-01 and a Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of
               June 26, 2001, by and among the Department of Water Resources,
               various lenders and Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, as
               agent on behalf of such lenders.

         1.66  "Fund" means the Department of Water Resources Electric Power
               Fund established by Section 80200 of the Water Code.

         1.67  "Market Quotation Average Price" means the average of the good
               faith quotations solicited from not less than three (3) Reference
               Market-makers; provided, however, that the Party soliciting such
               quotations shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain
               good faith quotations from at least five (5) Reference
               Market-makers and, if at least five (5) such quotations are
               obtained, the Market Quotation Average Price shall be determined
               disregarding the highest and lowest quotations.

         1.68  "Market Value" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3.

         1.69  "Per Unit Market Price" means the applicable price per kW-month
               determined in accordance with Section 5.3.

         1.70  "Product D Transaction" means the Transaction described in the
               attached Confirmation dated November 11, 2002.

         1.71  "Qualified Electric Corporation" means an electrical corporation
               as defined by the Act, whose long-term unsecured senior debt on
               the effective date of any Replacement Agreement is rated BBB or
               better by S&P and Baa2 or better by Moody's and is not on
               negative outlook or Credit Watch from either rating agency;
               provided that with the exception of San Diego Gas and Electric
               Company, Southern California Edison Company and Pacific gas and
               Electric Company, no electrical corporation shall be a Qualified
               Electrical Corporation without the prior written agreement of
               Party A.

         1.72  "Qualified Power Seller" means any entity (a) engaged in the
               selling of electricity whose long-term unsecured senior debt on
               the effective date of any Assignment and Assumption Agreement is
               rated BBB or better by Standard & Poor's and Baa2 or better by
               Moody's and is not on negative outlook or Credit Watch from
               either rating agency, and (b) approved by Party B, such approval
               not to be unreasonably withheld.

         1.73  "Reference Market-maker" means any marketer, trader or seller of
               or dealer in firm energy products whose long-term unsecured
               senior debt is rated BBB- or better by Standard & Poor's and Baa3
               or better by Moody's Investor Services.

         1.74  "Replacement Agreement" means any agreement identical to this
               Agreement and the Product D Transaction between Party A and a
               Qualified Electrical Corporation, excluding provisions relating
               to Party B's status as a governmental agency or to the original
               start date(s) of the Agreement (including the Product D
               Transaction), and together with such changes as Party A and such
               Qualified Electrical Corporation may agree.

         1.75  "Replacement Contract" means a contract having a term, quantity,
               delivery rate, delivery point and product substantially similar
               to the remaining Term, quantity, delivery rate, Delivery Point
               and Product to be provided under this Agreement.

         1.76  "Trust Estate" means all revenues received by Party B under any
               obligation entered into, and rights to receive the same, and
               moneys on deposit in the Fund and income or revenue derived from
               the investment thereof.

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         (b) TRANSACTIONS. The Transaction shall be in writing and this
Agreement may not be amended or modified except in writing signed by the
Parties' respective duly authorized representatives. For purposes of this
requirement, a Recording pursuant to Section 2.5 shall not constitute a writing.

         (c) GOVERNING TERMS. Section 2.2 is amended by adding the following
sentence at the end of the current section:

                  "Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Product D Transaction
shall be treated as a stand-alone Transaction and accordingly, (a) provisions in
the Product D Master Agreement referring to offsetting or netting multiple
Transactions shall not be applicable to the Product D Transaction, and (b) an
Event of Default or Potential Event of Default with respect to any Transaction
other than the Product D Transaction shall not affect the Product D Transaction.
No provision of any other Confirmation entered into pursuant to Section 2.4
shall affect the Product D Transaction."

         (d) CONFIRMATION. Section 2.3, Confirmation, the term "Seller" (and
cognates) is deleted and is replaced with "Party A" in each place where it
occurs; and the term "Buyer" (and cognates) is deleted and is replaced with
"Party B" in each place where it occurs. And insert the words "or other
electronic transmission," after the word "facsimile."

         (e) RECORDING. Section 2.5, Recording, the phrase "of all telephone
conversations between the Parties to this Product D Master Agreement" is deleted
and replaced with the phrase "of all telephone conversations between the energy
scheduling and/or trading personnel of the Parties to this Product D Master
Agreement related to scheduling of energy to be delivered pursuant to this
Agreement."

(f) TRANSMISSION AND SCHEDULING. Section 3.2 is amended by renaming it
"Transmission, Scheduling and Imbalance Charges" and inserting the following
sentences at the end thereof:

         "In addition to the remedies provided under Article 4, Buyer shall
         assume all liability for and reimburse Seller within thirty (30) days
         of presentation of an invoice for any Penalties incurred as a result of
         Buyer's failure to (i) notify Seller of a failure to Schedule or a
         change in a Schedule or (ii) comply with the Transmission Provider's
         tariff and scheduling policies. Seller shall assume all liability for
         and reimburse Buyer within thirty (30) days of presentation of an
         invoice for any Penalties incurred as a result of Seller's failure to
         (i) notify Buyer of a failure to Schedule or a change in a Schedule or
         (ii) comply with the Transmission Provider's tariff and scheduling
         policies. The Parties shall notify each other as soon as possible of
         any imbalance that is occurring or has occurred and shall cooperate to
         eliminate imbalances and minimize Penalties. Penalties shall be defined
         as any fees, liabilities, assessments or similar charges assessed by a
         Transmission Provider."

(g) FORCE MAJEURE. Section 3.3 is replaced in its entirety as follows:

         Force Majeure. (a) No Party shall be considered to be in default in
         performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement, except to
         make payment as specified herein, to the extent such failure in
         performance shall be due to a Force Majeure. No Party shall, however,
         be relieved of liability for failure of performance to the extent such
         failure shall be due to causes arising out of its own negligence or due
         to removable or remediable causes which it fails to remove or remedy
         within a reasonable time period. Any Party rendered unable to fulfill
         any of its obligations under the Agreement by reason of a Force Majeure
         shall give prompt notice of such fact to the other Party and shall
         exercise due diligence to remove such inability within a reasonable
         time period.

         (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
         Agreement, except as may expressly be provided herein, the term Force
         Majeure shall not include or excuse the loss by Party A or its
         Affiliates of FERC-approved marketer status (if any), unless such loss
         is itself caused by a Force Majeure.

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         (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, failure
         to achieve the Guaranteed Availability of any Unit or to deliver the
         Dependable Capacity, Net Electric Energy or Ancillary Services, as the
         case may be, from a Designated Unit shall not be excused due to a Force
         Majeure.

         (d) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article Three to the
         contrary, neither Party shall be required to settle any strike,
         walkout, lockout or other labor dispute on terms which, in the sole
         judgment of the Party involved in the dispute, are contrary to its
         interest, it being understood and agreed that the settlement of
         strikes, walkouts, lockouts or other labor disputes shall be entirely
         within the discretion of the Party having such dispute.

(h) EVENTS OF DEFAULT. Section 5.1 is replaced in its entirety by the following:

         "(c) the failure to perform any material covenant or obligation set
         forth in this Agreement (except to the extent constituting a separate
         Event of Default and other than the failure of a Designated Unit to
         Dispatch in accordance with Article VIII of the AES Agreement or the
         failure to achieve Guaranteed Availability pursuant to Section 4.2 of
         the AES Agreement, if the Non-Defaulting Party is able to recover fully
         all amounts due it pursuant to Section 8(a) or (b) as a result of
         either such failure through the exercise of its right of or reduction
         of capacity payments provided for in Section 8(a) and its right of set
         off provided for in Section 8(b), in which case, notwithstanding any
         provision of this Article V, such right of capacity payment reduction
         and set-off shall be the Non-Defaulting Party's exclusive remedy;
         provided, however, nothing herein shall affect Party B's rights under
         Section 5.8 hereof) if such failure is not remedied within thirty (30)
         Business Days after written notice;"

         (2)  Add a new subsection (i) as follows:

              (i) for Party B, any amendment or repeal of the Water Code
              subsequent to the date hereof, that adversely affects the ability
              of Party B to perform its obligations under this Agreement or
              otherwise adversely affects the rights of Party A hereunder, in
              which event Party B shall be the Defaulting Party.

         (4)  Add a new subsection (j) as follows:

              (j) With respect to Party A, the occurrence of an AES Agreement
              Default. Party A shall give Party B written notice of any AES
              Agreement Default one Business Day following the occurrence
              thereof.

(I) DECLARATION OF AN EARLY TERMINATION DATE AND CALCULATION OF TERMINATION
    PAYMENT.

         (1) The last sentence of Section 5.2 is replaced in its entirety by the
         following: "Upon termination of this Agreement as the result of an
         Event of Default, the Non-Defaulting Party shall be entitled to a
         payment (the "Termination Payment") which shall be the aggregate of the
         Market Value and Costs calculated as of the Early Termination Date in
         accordance with Section 5.3. As soon as practicable after the Early
         Termination Date, the Non-Defaulting Party shall give notice to the
         Defaulting Party of the amount of the Termination Payment, if any, due
         to the Non-Defaulting Party. The notice shall include a written
         statement explaining in reasonable detail the calculation of such
         amount. Termination Payment to be made no later than one hundred eighty
         (180) days after receipt of written notice of an Early Termination
         Date."

         (2) The following shall be added to the end of Section 5.2 (as amended
         by clause (1) immediately above): "Notwithstanding the other provisions
         of this Agreement, if the Non-Defaulting Party has the right to
         liquidate or terminate all obligations arising under the Agreement
         under the provisions of this Article 5 because the Defaulting Party or
         its Guarantor either (a) is the subject of a bankruptcy, insolvency, or
         similar proceeding, or (b) applies for, seeks, consents to, or
         acquiesces in the appointment of a receiver, custodian, trustee,
         liquidator, or similar official for all or a substantial portion of its
         assets, then this Agreement and the Transaction shall automatically
         terminate, without notice, as if the Early Termination Date was the day
         immediately preceding the events listed in Section 5.1."

(3)  Section 5.3 is replaced in its entirety by the following:

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         "5.3. Termination Payment Calculations. The Non-Defaulting Party shall
         calculate the Termination Payment as follows:

         (e)  Market Value shall be (i) in the case Party B is the
              Non-Defaulting Party, the present value of the positive
              difference, if any, of (A) payments under a Replacement Contract
              based on the Per Unit Market Price, and (B) payments under this
              Agreement, or (ii) in the case Party A is the Non-Defaulting
              Party, the present value of the positive difference, if any, of
              (A) payments under this Agreement, and (B) payments under a
              Replacement Contract based on the Per Unit Market Price, in each
              case using the Present Value Rate as of the time of termination
              (to take account of the period between the time notice of
              termination was effective and when such amount would have
              otherwise been due pursuant to the relevant transaction). The
              "Present Value Rate" shall mean the sum of 0.50% plus the yield
              reported on page "USD" of the Bloomberg Financial Markets Services
              Screen (or, if not available, any other nationally recognized
              trading screen reporting on-line intraday trading in United States
              government securities) at 11:00 a.m. (New York City, New York
              time) for the United States government securities having a
              maturity that matches the average remaining term of this
              Agreement. It is expressly agreed that the Non-Defaulting Party
              shall not be required to enter into a Replacement Contract in
              order to determine the Termination Payment.

         (f)  To ascertain the Per Unit Market Price of a Replacement Contract
              with a term of less than one year, the Non-Defaulting Party may
              consider, among other valuations, quotations from leading dealers
              in energy contracts, the settlement prices on established,
              actively traded power exchanges, other bona fide third party
              offers and other commercially reasonable market information.

         (g)  To ascertain the Per Unit Market Price of a Replacement Contract
              with a term of one year or more, the Non-Defaulting Party shall
              use the Market Quotation Average Price; provided, however, that if
              there is not an actively traded market for such Replacement
              Contract or if the Non-Defaulting Party is unable to obtain
              reliable quotations from at least three (3) Reference
              Market-makers, the Non-Defaulting Party shall use the methodology
              set forth in paragraph (b).

         (h)  In no event, however, shall a party's Market Value or Costs
              include any penalties, ratcheted demand charges or similar charges
              imposed by the Non-Defaulting Party.

         If the Defaulting Party disagrees with the calculation of the
         Termination Payment and the parties cannot otherwise resolve their
         differences, the calculation issue shall be submitted to dispute
         resolution as provided in Section 10.12 of this Agreement. Pending
         resolution of the dispute, the Defaulting Party shall pay the full
         amount of the Termination Payment calculated by the Non-Defaulting
         Party no later than one hundred eighty (180) days after receipt of
         written notice of an Early Termination Date."

(5)      Section 5.4 is replaced in its entirety by the following:

                  (l) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement,
         Party A and Party B acknowledge and agree that if an order for relief
         under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. sec.
         101 et seq.), as the same may be amended from time to time (the
         "Bankruptcy Code"), is entered against Party A at any time during the
         term of this Agreement, then, if this Agreement has not been
         terminated, adequate assurances of future performance will not be
         provided to Party B by Party A within the meaning of section 365(b)(1)
         of the Bankruptcy Code unless Party A affirmatively establishes the
         following:

         i.       Party A demonstrates that it has the financial resources
                  necessary to maintain the AES Agreement; and

         ii.      Party A demonstrates that it has the required financial or
                  other resources necessary to operate and perform under this
                  Agreement.

         Party A and Party B further acknowledge and agree that if an order for
         relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code is at any time entered
         against Party A during the term hereof, then Party A must be able to
         cure (a) all non-monetary defaults hereunder within one hundred eighty
         (180) days of the date on which

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         Party A proposes to assume this Agreement; and (b) all monetary
         defaults hereunder within one (1) year of the date on which Party A
         proposes to assume this Agreement.

(5)  Sections 5.5, 6.7 and 6.8 are amended by deleting the text in each of such
     sections and substituting therefor "[Intentionally omitted.]"

(6)  Add a new Section 5.8 as follows:

              "Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any Force
     Majeure which interrupts Party A's performance of its obligations under
     this Agreement, with respect to a Designated Unit, for a continuous period
     of more than twelve (12) months shall be considered an event upon which
     Buyer may terminate this Agreement with respect to such Designated Unit. In
     the event of early termination under this Section 5.8, neither Party shall
     be liable to the other for the payment of damages related to such early
     termination.

(j) TIMELINESS OF PAYMENT. Add the following to Section 6.2 before the first
sentence in that section: "Party A shall provide invoice data, disaggregated by
transaction components, in a template formas may be reasonably specified by
Party B."

(k) LIMITATIONS. Article Seven is amended as follows:

(1)      Add a new Section 7.2, "The obligations hereunder of Party A shall be
solely those of Party A and Guarantor, if any, and of no other person or
entity."

(l) GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST/REMEDIES. In Section 8.3 the phrase "or deemed
occurrence" is deleted from the beginning of the second sentence.

(m) GOVERNMENTAL CHARGES. Add the following to Section 9.2 after the second
sentence in that section: "Party A shall be entitled to pass through to Party B
any liability, loss, cost, damage and expense, including gross-up, arising out
of a tax or other imposition enacted by the California state legislature after
the date of this Agreement that is not of general applicability and is instead
directed at the assets or activities involved in the generation, sale, purchase,
ownership and/or transmission of electric power, natural gas and/or other
utility or energy goods and services, but only insofar as such liability, loss,
cost, damage or expense relates to a Transaction hereunder and reflects an
increase in Party A's cost of service in connection therewith. Party B shall be
entitled to the benefit or reduction of or credit with respect to any such tax
or other imposition enacted by the California state legislature after the date
of this Agreement, but only insofar as such benefit relates to a Transaction
hereunder and results in a decrease in Party A's cost of service for such
Transaction.

         Should the United States or any agency thereof, including FERC, impose
a tax or other imposition that is not of general applicability and is instead
directed at the generation, sale, purchase, ownership and/or transmission of
electric power, Gas and/or other utility or energy goods and services
("Regulatory Change") that adversely affects Party A's costs of providing
Capacity or Energy (or any other product or service hereunder) and the aggregate
adverse effect on Party A's cost (taking into account all such Regulatory
Changes and all Designated Units) is in the aggregate at least $2.5 million in
any calendar year, then: (a) Party A shall provide notice to Party B of such
occurrence together with a proposal to adjust the payments hereunder, and work
papers that demonstrate that such adjustment is reasonably calculated to collect
no more than the amount of such increased costs and shall request, by such
notice, that Party B respond to such proposed adjustment within thirty (30)
days; and (b) if after a period of seventy-five (75) days after delivery by
Party A of the aforesaid notice, Party B and Party A have not reached agreement
as to an adjustment to the amounts payable by Party B that is satisfactory to
Party A, in its commercially reasonable discretion, Party A shall have the
option to terminate the agreement upon ten (10) Business Days notice and neither
Party shall have any further liability to the other, including with respect to a
Termination Payment, other than such obligations as survive the termination of
the Agreement with respect to obligations incurred prior to termination."

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(n) TERM OF PRODUCT D MASTER AGREEMENT. Add the following sentence to Section
10.1: "The Product D Transaction shall terminate on the day following the last
day of the Delivery Period, unless terminated sooner pursuant to the express
provisions of this Agreement or as a result of an Event of Default".

(O) REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

         (1)  the phrase "...and is qualified to conduct its business in each
              jurisdiction in which it will perform a Transaction" is added to
              the end of Section 10.2(i);

         (2)  the phrase ", except as would not have a material and adverse
              affect on the other Party" is added to the end of Section
              10.2(iii);

         (3)  the phrase "or any of its Affiliates" is deleted from Section
              10.2(vi);

         (4)  the phrase ", and are reasonable in all respects, including rates
              and allocation of risk" is added to the end of Section 10.2(xii);

         (5)  clauses (ix) and (xi) of Section 10.2 are amended by deleting the
              text in each of such sections and substituting therefor
              "[Intentionally omitted.]", provided, that such clauses shall be
              included in any Replacement Agreement as defined herein.

         (6)  Add a new Section 10.2.1 as follows:

              10.2.1 On the Effective Date and the date of entering into each
              Transaction, Party A represents and warrants to Party B that it
              has obtained from the AES Subsidiaries all consents necessary for
              the performance of its obligations under this Agreement.

(p) INDEMNITY. The phrase "To the extent permitted by law" is added at the
beginning of the first two sentences of Section 10.4. Add the following to the
end of Section 10.4: "To the extent Party A and Party B are named as defendants
by a third party in any action arising with respect to delivery of Product and
Party B receives any amount from a third party as indemnification or
reimbursement with respect to such action, Party A and Party B agree to
equitably divide such amount."

(q) ASSIGNMENT. In Section 10.5, the existing paragraph shall be replaced in its
entirety with the following:

         "(a) Neither Party shall assign this Agreement or its rights hereunder
         without the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent may
         be withheld in the exercise of its sole discretion.

         (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Party A may, without the consent of
         Party B, (i) transfer, sell, pledge, encumber or assign this Agreement
         or the accounts, revenues or proceeds hereof in connection with any
         financing or other financial arrangements, (ii) transfer or assign this
         Agreement to an affiliate of Party A which affiliate's creditworthiness
         is equal to or higher than that of Party A, or (iii) transfer or assign
         this Agreement to any person or entity succeeding to all or
         substantially all of the assets whose creditworthiness is equal to or
         higher than that of Party A; provided, however, that in each such case,
         such assignee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms and
         conditions hereof and, so long as Party A delivers such tax and
         enforceability assurances together with such assurances as to the
         sufficiency of creditworthiness of such assignee to perform its
         obligations hereunder, as Party B may reasonably request; provided,
         further, however, that in the event this Agreement is pledged or
         assigned to a bond trustee pursuant to clause (i) as collateral for
         bonds issued by Party A, such bond trustee shall not be required to
         agree in writing to be bound by the terms and conditions hereof unless
         and until the bond trustee or any successor or assign shall foreclose
         on such collateral in which case such bond trustee or its successor or
         assign shall be bound by each of the provisions hereof, including the
         immediately preceding proviso.

