E L E C T R I C Pttanei 005694.3fA8

Tall Cree! I.e00:1Jl.lW

Mny 13, 1994

Marahall Darngaaed, Exeeutlve Olrodter Souell Dakota Publlc UtJl ihloa Goifmlsulon 500 Eaat Capibol P la r r a , RD 44501

Doar Mr. Damgaardt

Enclosod Lor f i l i n g pleaau find an o f l ~ t n a l algned "Jo in t R@qu@ak for E l o c t r l c Servlect Te ra i to ty Exaeption" between tlbrhhsrn s t e t @ @ power Company anti ~ l o u x Valley Ehlplre g l@chf ie A ~ S o ~ l a t l O n t

'hla agraemont hoeween hlio bwo paf&ies seek8 an @%e@ption €0 our e x i a t l n g uervleo t o l r r l t o ~ I e ~ . Tl~Ltl aqreemenr will el lew NOP be eorve s BR Doparbrnsnh et TranspePtakion l\Lgl~wny Ink@fseetlon a t El\@ junction of flif~tlway~ 30 and 11 e a s t of Sloux Pal te . TLlg ~ @ t ; v l a @ l i o n witltin SIOUX Vafiey 'a t e e f l t o f y but we te@L €lr@ arlnuumef'cl lnt,oroata wl l l bo bafbep ubrved wihh s@r;vie@ tram tl9P i n t t t i H Inoennco.

nccompnnyliic) aertsapendonca and a Rap pP0rltls d*til!tl~ndL information. Sioux Valley Eleebrle tenpsekful ly requeeta Qc~ubh Bakota Publ l s U t l l l t baa e smlde lon coneifS@rahl@n end all et:d@t approvlnq t h l e aqraernenr,

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Mr. Marshall Damgoafd. E x ~ c u l i v ~ Oifactef South Dakola Public Uliiilin6 Cemrniaaien 600 East Capitol Piene, SD 57501

Door Marshall:

Enctosad tor filing please IIR~ en BflgiflEil $IgnBd "Jelitl Raqueel lor &Isetrle Service Torritoly Excapllen" barwaafl Nanhrrrn Slalos Pgi~or ecrnpany and Sleux Vallay Ernp!ro Elucl?tc Associslien.

This ogreomon1 balwoon !ha we p3tttrr~ ~ e e k e an axeapllan lo our eitleling sowice lerritorias This ogruement wrll allc8# NSP lo sowe r, SB Bapsrlfnlmt of transpotlollon Iliglrwoy inlclrscle(len ol the bunellen ef kligi~uays 98 ant1 t l c X S l of Sioux Fells, Ttris riorvlre 1103 wilhln 8isur. Valley (ariilafy but wrll be mare %en\ elfoclivoly safvad from NBB ltnas

Accempenylng eerrospantlefice and a mag piclvicle al51l1iinal ~niarntalien NSP respocttully raquasls Sorrlh b k e l a Buttlie Ul!lilla% Camititori~h sonsldara\ion and afi order approving i t~ ls ogroamenl;

MJW,ml

cc: Jim Kiloy

May 10, 1904 kl@m 3.3'2

Janlos M. K~loy, Gonorot Manegar Sioux Vallov Eloctrlc

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Oonr Mr. Kiloy.

Ono fully oxoeuled copy has boon dalivcrrabf lo ltla Ssulh Dahol8 Publia Ulllilie$ Commlsslon

Our sincorost oppraelellon for yout bffot15 in the dovel'~pfrlen~ el Ih!a agraame~\\. sntl we took toward IQ vrerk!rrg w~lh you in lha fututcl m this ssrtia epitll ol caeuenllen

Sincoroly,

Mansgor, Cuslomer 0per:bliefrs I

Phone: 605&+3&39

toll Fror: \.MX).TU'JI.IW

May 9 , 1994

Rues Qartunek, Hannger Customar Oporat&one Nosthern Statan Powor Cangany P.0 . Box 988 Sloux Falie, SD 47101

Suk jac t~ servlse T e ~ r l e a r y Exaepelen = sauth Oakare BeparEnent of Tranaportbtlen, Llghtlag Servlee tor tntereeeblen ef lilqhwaya 11 and 38, Hlnnehsha county

Dear Mr. Dartunekr

Enclosod cos exscuclon by t18p are tour ( 4 1 esplea ot en ageeersunt ontLtZo9 Jolnt Rsqueat Lor Eleetrie getvlee Territory Eneopklon portalnlnq to the Subject eervlcs zequ@@k, Them tour aepiea have been axncuted by Sloux Vatiey EleetPIe, and w@ eeque8r yeu rebufn two ( 2 ) lutby exeeutad eeples.

