Document:

MP Environmental Control Property Transfer Agreement

    Exhibit
      10.1

     

    EXECUTION
      COPY

     

    
 

    
      

      

    

     

    ENVIRONMENTAL
      CONTROL PROPERTY 

    TRANSFER
      AGREEMENT

     

    between

     

    MP
      RENAISSANCE FUNDING, LLC 

    Seller

     

    and

     

    MONONGAHELA
      POWER COMPANY 

    Transferor

     

    Dated
      as
      of April 11, 2007

     

     

    
      

      

    

     

    
 

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

     

    TABLE
      OF CONTENTS

    

      
        	 	 	 	 	 	 	
                Page

              	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	
                ARTICLE
                  I

              	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	
                Definitions

              	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
                Section
                  1.01.

              	 	 	
                Definitions

              	 	 	
                1

              	 
	
                Section
                  1.02.

              	 	 	
                Other
                  Definitional Provisions

              	 	 	
                2

              	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
                ARTICLE
                  II

              	 
	
                Conveyance
                  of Environmental Control Property

              	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
                Section
                  2.01.

              	 	 	
                Conveyance
                  of Initial Environmental Control Property

              	 	 	
                2

              	 
	
                Section
                  2.02.

              	 	 	
                Conveyance
                  of Subsequent Environmental Control Property

              	 	 	
                3

              	 
	
                Section
                  2.03.

              	 	 	
                Conditions
                  to Conveyance of Environmental Control Property

              	 	 	
                3

              	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
                ARTICLE
                  III

              	 
	
                Representations
                  and Warranties of Transferor

              	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
                Section
                  3.01.

              	 	 	
                Organization
                  and Good Standing

              	 	 	
                4

              	 
	
                Section
                  3.02.

              	 	 	
                Due
                  Qualification

              	 	 	
                4

              	 
	
                Section
                  3.03.

              	 	 	
                Power
                  and Authority

              	 	 	
                4

              	 
	
                Section
                  3.04.

              	 	 	
                Binding
                  Obligation

              	 	 	
                5

              	 
	
                Section
                  3.05.

              	 	 	
                No
                  Violation

              	 	 	
                4

              	 
	
                Section
                  3.06.

              	 	 	
                No
                  Proceedings

              	 	 	
                5

              	 
	
                Section
                  3.07.

              	 	 	
                Approvals

              	 	 	
                5

              	 
	
                Section
                  3.08.

              	 	 	
                The
                  Environmental Control Property

              	 	 	
                5

              	 
	
                Section
                  3.09.

              	 	 	
                Representations
                  and Warranties of Seller

              	 	 	
                8

              	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
                ARTICLE
                  IV

              	 
	
                Covenants
                  of the Transferor

              	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
                Section
                  4.01.

              	 	 	
                Corporate
                  Existence

              	 	 	
                8

              	 
	
                Section
                  4.02.

              	 	 	
                No
                  Liens or Conveyances

              	 	 	
                9

              	 
	
                Section
                  4.03.

              	 	 	
                Delivery
                  of Collections

              	 	 	
                9

              	 
	
                Section
                  4.04.

              	 	 	
                Notice
                  of Liens

              	 	 	
                9

              	 
	
                Section
                  4.05.

              	 	 	
                Compliance
                  with Law

              	 	 	
                9

              	 
	
                Section
                  4.06.

              	 	 	
                Covenants
                  Related to Environmental Control Property

              	 	 	
                9

              	 
	
                Section
                  4.07.

              	 	 	
                Notice
                  of Indemnification Events

              	 	 	
                10

              	 
	
                Section
                  4.08.

              	 	 	
                Protection
                  of Title

              	 	 	
                10

              	 
	
                Section
                  4.09.

              	 	 	
                Taxes

              	 	 	
                11

              	 
	
                Section
                  4.10.

              	 	 	
                Third
                  Parties

              	 	 	
                11

              	 

      

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
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                ARTICLE
                  V

              	 
	
                The
                  Transferor

              	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
                Section
                  5.01.

              	 	 	
                Liability
                  of Transferor; Indemnities

              	 	 	
                11

              	 
	
                Section
                  5.02.

              	 	 	
                Merger
                  or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of,
                  Transferor

              	 	 	
                13

              	 
	
                Section
                  5.03.

              	 	 	
                Limitation
                  on Liability of Transferor and Others

              	 	 	
                13

              	 
	
                Section
                  5.04.

              	 	 	
                Opinions
                  of Counsel

              	 	 	
                13

              	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
                ARTICLE
                  VI

              	 
	
                Miscellaneous
                  Provisions

              	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
                Section
                  6.01.

              	 	 	
                Amendment

              	 	 	
                14

              	 
	
                Section
                  6.02.

              	 	 	
                Notices

              	 	 	
                14

              	 
	
                Section
                  6.03.

              	 	 	
                Assignment

              	 	 	
                16

              	 
	
                Section
                  6.04.

              	 	 	
                Limitations
                  on Rights of Others

              	 	 	
                16

              	 
	
                Section
                  6.05.

              	 	 	
                Severability

              	 	 	
                16

              	 
	
                Section
                  6.06.

              	 	 	
                Separate
                  Counterparts

              	 	 	
                16

              	 
	
                Section
                  6.07.

              	 	 	
                Headings

              	 	 	
                17

              	 
	
                Section
                  6.08.

              	 	 	
                Governing
                  Law

              	 	 	
                17

              	 
	
                Section
                  6.09.

              	 	 	
                Assignment
                  to Issuer and to Indenture Trustee

              	 	 	
                17

              	 
	
                Section
                  6.10.

              	 	 	
                Nonpetition
                  Covenant

              	 	 	
                17

              	 
	
                Section
                  6.11.

              	 	 	
                Perfection

              	 	 	
                17

              	 
	
                Section
                  6.12.

              	 	 	
                Limitation
                  of Liability

              	 	 	
                18

              	 
	 	 	 	
                 

              	 	 	 	 
	
                Exhibit
                  A

              	 	 	
                Pending
                  Litigation

              	 	 	 	 
	
                Appendix
                  A

              	 	 	
                Master
                  Definitions

              	 	 	 	 

      

    

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    ENVIRONMENTAL
      CONTROL PROPERTY TRANSFER AGREEMENT dated as of April 11, 2007 (as amended,
      restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, “this
      Agreement”),
      between MP RENAISSANCE FUNDING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the
      “Seller”),
      and
      MONONGAHELA POWER COMPANY, an Ohio corporation, and its successors in interest
      to the extent permitted hereunder, as Transferor (the “Transferor”).

     

    WHEREAS
      the Transferor desires to contribute from time to time Environmental Control
      Property created pursuant to the Statute and the Financing Order; and

     

    WHEREAS
      the Seller is willing to acquire the Environmental Control Property;
      and

     

    WHEREAS
      the Seller intends to sell the Transferred Environmental Control Property to
      the
      Issuer and the Issuer intends to purchase the Transferred Environmental Control
      Property from the Seller pursuant to the Sale Agreement; and

     

    WHEREAS
      the Issuer, in order to finance the purchase of the Transferred Environmental
      Control Property, will from time to time issue Environmental Control Bonds
      under
      the Indenture; and

     

    WHEREAS
      the Issuer, to secure its obligations under the Environmental Control Bonds
      and
      the Indenture, will pledge its right, title and interest in the Transferred
      Environmental Control Property to the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of
      the
      Environmental Control Bondholders; and

     

    WHEREAS
      the Seller has determined that the transactions contemplated by the Basic
      Documents are in the best interest of the Seller and its creditors and represent
      a prudent and advisable course of action that does not impair the rights and
      interests of the Seller’s creditors; and

     

    WHEREAS
      the PSCWV or its attorney will enforce this Agreement pursuant to the Financing
      Order for the benefit of the Customers to the extent permitted by applicable
      Requirements of Law.

     

    NOW,
      THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein
      contained and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree
      as
      follows:

     

    ARTICLE
      I

    Definitions

     

    Section
      1.01.  Definitions.
      Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings
      assigned to them in Appendix A to this Agreement.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

     

    Section
      1.02.  Other
      Definitional Provisions.
      (a)
      The
      words “hereof”, “herein”, “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in
      this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any
      particular provision of this Agreement; Section, Schedule and Exhibit references
      contained in this Agreement are references to Sections, Schedules and Exhibits
      in or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified; and the term “including”
shall mean “including without limitation”.

     

    (b)  The
      definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well
      as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the
      feminine and neuter genders of such terms.

     

    ARTICLE
      II

    Conveyance
      of Environmental Control Property

     

    

      Section
        2.01.  Conveyance
        of Initial Environmental Control Property.
        (a)
        Subject
        to the conditions specified in Section 2.03,
        the
        Transferor hereby irrevocably contributes, sells, transfers, assigns, sets
        over
        and otherwise conveys to the Seller, without recourse (subject to the
        obligations herein), all right, title and interest of the Transferor in and
        to
        the Initial Environmental Control Property created pursuant to the Statute
        and
        in accordance with the Financing Order (such contribution, sale, transfer,
        assignment, set over and conveyance of the Initial Environmental Control
        Property includes, to the fullest extent permitted by the Statute, the
        assignment of all revenues, collections, claims, rights, payments, money
        or
        proceeds of or arising from the Environmental Control Charges related to
        the
        Initial Environmental Control Property, as the same may be adjusted from
        time to
        time). Such contribution, sale, transfer, assignment, set over and conveyance
        is
        expressly an absolute transfer of all of the Transferor’s right, title and
        interest (as in a true sale), and not as a pledge or other secured transaction,
        of the Initial Environmental Control Property. The Transferor agrees and
        confirms that after giving effect to the contribution it has no rights in
        the
        Initial Environmental Control Property to which a security interest of creditors
        of the Transferor could attach because it has sold all rights in the Initial
        Environmental Control Property to the Seller pursuant to Section 24-2-4e(m)(1)
        of the Statute.
        If such
        sale, transfer, assignment, setting over and conveyance is held by any court
        of
        competent jurisdiction not to be a true sale as provided in
        Section 24-2-4e(m)(1) of the Statute, then such sale, transfer, assignment,
        setting over and conveyance shall be treated as a pledge of the Initial
        Environmental Control Property and as the creation of a security interest
        (within the meaning of the Statute and the UCC) in the Initial Environmental
        Control Property and, without prejudice to its position that it has absolutely
        transferred all of its rights in the Initial Environmental Control Property
        to
        the Seller, the Transferor hereby grants a security interest in the Initial
        Environmental Control Property to the Seller (and, to the extent necessary
        to
        qualify the grant as a security interest under the Statute and the UCC, to
        the
        Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Environmental Control Bondholders to
        secure the right of the Seller under the Basic Documents to receive the
        Environmental Control Charges and all other the Environmental Control Property).
        

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
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    (b)  In
      exchange for the contribution of the Initial Environmental Control Property
      from
      the Transferor, the Seller will distribute the net proceeds of the issuance
      and
      sale of the Environmental Control Bonds to the Transferor as a
      dividend.

     

    Section
      2.02.  Conveyance
      of Subsequent Environmental Control Property.
      The
      Transferor may from time to time offer to contribute or convey additional
      Environmental Control Property to the Seller, subject to the conditions
      specified in Section 2.03.
      Such
      Subsequent Environmental Control Property, if any, shall be contributed or
      conveyed to the Seller effective on the Subsequent Contribution Date specified
      in the related Addition Notice, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the
      conditions specified in Section 2.03.

     

    Section
      2.03.  Conditions
      to Conveyance of Environmental Control Property.
      The
      Transferor shall be permitted to contribute and transfer Environmental Control
      

    Property
      to the Seller only upon the satisfaction or
      waiver of each of the following conditions:

     

    (i)  as
      of the
      Initial Contribution Date or the Subsequent Contribution Date, as applicable,
      the Transferor was not insolvent and will not have been made insolvent by such
      contribution and the Transferor is not aware of any pending insolvency with
      respect to itself;

     

    (ii)  as
      of the
      Initial Contribution Date or the Subsequent Contribution Date, as applicable,
      no
      breach by the Transferor of its representations, warranties or covenants in
      this
      Agreement shall exist; and no Servicer Default shall have occurred and be
      continuing;

     

    (iii)  as
      of the
      Initial Contribution Date or the Subsequent Contribution Date, as applicable,
      (A) the Issuer shall have sufficient funds available to pay the purchase
      price for the Transferred Environmental Control Property to be conveyed on
      such
      date pursuant to the Sale Agreement and (B) all conditions to the issuance
      of one or more Series of Environmental Control Bonds intended to provide such
      funds set forth in the Indenture shall have been satisfied or
      waived;

     

    (iv)  on
      or
      prior to the Initial Contribution Date or the Subsequent Contribution Date,
      as
      applicable, the Transferor shall have taken all action required to transfer
      to
      the Seller ownership of the Environmental Control Property to be conveyed on
      such date, free and clear of all Liens, other than Liens created by the Issuer
      under the Indenture, the Seller shall have taken any action required for the
      Seller to transfer to the Issuer ownership of the Transferred Environmental
      Control Property to be conveyed on such date, free and clear of all Liens,
      other
      than Liens created by the Issuer under the Indenture, and the Issuer, or the
      Servicer on behalf of the Issuer, shall have taken any action required for
      the
      Issuer to grant the Indenture Trustee a first priority perfected security
      interest in the Collateral and maintain such security interest as of such
      date;

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    (v)  in
      the
      case of a conveyance of Subsequent Environmental Control Property only, on
      or
      prior to such Subsequent Contribution Date, the Transferor shall have provided
      the Seller, the Issuer and the Rating Agencies with a timely Addition
      Notice;

     

    (vi)  the
      Transferor shall have delivered to the Rating Agencies, the Seller and the
      Issuer (A) an Opinion of Counsel with respect to the transfer of the
      Environmental Control Property then being conveyed to the Seller and
      (B) the Opinion of Counsel required by Section 5.04(a);
      and

     

    (vii)  the
      Transferor shall have delivered to the Indenture Trustee, the Seller and the
      Issuer an Officers’ Certificate confirming the satisfaction of each condition
      precedent specified in this Section 2.03.