         (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Party B, without the consent of
         Party A, may (i) transfer, sell, pledge, encumber or assign this
         Agreement or the accounts, revenues or proceeds hereof in connection
         with any financing or other financial arrangements, or (ii) transfer
         and assign all of its right, title and interest to this Agreement and
         the Fund to another Governmental Entity created or designated by law
         solely to carry out the rights, powers, duties and obligations of the
         Department under the Act, provided, however, that in each such case,
         such assignee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms and
         conditions hereof and, in each

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         such case, so long as the transferring Party delivers such tax and
         enforceability assurances together with such assurances as to the
         sufficiency of creditworthiness of such assignee to perform its
         obligations hereunder, as the non-transferring Party may reasonably
         request; provided, further, however, that in the event this Agreement
         is pledged or assigned to a bond trustee pursuant to clause (i) as
         collateral for bonds issued by Party B, such bond trustee shall not be
         required to agree in writing to be bound by the terms and conditions
         hereof unless and until the bond trustee or any successor or assign
         shall foreclose on such collateral in which case such bond trustee or
         its successor or assign shall be bound by each of the provisions
         hereof, including the immediately preceding proviso."

(r) GOVERNING LAW. In Section 10.6, "New York" shall be replaced with
"California."

(s) GENERAL.

         (1) The phrase "Except to the extent herein provided for," shall be
deleted from the fourth sentence of Section 10.8, and the phrase "and this
agreement may not be orally amended or modified, including by Recording pursuant
to Section 2.5" shall be added to the end of such fourth sentence.

         (2) In the ninth sentence of Section 10.8, insert "materially affected
or" after the phrase "Any provision," and insert "and materially affected by or"
after the phrase "or regulatory agency."

(t) ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS. New Sections 10.12 through 10.18 are added to Article
10 as follows:

                  10.12. No Retail Services; No Agency. (a) Nothing contained in
         this Agreement shall grant any rights to or obligate Party A to provide
         any services hereunder directly to or for retail customers of any
         person.

                  (b) In performing their respective obligations hereunder,
         neither Party is acting, or is authorized to act, as agent of the other
         Party.

                  10.13 No Interference; No Adverse Actions.

         Party B agrees to assist Party A in good faith to resolve acts or
         omissions (other than as otherwise required to be done by a public
         agency pursuant to the legal exercise of such public agency's mandate)
         which Party A believes would have a significant effect on (a) Party A's
         right or ability to (x) sell and deliver, or cause to be delivered,
         Product to Party B or (y) otherwise satisfy its obligations under this
         Agreement or (b) Party B's right or ability to (x) purchase and
         receive, or cause to be received Product from Party A or (y) otherwise
         satisfy its obligations under this Agreement.

                  10.14 Dispute Resolution. (a) If a dispute shall arise between
         the Parties relating to the interpretation of this Agreement or to
         performance by a Party hereunder or under any Transaction, the Party
         desiring resolution of the dispute shall notify the other Party in
         writing. The notice shall set forth the matter in dispute in reasonable
         detail and a proposed solution.

                  (b) The Parties shall attempt to resolve any dispute within 15
         calendar days after delivery of the written notice referred to above.
         Any disputes not so resolved shall be referred by each Party to an
         officer (or the officer's designee) for resolution. If the Parties fail
         to reach an agreement within 15 days after such referral, each Party
         shall have the right to pursue any and all remedies provided in this
         Agreement and as afforded by applicable law.

                  (c) The existence of any dispute or controversy under this
         Agreement or the pendency of the dispute settlement or resolution
         procedures set forth herein shall not in and of itself relieve or
         excuse either Party from its ongoing duties and obligations under this
         Agreement.

                  10.15 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THE PARTIES HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVE
         ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY ON ANY CAUSE OF ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING
         DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY INVOLVING OR RELATED TO THE TERMS, COVENANTS OR
         CONDITIONS

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         OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY MATTERS WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY
         WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY (I)
         CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF THE OTHER PARTY
         OR ANY CREDIT SUPPORT PROVIDER HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE,
         THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF SUCH A SUIT, ACTION OR
         PROCEEDING, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (II) ACKNOWLEDGES
         THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTY HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS
         AGREEMENT AND PROVIDE FOR ANY CREDIT SUPPORT DOCUMENTS, AS APPLICABLE,
         BY AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS
         SECTION. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT RELATING TO WAIVER OF JURY
         TRIAL SHALL SURVIVE THE TERMINATION OR EXPIRATION OF THIS AGREEMENT.

                  10.16 No Third Party Beneficiaries. The provisions of this
         Agreement are for the benefit of the Parties hereto, and as to any
         other person or entity, this Agreement shall not be construed as a
         third party beneficiary contract.

                  10.17.Fixed Rate Contract; Mobile-Sierra Clause. The Parties
         hereby stipulate and agree that, under the facts and circumstances
         known to them at this time, this Agreement was entered into as a result
         of arms'-length negotiations between the Parties. Further, the Parties
         believe that the rates, terms and conditions of this Agreement are just
         and reasonable within the meaning of Sections 205 and 206 of the
         Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sections 824d and 824e, and that the
         rates, terms and conditions of this Agreement will remain so over the
         life of the Agreement. The Parties waive all rights to challenge the
         validity of this Agreement or whether it is just and reasonable for and
         with respect to the entire term thereof, including any rights under
         Sections 205 and 206 of the Federal Power Act to request the FERC to
         revise the terms and conditions and the rates or services specified in
         this Agreement, and hereby agree to make no filings at the FERC or with
         any other state or federal agency, board, court or tribunal challenging
         the rates, terms and conditions of this Agreement as to whether they
         are just and reasonable or in the public interest under the Federal
         Power Act. The Parties hereby further stipulate and agree that neither
         Party may bring any action, proceeding or complaint under Section 205
         or 206 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824d or 824e, seeking to
         modify, cancel, suspend, or abrogate the rates, terms and conditions of
         this Agreement or any Transaction hereunder, or to prevent this
         Agreement or any Transaction hereunder from taking effect. It is
         further agreed that, in the event any of the Parties challenges this
         Agreement for any other reason, they will not dispute the applicability
         of the public interest standard as that term has been defined and
         interpreted under the Federal Power Act and the cases of United Gas
         Pipe Line Co. v. Mobile Gas Corp., 350 U.S. 332 (1956), and FPC v.
         Sierra Pacific Power Co., 350 U.S. 348 (1956), and subsequent cases.

                  10.18 Novation. Notwithstanding the foregoing limitations on
         assignment, at any time after January 1, 2003, the Seller shall, upon
         the written request of Department, enter into one or more Replacement
         Agreements as may be agreed to by one or more Qualified Electric
         Corporations. This Agreement shall terminate upon effective date of a
         Replacement Agreement. The effectiveness of the Replacement Agreement
         shall constitute a novation that shall relieve Department of any
         liability or obligation arising after the date of termination of the
         Agreement. Such Replacement Agreement shall state that it is a
         Replacement Agreement within the meaning of the Agreement and that it
         constitutes a novation for which there is adequate consideration. The
         effectiveness of such Replacement Agreement shall be subject to the
         condition precedent that the California Public Utilities Commission
         shall have conducted a just and reasonable review under Section 451 of
         the Public Utilities Code with respect to such Replacement Agreement
         and shall have issued an order determining that the charges under such
         Replacement Agreement are just and reasonable.

(u) SCHEDULE M. Schedule M shall be amended as follows:

         (1)      In Section A, "Act" will mean Sections 80000, 80002, 80002.5,
         80003, 80004, 80010, 80012, 80014, 80016, 80100, 80102, 80104, 80106,
         80108, 80110, 80112, 80116, 80120, 80122, 80130, 80132, 80134, 80200,
         80250, 80260 and 80270 of the Water Code, as amended.

         (2)      "Special Fund" will mean the Fund.

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         (3)      In Section A, the defined term "Governmental Entity or Public
         Power System" shall be replaced with the term "Governmental Entity"
         using the following definition "`Governmental Entity' means the State
         of California, any State governmental board, public power authority,
         public utility district, joint action agency, or other similar
         political subdivision or public entity of the State of California, the
         State of California Department of Water Resources, or any combination
         thereof"; and all references to (A) "Governmental Entity or Public
         Power System" (and cognates) and (B) "Public Power System" (and
         cognates) in Schedule M shall be replaced with the new defined term
         "Governmental Entity" (using the applicable cognate).

         (4)      In Section B, the sentence to be added to the end of the
         definition of "Force Majeure" in Article One shall be replaced with the
         following: "If the Claiming Party is a Governmental Entity, Force
         Majeure does not include any act or omission of a Governmental Entity
         (or any branch, subdivision, agency, officer or representative thereof)
         in its governmental capacity or any other act or omission of any
         Governmental Entity (including judicial action or inaction) and such
         act or omission shall be deemed to be an action of Party B.

         (5)      In Section C add the following representations and warranties:

         (i)      "Party B represents and warrants that a Rate Agreement By and
                  Between State of California Department of Water Resources and
                  State of California Public Utilities Commission adopted by the
                  California Public Utilities Commission on February 21, 2001 in
                  Decision 02-02-051 (the "rate Agreement") is binding and in
                  effect."

         (ii)     Party B represents and warrants that, unless determined
                  otherwise by a court or body of appropriate jurisdiction, each
                  of this Amended and Restated Master Power Purchase and Sale
                  Agreement and the Product D Transaction is a "Priority
                  Long-Term Power Contract" as that term is defined in the Rate
                  Agreement.

         (6)      In Section D, delete Section 3.5 and replace it with the
         following:

                  "Section 3.5 No Immunity Claim. California law authorizes
         suits based on contract against the State or its agencies, and Party B
         agrees that it will not assert any immunity it may have as a state
         agency against such lawsuits filed in California state court."

         (7)      In Section G, specify that the laws of the State of California
         will apply.

         (8)      Add a new Section H, which shall read as follows:

                  Section 3.6. Payments Under Agreement an Operating Expense. To
         the extent that this Transaction shall constitute a "Priority Long Term
         Power Contract" as that term is defined in the Rate Agreement between
         Party B and State of California Public Utilities Commission ("CPUC")
         adopted by the CPUC on February 21, 2001 in Decision 02-02-051,
         payments under this Agreement shall constitute an operating expense of
         the Fund payable prior to all bonds, notes or other indebtedness
         secured by a pledge or assignment of the Trust Estate or payments to
         the general fund."

         (9)      Add a new Section I, which shall read as follows:

     Section 3.7. Rate Covenant; No Impairment. Party B covenants that it will,
     at least annually, and more frequently as required, establish and revise
     revenue requirements sufficient, together with any moneys on deposit in the
     Fund, to provide for the timely payment of all obligations which it has
     incurred, including any payments required to be made by Party B pursuant to
     this Agreement. While any obligations of Party B pursuant this Agreement
     remain outstanding and not fully performed or discharged, the rights,
     powers, duties and existence of Party B and the Public Utilities Commission
     shall not be diminished or impaired in any manner that will affect
     adversely the interests and rights of Party A under this Agreement.

         (10)     Add a new Section J, which shall read as follows:

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                  Section 3.8. Sources of Payment; No Debt of State. Party B's
         obligation to make payments hereunder shall be limited solely to the
         Fund. Any liability of Party B arising in connection with this
         Agreement or any claim based thereon or with respect thereto,
         including, but not limited to, any Termination Payment arising as the
         result of any breach or Potential Event of Default or Event of Default
         under this Agreement, and any other payment obligation or liability of
         or judgment against Party B hereunder, shall be satisfied solely from
         the Special Fund. NEITHER THE FULL FAITH AND CREDIT NOR THE TAXING
         POWER OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ARE OR MAY BE PLEDGED FOR ANY PAYMENT
         UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. Revenues and assets of the State Water Resources
         Development System shall not be liable for or available to make any
         payments or satisfy any obligation arising under this Agreement.

         (11)     Section 3.9. No More Favorable Terms. Party B shall not
         provide in any power purchase agreement payable from the Trust Estate
         for (i) collateral or other security or credit support with respect
         thereto, (ii) a pledge or assignment of the Trust Estate for the
         payment thereof, or (iii) payment priority with respect thereto
         superior to that of Party A, without in each case offering such
         arrangements to Party A; provided, however, that Party B shall not be
         deemed to be in violation of this Section 3.9, and Party B shall not be
         required to offer Party A payment priority equal to that of the
         Priority Long Term Power Contracts, to the extent that this Transaction
         shall not constitute a "Priority Long Term Power Contract" as that term
         is defined in the Rate Agreement.

         (12)     Add a new Section L, which shall read as follows:

                  "Section 3.10. Application of Government Code and the Public
         Contracts Code. Party A has stated that, because of the administrative
         burden and delays associated with such requirements, it would not enter
         into this Agreement if the provisions of the Government Code and the
         Public Contracts Code applicable to state contracts, including, but not
         limited to, advertising and competitive bidding requirements and prompt
         payment requirements would apply to or be required to be incorporated
         in this Agreement. Accordingly, pursuant to Section 80014(b) of the
         Water Code, Party B has determined that it would be detrimental to
         accomplishing the purposes of Division 27 (commencing with Section
         80000) of the Water Code to make such provisions applicable to this
         Agreement and that such provisions and requirements are therefore not
         applicable to or incorporated in this Agreement."

         (13)  Add a new Section M, which shall read as follows:

                  "Section 3.11. Deposit of Proceeds of Bonds. The proceeds of
         any bonds issued by Party B shall be deposited and applied in
         accordance with the resolution or indenture providing for the issuance
         thereof."

         (14)  Add a new Section N, which shall read as follows:

                  "Section 3.12. Transfers of Power Charge Revenues and Bond
         Charge Revenues. The indenture providing for the issuance of any bonds
         or other indebtedness by Party B will provide for the application of
         Power Charge Revenues and Bond Charge Revenues in accordance with the
         document entitled "California Department of Water Resources Summary of
         Material Terms of Financing Documents (Submitted in connection with
         Section 7.10 of a proposed Rate Agreement between California Department
         of Water Resources and the California Public Utilities Commission)"
         under the captions "III. Flow of Funds - Power Charge Revenues; Bond
         Charge Revenues as modified and amended by the Amended and Restated
         Addendum to Summary of Material Terms of Financing Documents dated as
         of August 8, 2002, as further amended or supplemented, and according to
         Section 7.10 of the Rate Agreement as adopted by the California Public
         Utilities Commission in Decision No. 02-02-051"

(w) CONDITIONS PRECEDENT. The effectiveness of this Agreement (including the
Product D Transaction) is subject to and conditioned upon:

         (1) delivery to Party A of a legal opinion from the General Counsel of
             the California Department of Water Resources in the form attached
             hereto as Exhibit A; and

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         (2) delivery to Party A of a legal opinion from the Attorney General of
             the State of California in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

         (3) unless waived by Party A, receipt by Party A of consents and
             agreements from the AES Subsidiaries as Party A deems necessary or
             beneficial in its sole discretion, such consents and agreements to
             be received on or prior to December 31, 2002; and

         (4) unless waived by Party A, receipt by Party A of required consents
             and agreements from the California Independent System Operator
             Corporation, such consents and agreements to be received on or
             prior to December 31, 2002.

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Unless otherwise determined by a court or other body of appropriate
jurisdiction, this Product D Master Agreement amends and supercedes that certain
Master Power Purchase and Sale Agreement dated February 16, 2001 (the "Prior
Agreement") by and between the Parties. As of the effective date of this Product
D Master Agreement, the Prior Agreement, together with any transaction
thereunder, shall be of no force or effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Product D Master Agreement to
be duly executed as of the date first above written.

WILLIAMS ENERGY MARKETING &        CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER
TRADING COMPANY                    RESOURCES separate and apart from its powers
                                   and responsibilities with respect to the
                                   State Water Resources Development System

By:____________________________    By: _____________________________

Name:__________________________    Name:____________________________

Title:_________________________    Title:___________________________

DISCLAIMER: THIS MASTER POWER PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT WAS PREPARED BY A
COMMITTEE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE ("EEI") AND NATIONAL
ENERGY MARKETERS ASSOCIATION ("NEM") MEMBER COMPANIES TO FACILITATE ORDERLY
TRADING IN AND DEVELOPMENT OF WHOLESALE POWER MARKETS. NEITHER EEI NOR NEM NOR
ANY MEMBER COMPANY NOR ANY OF THEIR AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES OR ATTORNEYS SHALL
BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS USE, OR ANY DAMAGES RESULTING THEREFROM. BY PROVIDING
THIS AGREEMENT EEI AND NEM DO NOT OFFER LEGAL ADVICE AND ALL USERS ARE URGED TO
CONSULT THEIR OWN LEGAL COUNSEL TO ENSURE THAT THEIR COMMERCIAL OBJECTIVES WILL
BE ACHIEVED AND THEIR LEGAL INTERESTS ARE ADEQUATELY PROTECTED.

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                                 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

State of Oklahoma      )
                       )SS
County of Tulsa        )

BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, a notary public, on this day personally
appeared ____________________, ____________________ of Williams Energy Marketing
& Trading Company, a Delaware corporation, known to me that he executed this
Master Power Purchase And Sale Agreement Cover Sheet for the purposes and
consideration herein expressed, in the capacity therein set forth and as the act
and deed of said corporation.

GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL of office, this the _____ day of November, 2002.

                                      ______________________________
                                      Notary Public

My Commission Expires:_____________

[ S E A L ]

State of California    )
                       )SS
County of _________    )

BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, a notary public, on this day personally
appeared ____________________, _____________________ of the California
Department of Water Resources, a ____________________, known to me that he
executed this Master Power Purchase And Sale Agreement Cover Sheet for the
purposes and consideration therein expressed, in the capacity therein set forth
and as the act and deed of said ______________.

GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL of office, this the _____ day of November, 2002.

                                      ______________________________
                                      Notary Public

My Commission Expires:_____________

[ S E A L ]

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                    MASTER POWER PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
                               CONFIRMATION LETTER
                              PRODUCT D TRANSACTION

   This confirmation letter shall confirm the Product D Transaction agreed to on
November 11, 2002 between WILLIAMS ENERGY MARKETING & TRADING COMPANY ("Party
A") and CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES separate and apart from its
powers and responsibilities with respect to the State Water Resources
Development System ("Party B") regarding the sale/purchase of the Product under
the terms and conditions as follows:

Seller:    Party A

Buyer:     Party B

Product:

[ ]      Into _________________, Seller's Daily Choice

[ ]      Firm (LD)

[ ]      Firm (No Force Majeure)

[ ]      System Firm

(Specify System:_______________________________________________________________)

[ ]      Unit Firm

(Specify Unit(s):______________________________________________________________)

[X]      Other

         All capacity and energy from the Designated Units as provided in the
         AES Agreement and Schedule 1 hereto, subject to Force Majeure as
         provided in the Product D Master Agreement (defined below). All
         capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings
         set forth in Schedule 1.

