Document:

Exhibit 10.10.3

 

THIRD AMENDMENT TO OPERATING AGREEMENT

 

THIS THIRD
AMENDMENT TO OPERATING AGREEMENT (the “Amendment”) is entered into as of  the 31st day
of December, 2008 by and between TUSCARORA GAS TRANSMISSION
COMPANY, a Nevada general partnership, (“Partnership”)  and TRANSCANADA NORTHERN
BORDER INC. (formerly TRANSCAN NORTHWEST BORDER
LTD.), a Delaware corporation (“Operator”).

 

Capitalized terms used herein
but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning given such terms in the
Agreement (as defined below).

 

RECITALS:

 

WHEREAS, Partnership
and Operator entered into that certain Operating Agreement dated as of December 19,
2006, as amended by the First Amendment to Operating Agreement dated as of  June 21, 2007, and the Second Amendment
to Operating Agreement dated as of December 31, 2007 (collectively, the “Agreement”),
pursuant to which Operator agreed to operate the Tuscarora Pipeline on the
terms and conditions set forth therein; and

 

WHEREAS, Partnership
and Operator now desire to amend the Agreement to further extend the term of the
Agreement;

 

NOW,
THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the following and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as
follows:

 

1.             Section 9.01
of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the date “December 31, 2008”
that appears in such section (as amended) and substituting in place thereof the
date “December 31, 2009.”

 

2.             Except as and to the extent
expressly modified by this Amendment, the Agreement shall remain in full force
and effect in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof, and the
execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a
release or waiver of any other right, power or remedy of the Parties to the
Agreement, nor constitute a release or waiver of any other provision of the
Agreement.

 

3.             This Amendment may be executed in
two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original copy
of this Amendment, and all of which, when taken together, shall be deemed to
constitute one and the same agreement. 
The Parties may sign and deliver this Amendment by facsimile
transmission.  Each Party agrees that the
delivery of this Amendment by facsimile shall have the same force and effect as
delivery of original signatures, and that each Party may use such facsimile as
evidence of the execution and delivery of this Amendment by all Parties to the
same extent that an original signature could be used.

 

 

4.             This Amendment
shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of
the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of laws rules or
principles.

 

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

 

	
   

  	
  TUSCARORA GAS TRANSMISSION COMPANY, by its
  Partners

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  TC Pipelines Tuscarora LLC

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/
  Terry Ofremchuck

  
	
   

  	
  Name:
  Terry Ofremchuck

  
	
   

  	
  Title:
  Vice-President, Taxation

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/
  Mark A.P. Zimmerman

  
	
   

  	
  Name:
  Mark A.P. Zimmerman

  
	
   

  	
  Title:
  President

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  TC Tuscarora Intermediate Limited Partnership, by its general
  partner, TC PipeLines GP, Inc.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/
  Mark A. P. Zimmerman

  
	
   

  	
  Name:
  Mark A. P. Zimmerman

  
	
   

  	
  Title:
  President

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/
  Donald J. DeGrandis

  
	
   

  	
  Name:
  Donald J. DeGrandis

  
	
   

  	
  Title:
  Secretary

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  TRANSCANADA NORTHERN BORDER INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Ron Cook

  
	
   

  	
  Name: Ron Cook

  
	
   

  	
  Title: Vice President - Taxation

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Marcia Anderson

  
	
   

  	
  Name: Marcia Anderson

  
	
   

  	
  Title: Assistant Secretary

  

 

2Exhibit 10.20

 

TRANSPORTATION SERVICE AGREEMENT

Contract Identification FT11544

 

This
Transportation Service Agreement (Agreement) is entered into by Great Lakes Gas
Transmission Limited Partnership (Transporter) and ANR PIPELINE COMPANY
(Shipper).

 

WHEREAS,
Shipper has requested Transporter to transport Gas on its behalf and
Transporter represents that it is willing to transport Gas under the terms and
conditions of this Agreement.

 

NOW,
THEREFORE, Transporter and Shipper agree that the terms below constitute the
transportation service to be provided and the rights and obligations of Shipper
and Transporter.

 

1.          EFFECTIVE DATE: November 03,
2008

 

2.          CONTRACT IDENTIFICATION:
FT11544

 

3.          RATE SCHEDULE: FT

 

4.          SHIPPER TYPE:
Interstate PI

 

5.          STATE/PROVINCE OF INCORPORATION: Delaware

 

6.          TERM: December 01,
2008 to March 31, 2009

 

7.          EFFECT ON PREVIOUS CONTRACTS:

 

This
Agreement supersedes, cancels and terminates, as of the effective date stated
above, the following contract(s): N/A

 

8.          MAXIMUM
DAILY QUANTITY (Dth/Day):
100,000

 

Please see Appendix A for further detail.

 

The maximum quantity to be transported under this Agreement for the
corresponding term shall not exceed:

 

	
   

  	
  December 01,
  2008

  	
  March 31,
  2009

  	
  1,500,000
  Dth

  

 

9.         RATES:

 

Unless
Shipper and Transporter have agreed to a rate other than the maximum rate,
rates shall be Transporter’s maximum rates and charges plus all applicable
surcharges in effect from time to time under the applicable Rate Schedule (as
stated above) on file with the Commission unless otherwise agreed to by the
parties in writing. Provisions governing a rate other than maximum shall be set
forth in this Paragraph 9 and/or on Appendix B hereto.