     

    ARTICLE
      III

    Representations
      and Warranties of Transferor

     

    As
      of the
      Initial Contribution Date, or as of any Subsequent Contribution Date, as
      applicable, the Transferor makes the following representations and warranties
      on
      which the Seller has relied and will rely in acquiring Environmental Control
      Property. The Transferor agrees and acknowledges that the following
      representations and warranties are also for the benefit of the Issuer, as
      assignee of the Seller pursuant to the Sale Agreement, and the Indenture
      Trustee, as collateral assignee of the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture. The
      representations and warranties shall survive the conveyance of Environmental
      Control Property to the Seller, the sale of the Transferred Environmental
      Control Property from the Seller to the Issuer pursuant to the Sale Agreement
      and the pledges and assignments thereof permitted hereby.

     

    Section
      3.01.  Organization
      and Good Standing.
      The
      Transferor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
      standing under the laws of the State of Ohio, with corporate power and authority
      to own its properties and conduct its business as currently owned or
      conducted.

     

    Section
      3.02.  Due
      Qualification.
      The
      Transferor is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in good
      standing, and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals, in all
      jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of property or the conduct of
      its
      business shall require such qualifications, licenses or approvals (except where
      the failure to so qualify or obtain such licenses and approvals would not be
      reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Transferor’s
      business, operations, assets, revenues or properties).

     

    Section
      3.03.  Power
      and Authority.
      The
      Transferor has the corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this
      Agreement and to carry out its terms; the Transferor has full corporate power
      and authority to own the Environmental Control Property and contribute, convey
      and assign the Initial Environmental Control Property, in the case of the
      Initial Contribution Date, and the Subsequent Environmental Control Property,
      in
      the case of each Subsequent Contribution Date, as applicable, and the Transferor
      has duly authorized such contribution, conveyance and assignment to the Seller
      by all necessary corporate action; and the execution, delivery and performance
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    authorized
      by the Transferor by all necessary corporate action.

     

    Section
      3.04.  Binding
      Obligation.
      This
      Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Transferor
      enforceable against the Transferor in accordance with its terms subject to
      bankruptcy, receivership, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization,
      moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally from time to time
      in effect and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered
      in a proceeding in equity or at law).

     

    Section
      3.05.  No
      Violation.
      The
      consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
      fulfillment of the terms hereof do not conflict with, result in any breach
      of
      any of the terms and provisions of, nor constitute (with or without notice
      or
lapse of time) a default under, the articles of
      incorporation or by-laws of the Transferor, or any indenture, agreement or
      other
      instrument to which the Transferor is a party or by which it shall be bound;
      nor
      result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of its properties
      (other than under this Agreement) pursuant to the terms of any such indenture,
      agreement or other instrument; nor, to the Transferor’s knowledge, violate any
      Requirements of Law applicable to the Transferor of any Governmental Authority
      having jurisdiction over the Transferor or its properties.

     

    Section
      3.06.  No
      Proceedings.
      Except
      as described in Exhibit A, there are no proceedings or investigations pending
      or, to the Transferor’s best knowledge, threatened, before any Governmental
      Authority having jurisdiction over the Transferor or its properties
      (i) asserting the invalidity of the Basic Documents, the Environmental
      Control Bonds, the Statute or the Financing Order, (ii) seeking to prevent
      the issuance of the Environmental Control Bonds or the consummation of any
      of
      the transactions contemplated by the Basic Documents or the Environmental
      Control Bonds or (iii)  seeking any determination or ruling that could
      reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the performance by
      the
      Transferor of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of,
      the
      Basic Documents, the Environmental Control Bonds or the Financing
      Order.

     

    Section
      3.07.  Approvals.
      Except
      for UCC filings or filings under the Statute, no approval, authorization,
      consent, order or other action of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority
      is
      required in connection with the execution and delivery by the Transferor of
      this
      Agreement, the performance by the Transferor of the transactions contemplated
      hereby or the fulfillment by the Transferor of the terms hereof, except those
      that have been obtained or made.

     

    Section
      3.08.  The
      Environmental Control Property.
      (a) Information.
      All
      information provided by the Transferor to the Seller in writing with respect
      to
      the Environmental Control Property is correct in all material
      respects.

     

    (b)  Effect
      of Transfer.
      The
      transfers and assignments herein contemplated constitute absolute transfers
      of
      the Initial Environmental Control Property

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    or
      the
      Subsequent Environmental Control Property, as the case may be, from the
      Transferor to the Seller, and the beneficial interest in and title to the
      Environmental Control Property would not be part of the debtor’s estate in the
      event of the filing of a bankruptcy petition by or against the Transferor under
      any bankruptcy law.

     

    (c)  Transfer
      Filings.
      

     

    (i)  The
      Transferor is the sole owner of the Environmental Control Property being
      contributed to the Seller on the Initial Contribution Date or Subsequent
      Contribution Date, as applicable.

     

    (ii)  The
      Environmental Control Property has been validly transferred to the Seller free
      and clear of all Liens other than Liens created by the Issuer under the
      Indenture.

     

    
      (iii)  All
        filings, including filings with the Secretary of State of West Virginia under
        the Statute, necessary in any jurisdiction to give the Seller a valid ownership
        interest in the Environmental Control Property, free and clear of all Liens
        of
        the Transferor or anyone claiming through the Transferor, and to give the
        Seller
        a first priority perfected security interest in the Environmental Control
        Property have been made, other than any such filings (except for filings
        with
        the Secretary of State of the State of West Virginia, Delaware and Nevada,
        under
        the Statute and UCC, as applicable) the absence of which would not have a
        material adverse impact on (A) the ability of the Servicer to collect
        Environmental Control Charges with respect to the Environmental Control Property
        or (B) the rights of the Seller with respect to the Environmental Control
        Property.

    

     

    (d)  Irrevocable;
      Process Valid; No Litigation; Etc.
      

     

    (i)  The
      Financing Order has been issued by the PSCWV in accordance with the Statute;
      the
      Financing Order and the process by which it was issued comply with all
      applicable Requirements of Law; and the Financing Order is in full force
      and effect, final, and not subject to appeal by any Person.

     

    (ii)  As
      of the
      date of issuance of any Series of Environmental Control Bonds, such
      Environmental Control Bonds are entitled to the protections provided by the
      Statute and, accordingly, the provisions of the Financing Order relating to
      Environmental Control Property and Environmental Control Charges are not
      revocable by the PSCWV.

     

    (iii)  (A) Under
      the Statute, the State of West Virginia has pledged (the “State
      Pledge”)
      that
      it will not take or permit any action that impairs the value of Environmental
      Control Property or, except as allowed in connection with the True-Up
      Adjustments, reduce, alter or impair Environmental Control Charges that are
      imposed, collected and remitted for the benefit of the Environmental Control
      Bondholders, until any principal, interest and redemption premium in respect
      of
      the Environmental Control Bonds, all financing costs and all amounts to be
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    full.
      (B) Under the Contract Clauses of the
      Constitutions of the State of West Virginia and the United States, the State
      of
      West Virginia could not, absent a demonstration that such action was necessary
      to serve a significant and legitimate public purpose, repeal or amend the
      Statute, nor could the State of West Virginia (or the PSCWV in exercising its
      legislative powers) take any action or fail to take any action required by
      the
      State Pledge if the repeal or amendment, or the action or inaction, would
      substantially limit, alter, impair or reduce the value of the Environmental
      Control Property or the Environmental Control Charges. (C) Under applicable
      West Virginia constitutional principles relating to the impairment of liens,
      the
      State of West Virginia could not enact legislation (other than a law passed
      by
      the State of West Virginia in the valid exercise of the state’s police power)
      that repeals the State Pledge or limits, alters, impairs or reduces the value
      of
      the Environmental Control Property or the Environmental Control Charges so
      as to
      impair (x) the terms of the Indenture or the Environmental  Control
      Bonds or (y) the rights and remedies of the Environmental Control Bondholders
      (or the Indenture Trustee acting on their behalf) prior to the time that the
      Environmental Control Bonds are fully paid and discharged if such action would
      prevent the payment of the Environmental Control Bonds or would significantly
      affect the security for the Environmental Control Bonds.

     

    (iv)  There
      is
      no order by any court providing for the revocation, alteration, limitation
      or
      other impairment of the Statute, Financing Order, Environmental Control Property
      or the Environmental Control Charges or any rights arising under any of them
      or
      which seeks to enjoin the performance of any obligations under the Financing
      Order.

     

    (v)  No
      other
      approval, authorization, consent, order or other action of, or filing with,
      any
      Governmental Authority is required in connection with the creation of the
      Environmental Control Property, except those that have been obtained or
      made.

     

    (vi)  Except
      as
      described in Exhibit A, there are no proceedings or investigations challenging
      the Financing Order or the Statute pending, or to the best of the Transferor’s
      knowledge, threatened before any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction
      over
      the Transferor or its properties.

     

    (vii)  No
      failure on the Initial Contribution Date or any Subsequent Contribution Date
      or
      any time thereafter to satisfy any condition imposed by the Statute with respect
      to the recovery of Environmental Control Costs will have a material adverse
      affect on the creation or contribution hereunder of Environmental Control
      Property or the right to collect Environmental Control Charges.

     

    (viii)  The
      voters of the State of West Virginia have no right of referendum or initiative
      to amend, repeal or revoke the Statute in a manner that would impair the
      security of the Environmental Control Bondholders.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    (e)  Assumptions.
      The
      assumptions used in calculating Environmental Control Charges are reasonable
      and
      made in good faith.

     

    (f)  Creation
      of Environmental Control Property.
      

     

    (i)  The
      Environmental Control Property constitutes an existing present property right
      that will continue to exist until the Environmental Control Bonds issued
      pursuant to the Financing Order and all Financing Costs of the Environmental
      Control Bonds have been paid in full.

     

    (ii)  The
      Environmental Control Property consists of (A) the rights and interests of
      the Transferor, the Seller, as assignee of the Transferor, and the Issuer,
      as
      assignee of the Seller, including the right to impose, charge, collect and
      receive Environmental Control Charges in the amount necessary to provide for
      full payment and recovery of all Environmental Control Costs and Financing
      Costs determined to be recoverable in the Financing
      Order,
      and any interest in such rights and interests; (B) the right under the
      Financing Order, to obtain True-Up Adjustments; and (C) all revenues,
      receipts, collections, rights to payment, payments, moneys, claims or other
      proceeds arising from the rights and interests described in clauses (A) and
      (B)
      above.

     

    (iii)  The
      Financing Order, including the right to collect Environmental Control Charges,
      has been declared to be irrevocable by the PSCWV.

     

    (g)  Solvency.
      After
      giving effect to the contribution of any Environmental Control Property
      hereunder, the Transferor (i) is solvent and expects to remain solvent,
      (ii) is adequately capitalized to conduct its business and affairs
      considering its size and the nature of its business and intended purposes,
      (iii) is not engaged in nor does it expect to engage in a business for
      which its remaining property represents unreasonably small capital,
      (iv) reasonably believes that it will be able to pay its debts as they come
      due and (v) is able to pay its debts as they mature and does not intend to
      incur, or believe that it will incur, indebtedness that it will not be able
      to
      repay at its maturity.

     

    Section
      3.09.  Representations
      and Warranties of Seller.
      The
      representations and warranties made by the Seller under the Sale Agreement
      are
      true and correct in all material respects.

     

    ARTICLE
      IV

    Covenants
      of the Transferor

     

    Section
      4.01.  Corporate
      Existence.
      Subject
      to Section 5.02,
      so long
      as Environmental Control Bonds of any Series remain Outstanding, except in
      the
      case of a merger, consolidation, division, asset disposition or other similar
      transaction permitted under the terms of this Agreement, the Transferor will
      keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and remain in good
      standing, in each case under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation,
      and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    business
      in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to
      protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement and each other
      instrument or agreement to which the Transferor is a party necessary to the
      proper administration of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
      hereby.

     

    Section
      4.02.  No
      Liens or Conveyances.
      Except
      for the conveyances hereunder, the Transferor will not sell, pledge, assign
      or
      transfer to any other Person, or grant, create, incur, assume or suffer to
      exist
      any Lien on, any of the Environmental Control Property, whether now existing
      or
      hereafter created, or any interest therein. The Transferor shall not at any
      time
      assert any Lien against or with respect to any Environmental Control Property,
      and shall defend the right, title and interest of the Seller, the Issuer, as
      assignee of the Seller, and the Indenture Trustee, as collateral assignee of
      the
      Issuer, in, to and under the Environmental Control Property and the Transferred
      Environmental Control Property,
      as the case may be, whether now existing or hereafter created, against all
      claims of third parties claiming through or under the Transferor.

     

    Section
      4.03.  Delivery
      of Collections.
      Subject
      to the terms of the Servicing Agreement, if the Transferor receives collections
      in respect of the Environmental Control Charges, the Transferor agrees to pay
      the Servicer all estimated payments received by the Transferor in respect
      thereof as soon as practicable after receipt is known by the Transferor, but
      in
      no event later than two Business Days after such receipt is known by the
      Transferor, and the Transferor shall reconcile estimated payment amounts with
      the Servicer within 25 Business Days after the estimated payments are paid
      to
      the Servicer.

     

    Section
      4.04.  Notice
      of Liens.
      The
      Transferor shall notify the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee promptly after
      becoming aware of any Lien on any Environmental Control Property other than
      the
      conveyances hereunder or under the Sale Agreement, the Indenture or the other
      Basic Documents.

