ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

The following terms, when used herein (and in the attachments hereto) with initial capitalization, shall have the meaning specified in this Section 1.01. Certain additional terms are defined in the attachments hereto. The singular shall include the plural and the masculine shall include the feminine and neuter, and vice versa. "Includes" or "including" shall mean "including without limitation." References to a section or attachment shall mean a section or attachment of this Order, as the case may be, unless the context requires otherwise, and reference to a given agreement or instrument shall be a reference to that agreement or instrument as modified, amended, supplemented or restated through the date as of which such reference is made (except as otherwise specifically provided herein). Unless the context otherwise requires, references to Applicable Laws or Applicable Tariffs shall be deemed references to such laws or tariffs as they may be amended, replaced or restated from time to time. References to the time of day shall be deemed references to such time as measured by prevailing Pacific time.

"Act" means Chapter 4 of Statutes of 2001 (Assembly Bill 1 of the First 2001-02 Extraordinary Session) of the State of California, as amended.

" "Allocated Contracts" means the long-term power purchase agreements operationally allocated to Utility under the Contract Allocation Order, without legal and financial assignment of such agreements to Utility, as provided in Schedule 1 attached hereto.

"Applicable Commission Orders" means such rules, regulations, decisions, opinions or orders as the Commission may lawfully issue or promulgate from time to time, which further define the rights and obligations of the Parties under this Order.

"Applicable Law" means the Act, Applicable Commission Orders and any other applicable statute, constitutional provision, rule, regulation, ordinance, order, decision or code of a Governmental Authority.

"Applicable Tariffs" means Utility's tariffs, including all rules, rates, schedules and preliminary statements, governing electric energy service to Utility's customers in its service territory, as filed with and approved by the Commission and, if applicable, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

"Business Day" means the regular Monday through Friday weekdays which are customary working days, excluding holidays, as established by Applicable Tariffs.

"Commission" means the California Public Utilities Commission.

"Confidential Information" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(c).

"Contracts" means the Allocated Contracts and the Interim Contracts.

"Contract Allocation Order" means Decision 02-09-053 of the Commission, issued on September 19, 2002, as such Decision may be amended or supplemented from time to time by the Commission.

"DWR Power" shall have the same meaning set forth in the Servicing Arrangement with such amendments to incorporate the Settlement Principles for Remittances and Surplus Revenues as provided in Exhibit C of this Order.

"DWR Revenues" means those amounts required to be remitted to DWR by Utility in accordance with this Order and as further provided in the Servicing Arrangement.

"Effective Date" means the effective date in accordance with Section 14.13, as such date is set forth on the cover page hereof.

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

"Good Utility Practice" means any of the practices, methods and acts engaged in or approved by a significant portion of the electric utility industry during the relevant time period, or any of the practices, methods and acts which, in the exercise of reasonable judgment in light of the facts known at the time the decision was made, could have been expected to accomplish the desired result at a reasonable cost consistent with good business practices, reliability, safety and expedition. Good Utility Practice does not require the optimum practice, method, or act to the exclusion of all others, but rather is intended to include acceptable practices, methods, or acts generally accepted in the Western Electric Coordinating Council region.

"Governmental Authority" means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to a government, including the Commission.

"ISO" means the California Independent System Operator Corporation.

"Order" means Decision 02-12-069 of the Commission, issued on December 19, 2002 as such decision may be amended or supplemented from time to time by the Commission.

"Power Charges" shall have the meaning set forth in the Rate Agreement.

"Priority Long Term Power Contract" shall have the meaning set forth in the Rate Agreement.

"Rate Agreement" means the Rate Agreement between DWR and the Commission adopted by the Commission on February 21, 2001 in Decision 02-02-051.

"Remittance" means a payment by Utility to DWR or its Assign(s) in accordance with the Servicing Arrangement.