 

Shipper
and Transporter agree that for service under this Agreement from the point(s) of
receipt listed on Appendix A to the point(s) of delivery listed on
Appendix A: a) the Reservation Fee to be charged shall be $0.300, and b) the
Utilization Fee to be charged under this agreement shall be $0.0000 per Dth.

 

10.        POINTS OF RECEIPT AND DELIVERY:

 

The
primary receipt and delivery points are set forth on Appendix A.

 

11.        RELEASED CAPACITY:

 

N/A

 

12.        INCORPORATION OF TARIFF INTO AGREEMENT:

 

This
Agreement shall incorporate and in all respects be subject to the “General
Terms and Conditions” and the applicable Rate Schedule (as stated above) set
forth in Transporter’s FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1, as
may be revised from time to time. Transporter may file and seek Commission
approval under Section 4 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) at any time and from
time to time to change any rates, charges or provisions set forth in the
applicable Rate Schedule (as stated above) and the “General Terms and
Conditions” in Transporter’s FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1,
and Transporter shall have the right to place such changes in effect in
accordance with the NGA, and this Agreement shall be deemed to include such
changes and any such 

 

 

changes
which become effective by operation of law and Commission Order, without
prejudice to Shipper’s right to protest the same.

 

13.       MISCELLANEOUS:

 

No
waiver by either party to this Agreement of any one or more defaults by the
other in the performance of this Agreement shall operate or be construed as a
waiver of any continuing or future default(s), whether of a like or a different
character.

 

Any
controversy between the parties arising under this Agreement and not resolved
by the parties shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of
Michigan.

 

14.        OTHER PROVISIONS:

 

It
is agreed that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on
or otherwise be incurred by any Partner, agent, management official or employee
of the Transporter or any director, officer or employee of any of the
foregoing, for any obligation of the Transporter arising under this Agreement
or for any claim based on such obligation and that the sole recourse of Shipper
under this Agreement is limited to assets of the Transporter.

 

Upon
termination of this Agreement, Shipper’s and Transporter’s obligations to each
other arising under this Agreement, prior to the date of termination, remain in
effect and are not being terminated by any provision of this Agreement.

 

15.       NOTICES AND COMMUNICATIONS:

 

All
notices and communications with respect to this Agreement shall be in writing
and sent to the addresses stated below or at any other such address(es) as may
be designated in writing:

 

	
   

  	
  ADMINISTRATIVE
  MATTERS

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Great
  Lakes Gas Transmission Limited

  	
  ANR
  PIPELINE COMPANY

  
	
   

  	
  Partnership

  	
  717
  Texas Avenue

  
	
   

  	
  5250
  Corporate Drive

  	
  Suite 2400

  
	
   

  	
  Troy,
  MI 48098

  	
  Houston,
  TX 77002-2761

  
	
   

  	
  Attn:
  Transportation Services

  	
  Attn:

  

 

	
   

  	
  PAYMENT
  BY ELECTRONIC TRANSFER

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Great
  Lakes Gas Transmission Limited

  	
  ANR
  PIPELINE COMPANY

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Partnership

  	
  Attn:
  Pearline Mcmahon

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Citibank,
  NA, New York, NY

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  ABA
  No:  021000089

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Account
  No: 3076-5207

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

 

	
   

  	
  AGREED
  TO BY:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  GREAT
  LAKES GAS TRANSMISSION

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  LIMITED
  PARTNERSHIP

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:
  Great Lakes Gas Transmission Company

  	
  ANR
  PIPELINE COMPANY

  

 

 

Operator and Agent for Great Lakes Gas

Transmission Limited Partnership

 

 

	
  By:

  	
   /s/ Joseph E. Pollard

  	
   

  	
  By: 

  	
  /s/ Gary C. Charette

  
	
   

  	
  Joseph
  E. Pollard

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Gary
  C. Charette

  
	
  Title: Director,
  Transportation Services

  	
   

  	
  Title: Vice President,
  Commercial Operations

  

 

2

 

APPENDIX A

Contract Identification FT11544

 

Date: November 03. 2008

Supersedes Appendix Dated:
Not Applicable

 

Shipper:
ANR PIPELINE COMPANY

 

Maximum
Daily Quantity (Dth/Day) per Location:

 

	
  Begin Date

  	
   

  	
  End Date

  	
   

  	
  Point(s) of
  Primarv Receipt

  	
   

  	
  Point(s) of
  Primarv Delivery

  	
   

  	
  MDQ

  	
   

  	
  (MAOP)

  	
   

  
	
  12/01/2008

  	
   

  	
  03/31/2009

  	
   

  	
  MUTTONVILLE

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  100,000

  	
   

  	
  974

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  12/01/2008

  	
   

  	
  03/31/2009

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  OTISVILLE

  	
   

  	
  100,000

  	
   

  	
  974

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