     

    Section
      4.05.  Compliance
      with Law.
      The
      Transferor hereby agrees to comply with its organizational or governing
      documents and all Requirements of Law applicable to the Transferor, except
      to
      the extent that failure to so comply would not have a material adverse affect
      on
      the Seller’s, the Issuer’s or the Indenture Trustee’s interests in the
      Environmental Control Property or the Transferred Environmental Control
      Property, as applicable, under any of the Basic Documents or the Transferor’s
      performance of its obligations hereunder or under any of the other Basic
      Documents to which it is a party.

     

    Section
      4.06.  Covenants
      Related to Environmental Control Property.
      (a)
      So long
      as Environmental Control Bonds of any Series remain Outstanding, the Transferor
      shall treat the Environmental Control Bonds as debt of the Seller for federal
      income tax purposes to the extent permitted by applicable Requirements of
      Law.

     

    (b)  So
      long
      as Environmental Control Bonds of any Series remain Outstanding, the Transferor
      shall (i) clearly disclose in its financial statements that it is not the
      owner of the Environmental Control Property and that the assets of the Issuer
      are not available to pay creditors of the Transferor or any of its Affiliates
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    disclose
      the effects of all transactions among the Transferor, the Seller and the Issuer
      in accordance with GAAP.

     

    (c)  The
      Transferor agrees that upon the conveyance by the Transferor of the
      Environmental Control Property to the Seller, (i) to the fullest extent
      permitted by applicable Requirements of Law, the Seller shall have all of the
      rights originally held by the Transferor with respect to the Environmental
      Control Property, including the right to collect any amounts payable by any
      Customer or Third Party in respect of such Environmental Control Property,
      notwithstanding any objection or direction to the contrary by the Transferor
      and
      (ii) any payment by any Customer or Third Party to the Seller shall
      discharge such Customer’s or such Third Party’s obligations in respect of such
      Environmental Control Property to the extent of such payment, notwithstanding
      any objection or direction to the contrary by the Transferor.

     

    (d)  So
      long
      as Environmental Control Bonds of any Series remain Outstanding, (i) the
      Transferor shall not make any statement or reference in respect of the
      Environmental Control Property that is inconsistent with the ownership thereof
      by the Seller or, after the sale of the Transferred Environmental Control
      Property by the Seller to the Issuer, the Issuer and (ii) the Transferor
      shall not take any action in respect of the Environmental Control Property
      except solely in its capacity as the Servicer thereof pursuant to the Servicing
      Agreement or as otherwise contemplated by the Basic Documents.

     

    Section
      4.07.  Notice
      of Indemnification Events.
      The
      Transferor shall deliver to the Seller, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee
      promptly after having obtained knowledge thereof, written notice in an Officers’
Certificate of any Indemnification Event or any event which, with the giving
      of
      notice or the passage of time, would become an Indemnification
      Event.

     

    Section
      4.08.  Protection
      of Title.
      The
      Transferor shall execute and file such filings, including filings with the
      PSCWV
      pursuant to the Statute and the Financing Order, and cause to be executed and
      filed such filings, all in such manner and in such places as may be required
      by
      law fully to preserve, maintain, and protect the interests of the Seller in
      the
      Environmental Control Property, including all filings required under the Statute
      relating to the transfer of the ownership or security interest in the
      Environmental Control Property by the Transferor to the Seller. The Transferor
      shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Seller file-stamped copies
      of,
      or filing receipts for, any document filed as provided above, as soon as
      available following such filing. The Transferor agrees to take such legal or
      administrative actions, including defending against or instituting and pursuing
      legal actions and appearing or testifying at hearings or similar proceedings,
      as
      may be reasonably necessary (i) to protect the Seller, the Issuer, the
      Indenture Trustee and the Environmental Control Bondholders from claims, state
      actions or other actions or proceedings of third parties which, if successfully
      pursued, would result in a breach of any representation or warranty set forth
      in
      Article III or (ii) to block or overturn any attempts to cause a
      repeal of, modification of or supplement to the Statute or the Financing Order
      or the rights of holders of Environmental Control Property by
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    enactment
      or constitutional amendment that would be materially adverse to the holders
      of
      Environmental Control Property.

     

    Section
      4.09.  Taxes.
      So long
      as Environmental Control Bonds of any Series remain Outstanding, the Transferor
      shall, and shall cause each of its subsidiaries to, pay all material taxes,
      including assessments and governmental charges imposed upon it or any of its
      properties or assets or with respect to any of its franchises, business, income
      or property before any penalty accrues thereon if the failure to pay any such
      taxes, assessments and governmental charges would, after any applicable grace
      periods, notices or other similar requirements, result in a lien on the
      Environmental Control Property; provided that no such tax need be paid if the
      Transferor or one of its subsidiaries is contesting the same in good faith
      by
      appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted and if
      the
      Transferor or such subsidiary has established appropriate reserves as shall
      be
      required in conformity with generally accepted accounting
      principles.

     

    Section
      4.10.  Third
      Parties.
      So long
      as Environmental Control Bonds of any Series remain Outstanding, the Transferor
      shall not permit any Third Party to bill or collect Environmental Control
      Charges on behalf of the Issuer except (a) as a subcontractor under the active
      supervision of the Servicer or (b) as required by applicable law or regulation
      and to the extent permitted by applicable law or regulation, after written
      notice of such arrangement is furnished to the Rating Agencies.

     

    ARTICLE
      V

    The
      Transferor

     

    Section
      5.01.  Liability
      of Transferor; Indemnities.
      (a)
      The
      Transferor shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the
      obligations specifically undertaken by the Transferor under this
      Agreement.

     

    (b)  The
      Transferor shall indemnify the Seller, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, for
      itself and on behalf of the Environmental Control Bondholders, and each of
      their
      respective members, managers, officers, directors and agents for, and defend
      and
      hold harmless each such Person from and against, any and all taxes (other than
      any taxes imposed on Environmental Control Bondholders, solely as a result
      of
      their ownership of Environmental Control Bonds ) that may at any time be imposed
      on or asserted against any such Person as a result of the acquisition or holding
      of the Environmental Control Property by the Seller or the Transferred
      Environmental Control Property by the Issuer or the issuance and sale by the
      Issuer of the Environmental Control Bonds, or any other transactions
      contemplated herein, including any sales, gross receipts, general corporation,
      tangible personal property, privilege or license taxes.

     

    (c)  The
      Transferor shall indemnify the Seller, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, on
      behalf of the Environmental Control Bondholders, and each of their respective
      members, managers, officers, directors, and agents for, and defend and hold
      harmless each such Person from and against, any and all amounts of principal
      of
      and interest on the Environmental Control Bonds not paid when due or when
      scheduled to be paid in accordance with their terms and the amount of any
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     to
      have been made in accordance with the terms of the Basic Documents which are
      not
      made when so required, in either case as a result of the Transferor’s breach of
      any of its representations, warranties or covenants contained in this
      Agreement.

     

    (d)  The
      Transferor shall indemnify the Seller, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, on
      behalf of the Environmental Control Bondholders, and each of their respective
      members, managers, officers, directors, and agents, and defend and hold harmless
      each such Person from and against, any and all Losses that may be imposed on,
      incurred by or asserted against any such Person as a result of (i) the
      Transferor’s willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of
      its duties or observance of its covenants under this Agreement, (ii) the
      Transferor’s reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this
      Agreement or (iii) the Transferor’s breach of any of its representations or
      warranties contained in this Agreement (any event described in any of the
      foregoing clauses (i), (ii) or (iii), an “Indemnification
      Event”).
      Amounts on deposit in the Excess Funds Subaccount and the
      Capital Subaccount shall not be available to satisfy any Losses for which
      indemnification is provided in this Agreement.

     

    (e)  The
      Transferor also will indemnify the PSCWV, for the benefit of Customers, for
      any
      and all Losses, including but not limited to Losses in the form of higher
      Environmental Control Charges, that Customers may incur by reason of
      (i) any failure of the Transferor’s representations or warranties in this
      Agreement, (ii) any breach of the Transferor’s covenants in this Agreement,
      (iii) any failure of the Seller’s representations in the Sale Agreement or
      (iv) by breach of the Seller’s covenants in the Sale Agreement. The
      Transferor will not be liable for any Losses resulting solely from a downgrade
      in the ratings on the Environmental Control Bonds or any consequential,
      incidental or indirect damages, including any loss of market value of the
      Environmental Control Bonds, resulting from any downgrade of the ratings of
      the
      Environmental Control Bonds.

     

    (f)  The
      Transferor shall indemnify the Indenture Trustee and its officers, directors
      and
      agents for, and defend and hold harmless each such Person from and against,
      any
      and all Losses that may be imposed upon, incurred by or asserted against any
      such Person as a result of the acceptance or performance of the trusts and
      duties contained herein and in the Basic Documents to which the Indenture
      Trustee is a party, except to the extent that any such Loss shall be due to
      the
      willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence of the Indenture Trustee.
      Such
      amounts shall be deposited into the Collection Account and distributed in
      accordance with the Indenture.

     

    (g)  The
      Transferor’s indemnification obligations under Section 5.01(b),
      (c), (d), (e) and (f)
      for
      events occurring prior to the removal or resignation of the Indenture Trustee,
      or the termination of this Agreement, shall survive the resignation or removal
      of the Indenture Trustee, or the termination of this Agreement, and shall
      include reasonable fees and expenses of investigation and litigation (including
      the reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses of the Indenture Trustee). Any
      amounts indemnified by the Transferor pursuant to its obligations under
Sections
      5.01(b), (c), (d) or (e)
      shall be
      deposited into the Collection Account and distributed in accordance with the
      Indenture. 

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    Section
      5.02.  Merger
      or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of,
      Transferor.
      Any
      Person (a) into which the Transferor may be merged or consolidated and
      which succeeds to all or any material part of the electric distribution business
      of the Transferor, (b) which results from the division of the Transferor
      into two or more Persons and which succeeds to all or any material part of
      the
      electric distribution business of the Transferor, (c) which may result from
      any merger or consolidation to which the Transferor shall be a party and which
      succeeds to all or any material part of the electric distribution business
      of
      the Transferor, (d) which may succeed to the properties and assets of the
      Transferor substantially as a whole and which succeeds to all or any material
      part of the electric distribution business of the Transferor or (e) which
      may otherwise succeed to all or any material part of the electric distribution
      business of the Transferor, which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes
      an agreement of assumption to perform every obligation of the Transferor under
      this Agreement, shall be the successor to the Transferor
      hereunder without the execution or filing of any document or any further act
      by
      any of the parties to this Agreement; provided, however, that
      (i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no representation
      or warranty made pursuant to Article III shall have been breached and no
      Servicer Default, and no event that, after notice or lapse of time, or both,
      would become a Servicer Default, shall have occurred and be continuing,
      (ii) the Transferor shall have delivered to the Seller, the Issuer and the
      Indenture Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each
      stating that such consolidation, merger or succession and such agreement of
      assumption comply with this Section and that all conditions precedent, if any,
      provided for in this Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied
      with, (iii) the Rating Agencies shall have received prior written notice of
      such transaction and (iv) the Transferor shall have delivered to the
      Seller, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee an Opinion of Counsel either
      (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all filings, including
      filings by the Transferor with the PSCWV pursuant to the Statute and UCC
      filings, have been executed and filed that are necessary fully to preserve
      and
      protect the interest of the Seller in the Environmental Control Property and
      reciting the details of such filings or (B) stating that, in the opinion of
      such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect such
      interests. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the execution of
      the
      above described agreement of assumption and compliance with clauses (i),
      (ii), (iii) and (iv) above shall be conditions precedent to the consummation
      of
      any transaction referred to in clause (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e)
      above.

     

    Section
      5.03.  Limitation
      on Liability of Transferor and Others.
      The
      Transferor and any director or officer or agent of the Transferor, or any
      employee of Allegheny Energy Service Corporation, may rely in good faith on
      the
      advice of counsel or on any document of any kind, prima facie properly executed
      and submitted by any Person, respecting any matters arising hereunder. Subject
      to Section 4.08,
      the
      Transferor shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend
      any legal action that is not incidental to its obligations under this Agreement,
      and that in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability.

     

    Section
      5.04.  Opinions
      of Counsel.
      The
      Transferor shall deliver to the Seller, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee:
      (a) promptly after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and of each
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     Subsequent
      Contribution Date, an Opinion of Counsel either (i) to the effect that, in
      the opinion of such counsel, all filings, including filings with the PSCWV
      pursuant to the Statute, that are necessary to fully preserve and protect the
      interests of the Seller in the Environmental Control Property have been executed
      and filed, and reciting the details of such filings or referring to prior
      Opinions of Counsel in which such details are given, or (ii) to the effect
      that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to
      preserve and protect such interest; and (b) within 90 days after the
      beginning of each calendar year beginning with the first calendar year beginning
      more than three months after the Initial Contribution Date, an Opinion of
      Counsel, dated as of a date during such 90-day period, either (i) to the
      effect that, in the opinion of such counsel, all filings with the PSCWV pursuant
      to the Statute, have been executed and filed that are necessary to preserve
      fully and protect fully the interest of the Seller in the Environmental Control
      Property, and reciting the details of such filings or referring to prior
      Opinions of Counsel in which such details are given, or
      (ii) to the effect that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action
      shall be necessary to preserve and protect such interest. Each Opinion of
      Counsel referred to in clause (a) or (b) above shall specify any action
      necessary (as of the date of such opinion) to be taken in the following year
      to
      preserve and protect such interest.

     

    ARTICLE
      VI

    Miscellaneous
      Provisions

     

    Section
      6.01.  Amendment.