[ ]      Transmission Contingency (If not marked, no transmission contingency)

         [ ] FT-Contract Path Contingency     [ ] Seller     [ ] Buyer

         [ ] FT-Delivery Point Contingency    [ ] Seller     [ ] Buyer

         [ ] Transmission Contingent          [ ] Seller     [ ] Buyer

         [x] Other transmission contingency

   (Specify: Buyer shall be responsible for transmission contingencies at and
after the Delivery Point and Seller shall be responsible for transmission
contingencies prior to the Delivery Point.)

Contract Quantity:

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         All Dependable Capacity of the Designated Units and associated energy
         during the periods as provided in Schedule 1 as follows, subject to
         adjustment pursuant to the Settlement Agreement:

         Start Date through June 30, 2003 from HB 1 and HB 2

         July 1, 2003 through December 31, 2007 from AL 5, AL 6 and HB 1

         January 1, 2008 through Dec. 31, 2010 from AL 1, AL 5, HB 1 and RB6

Delivery Point:  As specified as in the AES Agreement.

Contract Price:  As provided in Schedule 1, subject to adjustment pursuant to
the Settlement Agreement.

Energy Price: As provided in Schedule 1.

Other Charges: As provided in Schedule 1.

Delivery Period: Start Date through Dec. 31, 2010

Special Conditions: See Schedule 1 hereto.

Option Buyer:  N/A

Option Seller: N/A

         Type of Option: _______________________________________________________

         Strike Price: _________________________________________________________

         Premium: ______________________________________________________________

         Exercise Period: ______________________________________________________

   This Product D confirmation letter is being provided pursuant to and in
accordance with the Amended and Restated Master Power Purchase and Sale
Agreement, dated November 11, 2002 (the "Product D Master Agreement") between
Party A and Party B, and constitutes part of and is subject to the terms and
provisions of such Product D Master Agreement.

   This Product D confirmation letter, together with the Product D Master
Agreement and the Amended and Restated Master Power Purchase and Sale Agreement
and related amended and restated Product A, B, and C confirmation letter (both
of even date herewith), collectively supersedes the Amended and Restated Master
Power Purchase and Sale Agreement dated February 16, 2001, and related amended
and restated confirmation dated February 21, 2001. Terms used but not defined
herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Product D Master
Agreement or in Schedule 1 hereto.

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WILLIAMS ENERGY MARKETING &                CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER
TRADING COMPANY                            RESOURCES separate and apart from its
                                           powers and responsibilities with
                                           respect to the State Water Resources
                                           Development System

Name:  /s/ William E. Hobbs                Name:  Signature Illegible

Title:  William E. Hobbs, President        Title:  Deputy Director
& CEO

Phone No:  918/573-4608                    Phone No:  916 574 2733

Fax:       918/573-1717                    Fax:       916 574 2512

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                                                                      Schedule 1

         Section 1. Definitions. All capitalized terms in this Schedule 1 not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Capacity and
Tolling Agreement (the "AES Agreement"), dated as of May 1, 1998, among AES
Alamitos, L.L.C., AES Huntington Beach, L.L.C., AES Redondo Beach L.L.C. and
Party A, (f/k/a Williams Energy Services Company), as amended by Amendment No.
1, dated May 1, 1998, and Amendment No. 2, dated March 5, 2002, a copy of which
is attached hereto as Appendix A and any other amendments.

         "AL 1" means Alamitos Unit No. 1.

         "AL 5" means Alamitos Unit No. 5.

         "AL 6" means Alamitos Unit No. 6.

         "AL 7" means Alamitos Unit No. 7.

         "ADC" means

                  with respect to AL 1, the Dependable Capacity in excess of 175
                  MW;

                  with respect to AL 5, the Dependable Capacity in excess of 480
                  MW;

                  with respect to AL 6, the Dependable Capacity in excess of 480
                  MW;

                  with respect to HB 1, the Dependable Capacity in excess of 215
                  MW;

                  with respect to HB 2, the Dependable Capacity in excess of 215
                  MW;

                  with respect to RB 6, the Dependable Capacity in excess of 175
                  MW;

         "Additional Capacity Payment" means for the period from the Start Date
to Dec. 31, 2010, with respect to a given month, the sum of the Fixed Payments
for the Designated Unit(s) for such month attributable to the ADC.

         "Adjustment Factor" means, when used with respect to any particular
"nth" Contract Year, shall be determined as follows:

                  AF       =        1 + [(CPI(n-1) - CPI(n-2)) / CPI(n-2)]

                  Where,

                  CPI(n-1) =        The average of the 12 monthly CPI values
                                    occurring in the Contract Year preceding the
                                    Contract Year with respect to which a
                                    calculation is to be made hereunder.

                  CPI(n-2) =        The average of the 12 monthly CPI values
                                    for the Contract Year two years preceding
                                    the Contract Year for which a determination
                                    is to be made.

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         "Base Capacity Payment" means:

                  For the period from the Start Date to December 31, 2007, a
                  monthly capacity payment, payable in arrears, of
                  $11.67/kW-month times the total Base Dependable Capacity of
                  the Designated Units.

                  For the period from January 1, 2008- Dec. 31, 2010, a monthly
                  capacity payment, payable in arrears, of $9.75/kW-month times
                  the total Base Dependable Capacity of the Designated Units.

         "Base Dependable Capacity" shall mean the Dependable Capacity as
defined in the AES Agreement with respect to each Designated Unit, minus such
Unit's ADC.

         "Capacity Payment" means the Base Capacity Payment and the Additional
Capacity Payment.

         "Contract Year" means any period of June 1 to May 31 during the
Delivery Period.

         "CPI" means the Consumer Price Index as defined in the AES Agreement.

         "Default Fuel Supply Plan" means the Gas supply plan attached hereto as
Appendix B.

         "Designated Unit(s)" means any of AL 1, AL 5, AL 6, HB 1, HB 2, and RB
6, but only to the extent such Units are obligated to provide Contract Quantity
hereunder, subject to change as provided in Section 8(f).

         "Extended-Term Obligations" means obligations provided by either Party
that extend beyond the then current Fuel Supply Period.

         "Event of Default" means, with respect to this Transaction, any Event
of Default as set forth in Section 5.1 of the Product D Master Agreement;
provided, however, that Event of Default shall not include any determination by
any court or regulatory authority that this Transaction is not a Priority Long
Term Power Contract.

         "Fuel Payment" means (a) a fuel management fee of one cent (1cent)
per decatherm of Hourly Fuel Consumption for all hours during such month, plus
(b) in the event Party A is responsible for supplying Gas to the Designated
Units, the amount payable by Party B to Party A pursuant to a Fuel Supply Plan
pursuant to Section 6, or, in the absence of a Fuel Supply Plan, the amount
payable to Party A pursuant to the Default Fuel Supply Plan.

         "Fuel Supply Period" means the twelve-month period commencing on the
termination of the Initial Fuel Supply Period and the anniversary thereof.

         "HB 1" means Huntington Beach No. 1.

         "HB 2" means Huntington Beach No. 2.

         "HB 5" means Huntington Beach No. 5.

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         "Hourly Fuel Consumption" means with respect to a Designated Unit the
hourly fuel consumption as metered at such Designated Unit adjusted back on a
pro rata basis to the total quantity metered at the revenue meter of Southern
California Gas Company or its successor ("RMT"), calculated as follows:

                  Hourly Fuel Consumption = RMT * (DM/FMT)

                  Where:

                           "DM" means with respect to a Designated Unit the
                  hourly fuel consumption as metered at such Designated Unit;
                  and

                           "FMT" means the sum of the hourly fuel consumption
                  quantities at each Unit at a Facility connected to the same
                  revenue meter as the Designated Unit.

         "Initial Fuel Supply Period" means the period commencing on the Start
Date and continuing until June 30, 2003.

         "Initial Fuel Supply Plan" means the Gas supply plan attached hereto as
Appendix C.

         "MRA" means Must Run Agreement between Party A or Party B and CAISO for
a generating unit on an individual unit basis.

         "RB 6" means Redondo Beach No. 6.

         "Scheduling Coordinator Fee" means $16,667 per month payable in arrears
as adjusted annually by the Adjustment Factor each June commencing June, 2004.

         "Settlement Agreement" means the Settlement Agreement, dated as of
November 11, 2002, among the parties thereto, including the parties hereto.

         "Start Date" means January 1, 2003.

         Section 2. Intent of the Parties. Party A and Party B acknowledge and
agree that (i) this Transaction has resulted from and is a part of the
renegotiation of the Master Power Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of
February 16, 2001, between Party A and Party B and the related Amended and
Restated Confirmation Letter dated February 21, 2001 referred to in the Rate
Agreement ("Rate Agreement") between Party B and State of California Public
Utilities Commission ("CPUC") adopted by the CPUC on February 21, 2001 in
Decision 02-02-051 (such Amended and Restated Master Power Purchase and Sale
Agreement and related amended and restated confirmation being referred to as the
"Existing Transaction"), and (ii) because of certain benefits to be derived by
Party A, constituting part of the consideration for the renegotiation of the
Existing Transaction, Party A and Party B have determined to set forth the
agreements resulting from the renegotiation of the Existing Transaction as two
separate Transactions, including this Transaction. It is further the intent of
Party A and Party B that both resulting Transactions, including this
Transaction, each constitute a "Priority Long Term Power Contract" as that term
is defined in the Rate Agreement.

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         Section 3. Scheduling and Dispatch. (a) Subject only to the limitations
set forth herein and in the AES Agreement, Party B shall have (i) all of Party
A's rights to Dispatch the Designated Units, utilize the Net Electric Energy and
Ancillary Services associated with the Dependable Capacity of the Designated
Units and market the Dependable Capacity of the Designated Units, the associated
Net Electric Energy and the associated Ancillary Services as set forth in
Section 8.2 of the AES Agreement and Party A shall Dispatch the Designated Units
as directed by Party B except to the extent a Designated Unit is dispatched by
the CAISO or any successor entity, and (ii) subject to the provisions of
subsection 3(d), any and all related and ancillary rights of Party A under the
AES Agreement that in any way bear on, affect or relate to the Dispatch and
scheduling of the Designated Units or otherwise affect the value thereof to
Party B.

         (b) Party A shall Dispatch the Designated Units as directed by Party B,
subject to the limitations set forth in the AES Agreement and except as
otherwise required in applicable laws or regulations, or any requirements of the
CAISO or any successor entity.

         (c) Party B will not Dispatch or cause Party A to Dispatch the
Designated Units in violation of the limitations set forth in the AES Agreement
or of any applicable laws, regulations or any requirements of the CAISO or any
successor entity.

         (d) (i) Party A shall not change June, July, August, September, and
October as Designated Months for any Facility which includes a Designated Unit
without the written approval of Party B. Party A shall consult with Party B
before selecting the remaining two Designated Months for any Facility which
includes a Designated Unit as permitted by the AES Agreement (which as of the
Start Date is a single selected month: May).

         (ii) Party A shall consult with Party B before agreeing to any
alternative index or method for determining the Hourly Gas Price with respect to
a Designated Unit pursuant to Section 1.54 of the AES Agreement.

         (iii) Except as specifically provided for in Section 3(d)(i) or (ii),
if at any time the exercise of any rights by Party B pursuant to Section
3(a)(ii) interferes with or adversely affects Party A's rights with respect to
any Units which are not Designated Units, Party A shall notify Party B thereof
in writing. If the Parties are unable to establish mutually agreeable procedures
for the exercise of such rights, the Parties shall submit the question of the
reasonable and equitable apportionment of Party B's ancillary rights pursuant to
Section 3(a)(ii) and Party A rights with respect to any Units which are not
Designated Units to binding arbitration pursuant to Section 15.

         Section 4. Notices, Information and Other Documentation. (a) Party A
shall provide to Party B any all notices, information and other documentation
and material provided to Party A by the AES Subsidiaries under the AES
Agreement, pertaining to the Designated Units, including, but not limited to,
any (i) Availability Notices for the Designated Units received by Party A
pursuant to Sections 8.1 or 8.2(a) of the AES Agreement, (ii) each weekly Unit
status Notice for each Designated Unit, (iii) any monthly reports of outage
hours (Maintenance Outage Notice, Force Outage Notice), Start-ups, commodities
consumed, actual Net Electric Energy delivered and actual MVARs, (iv) all
availability and status notices, including Unit Status Change Notice for each
Designated Unit, (v) any notice of inability to meet scheduled dispatch of a
Designated Unit, (vi) any certificate of compliance delivered pursuant to
Section 9.7 of the AES Agreement, (vii) any certificates of insurance pursuant
to Section 16.3 of the AES

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Agreement, (viii) any forecasts of Planned Outages or Planned Outage Schedules
for the Designated Units and updates thereof, any notice of Maintenance Outages
and Maintenance Deratings, (ix) notice of any other event which could result in
the inability of a Designated Unit to return to schedule service, (x) notice of
any Forced Outages or Forced Deratings or any change thereto, (xi) any outage
request, (xii) response rates received pursuant to Section 9.4 of the AES
Agreement, (xiii) all other notices, requests and information delivered pursuant
to Schedule 8.2 of the AES Agreement, and (xiv) any Notice of an Event of
Default pursuant to Section 18.2(a) of the AES Agreement.

         (b) To the extent any notices, information and other documentation and
material are not provided, but may be requested by Party A under the AES
Agreement with respect to the Designated Units, Party A shall, upon the request
of Party B, request any such notices, information and other documentation and
material under the AES Agreement and deliver any such notices, information and
other documentation and material received under the AES Agreement to Party B,
including, but not limited to, all Planned Outage and operation and maintenance
records pertaining to the Designated Units pursuant to the AES Agreement.

         (c) Party B shall be responsible for all incremental out of pocket
costs and expenses incurred by Party A with respect to requests made by Party B
pursuant to subsections 4(a) and (b) above, including but not limited to, costs
of additional meters, communications software and equipment, and other equipment
required to provide gas and electric meter data. Party B shall not be
responsible for any of Party A's personnel or general overhead costs allocable
to complying with subsections 4(a) and 4(b) above.

         (d) The time period for the delivery of notices, information or other
material hereunder shall be established by the Operating Committee established
pursuant to Section 14 hereof. To the extent that a specific time or time period
is not expressly specified by the Operating Committee with respect to any
particular notice, action, consent or right hereunder, Party A shall provide to
Party B all notices, or afford Party B the opportunity to take actions, give
consents, or otherwise exercise the rights of Party A contracted to Party B
hereunder as soon as reasonably possible.

         Section 5. Exercise of Rights and Performance of Obligations. (a) In
order to accomplish the purpose of Section 3 hereof, Party A shall not exercise
any of the rights referred to in Section 3 hereof, including in cases where
Party B does not Dispatch any Designated Unit, without the approval of Party B
(which shall be in writing except with respect to subsection 5(a)(v), which may
be an oral approval), including, but not limited to, the rights to (i) agree to
any amendment of Schedule 8.2 of the AES Agreement with respect to or affecting
the Designated Units in accordance with Section 8.2(a) thereof, or (ii) give
consent pursuant to Section 8.2(d) of the AES Agreement with respect to or
affecting the Designated Units, (iii) agree to the operation of any Designated
Unit using any fuel other than Gas pursuant to Section 8.9 of the AES Agreement,
(iv) designate an alternate or additional Delivery Point with respect to any
Designated Unit pursuant to Section 8.10 of the AES Agreement, (v) approve or
change any dispatch request with respect to the Designated Units, (vi) consent
to the reduction of Dependable Capacity of the Designated Units pursuant to
Section 4.5 of the AES Agreement, (vii) approve the schedule of Planned Outages
for the Designated Units, any proposed 15-month Planned Outage Schedule, any
request for 24-hour approval and confirmation of a Planned Outage, or any
preferred outage dates, with respect to the Designated Units, (viii) waive any
right or remedy with respect to an Event of Default by any AES Subsidiary with
respect to a Designated Unit other that Party A's right to terminate the AES
Agreement which Party A may waive at any time without the

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approval of Party B, (ix) use of the maximum ramp rate in bidding spinning
reserve as provided in Section 9.4(b) of the AES Agreement with respect to the
Designated Units, (x) change or modify any performance standards such as heat
rate guarantees and availability guarantees of the Designated Units, and (xi)
exercise any other or similar right to approve, consent, agree, direct or cause
an AES Subsidiary to act with respect to the Designated Units.

         (b) In order to accomplish the purpose of Section 3 hereof, Party B may
direct or cause Party A to exercise such rights, take such actions or otherwise
perform under the AES Agreement with respect to the Designated Units, including
but not limited to, the rights to direct Party A to (i) provide written consent
pursuant to Section 8.2(d) of the AES Agreement, (ii) agree to the operation of
any Designated Unit using any fuel other than Gas pursuant to Section 8.9 of the
AES Agreement (provided, however, Party A shall not be required to incur any
additional expense as a result), (iii) designate an alternate or additional
Delivery Point with respect to any Designated Unit pursuant to Section 8.10 of
the AES Agreement (provided, however, Party A shall not be required to incur any
additional expense as a result), (iv) provide the AES Subsidiaries with any
anticipated daily Unit forecast for each Designated Unit received from Party B,
(v) approve or change any dispatch request with respect to the Designated Units,
(vi) approve the schedule of Planned Outages for the Designated Units, any
proposed 15-month Planned Outage Schedule for the Designated Units, any request
for 24-hour approval and confirmation of a Planned Outage for the Designated
Units, or any preferred outage dates for the Designated Units, (vii) direct
Party A to make use of the maximum ramp rate in bidding spinning reserve as
provided in Section 9.4(b) of the AES Agreement with respect to the Designated
Units, (viii) direct Party A regarding operation of Designated Units with
automatic generating control equipment in service pursuant to the last sentence
of Section 9.3 of the AES Agreement, and (ix) take any other or similar actions
under the AES Agreement to approve, consent, agree, direct or cause an AES
Subsidiary to act with respect to the Designated Units. Notwithstanding the
foregoing provisions or any other provision herein, in no event shall Party B
have the right to direct Party A to amend the AES Agreement.

         (c) In addition to obligations specified elsewhere herein, Party B
shall with respect to the Designated Units: (i) provide to Party A a three-year
unit forecast (or such shorter forecast if the remaining time in the Deliver
Period is less than three (3) years) for run hours, megawatt hours, and starts,
and (ii) to the extent applicable to Party B, comply with all CAISO and other
regulatory requirements related to dispatch and bidding, including without
limitation any "must offer requirements".

         (d) Party B shall treat as confidential any information provided by
Party A to Party B hereunder with respect to the Designated Units to the extent
that such information would be treated as confidential pursuant to Section 23.5
of the AES Agreement. If any person requests the disclosure of any such
confidential information, Party B shall provide notice thereof to Party A as
soon as reasonably possible after receipt by Party B of such request and if
Party B is not California Department of Water Resources, Party B shall defend
against any such request. If Party B is California Department of Water
Resources, upon Party A's request, California Department of Water Resources
shall use its reasonable efforts to assist Party A in defending against any such
request, provided Party A shall reimburse Party B for its reasonable out of
pocket expenses for such assistance.

         Section 6. Gas. As further set forth in this Section 6, either Party A
or Party B shall provide all Gas with respect to the Dispatch of any of the
Designated Units as required by and in accordance with Article VI and Section
8.4 of the AES Agreement; provided, in no event shall

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Party A be deemed obligated to install additional Gas meters. Party A shall act
as fuel manager hereunder for the Delivery Period.

