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File No. 70-8471
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form U-1
JOINT APPLICATION-DECLARATION
UNDER
THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935
THE COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM, INC. COLUMBIA GULF
COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM SERVICE CORPORATION TRANSMISSION COMPANY
COLUMBIA LNG CORPORATION 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E.
COLUMBIA ATLANTIC TRADING CORPORATION Charleston, WV 25314
TRISTAR VENTURES CORPORATION
TRISTAR CAPITAL CORPORATION COLUMBIA GAS DEVELOPMENT
20 Montchanin Road CORPORATION
Wilmington, DE 19807 One Riverway
Houston, TX 77056
COLUMBIA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.
COLUMBIA COAL GASIFICATION CORPORATION
900 Pennsylvania Avenue COMMONWEALTH PROPANE, INC.
Charleston, WV 25302 COLUMBIA PROPANE CORPORATION
800 Moorefield Park Drive
COLUMBIA ENERGY SERVICES CORPORATION Richmond, VA 23236
2581 Washington Road
Upper Saint Clair, PA 15241
COLUMBIA GAS OF KENTUCKY, INC.
COLUMBIA GAS OF OHIO, INC.
COLUMBIA GAS OF MARYLAND, INC.
COLUMBIA GAS OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC.
COMMONWEALTH GAS SERVICES, INC.
200 Civic Center Drive
Columbus, OH 43215
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(Names of company or companies filing this statement
and addresses of principal executive offices)
THE COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM, INC.
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(Name of top registered holding company parent of
each applicant or declarant)
L. J. Bainter, Treasurer
THE COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM, INC.
20 Montchanin Road
Wilmington, DE 19807
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(Name and address of agent for service)
(Other Agents for Service are Listed on the
Reverse Side of the Front Cover)
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Names and Addresses of Subsidiary Company Agents for Service:
W. H. HARMON, Treasurer D. L. GELBAUGH, Vice President
Columbia Natural Resources, Inc. Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc.
Columbia Coal Gasification Corp. Columbia Gas. of Kentucky, Inc.
900 Pennsylvania Avenue Commonwealth Gas Services, Inc.
Charleston, West Virginia 25302 Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc.
Columbia Gas of Maryland, Inc.
D. DETAR, Treasurer 200 Civic Center Drive
TriStar Ventures Corporation Columbus, Ohio 43215
20 Montchanin Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19807
S. L. PARKS DOWNEY, Asst. Treasurer
J. W. GROSSMAN, Treasurer Columbia Gulf Transmission Company
Columbia LNG Corporation 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E.
Columbia Atlantic Trading Corp. Charleston, West Virginia 25314
20 Montchanin Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19807 J. R. LISENBY, Treasurer
Columbia Gas Development Corp.
L. J. BAINTER, Vice President One Riverway
Columbia Gas System Service corp. Houston, Texas 77056
TriStar Capital Corporation
20 Montchanin Road ROBERT GUSTAFSON, Controller
Wilmington, Delaware 19807 Columbia Energy Services corp.
2581 Washington Road
H. F. HAYES, Treasurer Upper Saint Clair, Pennsylvania 15241
Commonwealth Propane, Inc.
Columbia Propane Corporation
800 Moorefield Park Drive
Richmond, Virginia 23236
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(Names and Addresses of Other Agents for Service)
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The Application-Declaration as previously filed is hereby amended as
follows:
Item 6. Exhibits and Finance Statements
D-2 Order of Virginia State Corporation Commission
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act
of 1935, the undersigned companies have duly caused this Declaration to be
signed on their behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
The signatures of the applicants and of the persons signing on their
behalf are restricted to the information contained in this application which is
pertinent to the application of the respective companies.
THE COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM, INC.
Date: December 29, 1994 By: /s/ L. J. BAINTER
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L. J. Bainter, Treasurer
COLUMBIA GAS OF OHIO, INC.
COLUMBIA GAS OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC.
COLUMBIA GAS OF KENTUCKY, INC.
COLUMBIA GAS OF MARYLAND, INC.
COMMONWEALTH GAS SERVICES, INC.
COLUMBIA GULF TRANSMISSION COMPANY
COLUMBIA GAS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
COLUMBIA PROPANE CORPORATION
COMMONWEALTH PROPANE, INC.
COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM SERVICE CORPORATION
COLUMBIA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.