     

    (a)  Subject
      to Section
      6.01(b)
      below,
      this Agreement may be amended by the Transferor and the Seller, with the prior
      written consent of the Indenture Trustee and the satisfaction of the Rating
      Agency Condition. Promptly after the execution of any such amendment and
      consent, the Transferor shall furnish written notification of the substance
      of
      such amendment or consent to each of the Rating Agencies. Prior to the execution
      of any amendment to this Agreement, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee shall
      be entitled to receive and rely upon an Opinion of Counsel stating that the
      execution of such amendment is authorized or permitted by this Agreement and
      the
      Opinion of Counsel referred to in Section 3.10 of the Servicing Agreement.
      Subject to paragraph (b) below, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee may, but
      shall not be obligated to, enter into any such amendment which affects their
      own
      rights, duties or immunities under this Agreement or otherwise.

     

    (b)  Notwithstanding
      anything to the contrary in Section
      6.01(a),
      no
      amendment or modification of this Agreement shall be effective except upon
      satisfaction of the conditions precedent in this Section
      6.01(b).

     

    (i)  PSCWV
      Condition.
      At
      least 16 days prior to the effectiveness of any such amendment or
      modification, and after obtaining the other necessary approvals set forth in
      Section 6.01(a),
      except
      for the consent of the Indenture Trustee and the Environmental Control
      Bondholders if the consent of the Environmental Control Bondholders is required
      or sought by the Indenture Trustee in connection with such amendment or
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     delivered
      to the PSCWV’s executive director and general counsel written notification of
      any proposed amendment or modification, which notification shall
      contain:

     

    (A)  a
      reference to Case Nos. 05-0402-E-CN and 05-0750-E-PC and any other case number
      under which a Financing Order has been issued;

     

    (B)  an
      Officers’ Certificate stating that the proposed amendment or modification has
      been approved by all parties to this Agreement; and

     

    (C)  a
      statement identifying the person to whom the PSCWV is to address any response
      to
      the proposed amendment or to request additional time.

     

    (ii)  The
      PSCWV
      or its authorized representative shall, within 15 days of receiving the
      notification complying with Section
      6.01(b)(i)
      above,
      either:

     

    (A)  provide
      notice of its determination that the proposed amendment or modification will
      not
      under any circumstances have the effect of increasing the ongoing qualified
      costs related to the Environmental Control Bonds,

     

    (B)  provide
      notice of its consent or lack of consent to the person specified in Section
      6.01(b)(i)(C)
      above,
      or

     

    (C)  be
      conclusively deemed to have consented to the proposed amendment or
      modification,

     

    unless,
      within 15 days of receiving the notification complying with Section
      6.01(b)(i)
      above,
      the PSCWV or its authorized representative delivers to the office of the person
      specified in Section
      6.01(b)(i)(C)
      above
      with a written statement requesting an additional amount of time not to exceed
      15 days in which to consider whether to consent to the proposed amendment or
      modification. If the PSCWV or its authorized representative requests an
      extension of time in the manner set forth in the preceding sentence, then the
      PSCWV shall either provide notice of its consent or lack of consent or notice
      of
      its determination that the proposed amendment or modification will not under
      any
      circumstances increase ongoing qualified costs to the person specified in
Section
      6.01(b)(i)(C)
      above
      not later than the last day of such extension of time or be conclusively deemed
      to have consented to the proposed amendment or modification on the last day
      of
      such extension of time. Any amendment or modification requiring the consent
      of
      the PSCWV shall become effective on the later of (i) the date proposed by the
      parties to such amendment or modification or (ii) the first day after the
      expiration of the 15-day period provided for in this Section
      6.01(b)(ii),
      or, if
      such period has been extended pursuant hereto, the first day after the
      expiration of such period as so extended.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    (c)  For
      the
      purpose of this Section
      6.01,
      an
“authorized representative” of the PSCWV means any person authorized to act on
      behalf of the PSCWV, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel (which may be the
      general counsel) to the PSCWV.

     

    
      Section
        6.02.  Notices.
        All
        demands, notices and communications upon or to the Transferor, the Seller,
        the
        Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Rating Agencies or the PSCWV under this
        Agreement shall be in writing, delivered personally, via facsimile, reputable
        overnight courier or by certified mail, return-receipt requested, and shall
        be
        deemed to have been duly given upon receipt (a) in the case of the
        Transferor, to Monongahela Power Company, 800 Cabin Hill Drive, Greensburg,
        Pennsylvania 15601, Attention of Amanda J. Skov, Esq., (b) in the case of
        the Seller, to MP Renaissance Funding, LLC, 2215-B Renaissance Drive, Suite
        #5,
        Las Vegas, Nevada 89119, Attention of Kristine Eppes, (c) in the case of
        the Issuer, to MP Environmental Funding LLC, 2215-B Renaissance Drive, Suite
        #5,
        Las Vegas, Nevada 89119, Attention of Kristine Eppes, (d) in the case of
        the Indenture Trustee, at the Corporate Trust Office, (e) in the case of
        Moody’s, to Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., Asset Finance Group, 99 Church
        Street, New York, New York 10007, (f) in the case of Standard & Poor’s,
        to Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill
        Companies, Inc., 55 Water Street, 42nd
        Floor,
        New York, New York 10041-0003, Attention of ABS Surveillance Group - New
        Assets,
        (g) in the case of Fitch, to Fitch, Inc., One State Street Plaza, New York,
        New York 10004, Attention of ABS Surveillance, and (h) in the case of the
        PSCWV,
        to 201 Brooks Street, P.O. Box 812, Charleston, West Virginia 25325, Attention
        of Executive Secretary; or, as to each of the foregoing, at such other address
        as shall be designated by written notice to the other parties.

       

    

    Section
      6.03.  Assignment.
      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, except as provided
      in
Section 5.02,
      this
      Agreement may not be assigned by the Transferor.

     

    Section
      6.04.  Limitations
      on Rights of Others.
      The
      provisions of this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Transferor,
      the
      Seller, PSCWV, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, on behalf of itself and
      the
      Environmental Control Bondholders, and nothing in this Agreement, whether
      express or implied, shall be construed to give to any other Person any legal
      or
      equitable right, remedy or claim in the Collateral or under or in respect of
      this Agreement or any covenants, conditions or provisions contained
      herein.

     

    Section
      6.05.  Severability.
      Any
      provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any
      jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
      such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
      provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
      jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in
      any
      other jurisdiction.

     

    Section
      6.06.  Separate
      Counterparts.
      This
      Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each
      of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such
      counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same
      instrument.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    Section
      6.07.  Headings.
      The
      headings of the various Articles and Sections herein are for convenience of
      reference only and shall not define or limit any of the terms or provisions
      hereof.

     

    Section
      6.08.  GOVERNING
      LAW.
      THIS
      AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF WEST
      VIRGINIA, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS, AND THE
      OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED
      IN
      ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.

     

    Section
      6.09.  Assignment
      to Issuer and to Indenture Trustee.
      (a)
      The
      Transferor hereby acknowledges and consents to the sale, transfer, assignment
      and conveyance of all right, title and interest of the Seller in, to and under
      the Transferred Environmental Control Property and the proceeds thereof and
      the
      assignment of any or all of the Seller’s rights hereunder to the Issuer pursuant
      to the Sale Agreement.

     

    (b)  The
      Transferor hereby acknowledges and consents to the mortgage, pledge, assignment
      and grant of a security interest by the Issuer (as assignee of the Seller)
      to
      the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture for the benefit of the
      Environmental Control Bondholders of all right, title and interest of the Issuer
      in, to and under the Transferred Environmental Control Property and the proceeds
      thereof and the assignment of any or all of the Issuer’s rights under the Sale
      Agreement to the Indenture Trustee. 

     

    Section
      6.10.  Nonpetition
      Covenant.
      Notwithstanding any prior termination of this Agreement or the Indenture, but
      subject to a court of competent jurisdiction’s rights to order the sequestration
      and payment of Environmental Control Revenues arising with respect to the
      Environmental Control Property upon application by the Issuer or the Indenture
      Trustee notwithstanding any bankruptcy, reorganization or other insolvency
      proceedings with respect to the debtor, pledgor or transferor of the
      Environmental Control Property pursuant to Section 24-2-4e(k)(4) of the
      Statute, the Transferor shall not, prior to the date which is one year and
      one
      day after the termination of the Indenture, petition or otherwise invoke or
      cause the Seller or the Issuer to invoke the process of any court or government
      authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against the Seller
      or the Issuer under any federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar
      law
      or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator
      or other similar official of the Seller or the Issuer or any substantial part
      of
      the property of the Seller or the Issuer, or ordering the winding up or
      liquidation of the affairs of the Seller or the Issuer.

     

    Section
      6.11.  Perfection.
      In
      accordance with Section 24-2-4e(m) of the Statute, (i) upon the Financing Order
      creating the Environmental Control Property becoming effective, (ii) the
      execution and delivery of this Agreement (iii) the receipt of value and (iv)
      the
      filing of a financing statement with the office of the Secretary of State of
      West Virginia, a transfer of an interest in the Environmental Control Property
      will be perfected as against all third persons, including any judicial lien
      creditors, other than creditors holding a prior security interest, ownership
      interest or assignment in the Environmental

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    Control
      Property previously perfected in accordance with the relevant provisions of
      the
      Statute.

     

    Section
      6.12.  Limitation
      of Liability.
      It is
      expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that this Agreement is
      executed and delivered by U.S. Bank National Association, not individually
      or
      personally but solely as Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Environmental
      Control Bondholders, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred
      and
      vested in it, and nothing herein contained shall be construed as creating any
      liability on U.S. Bank National Association, individually or personally, to
      perform any covenant either expressed or implied contained herein, all such
      liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties who are signatories
      to
      this Agreement and by any Person claiming by, through or under such parties;
      provided, however, that this provision shall not protect U.S. Bank National
      Association against any liability that would otherwise be imposed by reason
      of
      willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of duties
      or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations or duties under this
      Agreement.

     

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    IN
      WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
      executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above
      written.

     

     

    MP
      RENAISSANCE FUNDING, LLC,

    Seller,

     

    by:           /s/
      Kristine W.
      Eppes                  
Title:
      Vice Pesident, Treasury and Secretary

     

     

    MONONGAHELA
      POWER COMPANY,

    Transferor,

     

    by:
                /s/
      Philip J.
      Goulding               
Title: 
      Vice President

     

    Acknowledged
      and Accepted:

     

    MP
      ENVIRONMENTAL FUNDING LLC,

    as
      Issuer
      of the Environmental Control Bonds,

     

    by:          /s/
      Philip J. Goulding               

             
      Title:  Vice President

     

     

    U.S.
      Bank
      National Association, not in

    its
      individual capacity but solely as

    Indenture
      Trustee on behalf of the

    Environmental
      Control Bondholders,

     

    by:          /s/
      Melissa
      A. Rosal            

             
      Title:  Vice President

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    EXHIBIT
      A

    

    PENDING
      LITIGATION

     

    

    None.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        A-1MP Transferred Environmental Control Property Sale Agreement

    Exhibit
      10.2

     

    EXECUTION
      COPY

     

    
      

    

     

    TRANSFERRED
      ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL PROPERTY

    SALE
      AGREEMENT

     

    between

    

    MP
      ENVIRONMENTAL FUNDING LLC

     

    Issuer

     

    and

     

    MP
      RENAISSANCE FUNDING, LLC

     

    Seller

     

    Dated
      as
      of April 11, 2007

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

     

    TABLE
      OF
      CONTENTS

    

      
        	 	 	 	 	 	 	Page	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
                 ARTICLE
                  I

              	 
	 	 
	
                Definitions

              	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
                Section
                  1.01.

              	 	 	
                Definitions

              	 	 	
                3

              	 
	
                Section
                  1.02.

              	 	 	
                Other
                  Definitional Provisions

              	 	 	
                3

              	 
	 	 	 	
                 

              	 	 	 	 
	
                ARTICLE
                  II

              
	 	 	 	
                 

              	 	 	 	 
	
                Conveyance
                  of Transferred Environmental Control Property

              	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
                Section
                  2.01.

              	 	 	
                Conveyance
                  of Initial Transferred Environmental Control Property

              	 	 	
                4

              	 
	
                Section
                  2.02.

              	 	 	
                Conveyance
                  of Subsequent Transferred Environmental Control Property

              	 	 	
                5

              	 
	
                Section
                  2.03.

              	 	 	
                Conditions
                  to Conveyance of Transferred Environmental Control
                  Property

              	 	 	
                5

              	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
                ARTICLE
                  III

              	 
	 	 	 	
                 

              	 	 	 	 
	
                Representations
                  and Warranties of Seller

              	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
                Section
                  3.01.

              	 	 	
                Organization
                  and Good Standing

              	 	 	
                6

              	 
	
                Section
                  3.02.

              	 	 	
                Due
                  Qualification

              	 	 	
                6

              	 
	
                Section
                  3.03.

              	 	 	
                Power
                  and Authority

              	 	 	
                6

              	 
	
                Section
                  3.04.

              	 	 	
                Binding
                  Obligation

              	 	 	
                6

              	 
	
                Section
                  3.05.

              	 	 	
                No
                  Violation

              	 	 	
                7

              	 
	
                Section
                  3.06.

              	 	 	
                No
                  Proceedings

              	 	 	
                7

              	 
	
                Section
                  3.07.

              	 	 	
                Approvals

              	 	 	
                7

              	 
	
                Section
                  3.08.

              	 	 	
                The
                  Transferred Environmental Control Property

              	 	 	
                7

              	 
	
                Section
                  3.09.

              	 	 	
                The
                  Statute and the Financing Order

              	 	 	
                8

              	 
	
                Section
                  3.10.

              	 	 	
                State
                  Pledge

              	 	 	
                8

              	 
	
                Section
                  3.11.

              	 	 	
                The
                  Environmental Control Property Rights

              	 	 	
                9

              	 
	 	 	 	
                 

              	 	 	 	 
	
                ARTICLE
                  IV

              	 
	 	 	 	
                 

              	 	 	 	 
	
                Covenants
                  of the Seller

              	 
	 	 
	
                Section
                  4.01.