         (a) Initial Fuel Supply Period. During the Initial Fuel Supply Period,
Party A will supply Gas to the Designated Units pursuant to the Initial Fuel
Supply Plan. The Initial Fuel Supply Plan will provide information such that
Party B can evaluate the expected cost of Gas needed to generate energy provided
under this Schedule 1. Party A shall act in accordance with the Initial Fuel
Supply Plan.

         (b) Subsequent Fuel Supply Periods. At least ninety (90) Days prior to
the commencement of each succeeding Fuel Supply Period, Party A shall provide
for Party B's approval a proposed Fuel Supply Plan for the next succeeding Fuel
Supply Period.

         (c) Parties' Failure to Execute Fuel Supply Plan.

         (i) In the event the Parties do not agree to a Fuel Supply Plan by
sixty (60) Days prior to the next succeeding Fuel Supply Period, Party B may
elect, at Party B's sole option, to provide, or cause to be provided, for the
next succeeding Fuel Supply Period, as appropriate, Gas necessary to supply the
Designated Units hereunder from Party B's own Gas purchases. Party B's election
to provide, or cause to be provided, Gas to the Designated Units under this
Section 6(c)(i) shall be expressed in writing to Party A no later than thirty
(30) Days prior to the commencement of the next succeeding Fuel Supply Period.

         (ii) If the Parties do not agree on a Fuel Supply Plan and Party B does
not timely elect to provide Gas to the Designated Units from Party B's own Gas
purchases pursuant to Section 6(c)(i), Party A will provide, pursuant to the
Default Fuel Supply Plan, Gas necessary to supply the Designated Units hereunder
during the next succeeding Fuel Supply Period, or until the Parties have agreed
to and executed a Fuel Supply Plan for such Fuel Supply Period. However, in the
event that the Parties are involved in good faith negotiations with respect to a
Fuel Supply Plan for a Fuel Supply Period, then Party B may elect to, and upon
making such election Party B shall, provide Gas necessary to supply the
Designated Units hereunder until (x) the Parties have agreed to and executed a
Fuel Supply Plan for such Fuel Supply Period, (y) the Parties have discontinued
negotiations with respect to the Fuel Supply Plan for such Fuel Supply Period,
or (z) Party B has elected pursuant to Section 6(c)(i) to provide Gas to the
Designated Units from Party B's own Gas purchases.

         (iii) In the event the Parties have not agreed to and executed a Fuel
Supply Plan, Party B has not elected to provide Gas to the Designated Units from
Party B's own Gas purchases for the entire Fuel Supply Period pursuant to
Section 6(c)(i), Party B has not elected to supply Gas from its own Gas
purchases during continuing negotiations with respect to a Fuel Supply Plan
pursuant to Section 6(c)(ii), and Party A is unable, using commercially
reasonable efforts, at any time during the Fuel Supply Period, to provide Gas
necessary to supply the Designated Units hereunder, then Party B will provide
Gas necessary to supply the Designated Units hereunder. In the event Party A is
unable to provide Gas necessary to supply the Designated Units hereunder, and
Party B is unable to provide Gas necessary to supply the Designated Units
hereunder, such inability to provide Gas shall constitute a Force Majeure.

         (d) Party B Delivery of Gas Notwithstanding Agreed Fuel Supply Plan. If
Party A is unable to provide Gas to the Designated Units during any Fuel Supply
Period for which the Parties have executed a Fuel Supply Plan, Party B may
provide Gas to the Designated Units.

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         (e) Extended-Term Obligations. The Parties acknowledge that any Fuel
Supply Plan may include Extended-Term Obligations. Extended-Term Obligations may
include, but are not limited to, long-term commitments for pipeline capacity,
storage rights, or financial risk products pertaining to the commodity price
(such as fixed prices, costless collars, basis purchases, caps, or other price
management mechanisms). Any Extended-Term Obligation that the Parties
specifically approve in a separate binding agreement shall be deemed effective
and approved for the duration of the period to which it applies, regardless of
whether such period extends beyond the term of any Fuel Supply Plan.

         (f) Fuel Cost Responsibility. Party B shall be solely responsible,
without reimbursement from Party A, for any costs or charges imposed on or
associated with Gas it provides the Designated Units pursuant to Sections 6(c)
or 6(d). In no event shall Party B pay more than one cent per decatherm for fuel
manager's services. Party A shall cause AES to maintain all gas meters in good
working order and in compliance with the requirements of the AES Agreement;
provided, to the extent Party A is responsible for metering costs under the AES
Agreement, Party B shall pay Party A for all such metering costs associated with
the Designated Units and a pro rata share of costs associated with shared meters
at the Facilities.

         (g) Fuel Imbalances. The Parties shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to avoid imposition of any Imbalance Charges. If Party A or Party B
receives an invoice from a Transporter that includes Imbalance Charges, the
Parties shall determine the validity as well as the cause of such Imbalance
Charges. If the Imbalance Charges were incurred as a result of Party A's actions
or inactions (which shall include, but not be limited to, Party A's failure to
accept scheduled quantities of Gas), then Party A shall pay for such Imbalance
Charges, or reimburse Party B for such Imbalance Charges paid by the Party B to
the Transporter. If the Imbalance Charges were incurred as a result of Party B's
actions or inactions (which shall include, but shall not be limited to, Party
B's failure to deliver scheduled quantities of Gas), then Party B shall pay for
such Imbalance Charges, or reimburse Party A for such Imbalance Charges paid by
the Party A to the Transporter. Any imbalance penalties require documentation of
penalty assessment by a non-related third party applicable to the imbalance
determination. Party B may direct Party A to use Party B's gas storage to
minimize imbalances. Party B shall have the right to direct the fuel manager to
use Party B's gas buying pool (including storage) to minimize imbalance charges
to Party B. It is the Parties' intent that services provided by the fuel manager
shall include balancing provisions within each month that offer no less benefit
than the then-effective applicable local natural gas distribution utility tariff
would provide for the same period for the Designated Units. Party A shall allow
Party B to nominate through the fuel manager all Gas volumes required for Energy
Dispatched by Party B and fuel manager shall be available to Party B to
coordinate Party B's Gas activity for all four gas nomination cycles each Day.
If a transporter curtailment is in existence during any period during which
Party B is supplying Gas to the Designated Units, the available gas volumes
under the transporter curtailment shall be apportioned between Party B and Party
A in proportion to Party B's Energy Dispatched for that period and Party A's
scheduled dispatch for that period.

         (h) Curtailments. To the extent there is a curtailment of gas
deliveries on the applicable transporters, the available gas volumes under the
transporter curtailment shall be apportioned between Party B and Party A in
proportion to the Party's respective dispatch schedules for the curtailment
period.

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         (i) Authorization and Effectiveness of Fuel Plan as to Party B;
Conflicts. Party B's acceptance of a Fuel Plan shall be evidenced by written
acceptance thereof an authorized representative of Party B and upon acceptance
thereof by such authorized representative Party B shall be bound by the terms of
such Fuel Plan; provided, however, that such authorized representative of Party
B shall not have any authority to agree to any terms and provisions of a Fuel
Plan that conflict with the provisions of this Section 6 and in the event any
Fuel Plan contains terms and provisions that conflict with this Section 6, such
terms and provisions shall be void and the provisions of this Section 6 shall
govern such Fuel Plan.

         Section 7. Payments. (a) Each month of the Delivery Period of this
Transaction, Party B shall, subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of this
Section 7, pay to Party A, the following:

                  (i) the Capacity Payment, as adjusted pursuant to Section 8
and Section 12.

                  (ii) any Variable Payment applicable to the Designated Units
payable in such month pursuant to Section 5.2 of the AES Agreement;

                  (iii) any Startup Payment applicable to the Designated Units
payable in such month pursuant to Section 5.4 of the AES Agreement;

                  (iv) the Fuel Payment;

                  (v) any Additional Ancillary Services Payment applicable to
the Designated Units payable in such month pursuant to Section 5.3 of the AES
Agreement;

                  (vi) any amount payable in such month pursuant to Article VI
of the AES Agreement, associated with the Designated Unit(s); and

                  (vii) the Scheduling Coordinator Fee.

                  (b) amounts payable pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section
7 shall be in addition to amounts payable by Party B to Party A pursuant to the
Product D Master Agreement.

                  (c) Amounts payable in such month by Party B to Party A
pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section 7 in each month shall be reduced by
the following amounts:

                  (i) any amount paid or payable in such month by the AES
         Subsidiaries to Party A pursuant to Article VI of the AES Agreement,
         associated with the Designated Unit(s).

                  (ii) where Party A is serving as scheduling coordinator, an
         amount equal to [A + B] - C

                  Where,

                           A = Amounts paid or payable in such month to Party A
                  by the CAISO for such month as a result of Party A acting as
                  scheduling coordinator for the Designated Unit(s) in
                  accordance with tariffs established by CAISO.

                           B = Amounts not otherwise already reflected in "A"
                  above, paid or payable in such month to CAISO or withheld by
                  CAISO from payments due Party

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                  A or Party B due to the negligence or willful misconduct of
                  Party A or the breach by Party A of its scheduling coordinator
                  agreement with respect to the Designated Unit(s).

                           C = Amounts paid or payable in such month by Party A
                  as a result of Party A acting as scheduling coordinator for
                  the Designated Unit(s) in accordance with tariffs established
                  by CAISO.

                  (iii) where a MRA entered into pursuant to Section 8(f) with
         respect to the Designated Unit(s) is in effect, an amount equal to [A +
         B + C] - [D+ E + F]

                           Where:
                           A = Amounts paid or payable in such month to Party A
                  by the CAISO under the terms of any MRA with respect to the
                  Designated Unit(s).

                           B = Amounts not otherwise already reflected in "A"
                  above, paid or payable in such month by Party A to the CAISO
                  with respect to the Designated Unit(s) under the terms of an
                  MRA to the extent such amounts paid or payable in such month
                  are due to the negligence or willful misconduct of Party A or
                  the breach by Party A of such MRA.

                           C = Amounts not otherwise already reflected in "A"
                  above, paid or payable in such month by the CAISO for Gas
                  under such MRA with respect to such Designated Unit(s) to the
                  extent that such Gas has been has paid for by Party B or
                  provided from storage by Party B or Party B is otherwise
                  economically obligated with respect thereto.

                           D = Amounts paid or payable in such month by Party A
                  to the CAISO with respect to the Designated Unit(s) under the
                  terms of such MRA.

                           E = Amounts not otherwise already reflected in "D"
                  above, paid or payable in such month to the AES Subsidiaries
                  for capital improvements to such Designated Unit(s) to the
                  extent such improvements were made with the approval of CAISO
                  and added to the cost recovery formulae.

                           F = Amounts not otherwise already reflected in "D"
                  above, paid or payable in such month by the CAISO for Gas
                  under such MRA with respect to such Designated Unit(s) to the
                  extent that such Gas has been has paid for by Party A or
                  provided from storage by Party A or Party A is otherwise
                  economically obligated with respect thereto.

         (d) If in any month the amounts payable by Party B in a month is less
than an amount of aggregate of reductions permitted to Party B under this
Transaction, any portion of such reductions not made in such month shall be made
in the following month(s); provided, however, that any reductions permitted to
Party B which are not made in full by the month following the final month of the
Delivery Period shall be settled in such month by a payment in the amount of the
reduction not made from Party A to Party B.

         Section 8. Reliability Provisions. (a) Non-Dispatch. Any amounts
received (through payment or netting) from the AES Subsidiaries pursuant to
Section 8.6 of the AES Agreement as

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the result of the Non-Dispatch of any Designated Unit shall be automatically
netted against amounts payable by Party B to Party A pursuant to Section 7(a).
Such pass through shall be in lieu of any liability of Party A to Party B
pursuant to Article Four of the Product D Master Agreement with respect to
delivery of energy hereunder by Party A. Party A shall not, without the approval
of Party B, which shall not be unreasonable withheld, waive its right to receive
any amounts from the AES Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 8.6 of the AES
Agreement. To the extent required by the provisions of Section 8.6 of the AES
Agreement to receive payment thereunder, Party B may, but shall not be obligated
to, make such purchases and Party A shall not be required to make any purchases
pursuant to said section with respect to any Dispatch Notice provided by Party
B. Any amounts that Party A shall be obligated to pass through to Party B shall
be net of (i) any amounts payable by Party A to CAISO which are the direct
result of the failure of Party B to make any purchase required by Section 8.6 of
the AES Agreement and which are not otherwise paid by the AES Subsidiaries,
provided, however, in no event shall Party B be required to make a payment to
Party A pursuant to this Section 8(a) and (ii), to the extent that Party A and
the AES Subsidiaries apply the provisions of Section 8.6 of the AES Agreement to
require actual purchases to be made in order for the AES Subsidiaries to be
obligated to make a payment to Party A thereunder, any portion of a purchase
price of a purchase made by Party B in excess of the price of a purchase made in
a commercially reasonable manner.

         (b) Capacity Payment Adjustments. (i) The Capacity Payment payable by
Party B shall be adjusted pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.3 of the AES
Agreement, except that Section 1.79 of the AES Agreement shall be replaced by
the following with respect to the Designated Units:

         "Non-Availability Discount" means, as of the end of each month, if a
Unit's Year-to-Date Availability shall be less than its Guaranteed Availability,
the amount computed in accordance with the following formula:

         (GA-YTDA)/GA x ((FP/12) x ADC + BCP x BDC) x M x Shortfall Factor

         where: "GA" is Guaranteed Availability; "YTDA" is Year-to-Date
Availability (except for periods prior to June 1, 2003, it shall be measured
from the Start Date); "FP" is the Fixed Payment for such Unit ($/kWyr.); "BCP"
is the relevant dollar per kW-month rate for the Base Capacity Payment; "M" is
the number of months elapsed in the then-current Contract Year (except for
periods prior to June 1, 2003, it shall be measured from the Start Date); "ADC"
is the additional capacity made available as defined in Section 1; "BDC" is Base
Dependable Capacity; and the Shortfall Factor applicable to the amount of
Availability Shortfall is determined from Schedule 4.3 of the AES Agreement. The
term "Availability Shortfall" refers to (i) GA minus YTDA, divided by (ii) GA.
For this formula, a negative numeric value (i.e., when YTDA is greater than GA)
shall be treated as zero.

         (ii) In the event of an Availability Shortfall under the AES Agreement
with respect to a Designated Unit of less than 50 percent (50%) resulting in
amounts payable by the AES Subsidiaries to Party A with respect to the
Designated Units, Party A shall be obligated only to pass through to Party B
(through payment or netting) any such amounts received (through payment or
netting) from the AES Subsidiaries as the result of the application of Section
4.3 of the AES Agreement to the Designated Units, and in no event shall Party A
be liable to Party B for an amount in excess of ten percent (10%) of the Fixed
Payment for such Designated Unit.

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         (iii) Party A shall not otherwise be obligated to make payments or
adjustments to Party B as the result of the operation of this subsection 8(b)
related to such Capacity Payment. Adjustment of the Capacity Payment pursuant to
this subsection 8(b) shall be in lieu of any liability of Party A to Party B
pursuant to Article Four of the Product D Master Agreement with respect to Party
A's providing capacity and ancillary services hereunder. Party A shall not,
without the approval of Party B, which shall not be unreasonable withheld, waive
its right to receive any amounts from the AES Subsidiaries pursuant to Section
4.3 of the AES Agreement.

         (c) Availability Bonus.

         (i) The Capacity Payment payable by Party B shall be increased by an
amount (the "Availability Bonus") calculated as follows: if the Availability of
any Designated Unit during Peak Times of any Designated Month (each, in respect
of the relevant Designated Unit, the "Peak Time Unit Availability") is greater
than 86%, then, subject to Section 8(c)(ii), the Availability Bonus for such
Designated Unit in respect of such Designated Month shall equal:

         For AL 1          $4,039 multiplied by (Peak Time Unit Availability
                           minus 86%),

         For AL 5          $11,077 multiplied by (Peak Time Unit Availability
                           minus 86%),

         For AL 6          $11,077 multiplied by (Peak Time Unit Availability
                           minus 86%),

         For HB 1          $5,000 multiplied by (Peak Time Unit Availability
                           minus 86%),

         For HB 2          $5,000 multiplied by (Peak Time Unit Availability
                           minus 86%), and

         For RB 6          $4,008 multiplied by (Peak Time Unit Availability
                           minus 86%).

         If the Peak Time Unit Availability is less than 86%for a Designated
Unit, then the Availability Bonus for such Designated Unit for such Designated
Month shall be zero.

         (ii) From the Start Date through calendar year 2004, Availability Bonus
amounts calculated pursuant to Section 8(c)(i) shall be reduced by 50%.

         (d) Contract Quantity Adjustments. In the event of (i) the exercise by
AES Subsidiaries of the buyout rights with respect to a Designated Unit pursuant
to Section 18.3 of the AES Agreement, or (ii) termination of all or a portion of
the AES Agreement with respect to a Designated Unit(s) pursuant to Article XVIII
of the AES Agreement, or (iii) termination of this Agreement with respect to a
Designated Unit pursuant to Section 5.8 of the Product D Master Agreement or
Section 12(a) of this Transaction, such Designated Units shall be deleted from
the Contract Quantity and Party B's obligations hereunder with respect to such
Contract Quantity correspondingly reduced. Party B shall not be entitled to
receive any payment payable by the AES Subsidiaries to Party A pursuant to
Section 18.3 of the AES Agreement.

         (e) CAISO Stage Emergencies. For any hour in which a CAISO stage
emergency alert has been issued or remains in effect, if, after the close of the
CAISO hour-ahead scheduling window for such hour, Party A has uncommitted energy
and/or capacity available from its Facilities other than the Designated Units,
unless otherwise required by the CAISO or the FERC, Party A shall bid such
uncommitted energy and capacity from all such Facilities into the CAISO
imbalance energy market or shall otherwise make such capacity or energy
available to CAISO

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pursuant to any applicable CAISO tariff provisions, provided, the foregoing
shall not be construed to prohibit Party A from also bidding Ancillary Services
into the CAISO market. From time to time (but not more frequently than monthly)
at Party B's request, for the purposes of determining compliance with this
subsection 8(e), Party A shall provide Party B information reasonably
satisfactory to Party B in sufficient detail to enable Party B to verify that
undelivered energy and/or capacity from such Facilities was previously sold,
scheduled, and/or bid into the CAISO imbalance energy market or has otherwise
been made available to CAISO pursuant to any applicable CAISO tariff provisions.

         (f) Reliability Must-Run Agreements. (i) Notwithstanding any provision
herein, Party B's rights and obligations shall at all times be subject to any
MRA applicable to any Designated Unit.

         (ii) (A) For any calendar year after 2003, to the extent that any
Designated Unit may be subject to any MRA (a "MRA Designated Unit"), Party A
may, subject to the limitations set forth in this subsection (f), designate
alternate Unit(s) with Dependable Capacity approximately equal to the Base
Dependable Capacity for such calendar year, at least sixth (60) days prior to
the date established for entering into the MRA for such MRA Designated Unit. If
Party A in fact designates such alternate Unit(s) and the Designated Unit in
question in fact become subject to a MRA for such calendar year, the alternate
Unit(s) designated by Party A pursuant to this subsection (f)(ii) shall be the
Designated Unit for all purposes of this Transaction for such calendar year and
the MRA Designated Unit shall not be treated as a Designated Unit for the
purposes of this Transaction for such calendar year. For the purposes of this
Transaction, the Dependable Capacity as set forth in Schedule 4.1 to the AES
Agreement for any alternate Unit(s) designated pursuant to this subsection
(f)(ii) shall be the Base Dependable Capacity and ADC shall be the Dependable
Capacity in excess thereof.

