EXHIBIT F-1
October 13, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission
Office of Public Utility Regulation
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Energy East Management Corporation
SEC File No. 70-9675
Gentlemen:
Regarding the transactions proposed and described in the Application
or Declaration on Form U-1 filed by Energy East Corporation ("Energy East"), CIS
Service Bureau, L.L.C. and The Union Water-Power Company with this Commission in
the captioned proceeding in connection with the provision of intra-system
services by Energy East Management Corporation in accordance with the documents
filed as Exhibits B-1 through B-11 ("Proposed Provision"), we are of the opinion
that:
(1) subject to the following paragraph, all state laws applicable to
the Proposed Provision will have been complied with;
(2) Energy East Management Corporation is a validly organized and
duly existing corporation; and
(3) the Proposed Provision will not violate the legal rights of the
holders of any securities issued by Energy East Management
Corporation or any associate company thereof.
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In rendering our opinion in paragraph (a) above, we have assumed that,
with respect to the Proposed Provision, appropriate action will have taken place
or there will be no adverse action, as the case may be, by the New York State
Public Service Commission, the Maine Public Utilities Commission, the
Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Energy or the Connecticut
Department of Public Utility Control.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
above-mentioned Application or Declaration.
Very truly yours,
HUBER LAWRENCE & ABELL