ARTICLE II

OPERATIONAL ALLOCATION OF POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS; MANAGEMENT OF THE CONTRACTS; ALLOCATED POWER; TERM

Section 2.02. Standard of Contract Management. Utility agrees to perform the functions specified in this Order relating to the Allocated Contracts and Interim Contracts in a reasonable manner, exercising Good Utility Practice. DWR may review or challenge whether such performance complies with this Section 2.02 at any time and take any action with respect thereto as it may deem necessary; provided, however, that Utility shall not be deemed to be the violation of this Section 2.02 by DWR unless DWR elected to challenge an action or in action by Utility as not being in compliance with this Section 2.02.

Section 2.03. Good Faith. Each Party hereby covenants that it shall perform its actions, obligations and duties in connection with this Order in good faith.

Section 2.04. DWR Power. During the term of this Order, the electric power and energy, including but not limited to capacity, and output, or any of them from the Contracts delivered to retail end-use customers in Utility's service area shall constitute DWR Power for all purposes of the Servicing Arrangement. Utility further agrees to sell and transmit or provide transmission of surplus Allocated Power to third-party purchasers in accordance with the terms of this Order.

Section 2.05. Term. The Term of this Order shall commence on the Effective Date and shall terminate on the termination of the Servicing Arrangement. In addition, this Order will terminate as to each Contract that terminates in accordance with its terms. DWR agrees to notify Utility as to the termination of each Contract as provided in Section 5.01(e) hereof.

ARTICLE III

LIMITED AGENCY / NO ASSIGNMENT

ARTICLE IV

LIMITED DUTIES OF UTILITY

Section 4.01. Limited Duties of Utility as to the Contracts. During the Term of this Order, Utility shall:

Provided, however, in the event that DWR fails to provide or provides inaccurate information which results in Utility's non-compliance with its obligations under this Order, the resulting non-compliance by Utility shall not constitute an Event of Default under Section 7.01 hereof.

ARTICLE V

DUTIES OF DWR

ARTICLE VI

[RESERVED]/SPECIAL CONTRACT TERMS

ARTICLE VII`

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Section 7.01. Events of Default. The following events shall constitute "Events of Default" under this Order:

(a) any failure by a Party to pay any amount due and payable under this Order that continues unremedied for five (5) Business Days after the earlier of the day the defaulting Party receives written notice thereof from the non-defaulting Party; or

(b) any failure by Utility to schedule and dispatch Contracts, consistent with the principles set forth in Exhibit A; or

(c) any failure (except as provided in (a) or (b)) by a Party to duly observe or perform in any material respect any other term or condition of such Party set forth in this Order, which failure continues unremedied for a period of 15 calendar days after written notice of such failure has been given to such Party by the non-defaulting Party; or

(d) any representation or warranty made by a Party shall prove to be false, misleading or incorrect in any material respect as of the date made; or

(e) an Event of Default (as defined under the Servicing Arrangement) shall have occurred and is continuing under the Servicing Arrangement.

Section 7.02. Consequences of Utility Event of Default. Upon any Event of Default by Utility, DWR may, in addition to exercising any other remedies available under this Order or under Applicable Law, (i)  apply to the Commission and, if necessary, any court of competent jurisdiction for sequestration and payment to DWR or its Assign(s) of DWR Revenues or for specific performance of the functions related to the Contracts to be performed by Utility on behalf of DWR as provided in this Order.

Section 7.04. Remedies. Subject to Article XIII of this Order, upon any Event of Default, the non-defaulting Party may exercise any other legal or equitable right or remedy that may be available to it under applicable law or under this Order, including, but not limited to, termination of this Order.

Section 7.05. Remedies Cumulative. Except as otherwise provided in this Order, all rights of termination, cancellation, or other remedies in this Order are cumulative. Use of any remedy shall not preclude any other remedy available under this Order.

Section 7.06. Waivers. None of the provisions of this Order shall be considered waived by either Party unless the Party against whom such waiver is claimed gives such waiver in writing. The failure of either Party to insist in any one or more instances upon strict performance of any of the provisions of this Order or to take advantage of any of its rights hereunder shall not be construed as a waiver of any such provisions or the relinquishment of any such rights for the future, but the same shall continue and remain in full force and effect. Waiver by either Party of any default by the other Party shall not be deemed a waiver of any other default.

ARTICLE VIII

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