         (B) Any alternate Unit designated pursuant to this subsection (f)(ii)
must be an entire alternate Unit.

         (C) Any alternate Unit designated pursuant to this subsection (f)(ii)
shall not be subject to a Force Majeure claim at the time designated or any
other Unit specific encumbrance to which the MRA Designated Unit is not subject
that would prevent Party B from realizing the benefits of this Transaction.

         (D) Any designation of a alternate Unit(s) pursuant to this subsection
(f)(ii) shall be subject to Party B's reasonable approval; provided, however,
that Party A shall not designate AL 7 or HB 5. It is the intention of the
Parties that any alternate Unit designated shall be of at least equal
performance as the MRA Designated Unit.

         (iii) In the event alternate Unit(s) are not designated by Party A with
respect to a MRA Designated Unit pursuant to subsection (f)(ii) for any reason,
Party A may, but shall not be obligated to enter into a MRA with respect to such
MRA Designated Unit. Party A shall notify Party B of its intention to enter into
such MRA with respect to a MRA Designated Unit at least thirty (30) days prior
to the date established for entering into such MRA for such MRA Designated Unit.
The terms and provisions of any such MRA shall be subject to Party B's
reasonable approval. Party B acknowledges and agrees that even if a Designated
Unit at a Facility is not under an MRA, Party A may have a alternate Unit which
is not a Designated Unit under MRA at that Facility.

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         (iv) In the event that Party A does not either designate alternate
Unit(s) with respect to a MRA Designated Unit pursuant to subsection (f)(ii) or
elect to enter into a MRA with respect to a MRA Designated Unit pursuant to
subsection (f)(iii) for any reason, Party B may directly enter into any MRA with
respect to a Designated Unit. Party B shall not propose any Discretionary
Capital Expenditures to the CAISO pursuant to the MRA unless (1) the Party A
shall be reasonably compensated for such Discretionary Capital Expenditures, and
(2) in Party A's reasonable judgment, the implementation of such Discretionary
Capital Expenditure shall not have a material adverse effect on Party A. Party B
shall comply with the terms and provisions of any MRA.

         Section 9. Inspection Rights. Upon request of Party B, Party A will
exercise all inspection rights under the AES Agreement on behalf of Party B and
with such personnel as Party B may reasonably designate.

         Section 10. Scheduling Coordinator. Party A shall serve as scheduling
coordinator for the Designated Units. Party B shall be required to pay the
Scheduling Coordinator Fee only so long as Party A is the scheduling
coordinator. Party B may become scheduling coordinator for the Designated Units
upon not less than sixty (60) days prior written notice to Party A, at no
additional cost to Party B; provided that Party B shall negotiate reasonable
provisions to protect Party A while Party B serves as scheduling coordinator. In
the event Party A and Party B cannot agree on such provisions within thirty (30)
days of the notice referred to above, the Party A and Party B shall resolve any
disagreement by binding arbitration pursuant to Section 15. It is the intent of
the Parties that Party B acting in the capacity of scheduling coordinator
hereunder not be able to cause Party A to be in default under the AES Agreement
with respect to the Designated Units.

         Section 11. Amendment, Assignment of the AES Agreement. Party A shall
provide a copy of any proposed amendment or waiver of the provisions of the AES
Agreement to Party B and (except with respect to waivers under Section 8(a) or
8(b)) not fewer than thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of such
amendment or waiver. Except as provided in Section 8(a) or 8(b), Party A shall
not agree to any amendment of, or waiver of any of Party A's rights pursuant to,
the AES Agreement with respect to the Designated Units or any Unit that may
become a Designated Unit during the Delivery Period without the written approval
of Party B, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. Party B shall provide
written approval or specify the reason for the withholding thereof as soon as
reasonably possible after receipt of notice of any proposed amendment or waiver.
Party A shall not assign the AES Agreement without simultaneously assigning this
Agreement to the same party in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.5 of
the Product D Master Agreement.

         Section 12. Additional Termination Right; Event of Default.

         (a) Termination for Availability Shortfall. If, after June 1, 2003, the
average Availability of all Designated Units shall be below 70% for any two
consecutive six month periods of May through October, (i) the relevant dollar
per kW-month rate for the Capacity Payment for Designated Unit with the lowest
availability shall be divided by two for the one (1) year period immediately
following such shortfall, and (ii) Party B shall be entitled to terminate this
Product D Transaction with respect to such Designated Unit if the average
Availability of such Designated Unit is below its Guaranteed Availability during
such one (1) year period following such shortfall. In the event of early
termination under this Section 12, the MW allocable to such

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Designated Unit shall be deleted from the Contract Quantity for Product D and
neither Party shall be liable to the other for the payment of damages related to
such early termination.

         (b) Additional Event of Default. Except as provided in Section 3(a),
Party A shall not for economic reasons intentionally and without reasonable
belief that such action was excused or otherwise permitted:

                  (i) dispatch any of the Designated Units for sale or delivery
                  of energy to any Person other than Party B, including in cases
                  where Party B does not Dispatch a Designated Unit; or

                  (ii) enter into sale or commitment of capacity of a Designated
                  Unit during the Delivery Period to any Person other than Party
                  B.

                  Upon the first or second violation of this subsection 12(b),
                  other than during a CAISO stage emergency alert, Party A shall
                  terminate any transaction resulting in such violation and
                  shall pay to Party B as liquidated damages and not as a
                  penalty 5 times the amount payable to Party A under any such
                  transaction.

                  A third violation of this subsection 12(b) or any violation
                  during a CAISO stage emergency alert, shall constitute an
                  Event of Default and Party B shall be entitled to damages set
                  forth in Article V of the Product D Master Agreement.

         Section 13. Confidential Information. The Parties agree, as soon as is
practicable, but no later than twelve (12) months after the effective date of
this Agreement, to take such action as is necessary to ensure the protection of
confidential business information from one another and shall establish
protective barriers and procedures to ensure that sensitive non-public
operational and bidding information is shielded from the Parties respective
marketing and trading personnel.

         Section 14. Operations Committee. (a) Party A and Party B shall each
designate a person to address implementation of this Transaction. The Operations
Committee may adopt such procedures it considers necessary or appropriate for
its operations. The Operations Committee shall meet from time to time as it
deems necessary.

         (b) Issues the Operations Committee will address include:

                  COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS

                  -   Contact lists

                  -   Job responsibilities

                  -   Fax numbers

                  -   Emergency communications

                  -   Dispatch Notices

                  DATA EXCHANGE

                  -   Gas

                  -   Power

                  -   Real-time (instantaneous) data

                  -   Telemetry issues

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                  SCHEDULING AND DISPATCH PROCEDURES

                  -   Format

                  -   Notifications (schedule changes, unit status)

         (c) The responsibilities and authority of the Operations Committee
shall be limited to the development of operating procedures and shall not
include altering any terms of this Agreement. Failure of the Operations
Committee to reach agreement shall in no event excuse either Party A or Party B
of its obligations hereunder.

         Section 15. Arbitration. The Parties agree to resolve the specific
matters set forth in Section 3(d)(iii) or Section 10 by binding arbitration.
Arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the Complex Commercial
Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. The validity,
construction, and interpretation of this agreement to arbitrate, and all
procedural aspects of the arbitration conducted pursuant hereto shall be decided
by the arbitrators. In deciding the substance of the Parties' claims, the
arbitrators shall refer to California law. It is agreed that the arbitrators
shall be limited solely to resolving the matters specifically set for in either
Section 3(d)(iii) or Section 10. The arbitrators shall have no authority to take
any other action or provide any remedy, including, but limited to, the award of
damages, under either Section 3(d)(iii) or Section 10 or to consider any matter
or dispute hereunder not specifically referred to in said Section 3(d)(iii) or
Section 10. The arbitration proceeding shall be conducted in Los Angeles,
California. Within twenty (20) days of the notice of initiation of the
arbitration procedure, the respondent shall file a response in writing. Within
thirty (30) days after the response, each party shall select one arbitrator.
Within twenty (20) days thereafter, the two (2) arbitrators shall select a third
arbitrator. All three arbitrators are required to be neutral and impartial and
shall take an oath at the first session of the arbitration affirming same. None
of the three arbitrators shall have business, professional or social
relationships with any of the parties. However, upon full disclosure of such
relationships, all parties may agree that the arbitrator may serve as an
arbitrator. The arbitration shall proceed within sixty (60) days after the
appointment of the last of the three arbitrators. The arbitrators shall render
their decision (by majority rule) within twenty (20) days after the conclusion
of the arbitration. California law shall apply to the subject matter of the
arbitration.

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               BASE CONTRACT FOR SALE AND PURCHASE OF NATURAL GAS

         This Base Contract is entered into as of the following date: November
11, 2002. The parties to this Base Contract are the following:

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<S>                                                              <C>   <C>
STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES                and   WILLIAMS ENERGY MARKETING & TRADING COMPANY__________________
separate and apart from its powers and responsibilities                _____________________________________________________________
with respect to the State Water Resources
Development System
Duns Number:              02-480-6957                                  Duns Number:             82-467-8478
Contract Number:  ____________________________________________         Contract Number:  ___________________________________________
U.S. Federal Tax ID Number:  52-1692634                                U.S. Federal Tax ID Number:  73-1423657

Notices:
California Department of water Resources/CERS
3310 El Camino Avenue, Suite 120, Sacramento CA 95821                  Williams Energy Marketing & Trading Company
Attn: Executive Manager Power Systems________________________          P.O. Box 2848, MD WRC 2-6, Tulsa, OK 74101-2848
Phone: (916) 574-0339               Fax: (916) 574-2512                Attn: Contract Management
                                                                       Phone: (918) 573-4188               Fax: (918) 732-0269

                                                                       * and *

                                                                       Williams Energy Marketing & Trading Company
                                                                       P.O. Box 2848, MD 41-3, Tulsa, OK 74101-2848
                                                                       Attn: Assistant General Counsel
                                                                       Phone: (918) 573-2459               Fax: (918) 573-6928
Confirmations:

                                                                       Williams Energy Marketing & Trading Company

______________________________________________________________
Attn:  _______________________________________________________         Attn: Natural Gas Confirmations Analyst
Phone:  _____________               Fax: _____________________         Phone: (918) 573-1409               Fax: (918) 732-0247

Invoices and Payments:
DWR/CERS SETTLEMENTS UNIT
Attn: Doreen Singh                                                     Williams Energy Marketing & Trading Company
Phone: (916) 574-0309               Fax: (916) 574-1239                Attn: EMT Gas & Power Operations Accounting

                                                                       Phone: (918) 573-6242               Fax: (918) 573-1965
Wire Transfer or ACH Numbers (if applicable):

BANK: Bank of America (Sacramento main branch)                         BANK: Bank One, NA, Chicago, Illinois
ABA:  Routing # 121000358                                              ABA: 071-0000-13
ACCT:  # 14365-80598                                                   ACCT: as invoiced
Other Details:  for Dept. of Water Resources                           Other Details:_______________________________________________
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This Base Contract incorporates by reference for all purposes the General Terms
and Conditions for Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas published by the North
American Energy Standards Board. The parties hereby agree to the following
provisions offered in said General Terms and Conditions. In the event the
parties fail to check a box, the specified default provision shall apply. Select
only one box from each section:

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<S>              <C>                                              <C>                <C>
SECTION 1.2      [ ]  Oral (default)                              SECTION 7.2         x    25th Day of Month following Month of
Transaction       x   Written                                     Payment Date       delivery.
Procedure                                                                            [ ] _ Day of Month following Month of delivery
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SECTION 2.5       x   2 Business Days after receipt (default)     SECTION 7.2         x    Wire transfer (default)
Confirm          [ ]  5 Business Days after receipt               Method of          [ ]   Automated Clearinghouse Credit (ACH)
Deadline                                                          Payment            [ ]   Check
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SECTION 2.6      [ ]  Seller (default)                            SECTION 7.7         x    Netting applies (default)
Confirming       [ ]  Buyer                                       Netting            [ ]   Netting does not apply
Party             x   Both
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SECTION 3.2       x   Cover Standard (default)                    SECTION 10.3.1      x    Early Termination Damages Apply (default)
Performance           Spot Price Standard                         Early              [ ]   Early Termination Damages Do Not Apply
Obligation                                                        Termination
                                                                  Damages

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                                                                  SECTION 10.3.2     [ ]   Other Agreement Setoffs Apply (default)
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING SPOT PRICE PUBLICATION APPLIES TO BOTH OF     Other Agreement     x    Other Agreement Setoffs Do Not Apply
THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING.                                        Setoffs
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<CAPTION>
<S>              <C>                                              <C>                <C>
SECTION 2.26      x    Gas Daily Midpoint (default)               SECTION 14.5
Spot Price       [ ]   ____________________________               Choice Of Law           California
Publication
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SECTION 6         x    Buyer Pays At and After Delivery Point     SECTION 14.10      [ ]    Confidentiality applies (default)
Taxes             (default)                                       Confidentiality     x     Confidentiality does not apply
                 [ ]    Seller Pays Before and At Delivery Point

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 x  SPECIAL PROVISIONS Number of sheets attached: 7
[ ] ADDENDUM(S):___________________________________________________________________________________________
</TABLE>

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Base Contract in
duplicate.

____________________________________     _______________________________________
                    Party Name                Party Name

By  ________________________________          By _______________________________
Name:                                         Name:
Title:                                        Title:

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                          GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

               BASE CONTRACT FOR SALE AND PURCHASE OF NATURAL GAS

Section 1.        PURPOSE AND PROCEDURES

1.1      These General Terms and Conditions are intended to facilitate purchase
and sale transactions of Gas on a Firm or Interruptible basis. "Buyer" refers to
the party receiving Gas and "Seller" refers to the party delivering Gas. The
entire agreement between the parties shall be the Contract as defined in Section
2.7.

THE PARTIES HAVE SELECTED EITHER THE "ORAL TRANSACTION PROCEDURE" OR THE
"WRITTEN TRANSACTION PROCEDURE" AS INDICATED ON THE BASE CONTRACT.

ORAL TRANSACTION PROCEDURE:

1.2      The parties will use the following Transaction Confirmation procedure.
Any Gas purchase and sale transaction may be effectuated in an EDI transmission
or telephone conversation with the offer and acceptance constituting the
agreement of the parties. The parties shall be legally bound from the time they
so agree to transaction terms and may each rely thereon. Any such transaction
shall be considered a "writing" and to have been "signed". Notwithstanding the
foregoing sentence, the parties agree that Confirming Party shall, and the other
party may, confirm a telephonic transaction by sending the other party a
Transaction Confirmation by facsimile, EDI or mutually agreeable electronic
means within three Business Days of a transaction covered by this Section 1.2
(Oral Transaction Procedure) provided that the failure to send a Transaction
Confirmation shall not invalidate the oral agreement of the parties. Confirming
Party adopts its confirming letterhead, or the like, as its signature on any
Transaction Confirmation as the identification and authentication of Confirming
Party. If the Transaction Confirmation contains any provisions other than those
relating to the commercial terms of the transaction (i.e., price, quantity,
performance obligation, delivery point, period of delivery and/or transportation
conditions), which modify or supplement the Base Contract or General Terms and
Conditions of this Contract (e.g., arbitration or additional representations and
warranties), such provisions shall not be deemed to be accepted pursuant to
Section 1.3 but must be expressly agreed to by both parties; provided that the
foregoing shall not invalidate any transaction agreed to by the parties.

WRITTEN TRANSACTION PROCEDURE:

1.2.     The parties will use the following Transaction Confirmation procedure.
Should the parties come to an agreement regarding a Gas purchase and sale
transaction for a particular Delivery Period, the Confirming Party shall, and
the other party may, record that agreement on a Transaction Confirmation and
communicate such Transaction Confirmation by facsimile, EDI or mutually
agreeable electronic means, to the other party by the close of the Business Day
following the date of agreement. The parties acknowledge that their agreement
will not be binding until the exchange of nonconflicting Transaction
Confirmations or the passage of the Confirm Deadline without objection from the
receiving party, as provided in Section 1.3.

1.3      If a sending party's Transaction Confirmation is materially different
from the receiving party's understanding of the agreement referred to in Section
1.2, such receiving party shall notify the sending party via facsimile, EDI or
mutually agreeable electronic means by the Confirm Deadline, unless such
receiving party has previously sent a Transaction Confirmation to the sending
party. The failure of the receiving party to so notify the sending party in
writing by the Confirm Deadline constitutes the receiving party's agreement to
the terms of the transaction described in the sending party's Transaction
Confirmation. If there are any material differences between timely sent
Transaction Confirmations governing the same transaction, then neither
Transaction Confirmation shall be binding until or unless such differences are
resolved including the use of any evidence that clearly resolves the differences
in the Transaction Confirmations. In the event of a conflict among the terms of
(i) a binding Transaction Confirmation pursuant to Section 1.2, (ii) the oral
agreement of the parties which may be evidenced by a recorded conversation,
where the parties have selected the Oral Transaction Procedure of the Base
Contract, (iii) the Base Contract, and (iv) these General Terms and Conditions,
the terms of the documents shall govern in the priority listed in this sentence.

1.4      The parties agree that each party may electronically record all
telephone conversations with respect to this Contract between their respective
employees, without any special or further notice to the other party. Each party
shall obtain any necessary consent of its agents and employees to such
recording. Where the parties have selected the Oral Transaction Procedure in
Section 1.2 of the Base Contract, the parties agree not to contest the validity
or enforceability of telephonic recordings entered into in accordance with the
requirements of this Base Contract. However, nothing herein shall be construed
as a waiver of any objection to the admissibility of such evidence.

Section 2.        DEFINITIONS

         The terms set forth below shall have the meaning ascribed to them
below. Other terms are also defined elsewhere in the Contract and shall have the
meanings ascribed to them herein.

2.1      "Alternative Damages" shall mean such damages, expressed in dollars or
dollars per MMBtu, as the parties shall agree upon in the Transaction
Confirmation, in the event either Seller or Buyer fails to perform a Firm
obligation to deliver Gas in the case of Seller or to receive Gas in the case of
Buyer.

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2.2      "Base Contract" shall mean a contract executed by the parties that
incorporates these General Terms and Conditions by reference; that specifies the
agreed selections of provisions contained herein; and that sets forth other
information required herein and any Special Provisions and addendum(s) as
identified on page one.

2.3      "British thermal unit" or "Btu" shall mean the International BTU, which
is also called the Btu (IT).

2.4      "Business Day" shall mean any day except Saturday, Sunday or Federal
Reserve Bank holidays.

2.5      "Confirm Deadline" shall mean 5:00 p.m. in the receiving party's time
zone on the second Business Day following the Day a Transaction Confirmation is
received or, if applicable, on the Business Day agreed to by the parties in the
Base Contract; provided, if the Transaction Confirmation is time stamped after
5:00 p.m. in the receiving party's time zone, it shall be deemed received at the
opening of the next Business Day.

2.6      "Confirming Party" shall mean the party designated in the Base Contract
to prepare and forward Transaction Confirmations to the other party.