              	 	 	
                Existence
                  as a Limited Liability Company

              	 	 	
                9

              	 
	
                Section
                  4.02.

              	 	 	
                No
                  Liens or Conveyances

              	 	 	
                9

              	 
	
                Section
                  4.03.

              	 	 	
                Delivery
                  of Collections

              	 	 	
                10

              	 
	
                Section
                  4.04.

              	 	 	
                Notice
                  of Liens

              	 	 	
                10

              	 
	
                Section
                  4.05.

              	 	 	
                Compliance
                  with Law

              	 	 	
                10

              	 
	
                Section
                  4.06.

              	 	 	
                Use
                  of Proceeds

              	 	 	
                10

              	 
	
                Section
                  4.07.

              	 	 	
                Covenants
                  Related to Transferred Environmental Control Property

              	 	 	
                10

              	 
	
                Section
                  4.08.

              	 	 	
                Notice
                  of Indemnification Events

              	 	 	
                11

              	 

      

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
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                Section
                  4.09.

              	 	 	
                Protection
                  of Title

              	 	 	
                11

              	 
	
                Section
                  4.10.

              	 	 	
                Taxes

              	 	 	
                12

              	 
	
                Section
                  4.11.

              	 	 	
                Notice
                  of Breach

              	 	 	
                12

              	 
	
                Section
                  4.12.

              	 	 	
                Termination

              	 	 	
                12

              	 
	
                Section
                  4.13.

              	 	 	
                Further
                  Covenants

              	 	 	
                12

              	 
	 	 	 	
                 

              	 	 	 	 
	
                ARTICLE
                  V

              	 
	 	 	 	
                 

              	 	 	 	 
	
                The
                  Seller

              	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
                Section
                  5.01.

              	 	 	
                Liability
                  of Seller; Indemnities

              	 	 	
                13

              	 
	
                Section
                  5.02.

              	 	 	
                Merger
                  or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of,
                  Seller

              	 	 	
                14

              	 
	
                Section
                  5.03.

              	 	 	
                Limitation
                  on Liability of Seller and Others

              	 	 	
                15

              	 
	
                Section
                  5.04.

              	 	 	
                Opinions
                  of Counsel

              	 	 	
                15

              	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
                ARTICLE
                  VI

              	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
                Miscellaneous
                  Provisions

              	 
	
                Section
                  6.01.

              	 	 	
                Amendment

              	 	 	
                16

              	 
	
                Section
                  6.02.

              	 	 	
                Notices

              	 	 	
                17

              	 
	
                Section
                  6.03.

              	 	 	
                Assignment

              	 	 	
                18

              	 
	
                Section
                  6.04.

              	 	 	
                Limitations
                  on Rights of Others

              	 	 	
                18

              	 
	
                Section
                  6.05.

              	 	 	
                Severability

              	 	 	
                18

              	 
	
                Section
                  6.06.

              	 	 	
                Separate
                  Counterparts

              	 	 	
                18

              	 
	
                Section
                  6.07.

              	 	 	
                Headings

              	 	 	
                18

              	 
	
                Section
                  6.08.

              	 	 	
                GOVERNING
                  LAW

              	 	 	
                18

              	 
	
                Section
                  6.09.

              	 	 	
                Assignment
                  to Indenture Trustee

              	 	 	
                18

              	 
	
                Section
                  6.10.

              	 	 	
                Nonpetition
                  Covenant

              	 	 	
                18

              	 
	
                Section
                  6.11.

              	 	 	
                Perfection

              	 	 	
                19

              	 
	
                Section
                  6.12.

              	 	 	
                Limitation
                  of Liability

              	 	 	
                19

              	 
	 	 	 	
                 

              	 	 	 	 
	
                Exhibit
                  A

              	 	 	
                Form
                  of Bill of Sale

              	 	 	
                 

              	 
	
                Exhibit
                  B

              	 	 	
                Pending
                  Litigation

              	 	 	
                 

              	 
	
                Appendix
                  A

              	 	 	
                Master
                  Definitions

              	 	 	
                 

              	 

      

    

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    TRANSFERRED
      ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL PROPERTY SALE AGREEMENT dated as of April 11, 2007 (as
      amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time,
“this
      Agreement”),
      between MP ENVIRONMENTAL FUNDING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
      (the
“Issuer”),
      and
      MP RENAISSANCE FUNDING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its
      successors in interest to the extent permitted hereunder, as Seller (the
“Seller”).

     

    WHEREAS
      the Seller received a contribution from the Transferor of Environmental Control
      Property created pursuant to the Statute and the Financing Order;
      and

     

    WHEREAS
      the Issuer desires to purchase from time to time Transferred Environmental
      Control Property; and

     

    WHEREAS
      the Seller is willing to sell Transferred Environmental Control Property to
      the
      Issuer; and

     

    WHEREAS
      the Issuer, in order to finance the purchase of the Transferred Environmental
      Control Property, will from time to time issue Environmental Control Bonds
      under
      the Indenture; and

     

    WHEREAS
      the Issuer, to secure its obligations under all Environmental Control Bonds
      and
      the Indenture, will pledge its right, title and interest in the Transferred
      Environmental Control Property to the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of
      the
      Environmental Control Bondholders; and

     

    WHEREAS
      the Issuer has determined that the transactions contemplated by the Basic
      Documents are in the best interest of the Issuer and its creditors and represent
      a prudent and advisable course of action that does not impair the rights and
      interests of the Issuer’s creditors; and 

     

    WHEREAS
      the PSCWV or its attorney will enforce this Agreement pursuant to the Financing
      Order for the benefit of Customers to the extent permitted by applicable
      Requirements of Law.

     

    NOW,
      THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein
      contained and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree
      as
      follows:

     

    ARTICLE
      I

     

    Definitions

     

    Section
      1.01.  Definitions.
      Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings
      assigned to them in Appendix A of this Agreement.

     

    Section
      1.02.  Other
      Definitional Provisions.
      (a)
      The
      words “hereof”, “herein”, “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in
      this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any
      particular provision of this Agreement; Section, Schedule and 

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    Exhibit
      references contained in this Agreement are
      references to Sections, Schedules and Exhibits in or to this Agreement unless
      otherwise specified; and the term “including” shall mean “including without
      limitation”.

     

    (b)  The
      definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well
      as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the
      feminine and neuter genders of such terms.

     

    ARTICLE
      II

     

    Conveyance
      of Transferred Environmental Control Property

     

    Section
      2.01.  Conveyance
      of Initial Transferred Environmental Control Property.
      (a)
      In
      consideration of the Issuer’s delivery to or upon the order of the Seller of
      $337,591,496, subject to the conditions specified in Section
      2.03,
      the
      Seller, pursuant to a Bill of Sale, will irrevocably sell, transfer, assign,
      set
      over and otherwise convey to the Issuer, without recourse (subject to the
      obligations herein), all right, title and interest of the Seller in and to
      the
      Initial Transferred Environmental Control Property created pursuant to the
      Statute and in accordance with the Financing Order (such sale, transfer,
      assignment, set over and conveyance of the Initial Transferred Environmental
      Control Property will include, to the fullest extent permitted by the Statute,
      the assignment of all revenues, collections, claims, rights, payments, money
      or
      proceeds of or arising from the Environmental Control Charges related to the
      Initial Transferred Environmental Control Property, as the same may be adjusted
      from time to time). Such sale, transfer, assignment, set over and conveyance
      will be expressly stated to be a sale and, pursuant to
      Section 24-2-4e(m)(1) of the Statute, shall be treated as an absolute
      transfer of all of the Seller’s right, title and interest (as in a true sale),
      and not as a pledge or other secured transaction, of the Initial Transferred
      Environmental Control Property. The Seller and the Issuer agree and confirm
      that
      after giving effect to the sale contemplated by such Bill of Sale, the Seller
      has no rights in the Initial Transferred Environmental Control Property to
      which
      a security interest of creditors of the Seller could attach because it has
      sold
      all rights in the Initial Transferred Environmental Control Property to the
      Issuer pursuant to Section 24-2-4e(m)(1) of the Statute. If such sale, transfer,
      assignment, setting over and conveyance is held by any court of competent
      jurisdiction not to be a true sale as provided in Section 24-2-4e(m)(1) of
      the Statute, then such sale, transfer, assignment, setting over and conveyance
      shall be treated as a pledge of the Initial Transferred Environmental Control
      Property and as the creation of a security interest (within the meaning of
      the
      Statute and the UCC) in the Initial Transferred Environmental Control Property
      and, without prejudice to its position that it has absolutely transferred all
      of
      its rights in the Initial Transferred Environmental Control Property to the
      Issuer, the Seller hereby grants a security interest in the Initial Transferred
      Environmental Control Property to the Issuer (and, to the extent necessary
      to
      qualify the grant as a security interest under the Statute and the UCC, to
      the
      Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Environmental Control Bondholders
      to
      secure the right of the Issuer under the Basic Documents to receive the
      Environmental Control Charges and all other Transferred Environmental Control
      Property).

     

    (b)  Subject
      to the conditions specified in Section
      2.03,
      the
      Issuer, pursuant to a Bill of Sale, will purchase the Initial Transferred
      Environmental Control Property from the Seller for the consideration set forth
      in paragraph (a) above.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    (c)  The
      Seller and the Issuer each acknowledge and agree that the purchase price for
      the
      Initial Transferred Environmental Control Property sold pursuant to the Bill
      of
      Sale is equal to its fair market value at the time of sale.

     

    Section
      2.02.  Conveyance
      of Subsequent Transferred Environmental Control Property.
      The
      Seller may from time to time offer to sell additional Transferred Environmental
      Control Property to the Issuer, subject to the conditions specified in
Section
      2.03.
      If any
      such offer is accepted by the Issuer, such Subsequent Transferred Environmental
      Control Property shall be sold to the Issuer effective on the Subsequent Sale
      Date specified in the related Addition Notice, subject to the satisfaction
      or
      waiver of the conditions specified in Section
      2.03.

     

    Section
      2.03.  Conditions
      to Conveyance of Transferred Environmental Control Property.
      The
      Seller shall be permitted to sell Transferred Environmental Control Property
      to
      the Issuer only upon the satisfaction or waiver of each of the following
      conditions:

     

    (i)  on
      or
      prior to the Initial Sale Date or Subsequent Sale Date, as applicable, the
      Seller shall have delivered to the Issuer a duly executed Bill of Sale
      identifying the Transferred Environmental Control Property to be conveyed on
      that date;

     

    (ii)  as
      of the
      Initial Sale Date or the Subsequent Sale Date, as applicable, the Seller was
      not
      insolvent and will not have been made insolvent by such sale and the Seller
      is
      not aware of any pending insolvency with respect to itself;

     

    (iii)  as
      of the
      Initial Sale Date or the Subsequent Sale Date, as applicable, no breach by
      the
      Seller of its representations, warranties or covenants in this Agreement shall
      exist; no Servicer Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and no breach
      by the Transferor of its representations and warranties in the Transfer
      Agreement shall exist;

     

    (iv)  as
      of the
      Initial Sale Date or the Subsequent Sale Date, as applicable, (A) the Issuer
      shall have sufficient funds available to pay the purchase price for the
      Transferred Environmental Control Property to be conveyed on such date and
      (B)
      all conditions to the issuance of one or more Series of Environmental Control
      Bonds intended to provide such funds set forth in the Indenture shall have
      been
      satisfied or waived;

     

    (v)  on
      or
      prior to the Initial Sale Date or the Subsequent Sale Date, as applicable,
      the
      Seller shall have taken all action required to transfer to the Issuer ownership
      of the Transferred Environmental Control Property to be conveyed on such date,
      free and clear of all Liens other than Liens created pursuant to the Basic
      Documents; and the Issuer or the Servicer, on behalf of the Issuer, shall have
      taken any action required for the Issuer to grant the Indenture Trustee a first
      priority perfected security interest in the Collateral and maintain such
      security interest as of such date;

     

    (vi)  in
      the
      case of a sale of Subsequent Transferred Environmental Control Property only,
      on
      or prior to such Subsequent Sale Date, the Seller shall have provided the Issuer
      and the Rating Agencies with a timely Addition Notice;

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    (vii)  the
      Seller shall have delivered to the Rating Agencies and the Issuer (A) an Opinion
      of Counsel with respect to the transfer of the Transferred Environmental Control
      Property then being conveyed to the Issuer and (B) the Opinion of Counsel
      required by Section
      5.04(a);

     

    (viii)  the
      Seller shall have delivered to the Indenture Trustee and the Issuer an Officers’
Certificate confirming the satisfaction of each condition precedent specified
      in
      this Section
      2.03;
      and

     

    (ix)  the
      Seller shall have received the purchase price set forth in Section
      2.01(a).

     

    ARTICLE
      III

     

    Representations
      and Warranties of Seller

     

    As
      of the
      Initial Sale Date and as of any Subsequent Sale Date, as applicable, the Seller
      makes the following representations and warranties on which the Issuer has
      relied and will rely in acquiring Transferred Environmental Control Property.
      The Seller agrees and acknowledges that the following representations and
      warranties are also for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee, as collateral
      assignee of the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture. The representations and
      warranties shall survive the sale of Transferred Environmental Control Property
      to the Issuer and the pledges and assignments thereof permitted
      hereby.

     

    Section
      3.01.  Organization
      and Good Standing.
      The
      Seller is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and
      in
      good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with limited liability
      company power and authority to own its properties and conduct its
      business.

     

    Section
      3.02.  Due
      Qualification.
      The
      Seller is duly qualified to do business as a foreign limited liability company
      in good standing, and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals, in
      all
      foreign jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of property or the conduct
      of its business shall require such qualifications, licenses or approvals (except
      where the failure to so qualify or obtain such licenses and approvals would
      not
      be reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Seller’s business,
      operations, assets, revenues or properties).