Wo suqgeae tha t each e l ua fiend e copy o t rho @x@eut@d hgzeea@nE t o tho Public UtlLltioa Comlf ia i~n . t l you would ilk* A copy of Our t r a n s ~ ~ l c t a l l a t t e r t o €he BUC, pleseo advlae.

Wo appreciate erat lve % p l s l t uhleb prevalied durlng kha nsgotlatlon of eefnent, and leek toruazd &e il e0nt i~ua t tOn of th la re laclo EUCUF@ e l r e u m s t a n ~ ~ ~ .

Enelonurea

cc: ~ c o t t Jansea, Asglenat T la f t l a Enqinesr 8D Dopartmont, O E Transper6aElen P.O. Uox 1996 nl tchnl l r SD 57401

FAX tiD, 3390205

%If! E L 9 4 -02 1 Department oP'Frtrnsporhtiur~ Mluball b & n OMco

Rr. Jla Ullcox

Rar CH Wl(00) Httchrll Raelon KIHf 111h Ratd~ry ~ l p h ~ l n g o f lnttrtoc~~onr rt Vtrfoun lecrtlors

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l h l t letter Is to dacwnt our g k ~ conversnllsn$ thlr pat \ uebk reglrdltq the State's t l t i a n en th8 erlnttnrnce of thr gropprad mhkay tlghtt~g i t the tntsrsrcflon o f 48 S/Jb 42 t ~ d SU 11 h u i h ,

In ths war futurs, tho agrrtslnf st iranspcrtrilnn u \ \ l ~ s n d torn 001-121 Rovtw Csrtlflcbll~n crd Agrrlwnl RlePtxi and tltachnohtn fsr etqnrtur~, i d $ KIIW~M etittfictrten and ngrttnsnr RJZ4Td wlfl rgtelft tbrt cvtr end bulb wlntanurea a l the rs#&hryr ilghtlng Is to bs pr01tde4 bf ~of!hkm f t r t o Pmr,

If YOU krav of InforariIWl tPnlr8ry to thc kbv6 plrr:e #d.rlra.

Very truly YOUrl,

OiPERIHC#I Of 1WfWRIAf l W labart f, Kiwrr

~ 0 t i h ~ 1 ) 8 t a ~ m r ~wnpry W h M O M

503 w IluWl PB 5% WM

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Mr. Marshall Domgogrd. Eweculiva Riraeter Soulh Dakoln Public Utllilloo Commleeian 500 Easl Copilol Pieno, SB 57501

Door Mereliall:

Enclosed for filing plesm find on original algiled "Jslnl Raquee\ fat Cl@elrlo Sorvico Territory Excoption" bslween tJbrIll@ffi SIB\@% Pswor Carnpany and Bleuic Vollay Empire Elaclric Assoelslion.

Thlg aoroomonr Ratween rtm tws porlios soaks an axeaplion Is out @xi@linC) servica tarritarioe. fhie ogroen!ant will n l l w F18P lo s5rve a SO Baparlmeiil at Transpottallan Rlgtwny inlarsaelien at lira ii~nctian a! kllghways 38 and I 1 @sol of Sioux Falls, This ?MN~W lies wiltiin 8iaur Vallhy tariitery bul will ba nlsre seat effuclivuly ssrrod liom NSP lines

Accompanying ~4ff~qKwIdhA&O and s rnsp pravid@ @tlilili@nsl lnf0fItl:llIofI NsP respoclfuily raquosls Sou* Id6k6le Pub116 Utititie% Carflfiils$en eensidualieri @nil an order opproving this ol)rooni%nl.

Gnnstol Maosgctt ontl Ct11el Exeeuliva

MJtI:rnl

co: Jim Klloy

<TORY sxcsevxon

Sloux Vailay Empire E loe t r l e hseoela t len ( Y V E G A ) and NOCtl \€IEn s t a t e n Powor Company (H9Bl j e l n t l y cequeuk an exeeptlen €0 bllo ox i s t lng o l accs l c aerv iee r e r ~ i t e r l a l agreement ko p@emie Northern s t a ton Pcwor Company t o provide e l e e t r l r : s e r v l e e t o btre propecred south Dakota 1)spartnene of TPnnepertatlen IlghElng seevlee laaaked a t tho ln t a raee t l en ef 88 lllghwaye 30 and I I l a €h@ SH 1 / 4 ef soc t lon 13 and the Nh 1 / 4 e l 3ee t l en 2 4 , TLOIN, R49W, MInn@hahn Councy. Thla tiervisa cana l s t@ of s lx 400 wake, 111911 preemure aodlum light f lx tuees , kwe a t wt~lett aea locaked i n tho seeviea t e r r i t o r y anelqned re N3P and i n u r s f whleh dze leear@d l n €he aerv ica t s r r l t o r y atleiqnau t o SVEEA. h deawlnq of tho genera l aroa, propaned l lqhclnq i a e l l i t i e s and ee rv lee e e r r l t o r y beundnry 1s a t tnched f o r yeue tntermatlen.