2.7      "Contract" shall mean the legally-binding relationship established by
(i) the Base Contract, (ii) any and all binding Transaction Confirmations and
(iii) where the parties have selected the Oral Transaction Procedure in Section
1.2 of the Base Contract, any and all transactions that the parties have entered
into through an EDI transmission or by telephone, but that have not been
confirmed in a binding Transaction Confirmation.

2.8      "Contract Price" shall mean the amount expressed in U.S. Dollars per
MMBtu to be paid by Buyer to Seller for the purchase of Gas as agreed to by the
parties in a transaction.

2.9      "Contract Quantity" shall mean the quantity of Gas to be delivered and
taken as agreed to by the parties in a transaction.

2.10     "Cover Standard", as referred to in Section 3.2, shall mean that if
there is an unexcused failure to take or deliver any quantity of Gas pursuant to
this Contract, then the performing party shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to (i) if Buyer is the performing party, obtain Gas, (or an alternate
fuel if elected by Buyer and replacement Gas is not available), or (ii) if
Seller is the performing party, sell Gas, in either case, at a price reasonable
for the delivery or production area, as applicable, consistent with: the amount
of notice provided by the nonperforming party; the immediacy of the Buyer's Gas
consumption needs or Seller's Gas sales requirements, as applicable; the
quantities involved; and the anticipated length of failure by the nonperforming
party.

2.11     "Credit Support Obligation(s)" shall mean any obligation(s) to provide
or establish credit support for, or on behalf of, a party to this Contract such
as an irrevocable standby letter of credit, a margin agreement, a prepayment, a
security interest in an asset, a performance bond, guaranty, or other good and
sufficient security of a continuing nature.

2.12     "Day" shall mean a period of 24 consecutive hours, coextensive with a
"day" as defined by the Receiving Transporter in a particular transaction.

2.13     "Delivery Period" shall be the period during which deliveries are to be
made as agreed to by the parties in a transaction.

2.14     "Delivery Point(s)" shall mean such point(s) as are agreed to by the
parties in a transaction.

2.15     "EDI" shall mean an electronic data interchange pursuant to an
agreement entered into by the parties, specifically relating to the
communication of Transaction Confirmations under this Contract.

2.16     "EFP" shall mean the purchase, sale or exchange of natural Gas as the
"physical" side of an exchange for physical transaction involving gas futures
contracts. EFP shall incorporate the meaning and remedies of "Firm", provided
that a party's excuse for nonperformance of its obligations to deliver or
receive Gas will be governed by the rules of the relevant futures exchange
regulated under the Commodity Exchange Act.

2.17     "Firm" shall mean that either party may interrupt its performance
without liability only to the extent that such performance is prevented for
reasons of Force Majeure; provided, however, that during Force Majeure
interruptions, the party invoking Force Majeure may be responsible for any
Imbalance Charges as set forth in Section 4.3 related to its interruption after
the nomination is made to the Transporter and until the change in deliveries
and/or receipts is confirmed by the Transporter.

2.18     "Gas" shall mean any mixture of hydrocarbons and noncombustible gases
in a gaseous state consisting primarily of methane.

2.19     "Imbalance Charges" shall mean any fees, penalties, costs or charges
(in cash or in kind) assessed by a Transporter for failure to satisfy the
Transporter's balance and/or nomination requirements.

2.20     "Interruptible" shall mean that either party may interrupt its
performance at any time for any reason, whether or not caused by an event of
Force Majeure, with no liability, except such interrupting party may be
responsible for any Imbalance Charges as set forth in Section 4.3 related to its
interruption after the nomination is made to the Transporter and until the
change in deliveries and/or receipts is confirmed by Transporter.

2.21     "MMBtu" shall mean one million British thermal units, which is
equivalent to one dekatherm.

2.22     "Month" shall mean the period beginning on the first Day of the
calendar month and ending immediately prior to the commencement of the first Day
of the next calendar month.

2.23     "Payment Date" shall mean a date, as indicated on the Base Contract, on
or before which payment is due Seller for Gas received by Buyer in the previous
Month.

2.24     "Receiving Transporter" shall mean the Transporter receiving Gas at a
Delivery Point, or absent such receiving Transporter, the Transporter delivering
Gas at a Delivery Point.

2.25     "Scheduled Gas" shall mean the quantity of Gas confirmed by
Transporter(s) for movement, transportation or management.

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2.26     "Spot Price " as referred to in Section 3.2 shall mean the price listed
in the publication indicated on the Base Contract, under the listing applicable
to the geographic location closest in proximity to the Delivery Point(s) for the
relevant Day; provided, if there is no single price published for such location
for such Day, but there is published a range of prices, then the Spot Price
shall be the average of such high and low prices. If no price or range of prices
is published for such Day, then the Spot Price shall be the average of the
following: (i) the price (determined as stated above) for the first Day for
which a price or range of prices is published that next precedes the relevant
Day; and (ii) the price (determined as stated above) for the first Day for which
a price or range of prices is published that next follows the relevant Day.

2.27     "Transaction Confirmation" shall mean a document, similar to the form
of Exhibit A, setting forth the terms of a transaction formed pursuant to
Section 1 for a particular Delivery Period.

2.28     "Termination Option" shall mean the option of either party to terminate
a transaction in the event that the other party fails to perform a Firm
obligation to deliver Gas in the case of Seller or to receive Gas in the case of
Buyer for a designated number of days during a period as specified on the
applicable Transaction Confirmation.

2.29     "Transporter(s)" shall mean all Gas gathering or pipeline companies, or
local distribution companies, acting in the capacity of a transporter,
transporting Gas for Seller or Buyer upstream or downstream, respectively, of
the Delivery Point pursuant to a particular transaction.

Section 3.        PERFORMANCE OBLIGATION

3.1      Seller agrees to sell and deliver, and Buyer agrees to receive and
purchase, the Contract Quantity for a particular transaction in accordance with
the terms of the Contract. Sales and purchases will be on a Firm or
Interruptible basis, as agreed to by the parties in a transaction.

THE PARTIES HAVE SELECTED EITHER THE "COVER STANDARD" OR THE "SPOT PRICE
STANDARD" AS INDICATED ON THE BASE CONTRACT.

COVER STANDARD:

3.2      The sole and exclusive remedy of the parties in the event of a breach
of a Firm obligation to deliver or receive Gas shall be recovery of the
following: (i) in the event of a breach by Seller on any Day(s), payment by
Seller to Buyer in an amount equal to the positive difference, if any, between
the purchase price paid by Buyer utilizing the Cover Standard and the Contract
Price, adjusted for commercially reasonable differences in transportation costs
to or from the Delivery Point(s), multiplied by the difference between the
Contract Quantity and the quantity actually delivered by Seller for such Day(s);
or (ii) in the event of a breach by Buyer on any Day(s), payment by Buyer to
Seller in the amount equal to the positive difference, if any, between the
Contract Price and the price received by Seller utilizing the Cover Standard for
the resale of such Gas, adjusted for commercially reasonable differences in
transportation costs to or from the Delivery Point(s), multiplied by the
difference between the Contract Quantity and the quantity actually taken by
Buyer for such Day(s); or (iii) in the event that Buyer has used commercially
reasonable efforts to replace the Gas or Seller has used commercially reasonable
efforts to sell the Gas to a third party, and no such replacement or sale is
available, then the sole and exclusive remedy of the performing party shall be
any unfavorable difference between the Contract Price and the Spot Price,
adjusted for such transportation to the applicable Delivery Point, multiplied by
the difference between the Contract Quantity and the quantity actually delivered
by Seller and received by Buyer for such Day(s). Imbalance Charges shall not be
recovered under this Section 3.2, but Seller and/or Buyer shall be responsible
for Imbalance Charges, if any, as provided in Section 4.3. The amount of such
unfavorable difference shall be payable five Business Days after presentation of
the performing party's invoice, which shall set forth the basis upon which such
amount was calculated.

SPOT PRICE STANDARD:

3.2.     The sole and exclusive remedy of the parties in the event of a breach
of a Firm obligation to deliver or receive Gas shall be recovery of the
following: (i) in the event of a breach by Seller on any Day(s), payment by
Seller to Buyer in an amount equal to the difference between the Contract
Quantity and the actual quantity delivered by Seller and received by Buyer for
such Day(s), multiplied by the positive difference, if any, obtained by
subtracting the Contract Price from the Spot Price; or (ii) in the event of a
breach by Buyer on any Day(s), payment by Buyer to Seller in an amount equal to
the difference between the Contract Quantity and the actual quantity delivered
by Seller and received by Buyer for such Day(s), multiplied by the positive
difference, if any, obtained by subtracting the applicable Spot Price from the
Contract Price. Imbalance Charges shall not be recovered under this Section 3.2,
but Seller and/or Buyer shall be responsible for Imbalance Charges, if any, as
provided in Section 4.3. The amount of such unfavorable difference shall be
payable five Business Days after presentation of the performing party's invoice,
which shall set forth the basis upon which such amount was calculated.

3.3      Notwithstanding Section 3.2, the parties may agree to Alternative
Damages in a Transaction Confirmation executed in writing by both parties.

3.4      In addition to Sections 3.2 and 3.3, the parties may provide for a
Termination Option in a Transaction Confirmation executed in writing by both
parties. The Transaction Confirmation containing the Termination Option will
designate the length of nonperformance triggering the Termination Option and the
procedures for exercise thereof, how damages for nonperformance will be
compensated, and how liquidation costs will be calculated.

Section 4.        TRANSPORTATION, NOMINATIONS, AND IMBALANCES

4.1      Seller shall have the sole responsibility for transporting the Gas to
the Delivery Point(s). Buyer shall have the sole responsibility for transporting
the Gas from the Delivery Point(s).

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4.2      The parties shall coordinate their nomination activities, giving
sufficient time to meet the deadlines of the affected Transporter(s). Each party
shall give the other party timely prior Notice, sufficient to meet the
requirements of all Transporter(s) involved in the transaction, of the
quantities of Gas to be delivered and purchased each Day. Should either party
become aware that actual deliveries at the Delivery Point(s) are greater or
lesser than the Scheduled Gas, such party shall promptly notify the other party.

4.3      The parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid
imposition of any Imbalance Charges. If Buyer or Seller receives an invoice from
a Transporter that includes Imbalance Charges, the parties shall determine the
validity as well as the cause of such Imbalance Charges. If the Imbalance
Charges were incurred as a result of Buyer's receipt of quantities of Gas
greater than or less than the Scheduled Gas, then Buyer shall pay for such
Imbalance Charges or reimburse Seller for such Imbalance Charges paid by Seller.
If the Imbalance Charges were incurred as a result of Seller's delivery of
quantities of Gas greater than or less than the Scheduled Gas, then Seller shall
pay for such Imbalance Charges or reimburse Buyer for such Imbalance Charges
paid by Buyer.

Section 5.        QUALITY AND MEASUREMENT

         All Gas delivered by Seller shall meet the pressure, quality and heat
content requirements of the Receiving Transporter. The unit of quantity
measurement for purposes of this Contract shall be one MMBtu dry. Measurement of
Gas quantities hereunder shall be in accordance with the established procedures
of the Receiving Transporter.

Section 6.        TAXES

THE PARTIES HAVE SELECTED EITHER "BUYER PAYS AT AND AFTER DELIVERY POINT" OR
"SELLER PAYS BEFORE AND AT DELIVERY POINT" AS INDICATED ON THE BASE CONTRACT.

BUYER PAYS AT AND AFTER DELIVERY POINT:

Seller shall pay or cause to be paid all taxes, fees, levies, penalties,
licenses or charges imposed by any government authority ("Taxes") on or with
respect to the Gas prior to the Delivery Point(s). Buyer shall pay or cause to
be paid all Taxes on or with respect to the Gas at the Delivery Point(s) and all
Taxes after the Delivery Point(s). If a party is required to remit or pay Taxes
that are the other party's responsibility hereunder, the party responsible for
such Taxes shall promptly reimburse the other party for such Taxes. Any party
entitled to an exemption from any such Taxes or charges shall furnish the other
party any necessary documentation thereof.

SELLER PAYS BEFORE AND AT DELIVERY POINT:

Seller shall pay or cause to be paid all taxes, fees, levies, penalties,
licenses or charges imposed by any government authority ("Taxes") on or with
respect to the Gas prior to the Delivery Point(s) and all Taxes at the Delivery
Point(s). Buyer shall pay or cause to be paid all Taxes on or with respect to
the Gas after the Delivery Point(s). If a party is required to remit or pay
Taxes that are the other party's responsibility hereunder, the party responsible
for such Taxes shall promptly reimburse the other party for such Taxes. Any
party entitled to an exemption from any such Taxes or charges shall furnish the
other party any necessary documentation thereof.

Section 7.        BILLING, PAYMENT, AND AUDIT

7.1      Seller shall invoice Buyer for Gas delivered and received in the
preceding Month and for any other applicable charges, providing supporting
documentation acceptable in industry practice to support the amount charged. If
the actual quantity delivered is not known by the billing date, billing will be
prepared based on the quantity of Scheduled Gas. The invoiced quantity will then
be adjusted to the actual quantity on the following Month's billing or as soon
thereafter as actual delivery information is available.

7.2      Buyer shall remit the amount due under Section 7.1 in the manner
specified in the Base Contract, in immediately available funds, on or before the
later of the Payment Date or 10 Days after receipt of the invoice by Buyer;
provided that if the Payment Date is not a Business Day, payment is due on the
next Business Day following that date. In the event any payments are due Buyer
hereunder, payment to Buyer shall be made in accordance with this Section 7.2.

7.3      In the event payments become due pursuant to Sections 3.2 or 3.3, the
performing party may submit an invoice to the nonperforming party for an
accelerated payment setting forth the basis upon which the invoiced amount was
calculated. Payment from the nonperforming party will be due five Business Days
after receipt of invoice.

7.4      If the invoiced party, in good faith, disputes the amount of any such
invoice or any part thereof, such invoiced party will pay such amount as it
concedes to be correct; provided, however, if the invoiced party disputes the
amount due, it must provide supporting documentation acceptable in industry
practice to support the amount paid or disputed. In the event the parties are
unable to resolve such dispute, either party may pursue any remedy available at
law or in equity to enforce its rights pursuant to this Section.

7.5      If the invoiced party fails to remit the full amount payable when due,
interest on the unpaid portion shall accrue from the date due until the date of
payment at a rate equal to the lower of (i) the then-effective prime rate of
interest published under "Money Rates" by The Wall Street Journal, plus two
percent per annum; or (ii) the maximum applicable lawful interest rate.

7.6      A party shall have the right, at its own expense, upon reasonable
Notice and at reasonable times, to examine and audit and to obtain copies of the
relevant portion of the books, records, and telephone recordings of the other
party only to the extent reasonably necessary to verify

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the accuracy of any statement, charge, payment, or computation made under the
Contract. This right to examine, audit, and to obtain copies shall not be
available with respect to proprietary information not directly relevant to
transactions under this Contract. All invoices and billings shall be
conclusively presumed final and accurate and all associated claims for under- or
overpayments shall be deemed waived unless such invoices or billings are
objected to in writing, with adequate explanation and/or documentation, within
two years after the Month of Gas delivery. All retroactive adjustments under
Section 7 shall be paid in full by the party owing payment within 30 Days of
Notice and substantiation of such inaccuracy.

7.7      Unless the parties have elected on the Base Contract not to make this
Section 7.7 applicable to this Contract, the parties shall net all undisputed
amounts due and owing, and/or past due, arising under the Contract such that the
party owing the greater amount shall make a single payment of the net amount to
the other party in accordance with Section 7; provided that no payment required
to be made pursuant to the terms of any Credit Support Obligation or pursuant to
Section 7.3 shall be subject to netting under this Section. If the parties have
executed a separate netting agreement, the terms and conditions therein shall
prevail to the extent inconsistent herewith.

Section 8.        TITLE, WARRANTY, AND INDEMNITY

8.1      Unless otherwise specifically agreed, title to the Gas shall pass from
Seller to Buyer at the Delivery Point(s). Seller shall have responsibility for
and assume any liability with respect to the Gas prior to its delivery to Buyer
at the specified Delivery Point(s). Buyer shall have responsibility for and any
liability with respect to said Gas after its delivery to Buyer at the Delivery
Point(s).

8.2      Seller warrants that it will have the right to convey and will transfer
good and merchantable title to all Gas sold hereunder and delivered by it to
Buyer, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, and claims. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED
IN THIS SECTION 8.2 AND IN SECTION 14.8, ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR OF FITNESS FOR ANY
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE DISCLAIMED.

8.3      Seller agrees to indemnify Buyer and save it harmless from all losses,
liabilities or claims including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs of court
("Claims"), from any and all persons, arising from or out of claims of title,
personal injury or property damage from said Gas or other charges thereon which
attach before title passes to Buyer. Buyer agrees to indemnify Seller and save
it harmless from all Claims, from any and all persons, arising from or out of
claims regarding payment, personal injury or property damage from said Gas or
other charges thereon which attach after title passes to Buyer.

8.4      Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 8, as between
Seller and Buyer, Seller will be liable for all Claims to the extent that such
arise from the failure of Gas delivered by Seller to meet the quality
requirements of Section 5.

Section 9.        NOTICES

9.1      All Transaction Confirmations, invoices, payments and other
communications made pursuant to the Base Contract ("Notices") shall be made to
the addresses specified in writing by the respective parties from time to time.

9.2      All Notices required hereunder may be sent by facsimile or mutually
acceptable electronic means, a nationally recognized overnight courier service,
first class mail or hand delivered.

9.3      Notice shall be given when received on a Business Day by the addressee.
In the absence of proof of the actual receipt date, the following presumptions
will apply. Notices sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been received upon
the sending party's receipt of its facsimile machine's confirmation of
successful transmission. If the day on which such facsimile is received is not a
Business Day or is after five p.m. on a Business Day, then such facsimile shall
be deemed to have been received on the next following Business Day. Notice by
overnight mail or courier shall be deemed to have been received on the next
Business Day after it was sent or such earlier time as is confirmed by the
receiving party. Notice via first class mail shall be considered delivered five
Business Days after mailing.

Section 10.       FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

10.1     If either party ("X") has reasonable grounds for insecurity regarding
the performance of any obligation under this Contract (whether or not then due)
by the other party ("Y") (including, without limitation, the occurrence of a
material change in the creditworthiness of Y), X may demand Adequate Assurance
of Performance. "Adequate Assurance of Performance" shall mean sufficient
security in the form, amount and for the term reasonably acceptable to X,
including, but not limited to, a standby irrevocable letter of credit, a
prepayment, a security interest in an asset or a performance bond or guaranty
(including the issuer of any such security).

10.2     In the event (each an "Event of Default") either party (the "Defaulting
Party") or its guarantor shall: (i) make an assignment or any general
arrangement for the benefit of creditors; (ii) file a petition or otherwise
commence, authorize, or acquiesce in the commencement of a proceeding or case
under any bankruptcy or similar law for the protection of creditors or have such
petition filed or proceeding commenced against it; (iii) otherwise become
bankrupt or insolvent (however evidenced); (iv) be unable to pay its debts as
they fall due; (v) have a receiver, provisional liquidator, conservator,
custodian, trustee or other similar official appointed with respect to it or
substantially all of its assets; (vi) fail to perform any obligation to the
other party with respect to any Credit Support Obligations relating to the
Contract; (vii) fail to give Adequate Assurance of Performance under Section
10.1 within 48 hours but at least one Business Day of a written request by the
other party; or (viii) not have paid any amount due the other party hereunder on
or before the second Business Day following written Notice that such payment is
due; then the other party (the "Non-Defaulting Party") shall have the right, at
its sole election, to immediately withhold and/or suspend deliveries or payments
upon Notice and/or to terminate and liquidate

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the transactions under the Contract, in the manner provided in Section 10.3, in
addition to any and all other remedies available hereunder.