     

    Section
      3.03.  Power
      and Authority.
      The
      Seller has the requisite limited liability company power and authority to
      execute and deliver this Agreement and to carry out its terms; the Seller has
      full limited liability company power and authority to own the Environmental
      Control Property and sell and assign the Initial Transferred Environmental
      Control Property, in the case of the Initial Sale Date, and the Subsequent
      Transferred Environmental Control Property, in the case of each Subsequent
      Sale
      Date, as applicable, and the Seller has duly authorized such sale and assignment
      to the Issuer by all necessary limited liability company action; and the
      execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement has been duly authorized
      by the Seller by all necessary limited liability company action.

     

    Section
      3.04.  Binding
      Obligation.
      This
      Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Seller
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    bankruptcy,
      receivership, insolvency, fraudulent
      transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting
      creditors’ rights generally from time to time in effect and to general
      principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity
      or at law).

     

    Section
      3.05.  No
      Violation.
      The
      consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement does not
      conflict with the organizational documents of the Seller, or any indenture,
      or
      other agreement or instrument to which the Seller is a party or by which it
      is
      bound; result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of its
      properties pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, agreement or other
      instrument (other than may be granted under the Basic Documents or any Liens
      created by the Issuer pursuant to the Financing Order) or violate any
      Requirements of Law applicable to the Seller or its properties.

     

    Section
      3.06.  No
      Proceedings.
      There
      are no proceedings or investigations pending or, to the Seller’s knowledge,
      threatened, before any court, federal or state regulatory body, administrative
      agency or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Seller
      or its properties (i) asserting the invalidity of the Basic Documents, the
      Environmental Control Bonds, the Statute or the Financing Order, (ii) seeking
      to
      prevent the issuance of the Environmental Control Bonds or the consummation
      of
      any of the transactions contemplated by the Basic Documents (iii) challenging
      the Seller’s treatment of the Environmental Control Bonds as debt of the Seller
      for federal and state tax purposes, or (iv) except as described in Exhibit
      B,
      seeking any determination or ruling that could reasonably be expected to
      materially and adversely affect the performance by the Seller of its obligations
      under, or the validity or enforceability of, the Basic Documents, the
      Environmental Control Bonds or the Financing Order. 

     

    Section
      3.07.  Approvals.
      Except
      for UCC filings or filings under the Statute, no approval, authorization,
      consent, order or other action of, or filing with, any court, federal or state
      regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality
      is
      required in connection with the execution and delivery by the Seller of this
      Agreement, the performance by the Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby
      or the fulfillment by the Seller of the terms hereof, except those that have
      been obtained or made.

     

    Section
      3.08.  The
      Transferred Environmental Control Property.
      

     

    (a)  All
      information provided by the Seller to the Issuer in writing with respect to
      the
      Transferred Environmental Control Property is correct in all material
      respects.

     

    (b)  The
      transfer, sale, assignment and conveyance of the Transferred Environmental
      Control Property constitutes a sale or other absolute transfer of all of the
      Seller’s right, title and interest in the Initial Transferred Environmental
      Control Property or the Subsequent Transferred Environmental Control Property,
      as the case may be, to the Issuer, and, upon the execution of this Agreement,
      Seller will have no right, title or interest in the Initial Transferred
      Environmental Control Property or the Subsequent Transferred Environmental
      Control Property, as the case may be, and the Initial Transferred Environmental
      Control Property or the Subsequent Transferred Environmental Control Property,
      as the case may be, would not be part of the estate of the Seller as debtor
      in
      the event of a filing of a bankruptcy petition.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    (c)  The
      Seller is the sole owner of the Transferred Environmental Control Property
      sold
      to the Issuer on the Initial Sale Date or Subsequent Sale Date, as applicable,
      and such sale has been made free and clear of all Liens other than Liens created
      by the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture. All actions or filings, including
      filings with the Secretary of State of West Virginia under the Statute and
      UCC
      and with the Delaware Secretary of State under the Delaware UCC, necessary
      to
      give the Issuer a valid first priority perfected ownership interest in the
      Transferred Environmental Control Property and to grant the Indenture Trustee
      a
      first priority perfected ownership interest in the Transferred Environmental
      Control property, free and clear of all Liens of the Seller or anyone claiming
      through the Seller have been made.

     

    Section
      3.09.  Solvency
      of Seller.
      After
      giving effect to the sale of any Transferred Environmental Control Property
      hereunder, the Seller (i) is solvent and expects to remain solvent, (ii) is
      adequately capitalized to conduct its business and affairs considering its
      size
      and the nature of its business and intended purposes, (iii) is not engaged
      in
      nor does it expect to engage in a business for which its remaining property
      represents an unreasonably small amount of capital, (iv) reasonably believes
      that it will be able to pay its debts as they come due and (v) is able to pay
      its debts as they mature and does not intend to incur, or believe that it will
      incur, indebtedness that it will not be able to repay at its
      maturity.

     

    Section
      3.10.  The
      Statute and the Financing Order.

     

    (a)  The
      Financing Order has been issued by the PSCWV in accordance with the Statute
      and
      in compliance with all applicable Requirements of Law. The Financing Order
      became effective pursuant to the Statute, is in full force and effect and is
      final and nonappealable

     

    (b)  The
      Environmental Control Bonds are entitled to the protections provided by the
      Statute, the Financing Order is not subject to impairment, and the rights to
      impose, collect and adjust the Environmental Control Charges are irrevocable
      and
      not subject to impairment or adjustment, except for the periodic True-Up
      Adjustments to the Environmental Control Charges provided for in the Financing
      Order.

     

    Section
      3.11.  State
      Pledge.
      

     

    (a)  The
      State
      of West Virginia may not take or permit any action which would impair the value
      of the Environmental Control Property or reduce or alter, except for periodic
      True-Up Adjustments allowed under the Financing Order, or impair the
      Environmental Control Charges to be imposed, collected or remitted for the
      benefit of Environmental Control Bondholders, until all principal, interest
      or
      other charges incurred or contracts to be performed in connection with the
      Environmental Control Bonds are paid or performed in full.

     

    (b)  The
      State
      of West Virginia, including the PSCWV, cannot take any action that substantially
      impairs the rights of the Environmental Control Bondholders unless such action
      is reasonable exercise of the State of West Virginia’s sovereign powers and of a
      character to further a legitimate public purpose. Under the takings clauses
      of
      the West Virginia Constitution and the United States Constitution, the state
      cannot repeal or amend the Statute in contravention of the State Pledge, as
      described in Section
      3.10(a),
      unless
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    nothing
      in this paragraph precludes any limitation or
      alteration of the rights of the Environmental Control Bondholders if full
      compensation is made by law for the full protection of the Environmental Control
      Charges and of the Environmental Control Bondholders or any assignee or party
      entering into a contract with the Seller.

     

    (c)  There
      is
      no order by a court providing for the limitation or other impairment of the
      Statute, Financing Order, Environmental Control Property or Environmental
      Control Charges, or any rights arising under them, or that seeks to enjoin
      the
      performance of any obligations under the Financing Order which is materially
      adverse to the position of the Environmental Control Bondholders.

     

    (d)  The
      voters of the State of West Virginia have no right of referendum or initiative
      to amend, repeal or revoke the Statute in a manner that would impair the
      security of the Environmental Control Bondholders.

     

    Section
      3.12.  The
      Environmental Control Property Rights.
      

     

    (a)  The
      Environmental Control Property constitutes a present property right that will
      continue to exist until the Environmental Control Bonds are paid in full and
      the
      financing costs associated with the Environmental Control Bonds have been
      recovered in full.

     

    (b)  The
      Environmental Control Property consists of (a) the irrevocable right of the
      Seller under the Financing Order to impose, collect and receive Environmental
      Control Charges in the amount necessary to provide for full recovery of
      principal and interest on the Environmental Control Bonds, together with the
      Financing Costs; (b) the right under the Financing Order to obtain periodic
      True-Up Adjustments of the Environmental Control Charges and (c) all proceeds
      arising out of the rights and interests described in (a) and (b). The
      Environmental Control Property does not include any right to any revenues,
      collections, claims, rights, payments, money or proceeds of or arising from
      certain tax charges.

     

    ARTICLE
      IV

     

    Covenants
      of the Seller

     

    Section
      4.01.  Existence
      as a Limited Liability Company.
      Subject
      to Section
      5.02,
      so long
      as Environmental Control Bonds of any Series remain Outstanding, the Seller
      will
      keep in full force and effect its existence as a limited liability company
      and
      remain in good standing, in each case under the laws of the jurisdiction of
      its
      formation, and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business in
      each
      jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect
      the
      validity and enforceability of this Agreement and each other instrument or
      agreement to which the Seller is a party necessary to the proper administration
      of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

     

    Section
      4.02.  No
      Liens or Conveyances.
      Except
      for the conveyances hereunder, the Seller will not sell, pledge, assign or
      transfer to any other Person, or grant, create, incur, assume or suffer to
      exist
      any Lien on, any of the Transferred Environmental Control Property, whether
      now
      existing or hereafter created, or any interest therein. The Seller shall not
      at
      any time assert any Lien against or with respect to any Transferred
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    defend
      the right, title and interest of the Issuer
      and the Indenture Trustee, as collateral assignee of the Issuer, in, to and
      under the Transferred Environmental Control Property, whether now existing
      or
      hereafter created, against all claims of third parties claiming through or
      under
      the Seller.

     

    Section
      4.03.  Delivery
      of Collections.
      If the
      Seller receives collections in respect of the Environmental Control Charges,
      or
      in respect of the Environmental Control Property or the proceeds thereof, the
      Seller agrees to pay the Servicer all estimated collections received by the
      Seller in respect thereof as soon as practicable after receipt is known by
      the
      Seller, but in no event later than two Business Days after such receipt is
      known
      by the Seller, and
      the
      Seller shall reconcile such estimated amounts with the Servicer within 25
      Business Days after the estimated collections are paid to the
      Servicer.

     

    Section
      4.04.  Notice
      of Liens.
      The
      Seller shall notify the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee promptly after becoming
      aware of any Lien on any Environmental Control Property other than the
      conveyances hereunder or under the Transfer Agreement, the Indenture or the
      other Basic Documents.

     

    Section
      4.05.  Compliance
      with Law.
      The
      Seller hereby agrees to materially comply with its organizational or governing
      documents and all Requirements of Law applicable to the Seller, except to the
      extent that failure to so comply would not have a material adverse affect on
      the
      Issuer’s or the Indenture Trustee’s interests in the Transferred Environmental
      Control Property or under any of the Basic Documents, the timing or amount
      of
      Environmental Control Charges payable by customers or the Seller’s performance
      of its material obligations hereunder or under any of the other Basic Documents
      to which it is a party.

     

    Section
      4.06.  Use
      of
      Proceeds.
      The
      Seller will use the proceeds of the sale of the Transferred Environmental
      Control Property in accordance with the Financing Order.

     

    Section
      4.07.  Covenants
      Related to Transferred Environmental Control Property.
      

     

    (a)  So
      long
      as Environmental Control Bonds of any Series remain Outstanding, the Seller
      shall treat the Environmental Control Bonds as debt of the Seller for federal
      income tax purposes to the extent permitted by applicable Requirements of
      Law.

     

    (b)  So
      long
      as Environmental Control Bonds of any Series remain Outstanding, the Seller
      shall (i) treat the Environmental Control Bonds as the debt of the Issuer,
      except for financial accounting or tax purposes, (ii) clearly disclose in its
      financial statements that it is not the owner of the Transferred Environmental
      Control Property and that the assets of the Issuer are not available to pay
      creditors of the Seller or any of its Affiliates, (iii) not own or purchase
      any
      Environmental Control Bonds, and (iv) clearly disclose the effects of all
      transactions between the Seller and the Issuer in accordance with
      GAAP.

     

    (c)  The
      Seller agrees that upon the sale by the Seller of the Transferred Environmental
      Control Property to the Issuer pursuant to a Bill of Sale, (i) to the fullest
      extent permitted by applicable Requirements of Law, the Issuer shall have all
      of
      the rights originally held by the Seller with respect to the Transferred
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    right
      to collect any amounts payable by any Customer
      or Third Party in respect of such Transferred Environmental Control Property,
      notwithstanding any objection or direction to the contrary by the Seller and
      (ii) any payment by any Customer or Third Party to the Issuer shall discharge
      such Customer’s or such Third Party’s obligations in respect of such Transferred
      Environmental Control Property to the extent of such payment, notwithstanding
      any objection or direction to the contrary by the Seller.

     

    (d)  So
      long
      as Environmental Control Bonds of any Series remain Outstanding, the Seller
      (i)
      in all proceedings relating directly or indirectly to the Transferred
      Environmental Control Property, will affirmatively certify and confirm that
      it
      has sold all of its rights and interests in and to the Transferred Environmental
      Control Property (other than for financial accounting or tax purposes), (ii)
      shall not make any statement or reference in respect of the Transferred
      Environmental Control Property that is inconsistent with the ownership thereof
      by the Issuer (other than for financial accounting or tax purposes), (iii)
      will
      not take any action in respect of the Transferred Environmental Control Property
      except as contemplated by the Basic Documents and (iv) will not sell
      Environmental Control Property under a Subsequent Financing Order in connection
      with the issuance of additional series of Environmental Control Bonds unless
      the
      Rating Agency Condition has been satisfied.

     

    Section
      4.08.  Notice
      of Indemnification Events.
      The
      Seller shall deliver to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee promptly after
      having obtained knowledge thereof, written notice in an Officers’ Certificate of
      any Indemnification Event or any event which, with the giving of notice or
      the
      passage of time, would become an Indemnification Event.

     

    Section
      4.09.  Protection
      of Title.
      