Repranentativaa s t both !NEE& and tl9P have me€ en eevaral oeedlrlene end dincuilsacl d i t t e r e n t way@ of set;vlnq ERla ioad. I € l o our mutual ecncluslon, c h a t r n b h l s inernnee, t h e eUefameF~a LnhePeBEe w i l l be boot served by racslvlnq ssPviee ieom one power uuppllor . Wo have aqrood thn t In t h i s lnscnnce I t should he NBP, and €ha t we ohould requour an exeeprfan €0 6Re ewlnclnq h a r ~ I k ~ P l 3 ~ dl~P@@it@nt.

nu s t a t o d sbor s , t h e deelelon by 9VEEA te eonsent to tt4P peovldlng norvieo t o ERle in s6a l l a t l en was inf lri@ne@il by €ti@ fa@€ € h a t tile cuotomor'a fntaroaca w i l l be b e ~ t g e ~ v e d thk0ugh a nlngle nas@rlnq

Thla sonaont an sho p a r t a t SVEEA r e Ilmfted Ca El\@ maid &ID soparenens o f Tranapertat leh i igk t lny eefvrb'e i-equsat and will autonacleAlly kernlnata open ranevai ar dbdndonnank oi suQh aervIe9.

Thin oxcaPElAR i s nor t o ba eenakruad aa navlflq any inpaes upen OF IndLsatlng a d a s i ~ e ho ehanqe t h e E@PVIC@ ar@ae aeelqned by €ha south Dakoen Publ i e Ut;llL€l@e Com&aalen.

SIOUX 'JALLEY enPrne eteewic Assti. wnrnEntt STATES petten eerr~nwv=-ou

ELECTRIC Phone: W4344538

toll ffae. I=kWz?31.1986

Hay 9, 1994

Ruas Bartunok, Hnnager Cuatomor Operatione Northern States Bower Gwpnny P.0, Box 980 Sioux Fal la , BD 59101

Subjoctl Servlee Territory EX&@pElOR - LIoutR Dakota Beyat;€fien€ e l Transpartatlon, Llgkklng Oervlee for inb@ee@aklan el ttlqbways l i and 30, Hlbnehaha EOuhby

Uonr Hr. Bartunoki

Encloaad lo r onaeutlon by N4P are tour ( 4 ) aeplee of an eyee@menk ont l t lod Je ln t Request for Eleatrbe g@rvle@ T e r ~ l t a r y g#a@ptlen portnlninq to t h e SubjeaE eorvla@ requost, Thee@ LoUP aOp1t30 k&v@ boon uxeeuted by Dlsux Valley El@e€rIe, and we PequeBt you L'@€UPfi two ( 2 ) fu l ly axocuted aoplea.

Wo suggest that oneh of u s send a eepy of the eneeu€@d &gPe@imnt €a tho P~rbllc U t l l l t l e a cemlselen. i f yau wsuld Like a eopy ot eur transmittal l e t t e r te €he BUC, pl%a8@ advla@,

We appreciate

Encloaurae

ccr s ee t t Janaen, Reglenat Tmllie Engineer $8 DQgaKtReRE of T~ansparbaklon P.O. Box 1206 Hltchell, BD 91.301

mhrmsw&.*erw Bwth LWab

t r n ~ ~ fo8rPtw W* F& IRaQ 61 l€It&2&7 iwhm .m 8280

Jnmas M. Kiloy, Gonarol Monagat Sioux Valley Eloclrlc P.O. Box 218 Colman, SD 57017.0218

Enclosod sro ttla t v / ~ (2) fully nxesutud copies of i t* Joint Req?1@11 to1 E i ~ l t i o ~ G T v ~ c ~ Territory Exceplion which sra b a i q returnad as raqw:tad.

One fully cxncutod copy 110s ban dafiuefed 10 1)1e South Oe%ola Publis Utililiee Commission.

Our sincerosl npprecinlion for yeur eftorta in l)w Uavsilogmnl al this agreemanl; a ~ d we look k~rwrrrd to working M h you in lha fufun in IMB e a r n spirit 6f swpetrition.

Russell F. Unrtunok Manager, Cuslomar Qpsrelions