10.3     If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the
Non-Defaulting Party shall have the right, by Notice to the Defaulting Party, to
designate a Day, no earlier than the Day such Notice is given and no later than
20 Days after such Notice is given, as an early termination date (the "Early
Termination Date") for the liquidation and termination pursuant to Section
10.3.1 of all transactions under the Contract, each a "Terminated Transaction".
On the Early Termination Date, all transactions will terminate, other than those
transactions, if any, that may not be liquidated and terminated under applicable
law or that are, in the reasonable opinion of the Non-Defaulting Party,
commercially impracticable to liquidate and terminate ("Excluded Transactions"),
which Excluded Transactions must be liquidated and terminated as soon thereafter
as is reasonably practicable, and upon termination shall be a Terminated
Transaction and be valued consistent with Section 10.3.1 below. With respect to
each Excluded Transaction, its actual termination date shall be the Early
Termination Date for purposes of Section 10.3.1.

THE PARTIES HAVE SELECTED EITHER "EARLY TERMINATION DAMAGES APPLY" OR "EARLY
TERMINATION DAMAGES DO NOT APPLY" AS INDICATED ON THE BASE CONTRACT.

EARLY TERMINATION DAMAGES APPLY:

10.3.1   As of the Early Termination Date, the Non-Defaulting Party shall
determine, in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, (i) the amount
owed (whether or not then due) by each party with respect to all Gas delivered
and received between the parties under Terminated Transactions and Excluded
Transactions on and before the Early Termination Date and all other applicable
charges relating to such deliveries and receipts (including without limitation
any amounts owed under Section 3.2), for which payment has not yet been made by
the party that owes such payment under this Contract and (ii) the Market Value,
as defined below, of each Terminated Transaction. The Non-Defaulting Party shall
(x) liquidate and accelerate each Terminated Transaction at its Market Value, so
that each amount equal to the difference between such Market Value and the
Contract Value, as defined below, of such Terminated Transaction(s) shall be due
to the Buyer under the Terminated Transaction(s) if such Market Value exceeds
the Contract Value and to the Seller if the opposite is the case; and (y) where
appropriate, discount each amount then due under clause (x) above to present
value in a commercially reasonable manner as of the Early Termination Date (to
take account of the period between the date of liquidation and the date on which
such amount would have otherwise been due pursuant to the relevant Terminated
Transactions).

For purposes of this Section 10.3.1, "Contract Value" means the amount of Gas
remaining to be delivered or purchased under a transaction multiplied by the
Contract Price, and "Market Value" means the amount of Gas remaining to be
delivered or purchased under a transaction multiplied by the market price for a
similar transaction at the Delivery Point determined by the Non-Defaulting Party
in a commercially reasonable manner. To ascertain the Market Value, the
Non-Defaulting Party may consider, among other valuations, any or all of the
settlement prices of NYMEX Gas futures contracts, quotations from leading
dealers in energy swap contracts or physical gas trading markets, similar sales
or purchases and any other bona fide third-party offers, all adjusted for the
length of the term and differences in transportation costs. A party shall not be
required to enter into a replacement transaction(s) in order to determine the
Market Value. Any extension(s) of the term of a transaction to which parties are
not bound as of the Early Termination Date (including but not limited to
"evergreen provisions") shall not be considered in determining Contract Values
and Market Values. For the avoidance of doubt, any option pursuant to which one
party has the right to extend the term of a transaction shall be considered in
determining Contract Values and Market Values. The rate of interest used in
calculating net present value shall be determined by the Non-Defaulting Party in
a commercially reasonable manner.

EARLY TERMINATION DAMAGES DO NOT APPLY:

10.3.1.  As of the Early Termination Date, the Non-Defaulting Party shall
determine, in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, the amount
owed (whether or not then due) by each party with respect to all Gas delivered
and received between the parties under Terminated Transactions and Excluded
Transactions on and before the Early Termination Date and all other applicable
charges relating to such deliveries and receipts (including without limitation
any amounts owed under Section 3.2), for which payment has not yet been made by
the party that owes such payment under this Contract.

THE PARTIES HAVE SELECTED EITHER "OTHER AGREEMENT SETOFFS APPLY" OR "OTHER
AGREEMENT SETOFFS DO NOT APPLY" AS INDICATED ON THE BASE CONTRACT.

OTHER AGREEMENT SETOFFS APPLY:

10.3.2.  The Non-Defaulting Party shall net or aggregate, as appropriate, any
and all amounts owing between the parties under Section 10.3.1, so that all such
amounts are netted or aggregated to a single liquidated amount payable by one
party to the other (the "Net Settlement Amount"). At its sole option and without
prior Notice to the Defaulting Party, the Non-Defaulting Party may setoff (i)
any Net Settlement Amount owed to the Non-Defaulting Party against any margin or
other collateral held by it in connection with any Credit Support Obligation
relating to the Contract; or (ii) any Net Settlement Amount payable to the
Defaulting Party against any amount(s) payable by the Defaulting Party to the
Non-Defaulting Party under any other agreement or arrangement between the
parties.

OTHER AGREEMENT SETOFFS DO NOT APPLY:

10.3.2.  The Non-Defaulting Party shall net or aggregate, as appropriate, any
and all amounts owing between the parties under Section 10.3.1, so that all such
amounts are netted or aggregated to a single liquidated amount payable by one
party to the other (the "Net Settlement Amount"). At its sole option and without
prior Notice to the Defaulting Party, the Non-Defaulting Party may setoff any
Net Settlement Amount owed to the Non-Defaulting Party against any margin or
other collateral held by it in connection with any Credit Support Obligation
relating to the Contract.

10.3.3   If any obligation that is to be included in any netting, aggregation or
setoff pursuant to Section 10.3.2 is unascertained, the Non-Defaulting Party may
in good faith estimate that obligation and net, aggregate or setoff, as
applicable, in respect of the estimate,

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subject to the Non-Defaulting Party accounting to the Defaulting Party when the
obligation is ascertained. Any amount not then due which is included in any
netting, aggregation or setoff pursuant to Section 10.3.2 shall be discounted to
net present value in a commercially reasonable manner determined by the
Non-Defaulting Party.

10.4     As soon as practicable after a liquidation, Notice shall be given by
         the Non-Defaulting Party to the Defaulting Party of the Net Settlement
         Amount, and whether the Net Settlement Amount is due to or due from the
         Non-Defaulting Party. The Notice shall include a written statement
         explaining in reasonable detail the calculation of such amount,
         provided that failure to give such Notice shall not affect the validity
         or enforceability of the liquidation or give rise to any claim by the
         Defaulting Party against the Non-Defaulting Party. The Net Settlement
         Amount shall be paid by the close of business on the second Business
         Day following such Notice, which date shall not be earlier than the
         Early Termination Date. Interest on any unpaid portion of the Net
         Settlement Amount shall accrue from the date due until the date of
         payment at a rate equal to the lower of (i) the then-effective prime
         rate of interest published under "Money Rates" by The Wall Street
         Journal, plus two percent per annum; or (ii) the maximum applicable
         lawful interest rate.

10.5     The parties agree that the transactions hereunder constitute a "forward
         contract" within the meaning of the United States Bankruptcy Code and
         that Buyer and Seller are each "forward contract merchants" within the
         meaning of the United States Bankruptcy Code.

10.6     The Non-Defaulting Party's remedies under this Section 10 are the sole
         and exclusive remedies of the Non-Defaulting Party with respect to the
         occurrence of any Early Termination Date. Each party reserves to itself
         all other rights, setoffs, counterclaims and other defenses that it is
         or may be entitled to arising from the Contract.

10.7     With respect to this Section 10, if the parties have executed a
         separate netting agreement with close-out netting provisions, the terms
         and conditions therein shall prevail to the extent inconsistent
         herewith.

Section 11.       FORCE MAJEURE

11.1     Except with regard to a party's obligation to make payment(s) due under
Section 7, Section 10.4, and Imbalance Charges under Section 4, neither party
shall be liable to the other for failure to perform a Firm obligation, to the
extent such failure was caused by Force Majeure. The term "Force Majeure" as
employed herein means any cause not reasonably within the control of the party
claiming suspension, as further defined in Section 11.2.

11.2     Force Majeure shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (i)
physical events such as acts of God, landslides, lightning, earthquakes, fires,
storms or storm warnings, such as hurricanes, which result in evacuation of the
affected area, floods, washouts, explosions, breakage or accident or necessity
of repairs to machinery or equipment or lines of pipe; (ii) weather related
events affecting an entire geographic region, such as low temperatures which
cause freezing or failure of wells or lines of pipe; (iii) interruption and/or
curtailment of Firm transportation and/or storage by Transporters; (iv) acts of
others such as strikes, lockouts or other industrial disturbances, riots,
sabotage, insurrections or wars; and (v) governmental actions such as necessity
for compliance with any court order, law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or
policy having the effect of law promulgated by a governmental authority having
jurisdiction. Seller and Buyer shall make reasonable efforts to avoid the
adverse impacts of a Force Majeure and to resolve the event or occurrence once
it has occurred in order to resume performance.

11.3     Neither party shall be entitled to the benefit of the provisions of
Force Majeure to the extent performance is affected by any or all of the
following circumstances: (i) the curtailment of interruptible or secondary Firm
transportation unless primary, in-path, Firm transportation is also curtailed;
(ii) the party claiming excuse failed to remedy the condition and to resume the
performance of such covenants or obligations with reasonable dispatch; or (iii)
economic hardship, to include, without limitation, Seller's ability to sell Gas
at a higher or more advantageous price than the Contract Price, Buyer's ability
to purchase Gas at a lower or more advantageous price than the Contract Price,
or a regulatory agency disallowing, in whole or in part, the pass through of
costs resulting from this Agreement; (iv) the loss of Buyer's market(s) or
Buyer's inability to use or resell Gas purchased hereunder, except, in either
case, as provided in Section 11.2; or (v) the loss or failure of Seller's gas
supply or depletion of reserves, except, in either case, as provided in Section
11.2. The party claiming Force Majeure shall not be excused from its
responsibility for Imbalance Charges.

11.4     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the parties agree that
the settlement of strikes, lockouts or other industrial disturbances shall be
within the sole discretion of the party experiencing such disturbance.

11.5     The party whose performance is prevented by Force Majeure must provide
Notice to the other party. Initial Notice may be given orally; however, written
Notice with reasonably full particulars of the event or occurrence is required
as soon as reasonably possible. Upon providing written Notice of Force Majeure
to the other party, the affected party will be relieved of its obligation, from
the onset of the Force Majeure event, to make or accept delivery of Gas, as
applicable, to the extent and for the duration of Force Majeure, and neither
party shall be deemed to have failed in such obligations to the other during
such occurrence or event.

11.6     Notwithstanding Sections 11.2 and 11.3, the parties may agree to
alternative Force Majeure provisions in a Transaction Confirmation executed in
writing by both parties.

Section 12.       TERM

This Contract may be terminated on 30 Day's written Notice, but shall remain in
effect until the expiration of the latest Delivery Period of any transaction(s).
The rights of either party pursuant to Section 7.6 and Section 10, the
obligations to make payment hereunder, and the obligation of either party to
indemnify the other, pursuant hereto shall survive the termination of the Base
Contract or any transaction.

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Section 13.       LIMITATIONS

FOR BREACH OF ANY PROVISION FOR WHICH AN EXPRESS REMEDY OR MEASURE OF DAMAGES IS
PROVIDED, SUCH EXPRESS REMEDY OR MEASURE OF DAMAGES SHALL BE THE SOLE AND
EXCLUSIVE REMEDY. A PARTY'S LIABILITY HEREUNDER SHALL BE LIMITED AS SET FORTH IN
SUCH PROVISION, AND ALL OTHER REMEDIES OR DAMAGES AT LAW OR IN EQUITY ARE
WAIVED. IF NO REMEDY OR MEASURE OF DAMAGES IS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN OR IN A
TRANSACTION, A PARTY'S LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO DIRECT ACTUAL DAMAGES ONLY.
SUCH DIRECT ACTUAL DAMAGES SHALL BE THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY, AND ALL OTHER
REMEDIES OR DAMAGES AT LAW OR IN EQUITY ARE WAIVED. UNLESS EXPRESSLY HEREIN
PROVIDED, NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE,
EXEMPLARY OR INDIRECT DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS OR OTHER BUSINESS INTERRUPTION
DAMAGES, BY STATUTE, IN TORT OR CONTRACT, UNDER ANY INDEMNITY PROVISION OR
OTHERWISE. IT IS THE INTENT OF THE PARTIES THAT THE LIMITATIONS HEREIN IMPOSED
ON REMEDIES AND THE MEASURE OF DAMAGES BE WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CAUSE OR CAUSES
RELATED THERETO, INCLUDING THE NEGLIGENCE OF ANY PARTY, WHETHER SUCH NEGLIGENCE
BE SOLE, JOINT OR CONCURRENT, OR ACTIVE OR PASSIVE. TO THE EXTENT ANY DAMAGES
REQUIRED TO BE PAID HEREUNDER ARE LIQUIDATED, THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE
DAMAGES ARE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE, OR OTHERWISE OBTAINING AN
ADEQUATE REMEDY IS INCONVENIENT AND THE DAMAGES CALCULATED HEREUNDER CONSTITUTE
A REASONABLE APPROXIMATION OF THE HARM OR LOSS.

Section 14.       MISCELLANEOUS

14.1     This Contract shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
successors, assigns, personal representatives, and heirs of the respective
parties hereto, and the covenants, conditions, rights and obligations of this
Contract shall run for the full term of this Contract. No assignment of this
Contract, in whole or in part, will be made without the prior written consent of
the non-assigning party (and shall not relieve the assigning party from
liability hereunder), which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed; provided, either party may (i) transfer, sell, pledge, encumber, or
assign this Contract or the accounts, revenues, or proceeds hereof in connection
with any financing or other financial arrangements, or (ii) transfer its
interest to any parent or affiliate by assignment, merger or otherwise without
the prior approval of the other party. Upon any such assignment, transfer and
assumption, the transferor shall remain principally liable for and shall not be
relieved of or discharged from any obligations hereunder.

14.2     If any provision in this Contract is determined to be invalid, void or
unenforceable by any court having jurisdiction, such determination shall not
invalidate, void, or make unenforceable any other provision, agreement or
covenant of this Contract.

14.3     No waiver of any breach of this Contract shall be held to be a waiver
of any other or subsequent breach. 14.4 This Contract sets forth all
understandings between the parties respecting each transaction subject hereto,
and any prior contracts, understandings and representations, whether oral or
written, relating to such transactions are merged into and superseded by this
Contract and any effective transaction(s). This Contract may be amended only by
a writing executed by both parties.

14.5     The interpretation and performance of this Contract shall be governed
by the laws of the jurisdiction as indicated on the Base Contract, excluding,
however, any conflict of laws rule which would apply the law of another
jurisdiction.

14.6     This Contract and all provisions herein will be subject to all
applicable and valid statutes, rules, orders and regulations of any governmental
authority having jurisdiction over the parties, their facilities, or Gas supply,
this Contract or transaction or any provisions thereof.

14.7     There is no third party beneficiary to this Contract.

14.8     Each party to this Contract represents and warrants that it has full
and complete authority to enter into and perform this Contract. Each person who
executes this Contract on behalf of either party represents and warrants that it
has full and complete authority to do so and that such party will be bound
thereby.

14.9     The headings and subheadings contained in this Contract are used solely
for convenience and do not constitute a part of this Contract between the
parties and shall not be used to construe or interpret the provisions of this
Contract.

14.10    Unless the parties have elected on the Base Contract not to make this
Section 14.10 applicable to this Contract, neither party shall disclose directly
or indirectly without the prior written consent of the other party the terms of
any transaction to a third party (other than the employees, lenders, royalty
owners, counsel, accountants and other agents of the party, or prospective
purchasers of all or substantially all of a party's assets or of any rights
under this Contract, provided such persons shall have agreed to keep such terms
confidential) except (i) in order to comply with any applicable law, order,
regulation, or exchange rule, (ii) to the extent necessary for the enforcement
of this Contract , (iii) to the extent necessary to implement any transaction,
or (iv) to the extent such information is delivered to such third party for the
sole purpose of calculating a published index. Each party shall notify the other
party of any proceeding of which it is aware which may result in disclosure of
the terms of any transaction (other than as permitted hereunder) and use
reasonable efforts to prevent or limit the disclosure. The existence of this
Contract is not subject to this confidentiality obligation. Subject to Section
13, the parties shall be entitled to all remedies available at law or in equity
to enforce, or seek relief in connection with this confidentiality obligation.
The terms of any transaction hereunder shall be kept confidential by the parties
hereto for one year from the expiration of the transaction.

         In the event that disclosure is required by a governmental body or
applicable law, the party subject to such requirement may disclose the material
terms of this Contract to the extent so required, but shall promptly notify the
other party, prior to disclosure, and shall cooperate (consistent with the
disclosing party's legal obligations) with the other party's efforts to obtain
protective orders or similar restraints with respect to such disclosure at the
expense of the other party.

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14.11    The parties may agree to dispute resolution procedures in Special
Provisions attached to the Base Contract or in a Transaction Confirmation
executed in writing by both parties.

DISCLAIMER: The purposes of this Contract are to facilitate trade, avoid
misunderstandings and make more definite the terms of contracts of purchase and
sale of natural gas. Further, NAESB does not mandate the use of this Contract by
any party. NAESB DISCLAIMS AND EXCLUDES, AND ANY USER OF THIS CONTRACT
ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES TO NAESB'S DISCLAIMER OF, ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES,
CONDITIONS OR REPRESENTATIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ORAL OR WRITTEN, WITH RESPECT
TO THIS CONTRACT OR ANY PART THEREOF, INCLUDING ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES
OR CONDITIONS OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS OR
SUITABILITY FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE (WHETHER OR NOT NAESB KNOWS, HAS REASON
TO KNOW, HAS BEEN ADVISED, OR IS OTHERWISE IN FACT AWARE OF ANY SUCH PURPOSE),
WHETHER ALLEGED TO ARISE BY LAW, BY REASON OF CUSTOM OR USAGE IN THE TRADE, OR
BY COURSE OF DEALING. EACH USER OF THIS CONTRACT ALSO AGREES THAT UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES WILL NAESB BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL,
EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY USE OF THIS
CONTRACT.

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                                                                       EXHIBIT A
                            TRANSACTION CONFIRMATION
                             FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY

        Letterhead/Logo            Date:__________________________, __________
                                   Transaction Confirmation #: _______________

This Transaction Confirmation is subject to the Base Contract between Seller and
Buyer dated ______________________. The terms of this Transaction Confirmation
are binding unless disputed in writing within 2 Business Days of receipt unless
otherwise specified in the Base Contract.