     

    (a)  The
      Seller shall execute and file such filings, including filings with the PSCWV
      pursuant to the Statute and the Financing Order, and cause to be executed and
      filed such filings, all in such manner and in such places as may be required
      by
      applicable Requirements of Law fully to preserve, maintain, and protect the
      interests of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Environmental Control
      Bondholders in the Transferred Environmental Control Property, including all
      filings required under the Statute relating to the transfer of the ownership
      or
      security interest in the Transferred Environmental Control Property by the
      Seller to the Issuer.

     

    (b)  The
      Seller shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Issuer file-stamped
      copies of, or filing receipts for, any document filed as provided above, as
      soon
      as available following such filing. 

     

    (c)  The
      Seller agrees to take such legal or administrative actions, including defending
      against or instituting and pursuing legal actions and appearing or testifying
      at
      hearings or similar proceedings, as may be reasonably necessary (i) to protect
      the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Environmental Control Bondholders
      from
      claims, state actions or other actions or proceedings of third parties which,
      if
      successfully pursued, would result in a breach of any representation or warranty
      set forth in Article III or (ii) to block or overturn any attempts to cause
      a
      repeal of, modification of or supplement to the Statute or the Financing Order
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    constitutional
      amendment that would be materially
      adverse to the holders of Transferred Environmental Control Property.

     

    (d)  The
      Seller will institute any action or proceeding necessary to compel performance
      by the PSCWV, the State of West Virginia or any of their respective agents
      of
      any of their obligations or duties under the Statute, any Financing Order or
      any
      Issuance Advice Letter. The Seller will comply with all filing requirements,
      including any post closing filings, in accordance with the Financing
      Order.

     

    The
      costs
      of any action described in this Section
      4.09
      shall be
      payable from the Collection Account as an Operating Expense in accordance with
      Section 8.02(e) of the Indenture. The Seller’s obligations pursuant to this
Section
      4.09
      shall
      survive and continue notwithstanding that payment of such Operating Expense
      may
      be delayed pursuant to the terms of the Indenture it being understood that
      the
      Seller may be required initially to advance its own fund to satisfy its
      obligations hereunder).

     

    Section
      4.10.  Taxes.
      So long
      as any of the Environmental Control Bonds are Outstanding, the Seller shall,
      and
      shall cause each of its subsidiaries to, pay all material taxes, including
      assessments and governmental charges imposed upon it or any of its properties
      or
      assets or with respect to any of its franchises, business, income or property
      before any penalty accrues thereon if the failure to pay any such taxes,
      assessments and governmental charges would, after any applicable grace periods,
      notices or other similar requirements, result in a lien on the Transferred
      Environmental Control Property; provided that no such tax need be paid if the
      Seller or one of its affiliates is contesting the same in good faith by
      appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted and if
      the
      Seller or such affiliate has established appropriate reserves as shall be
      required in conformity with generally accepted accounting
      principles.

     

    Section
      4.11.  Notice
      of Breach.
      Promptly after obtaining knowledge of any breach in any material respect of
      its
      representations and warranties in this Agreement, the Seller will notify the
      Issuer and the Rating Agencies of the breach.

     

    Section
      4.12.  Termination.
      Even if
      this Agreement or the Indenture is terminated, the Seller will not, prior to
      the
      date which is one year and one day after the termination of the Indenture,
      petition or otherwise invoke or cause the Issuer to invoke the process of any
      court or Governmental Authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining
      an
      involuntary case against the Issuer or any substantial part of the Issuer’s
      property under any federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law,
      appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator
      or
      other similar official, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the
      Issuer’s affairs.

     

    Section
      4.13.  Further
      Covenants.
      Upon
      the Issuer’s request, the Seller will execute and deliver such further
      instruments and do such further acts as may be necessary to carry out more
      effectively the provisions and purposes of this Agreement.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    ARTICLE
      V

     

    The
      Seller

     

    Section
      5.01.  Liability
      of Seller; Indemnities.
      

     

    (a)  The
      Seller shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the
      obligations specifically undertaken by the Seller under this
      Agreement.

     

    (b)  The
      Seller shall indemnify the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, for itself and
      on
      behalf of the Environmental Control Bondholders and each of their respective
      affiliates, members, managers, officers, directors, employees and agents, and
      defend and hold harmless each such Person from and against, any and all taxes
      (other than any taxes imposed on Environmental Control Bondholders solely as
      a
      result of their ownership of Environmental Control Bonds) that may at any time
      be imposed on or asserted against any such Person under existing law as of
      the
      Initial Sale Date or Subsequent Sale Date as a result of (i) the sale and
      assignment of the Environmental Control Property to the Issuer, (ii) the
      acquisition or holding of the Environmental Control Property by the Issuer
      or
      (iii) the issuance and sale of the Environmental Control Bonds by the Issuer,
      including any sales, gross receipts, general corporation, single business,
      personal property, privilege, franchise or license taxes, but excluding any
      taxes imposed as a result of a failure of such person to withhold or remit
      taxes
      with respect to payments on any Environmental Control Bonds, it being understood
      that the Environmental Control Bondholders shall be entitled to enforce their
      rights against the Seller under this Section
      5.01(b)
      solely
      through a cause of action brought for their benefit by the Indenture
      Trustee.

     

    (c)  The
      Seller shall indemnify the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, for itself and on
      behalf of the Environmental Control Bondholders, and each of their respective
      affiliates, members, managers, officers, directors, employees and agents, and
      defend and hold harmless each such Person from and against, (i) any and all
      amounts of principal of and interest on the Environmental Control Bonds not
      paid
      when due or when scheduled to be paid in accordance with their terms, (ii)
      the
      amount of any deposits to the Issuer required to have been made in accordance
      with the terms of the Basic Documents or any Financing Order which are not
      made
      when so required, and (iii) any and all other liabilities, obligations, losses,
      claims, damages, payment, costs or expenses incurred by any of these persons,
      in
      each case as a result of the Seller’s breach of any of its representations,
      warranties or covenants contained in this Agreement; each of which the Seller
      will have a 30-day opportunity to cure upon notice from us of a material breach
      of a covenant.

     

    (d)  The
      Seller shall indemnify the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, for itself and on
      behalf of the Environmental Control Bondholders, and each of their respective
      affiliates, members, managers, officers, directors, employees and agents, and
      defend and hold harmless each such Person from and against, any and all Losses
      that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against any such Person as
      a
      result of (x) the Seller’s willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the
      performance of its duties or observance of its covenants under this Agreement,
      (y) the Seller’s reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this
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    the
      Seller’s breach of any of its representations or
      warranties contained in this Agreement or the Transferor’s breach of any of its
      representations or warranties contained in the Transfer Agreement (any event
      described in any of the foregoing clauses (x), (y) or (z), an “Indemnification
      Event”).
      Amounts on deposit in the Excess Funds Subaccount and the Capital Subaccount
      shall not be available to satisfy any Losses for which indemnification is
      provided in this Agreement.

     

    (e)  The
      Seller also will indemnify the PSCWV, for the benefit of Customers, for any
      and
      all Losses, including but not limited to Losses in the form of higher
      Environmental Control Charges, that Customers may incur by reason of
      (i) any failure of the Seller’s representations or warranties in this
      Agreement, (ii) any breach of the Seller’s covenants in this Agreement,
      (iii) any failure of the Transferor’s representations in the Transfer
      Agreement or (iv)  breach of the Transferor’s covenants in the Transfer
      Agreement. 

     

    (f)  The
      Seller shall indemnify the Indenture Trustee its officers, directors and agents
      for, and defend and hold harmless each such Person from and against, any and
      all
      Losses that may be imposed upon, incurred by or asserted against any such Person
      as a result of the acceptance or performance of the trusts and duties contained
      herein and in the Basic Documents to which the Indenture Trustee is a party,
      except to the extent that any such Loss shall be due to the willful misfeasance,
      bad faith or negligence of the Indenture Trustee. Such amounts shall be
      deposited into the Collection Account and distributed in accordance with the
      Indenture.

     

    (g)  The
      Seller’s indemnification obligations under Sections
      5.01(b), (c), (d) and (f)
      for
      events occurring prior to the removal or resignation of the Indenture Trustee
      or
      the termination of this Agreement shall survive the resignation or removal
      of
      the Indenture Trustee or the termination of this Agreement and shall include
      reasonable fees and expenses of investigation and litigation (including the
      Indenture Trustee’s reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses) and will rank in
      priority with other general, unsecured obligations of the Seller. Any amounts
      indemnified by the Seller pursuant to its obligations under Sections
      5.01(b), (c), (d) or (f)
      shall be
      deposited into the Collection Account and distributed in accordance with the
      Indenture. The Seller shall not indemnify any party under this Section
      5.01
      for any
      changes in law after the Initial Sale Date or the Subsequent Sale Date, as
      applicable. 

     

    Section
      5.02.  Merger
      or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of, Seller.
      Any
      Person (a) into which the Seller may be merged or consolidated or which succeeds
      to all or the majority of the Seller’s electric distribution business, (b) which
      results from the division of the Seller into two or more Persons and which
      succeeds to all or the majority of the Seller’s electric distribution business,
      (c) which may result from any merger or consolidation to which the Seller shall
      be a party and which succeeds to all or the majority of the Seller’s electric
      distribution business, or (d) which may succeed to the properties and assets
      of
      the Seller substantially as a whole and which succeeds to all or the majority
      of
      the Seller’s electric distribution business, which Person in any of the
      foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform every obligation
      of the Seller under this Agreement, shall be the successor to the Seller
      hereunder without the execution or filing of any document or any further act
      by
      any of the parties to this Agreement; provided, however, that (i) immediately
      after giving effect to such transaction, no representation or warranty made
      pursuant to Article III shall have been breached and no Servicer Default, and
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    would
      become a Servicer Default, shall have occurred
      and be continuing, (ii) the Seller shall have delivered to the Issuer and the
      Indenture Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each
      stating that such consolidation, merger or succession and such agreement of
      assumption comply with this Section and that all conditions precedent, if any,
      provided for in this Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied
      with, (iii) the Rating Agencies shall have received prior written notice of
      such
      transaction, (iv) the Seller shall have delivered to the Issuer and the
      Indenture Trustee an Opinion of Counsel either (A) stating that, in the opinion
      of such counsel, all filings, including filings by the Seller with the PSCWV
      pursuant to the Statute and UCC filings, have been executed and filed that
      are
      necessary fully to preserve and protect the interest of the Issuer in the
      Transferred Environmental Control Property and reciting the details of such
      filings or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action
      shall be necessary to preserve and protect such interests and (v) the Seller
      shall have delivered to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee an Opinion of
      Counsel from independent tax counsel stating to the effect that, for the federal
      income tax purposes, such consolidation, merger or succession to, and assumption
      of, the obligations of the Seller will not result in a material adverse federal
      income tax consequence to the Issuer, the Seller, the Indenture Trustee or
      the
      Environmental Control Bondholders. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
      contrary, the execution of the above described agreement of assumption and
      compliance with clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above shall be conditions
      precedent to the consummation of any transaction referred to in clauses (a),
      (b), (c) or (d) above.

     

    Section
      5.03.  Limitation
      on Liability of Seller and Others.
      The
      Seller and any director or officer or employee or agent of the Seller may rely
      in good faith on the advice of counsel or on any document of any kind, prima
      facie properly executed and submitted by any Person, respecting any matters
      arising hereunder. Subject to Section
      4.08,
      the
      Seller shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend
      any
      legal action that is not incidental to its obligations under this Agreement,
      and
      that in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability. The Seller
      will
      not be liable for any Losses resulting solely from a downgrade in the ratings
      on
      the Environmental Control Bonds or any consequential, incidental or indirect
      damages, including any loss of market value of the Environmental Control Bonds,
      resulting from any downgrade of the ratings of the Environmental Control Bonds.
      

     

    Section
      5.04.  Opinions
      of Counsel.
      The
      Seller shall deliver to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee: (a) promptly
      after
      the execution and delivery of this Agreement and of each amendment hereto or
      to
      the Servicing Agreement and on each Subsequent Sale Date, an Opinion of Counsel
      either (i) to the effect that, in the opinion of such counsel, all filings,
      including filings with the PSCWV pursuant to the Statute, that are necessary
      to
      fully preserve and protect the interests of the Issuer in the Transferred
      Environmental Control Property have been executed and filed, and reciting the
      details of such filings or referring to prior Opinions of Counsel in which
      such
      details are given, or (ii) to the effect that, in the opinion of such counsel,
      no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect such interest; and
      (b)
      within 90 days after the beginning of each calendar year beginning with the
      first calendar year beginning more than three months after the Initial Sale
      Date, an Opinion of Counsel, dated as of a date during such 90-day period,
      either (i) to the effect that, in the opinion of such counsel, all filings
      with
      the PSCWV or otherwise pursuant to the Statute, have been executed and filed
      that are necessary to preserve fully and protect fully the interest of the
      Issuer in the Transferred Environmental Control Property, and reciting the
      details of such filings or referring to prior Opinions of Counsel in

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    which
      such details are given, or (ii) to the effect
      that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to
      preserve and protect such interest. Each Opinion of Counsel referred to in
      clause (a) or (b) above shall specify any action necessary (as of the date
      of
      such opinion) to be taken in the following year to preserve and protect such
      interest.

     

    ARTICLE
      VI

     

    Miscellaneous
      Provisions

     

    Section
      6.01.  Amendment.
      

     

    (a)  Subject
      to Section
      6.01(b)
      below,
      this Agreement may be amended by the Seller and the Issuer, with the prior
      written consent of the Indenture Trustee and the satisfaction of the Rating
      Agency Condition. Promptly after the execution of any such amendment and
      consent, the Issuer shall furnish written notification of the substance of
      such
      amendment or consent to each of the Rating Agencies. Prior to the execution
      of
      any amendment to this Agreement, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee shall
      be
      entitled to receive and rely upon an Opinion of Counsel stating that the
      execution of such amendment is authorized or permitted by this Agreement and
      the
      Opinion of Counsel referred to in Section 3.10 of the Servicing Agreement.
      Subject to paragraph (b) below, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee may, but
      shall not be obligated to, enter into any such amendment which affects their
      own
      rights, duties or immunities under this Agreement or otherwise.