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SELLER:                                                           BUYER:
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_______________________________________________                   _______________________________________________
_______________________________________________                   _______________________________________________
_______________________________________________                   _______________________________________________
Attn: _________________________________________                   Attn: _________________________________________
Phone: ________________________________________                   Phone: ________________________________________
Fax: __________________________________________                   Fax: __________________________________________
Base Contract No. _____________________________                   Base Contract No. _____________________________
Transporter: __________________________________                   Transporter: __________________________________
Transporter Contract Number: __________________                   Transporter Contract Number: __________________
</TABLE>

Contract Price:  $____________/MMBtu or ________________________________________

Delivery Period:  Begin: ____________________             End:__________________

PERFORMANCE OBLIGATION AND CONTRACT QUANTITY:  (Select One)

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<S>                                               <C>                                            <C>
FIRM (FIXED QUANTITY):                            FIRM (VARIABLE QUANTITY):                      INTERRUPTIBLE:
______________MMBtus/day                          ______________MMBtus/day Minimum               Up to _____________MMBtus/day
    [ ] EFP                                       ______________MMBtus/day Maximum
                                                  subject to Section 4.2. at election of
                                                  [ ] Buyer or [ ] Seller
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DELIVERY POINT(S): ________________________
(If a pooling point is used, list a specific geographic and pipeline location):

SPECIAL CONDITIONS:

Seller: _________________________        Buyer: _________________________

By: _____________________________        By: ____________________________

Title: __________________________        Title: _________________________

Date: ___________________________        Date: __________________________

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                            TRANSACTION CONFIRMATION

                             FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY

            DWR(CERS)                    Date: November 11, 2002

                                         Transaction Confirmation #: ___________

This Transaction Confirmation is subject to the Base Contract between Seller and
Buyer dated ___November 11, 2002_____. The terms of this Transaction
Confirmation are binding unless disputed in writing within 2 Business Days of
receipt unless otherwise specified in the Base Contract.

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<S>                                                   <C>
SELLER:                                               BUYER:
WILLIAMS ENERGY MARKETING &
TRADING COMPANY.                                      CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER
                                                      RESOURCES, P. O. Box 219001
             One Williams Center, Tulsa, OK 74172       3310 El Camino Avenue Suite 120, Sacramento, CA 95821
                  Attn: Contract Administration       Attn: Garney L. Hargan
                                                      Phone: 916-574-0290
                   Phone: (918) 573-4188              Fax: 916-574-0301
                                                      Base Contract No._______________________________
                   Fax: (918) 732-0269                Transporter: ___________________________________
                                                      Transporter Contract Number:_____________________
Base Contract No. _________________________
Transporter: ______________________________
Transporter Contract Number:_______________
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Contract Price: As indicated in Special Conditions below.

Delivery Period:  Begin: January 1, 2004                  End: December 31, 2010

PERFORMANCE OBLIGATION AND CONTRACT QUANTITY:
FIRM

November through April: 1,200,000 MMBtu/month. Ratable daily takes; must take
entire quantity, but allocable on a monthly basis for delivery to either or both
of Southern California Border or point(s) on Kern River Pipeline pursuant to
Special Conditions below.

May through October: 1,800,000 MMBtu/month. Ratable daily takes; must take
entire quantity, but allocable on a monthly basis for delivery to either or both
of Southern California Border or point(s) on Kern River Pipeline pursuant to
Special Conditions below.

DELIVERY POINT(S): Southern California Border delivery points into Southern
California Gas Pipeline (50 - 100% of Contract Quantity) and Kern River Pipeline
delivery points (0 - 50% of Contract Quantity), as described in Special
Conditions. (If a pooling point is used, list a specific geographic and pipeline
location):

SPECIAL CONDITIONS:

1. Contract Price for each year ($/MMBtu) as follows:

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<S>      <C>           <C>      <C>
2004     3.98          2008     4.21
2005     3.85          2009     4.32
2006     3.96          2010     4.39
2007     4.09
</TABLE>

3. Monthly Allocation. Not later than the earlier of monthly nominations
deadline and 3 business days prior to the beginning of each month during the
Term, Buyer shall provide Seller notice of Buyer's requested allocation of
volumes of natural gas for delivery during such month to (i) the Southern
California Border and (ii) delivery point(s) Kern River Pipeline; provided,
Buyer shall not request allocation of more than 50% of the Contract Quantity to
Kern River Pipeline. With respect to the volumes requested to be delivered on
Kern River Pipeline, Buyer's notice shall also state Buyer's requested delivery
points on Kern River Pipeline where, subject to available operational capacity
and subject to Buyer's responsibility for any incremental cost

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incurred by Seller, Buyer requests that Seller deliver such volumes during such
month.

Gas nominated into Southern California Gas Company will be designated as the
"Southern California Border" nomination.

4. Daily Delivery Point Option on Kern River Pipeline. Subject to available
operational capacity and subject to Buyer's responsibility for any incremental
cost incurred by Seller, to the extent Buyer shall have allocated all or a
portion of the volumes purchased hereunder for delivery on Kern River Pipeline,
Buyer will be allowed to change the volumes to other Kern River Pipeline
delivery points on a day ahead basis as long as operational capacity at those
points is available for that day. Buyer shall provide notice of such changes to
Buyer's monthly nomination notice (previously provided to Seller pursuant to
Special Provision #3, above) to Seller by not later than the earlier of
day-ahead nominations deadline and 8:30 AM Central Standard Time the business
day prior to the day of gas flow.

5. Limited Ability to Deliver Kern to SoCalBorder Intramonth. Changes of
nominations from Kern River Pipeline to Southern California Border or Southern
California Border to Kern River Pipeline during the month will not be allowed
except where the original nominations on Kern River Pipeline can be delivered
off Kern to a Southern California delivery point, including, but not limited to,
Wheeler Ridge and Kramer Junction.

6. Limitations. Buyer's right to allocate between pipelines and delivery points
as described in Special Conditions 3, 4, and 5 above shall also be subject to
all of the terms and conditions of the applicable pipeline tariff(s).

Seller: WILLIAMS ENERGY MARKETING &      Buyer: CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER
TRADING COMPANY.                         RESOURCES
By: ________________________________     By: ___________________________________

Title: _____________________________     Title: ________________________________

Date:             November 11, 2002      Date:             November 11, 2002
        ----------------------------                 -------------------------

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                               SPECIAL PROVISIONS

                            to the BASE CONTRACT FOR

                        SALE AND PURCHASE OF NATURAL GAS

                  (NAESB Standard 6.3.1, Dated April 19, 2002)

                                     between

                    CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES
                                P. O. Box 219001
                              3310 El Camino Avenue

                              Sacramento, CA 95821

                                     ("DWR")

                                       and

                   WILLIAMS ENERGY MARKETING & TRADING COMPANY
                               One Williams Center

                                 Tulsa, OK 74172

                                  ("Williams ")

                            Dated: November 11, 2002

The parties agree to amend the General Terms and Conditions of the Base Contract
as follows:

1.       The penultimate sentence of Section 1.2 WRITTEN TRANSACTION PROCEDURE
shall be amended as follows:

                  "EDI" shall be deleted.

2.       Section 2.15 shall be deleted.

3.       The following shall be added immediately following Section 2.29:

         2.30.    "Buyer" shall mean the purchaser of Gas in a Transaction
                  formed pursuant to this Base Contract.

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         2.31.    "Buyer Replacement Agreement" means any agreement identical to
                  this Base Contract (including any Transactions hereunder)
                  between Williams and a Qualified Electrical Corporation,
                  excluding provisions relating to DWR's status as a
                  governmental agency or to the original start date(s) of this
                  Base Contract, and together with such changes as Sellers and
                  such Qualified Electrical Corporation may agree.

         2.32.    "Fund" shall mean Department of Water Resources Electric Power
                  Fund established by Section 80200 of the Water Code of the
                  State of California (the "Water Code").

         2.33.    "Qualified Electric Corporation" means an electrical
                  corporation as defined by AB 1X, codified at California Water
                  Code Section 80100 et seq (the "Act"), whose long-term
                  unsecured senior debt on the effective date of any Buyer
                  Replacement Agreement is rated BBB or better by S&P and Baa2
                  or better by Moody's and is not on negative outlook or Credit
                  Watch from either rating agency; provided that with the
                  exception of San Diego Gas and Electric Company, Southern
                  California Edison Company and Pacific gas and Electric
                  Company, no electrical corporation shall be a Qualified
                  Electrical Corporation without the prior written agreement of
                  Williams.

         2.34.    "Seller" shall mean the seller of Gas in a Transaction formed
                  pursuant to this Base Contract.

         2.35     "Transaction" shall mean a purchase and sale transaction
                  formed pursuant to Section 1 for a particular delivery period.

         2.36     "Trust Estate" means all revenues received by Buyer under any
                  obligation entered into, and rights to receive the same, and
                  moneys on deposit in the Fund and income or revenue derived
                  from the investment thereof.

4.       The following sentence shall be added immediately following the last
         sentence of Section 8.3:

         However, DWR's obligation to indemnify Williams pursuant to the
         provisions of this Section 8.3 shall apply only to the extent expressly
         permitted by law.

5.       Section 10.3.1 shall be deleted and replaced in its entirety with the
         following:

     10.3.1 (a) Upon termination of this Base Contract and the Transactions
     hereunder as the result of an Event of Default, the Non-Defaulting Party
     shall be entitled to a payment (the "Termination Payment") which shall be
     calculated as of the Early Termination Date in accordance with (b) below.
     As soon as practicable after the Early Termination Date, the Non-Defaulting
     Party shall give notice to the Defaulting Party of the amount of the
     Termination Payment, if any, due to the Non-Defaulting Party. The notice
     shall include a written statement explaining in reasonable detail the
     calculation of such amount. Termination

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     Payment is to be made no later than thirty (30) days after receipt of
     written notice of an Early Termination Date, except in the event that DWR
     is the Defaulting Party, in which case the Termination Payment is to be one
     hundred eighty (180) days after receipt of written notice of an Early
     Termination Date. Interest on any unpaid portion of the Net Settlement
     Amount shall accrue from the date due until the date of payment at a rate
     equal to the lower of (i) the then effective prime rate of interest
     published under "Money Rates" by the Wall Street Journal, plus two percent
     per annum; or (ii) the maximum applicable lawful interest rate.

     Notwithstanding Section 7.4 hereof, if the Defaulting Party disagrees with
     the calculation of the Termination Payment and the parties cannot otherwise
     resolve their differences, pending resolution of the dispute, the
     Defaulting Party shall pay the full amount of the Termination Payment
     calculated by the Non-Defaulting Party in accordance with the timetable as
     provided above.

     (b) The Non-Defaulting Party shall calculate the Termination Payment as
     follows:

     The Termination Payment, if any, shall be (i) in the case Buyer is the
     Non-Defaulting Party, the present value of the positive difference, if any,
     of (A) Market Value, and (B) Contract Value, or (ii) in the case Seller is
     the Non-Defaulting Party, the present value of the positive difference, if
     any, of (A) Contract Value, and (B) Market Value, in each case using the
     Present Value Rate as of the time of termination (to take account of the
     period between the time notice of termination was effective and when such
     amount would have otherwise been due pursuant to the relevant transaction).
     The "Present Value Rate" shall mean the sum of 0.50% plus the yield
     reported on page "USD" of the Bloomberg Financial Markets Services Screen
     (or, if not available, any other nationally recognized trading screen
     reporting on-line intraday trading in United States government securities)
     at 11:00 a.m. (New York City, New York time) for the United States
     government securities having a maturity that matches the average remaining
     term of this Agreement.

     For purposes of this Section 10.3.1, "Contract Value" means the amount of
     Gas remaining to be delivered or purchased under a transaction multiplied
     by the Contract Price, and "Market Value" means the amount of Gas remaining
     to be delivered or purchased under a Transaction multiplied by the market
     price for a similar transaction at the Delivery Point determined by the
     Non-Defaulting Party in a commercially reasonable manner. To ascertain
     Market Value, the Non-Defaulting Party may consider, among other
     valuations, any or all of the settlement prices of NYMEX Gas futures
     contracts, quotations from leading dealers in energy swap contracts or
     physical gas trading markets, similar sales or purchases and any bona fide
     third party offers, all adjusted for the length of the term and the
     difference in transportation costs. A party shall not be required to enter
     into a replacement transaction (s) in order to determine "Market Value".
     Any extensions(s) of the term of a transaction to which parties are not
     bound as of the Early Termination Date (including but not limited to
     "evergreen provisions") shall not be considered in determining Contract
     Values and Market Values.

     (c) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Base Contract, if the
     Non-Defaulting Party has the right to liquidate or terminate all
     obligations arising under the Transaction under the provisions of this
     Section 10 because of the circumstances listed in items (i) through (v) of
     Section 10.2, then this Base Contract and the Transactions hereunder shall
     automatically

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     terminate, without notice, as if the Early Termination Date was the day
     immediately preceding the events listed in Section 10.2.

6.       Section 10.4 shall be deleted.

7.       For so long as DWR is a party to the Base Contract, Section 10.5 shall
         be deleted, provided, however that Section 10.5 shall be included in
         any Buyer Replacement Agreement as defined in Section 2.31.

8.       The following shall be added immediately following Section 10.7:

         10.8. DWR's obligation to make payments hereunder shall be limited
         solely to the Fund. Any liability of DWR arising in connection with
         this Base Contract or any claim based thereon or with respect thereto,
         including, but not limited to, any payment pursuant to Section 3.2
         hereof arising as the result of any breach or event of default under
         this Base Contract, and any other payment obligation or liability of or
         judgment against DWR hereunder, shall be satisfied solely from the
         Fund. NEITHER THE FULL FAITH AND CREDIT NOR THE TAXING POWER OF THE
         STATE OF CALIFORNIA ARE OR MAY BE PLEDGED FOR ANY PAYMENT UNDER THIS
         BASE CONTRACT. Revenues and assets of the State Water Resources
         Development System shall not be liable for or available to make any
         payments or satisfy any obligation arising under this Base Contract.

9.       The following shall be added immediately following Section 10.8:

         10.9. In accordance with Section 80134 of the Water Code, DWR covenants
         that it will, at least annually, and more frequently as required,
         establish and revise revenue requirements sufficient, together with any
         moneys on deposit in the Fund, to provide for the timely payment of all
         obligations which it has incurred, including any payments required to
         be made by DWR pursuant to this Base Contract. As provided in Section
         80200 of the Water Code, while any obligations of DWR pursuant to this
         Base Contract remain outstanding and not fully performed or discharged,
         the rights, powers, duties and existence of DWR and the California
         Public Utilities Commission shall not be diminished or impaired in any
         manner that will affect adversely the interests and rights of the
         Seller under this Base Contract.

10.      The following shall be added immediately following Section 14.11:

         14.12. Seller has stated that, because of the administrative burden and
         delays associated with such requirements, it would not enter into this
         Base Contract if the provisions of the Government Code of California
         and the Public Contracts Code of California applicable to state
         contracts, including, but not limited to, advertising and competitive
         bidding requirements and prompt payment requirements would apply to or
         be required to be incorporated in this Base Contract. Accordingly,
         pursuant to Section 80014(b) of the Water Code, DWR has determined that
         it would be detrimental to accomplishing the purposes of Division 27
         (commencing with Section 80000) of the Water Code to make

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         such provisions applicable to this Base Contract and that such
         provisions and requirements are therefore not applicable to or
         incorporated in this Base Contract.

11.      The following shall be added immediately following Section 14.12:

         14.13. It is understood by the parties that, with respect to the DWR,
         only the following persons or such other persons as designated in
         writing by DWR shall be authorized to enter into any transaction, other
         than the 2002A Transaction, contemplated hereunder on behalf of DWR:
         (1) Garney Hargan; (2) Robert Grow; and (3) George Baldini.

12.      The following shall be added immediately following Section 14.13:

         14.14. It is understood by the parties that the California Department
         of Water Resources means the California Department of Water Resources,
         acting solely under the authority and powers created by AB1-X, codified
         as Sections 80000 through 80270 of the Water Code of California, AS
         AMENDED, and not under its powers and responsibilities with respect to
         the State Water Resources Development System.

13.      The following shall be added immediately following Section 14.14:

         14.15. Notwithstanding the foregoing limitations on assignment, at any
         time after January 1, 2003, the Seller shall, upon the written request
         of DWR, enter into one or more Buyer Replacement Agreements as may be
         agreed to by one or more Qualified Electric Corporations. This Base
         Contract and any Transactions hereunder shall terminate upon execution
         of a Buyer Replacement Agreement. The execution of the Buyer
         Replacement Agreement shall constitute a novation that shall relieve
         DWR of any liability or obligation arising after the date of
         termination of this Base Contract and Transactions hereunder. Such
         Replacement Agreement shall state that it is a Replacement Agreement
         within the meaning of the Agreement. The effectiveness of such Buyer
         Replacement Agreement shall be subject to the condition precedent that
         the California Public Utilities Commission shall have conducted a just
         and reasonable review under Section 451 of the Public Utilities Code
         with respect to such Buyer Replacement Agreement and shall have issued
         an order determining that the charges under such Buyer Replacement
         Agreement are just and reasonable.

15.      The following shall be added immediately following Section 14.15:

         14.16. California law authorizes suits based on contract against the
         State or its agencies, and Buyer agrees that it will not assert any
         immunity it may have as a state agency against such lawsuits filed in
         California state court.

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16.      The following shall be added immediately following Section 14.16:

     14.17. Payments by Buyer under this Base Contract shall constitute an
     operating expense of the Fund payable prior to all bonds, notes or other
     indebtedness secured by a pledge or assignment of the Trust Estate or
     payments to the general fund.

17.      The following shall be added immediately following Section 14.17:

     14.18. Buyer covenants that it will, at least annually, and more frequently
     as required, establish and revise revenue requirements sufficient, together
     with any moneys on deposit in the Fund, to provide for the timely payment
     of all obligations which it has incurred, including any payments required
     to be made by Buyer pursuant to this Base Contract. While any obligations
     of Buyer pursuant this Base Contract remain outstanding and not fully
     performed or discharged, the rights, powers, duties and existence of Buyer
     and the California Public Utilities Commission shall not be diminished or
     impaired in any manner that will affect adversely the interests and rights
     of Seller under this Base Contract.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Special Provisions to
The Base Contract for Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas to be duly executed as of
the date first above written.

WILLIAMS ENERGY MARKETING &                CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER
TRADING COMPANY                            RESOURCES separate and apart from its
                                           Powers and responsibilities with
                                           respect to the State Water Resources
                                           Development System

By:_____________________________           By:______________________________

Name:___________________________           Name:____________________________

Title:__________________________           Title:___________________________

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                                 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

State of Oklahoma   )
                    ) SS
County of Tulsa)

BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, a notary public, on this day personally
appeared ____________________, ____________________ of Williams Energy Marketing
& Trading Company, a Delaware corporation, known to me that he executed this
Special Provisions to The Base Contract for Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas for
the purposes and consideration herein expressed, in the capacity therein set
forth and as the act and deed of said corporation.

GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL of office, this the _____ day of November, 2002.

                                     ________________________________________
                                     Notary Public

My Commission Expires:     ________________

Commission Number:      ______________

[ S E A L ]

State of California    )
                       ) SS
County of _________    )

BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, a notary public, on this day personally
appeared ____________________, _____________________ of the California
Department of Water Resources, a ____________________, known to me that he
executed this Special Provisions to The Base Contract for Sale and Purchase of
Natural Gas for the purposes and consideration therein expressed, in the
capacity therein set forth and as the act and deed of said ______________.

GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL of office, this the _____ day of November, 2002.

                                     ________________________________________
                                     Notary Public

My Commission Expires:     ________________

Commission Number:      ______________

[ S E A L ]

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