     

    (b)  Notwithstanding
      anything to the contrary in Section
      6.01(a),
      no
      amendment or modification of this Agreement shall be effective except upon
      satisfaction of the conditions precedent in this Section
      6.01(b).

     

    (i)  PSCWV
      Condition.
      At
      least 16 days prior to the effectiveness of any such amendment or
      modification, and after obtaining the other necessary approvals set forth in
      Section 6.01(a),
      except
      for the consent of the Indenture Trustee and the Environmental Control
      Bondholders if the consent of the Environmental Control Bondholders is required
      or sought by the Indenture Trustee in connection with such amendment or
      modification, the Issuer shall have delivered to the PSCWV’s executive director
      and general counsel written notification of any proposed amendment or
      modification, which notification shall contain:

     

    (A)  a
      reference to Case Nos. 05-0402-E-CN and 05-0750-E-PC and any other case
      number under which a Financing Order has been issued;

     

    (B)  an
      Officer’s Certificate stating that the proposed amendment or modification has
      been approved by all parties to this Agreement; and

     

    (C)  a
      statement identifying the person to whom the PSCWV is to address any response
      to
      the proposed amendment or to request additional time.

     

    (ii)  The
      PSCWV
      or its authorized representative shall, within 15 days of receiving the
      notification complying with Section
      6.01(b)(i)
      above,
      either:

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    (A)  provide
      notice of its determination that the proposed amendment or modification will
      not
      under any circumstances have the effect of increasing the ongoing qualified
      costs related to the Environmental Control Bonds,

     

    (B)  provide
      notice of its consent or lack of consent to the person specified in Section
      6.01(b)(i)(C)
      above,
      or

     

    (C)  be
      conclusively deemed to have consented to the proposed amendment or
      modification,

     

    unless,
      within 15 days of receiving the notification complying with Section
      6.01(b)(i)
      above,
      the PSCWV or its authorized representative delivers to the office of the person
      specified in Section
      6.01(b)(i)(C)
      above
      with a written statement requesting an additional amount of time not to exceed
      15 days in which to consider whether to consent to the proposed amendment or
      modification. If the PSCWV or its authorized representative requests an
      extension of time in the manner set forth in the preceding sentence, then the
      PSCWV shall either provide notice of its consent or lack of consent or notice
      of
      its determination that the proposed amendment or modification will not under
      any
      circumstances increase ongoing qualified costs to the person specified in
Section
      6.01(b)(i)(C)
      above
      not later than the last day of such extension of time or be conclusively deemed
      to have consented to the proposed amendment or modification on the last day
      of
      such extension of time. Any amendment or modification requiring the consent
      of
      the PSCWV shall become effective on the later of (i) the date proposed by the
      parties to such amendment or modification or (ii) the first day after the
      expiration of the 15-day period provided for in this Section
      6.01(b)(ii),
      or, if
      such period has been extended pursuant hereto, the first day after the
      expiration of such period as so extended.

     

    (c)  For
      the
      purpose of this Section
      6.01,
      an
“authorized representative” of the PSCWV means any person authorized to act on
      behalf of the PSCWV, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel (which may be the
      general counsel) to the PSCWV.

     

    

      Section
        6.02.  Notices.
        All
        demands, notices and communications upon or to the Seller, the Issuer, the
        Indenture Trustee, the Rating Agencies or the PSCWV under this Agreement
        shall
        be in writing, delivered personally, via facsimile, reputable overnight courier
        or by certified mail, return-receipt requested, and shall be deemed to have
        been
        duly given upon receipt (a) in the case of the Seller, to MP Renaissance
        Funding, LLC, 2215-B Renaissance Drive, Suite #5, Las Vegas, Nevada 89119,
        Attention of Kristine Eppes, (b) in the case of the Issuer, to MP Environmental
        Funding LLC, 2215-B Renaissance Drive, Suite #5, Las Vegas, Nevada 89119,
        Attention of Kristine Eppes, (c) in the case of the Indenture Trustee, at
        the
        Corporate Trust Office, (d) in the case of Moody’s, to Moody’s Investors
        Service, Inc., Asset Finance Group, 99 Church Street, New York, New York
        10007,
        (e) in the case of Standard & Poor’s, to in the case of Standard &
Poor’s, to Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill
        Companies, Inc., 55 Water Street, 42nd
        Floor,
        New York, New York 10041-0003, Attention of ABS Surveillance Group - New
        Assets,
        (f) in the case of Fitch, to Fitch, Inc., One State Street Plaza, New York,
        New
        York 10004, Attention of ABS Surveillance, and (g) in the case of the PSCWV,
        to
        Public Service Commission of West Virginia, 201 Brooks Street, P.O. Box 812,
        

    

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    Charleston,
      West Virginia 25325, Attention of
      Executive Secretary; or, as to each of the foregoing, at such other address
      as
      shall be designated by written notice to the other parties.

     

    Section
      6.03.  Assignment.
      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, except as provided
      in
      Section 5.02, this Agreement may not be assigned by the Seller.

     

    Section
      6.04.   Limitations
      on Rights of Others.
      The
      provisions of this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Seller, the
      Issuer, the PSCWV and the Indenture Trustee, on behalf of itself and the
      Environmental Control Bondholders, and nothing in this Agreement, whether
      express or implied, shall be construed to give to any other Person any legal
      or
      equitable right, remedy or claim in the Collateral or under or in respect of
      this Agreement or any covenants, conditions or provisions contained
      herein.

     

    Section
      6.05.  Severability.
      Any
      provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any
      jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
      such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
      provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
      jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in
      any
      other jurisdiction.

     

    Section
      6.06.  Separate
      Counterparts.
      This
      Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each
      of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such
      counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same
      instrument.

     

    Section
      6.07.  Headings.
      The
      headings of the various Articles and Sections herein are for convenience of
      reference only and shall not define or limit any of the terms or provisions
      hereof.

     

    Section
      6.08.  GOVERNING
      LAW.
      THIS
      AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF WEST
      VIRGINIA, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS, AND THE
      OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED
      IN
      ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.

     

    Section
      6.09.  Assignment
      to Issuer and to Indenture Trustee.
      

     

    (a)  The
      Seller hereby assigns to the Issuer all of the Seller’s rights in, to and under
      the Transfer Agreement. 

     

    (b)  The
      Seller hereby acknowledges and consents to the mortgage, pledge, assignment
      and
      grant of a security interest by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee pursuant
      to
      the Indenture for the benefit of the Environmental Control Bondholders of all
      right, title and interest of the Issuer in, to and under the Transferred
      Environmental Control Property and the proceeds thereof and the assignment
      of
      any or all of the Issuer’s rights hereunder to the Indenture Trustee.

     

    Section
      6.10.  Nonpetition
      Covenant.
      Notwithstanding any prior termination of this Agreement or the Indenture, but
      subject to a court of competent jurisdiction’s rights to order the sequestration
      and payment of Environmental Control Revenues arising with respect to the
      Transferred Environmental Control Property upon application by the Issuer or
      the
      Indenture 

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    Trustee
      notwithstanding any bankruptcy,
      reorganization or other insolvency proceedings with respect to the debtor,
      pledgor or transferor of the Transferred Environmental Control Property pursuant
      to Section 24-2-4e(k)(4) of the Statute, the Seller shall not, prior to the
      date
      which is one year and one day after the termination of the Indenture, petition
      or otherwise invoke or cause the Issuer to invoke the process of any court
      or
      Governmental Authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining an
      involuntary case against the Issuer under any federal or state bankruptcy,
      insolvency or similar law or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee,
      trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of the Issuer or
      any
      substantial part of the property of the Issuer, or ordering the winding up
      or
      liquidation of the affairs of the Issuer.

     

    Section
      6.11.  Perfection.
      In
      accordance with Section 24-2-4e(m) of the Statute, (i) upon the Financing Order
      creating the Environmental Control Property becoming effective, (ii) the
      execution and delivery of this Agreement and the related Bill of Sale, (iii)
      the
      receipt of value and (iv) the filing of a financing statement with the office
      of
      the Secretary of State of West Virginia, a transfer of an interest in the
      Environmental Control Property will be perfected as against all third persons,
      including any judicial lien creditors, other than creditors holding a prior
      security interest, ownership interest or assignment in the Environmental Control
      Property previously perfected in accordance with the relevant provisions of
      the
      Statute. 

    

      Section
        6.12.  Limitation
        of Liability.
         It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that this
        Agreement is executed and delivered by U.S. Bank National Association, not
        individually or personally but solely as Indenture Trustee for the benefit
        of
        the Environmental Control Bondholders, in the exercise of the powers and
        authority conferred and vested in it, and nothing herein contained shall
        be
        construed as creating any liability on U.S. Bank National Association,
        individually or personally, to perform any covenant either expressed or implied
        contained herein, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the
        parties who are signatories to this Agreement and by any Person claiming
        by,
        through or under such parties; provided, however, that this provision shall
        not
        protect U.S. Bank National Association against any liability that would
        otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence
        in
        the performance of duties or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations
        or
        duties under this Agreement.

       

    

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    IN
      WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
      executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above
      written.

     

    MP
      ENVIRONMENTAL FUNDING LLC, Issuer

    

    by            
      /s/ Philip L. Goulding                    
Title: 
      Vice President

    

    

    MP
      RENAISSANCE FUNDING, LLC, Seller,

    

    by           
      /s/ Kristine W. Eppes                    
 Title: 
      Vice President, Treasuer and Secretary

    

    Acknowledged
      and Accepted:

     

    U.S.
      Bank
      National Association, not in its

    individual
      capacity but solely as Indenture

    Trustee
      on behalf of the Environmental Control

    Bondholders.

    

    

    by       
      s/ Melissa A. Rosal                     
Title: 
      Vice President

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    EXHIBIT
      A

     

    FORM
      OF
      BILL OF SALE

     

    1.  This
      Bill
      of Sale is being delivered pursuant to the Transferred Environmental Control
      Property Sale Agreement, dated as of April 11, 2007 (as amended, restated,
      supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Sale Agreement”),
      between MP Renaissance Funding, LLC (the “Seller”) and MP Environmental Funding
      LLC (the “Issuer”) and is subject to all of the terms, conditions and
      limitations contained in the Sale Agreement. All capitalized terms used but
      not
      defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Sale
      Agreement.

     

    2.  In
      consideration of the Issuer’s delivery to or upon the order of the Seller of
      $337,591,496, the Seller does hereby irrevocably sell, transfer, assign, set
      over and otherwise convey to the Issuer, without recourse (subject to the
      obligations in the Sale Agreement), all right, title and interest of the Seller
      in and to the Transferred Environmental Control Property created by the Statute
      and in accordance with the Financing Order related to the Senior Secured Sinking
      Fund Environmental Control Bonds, Series A and identified on Schedule 1
      hereto (the “Initial Transferred Environmental Control Property”) (such sale,
      transfer, assignment, set over and conveyance of the Initial Transferred
      Environmental Control Property includes, to the fullest extent permitted by
      the
      Statute, the assignment of all revenues, collections, claims, rights, payments,
      money or proceeds of or arising from the Environmental Control Charges related
      to the Initial Transferred Environmental Control Property, as the same may
      be
      adjusted from time to time). Such sale, transfer, assignment, set over and
      conveyance is hereby expressly stated to be a sale and, pursuant to Section
      24-2-4e(m)(1) of the Statute, shall be treated as an absolute transfer of all
      of
      the Seller’s right, title and interest (as in a true sale), and not as a pledge
      or other secured transaction, of the Initial Transferred Environmental Control
      Property. The Seller agrees and confirms that after giving effect to the sale
      contemplated hereby, it has no rights in the Initial Transferred Environmental
      Control Property to which a security interest of creditors of the Seller could
      attach because it has sold all rights in the Initial Transferred Environmental
      Control Property to the Issuer pursuant to Section 24-2-4e(m)(1) of the
      Statute.

     

    3.  The
      Issuer does hereby purchase the Initial Transferred Environmental Control
      Property from the Seller for the consideration set forth in paragraph 2
      above.

     

    4.  The
      Seller and the Issuer each acknowledge and agree that the purchase price for
      the
      Initial Transferred Environmental Control Property sold pursuant to this Bill
      of
      Sale and the Sale Agreement is equal to its fair market value at the time of
      sale.

     

    5.  The
      Seller confirms that each of the representations and warranties on the part
      of
      the Seller contained in the Sale Agreement are true and correct in all respects
      on the date hereof as if made on the date hereof.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    6.  This
      Bill
      of Sale may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each
      of
      which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such
      counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same
      instrument.

     

    7.  This
      Bill
      of Sale shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of West
      Virginia, without reference to its conflict of law provisions, and the
      obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined
      in
      accordance with such laws.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    IN
      WITNESS WHEREOF, the Seller and the Issuer have duly executed this Bill of
      Sale
      as of this 11th day of April, 2007.

     

     

    MP
      RENAISSANCE FUNDING, LLC,

     

    by_______________________________________

    Name:

    Title:

     

     

    MP
      ENVIRONMENTAL FUNDING LLC,

     

    by_______________________________________

    Name:

    Title:

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    SCHEDULE
      1

     

    Transferred
      Environmental Control Property and the related Environmental Control Charges
      with respect to the Senior Secured Sinking Fund Environmental Control
      Bonds, Series A identified in the Pricing Advice Letter filed with the
      PSCWV on April 4, 2007.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

     

    EXHIBIT
      B

     

    PENDING
      LITIGATION

     

    None.

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