COLUMBIA ATLANTIC TRADING CORPORATION
COLUMBIA COAL GASIFICATION CORPORATION
COLUMBIA LNG CORPORATION
COLUMBIA ENERGY SERVICES CORPORATION
TRISTAR VENTURES CORPORATION
TRISTAR CAPITAL CORPORATION
Date: December 29, 1994 By: /s/ L. J. BAINTER
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L. J. Bainter, Vice President
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EXHIBIT INDEX
(a) Exhibit
D-2 Order of Virginia State Corporation Commission
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EXHIBIT D-2
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
941240186
STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION
DOCUMENT CONTROL AT RICHMOND, DECEMBER 20, 1994
1994 DEC 20 PM 3:45
APPLICATION OF
COMMONWEALTH GAS SERVICES, INC. CASE NO. PUF940036
and
THE COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM, INC.
For approval of intercompany
financing for 1995
ORDER GRANTING AUTHORITY
On November 29, 1994, Commonwealth Gas Services, Inc. ("Applicant" or
"Commonwealth") and The Columbia Gas System, Inc. ("System") filed an
application under Chapters 3 and 4 of Title 56 of the Code of Virginia
requesting authority to enter into intercompany financing arrangements during
1995. Applicant has paid the requisite fee of $250.
Commonwealth requests authority to enter into the following financing
arrangements with System, its parent company, during the calendar year of 1995:
1) from time to time, to issue and sell, to System up to $26,000,000 of Common
Stock; 2) to borrow up to an aggregate amount of $19,000,000 at any one time
in short-term loans from the System and/or other affiliated companies through
the Intrasystem Money Pool ("Money Pool"); and 3) to invest temporary excess
funds, from time to time, in the Money Pool. The $19,000,000 of short-term
debt is in excess of five percent of capitalization as defined in Section
56-65.1.
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Commonwealth proposes to issue and sell to System, from time to time,
up to 520,000 shares of its common stock with a par value of $50. Total
proceeds from the common stock issuance(s) will not exceed $26,000,000.
The proceeds from the sale of the Common Stock will be used to fund
construction and to retire currently outstanding long- term debt which matures
during 1995. Money Pool borrowings will be used to fund peak short-term
requirements such as gas purchases and storage.
THE COMMISSION, upon consideration of the application and having been
advised by its Staff, is of the opinion and finds that approval of the above
proposed financing will not be detrimental to the public interest.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED:
1) That Applicant is hereby authorized to:
(a) issue and sell up to $26,000,000 in Common Stock to
System;
(b) borrow through the Money Pool from System and/or
other affiliates in excess of five percent of
capitalization up to an aggregate amount of
$19,000,000; and
(c) invest temporary excess funds in the Money Pool from
January 1, 1995 through December 31, 1995, all in the manner, under the terms
and conditions, and for the purposes set forth in the application;
2) That Applicant shall account for all allocated fees associated
with System's debtor-in-possession financing agreements such that
administrative, commitment, structuring, and facility fees may be separately
and individually discernible;
3) That approval of the application shall have no implications
for ratemaking purposes;
4) That approval of the application shall not preclude the
Commission from applying the
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provisions of Sections 56-78 and 56-80 of the Code of Virginia hereafter;
5) That the Commission reserves the right to examine the books
and records of any affiliate, whether or not such affiliate is regulated by
this Commission, in connection with the authority granted herein;
6) That within 30 days of its issuance, Applicant shall file,
with the Division of Economics and Finance, a copy of the Securities and
Exchange Commission Order authorizing financing transactions between Columbia
and its affiliates as outlined in paragraph 9 of the application;
7) That Applicant shall file quarterly reports within 60 days of
the end of each calendar quarter following the date of this Order, to include:
(a) monthly schedules of Money Pool borrowings, segmented
according to System notes and notes issued to other
affiliates;
(b) monthly schedules that separately reflect interest
expenses and each type of allocated fee;
(c) monthly schedules of System's borrowings under its
Letter of Credit Agreement; and
(d) a report detailing the issuance(s) of Common
Stock, to include the number of shares and price per
share, date of issuance, and use of the proceeds;
8) That Applicant shall file a final report of action on or
before February 28, 1996, to include data for the fourth quarter of 1995 as
prescribed in ordering paragraph 66 herein; and
9) That this matter shall be continued, subject to the continuing
review, audit, and appropriate directive of the Commission.
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AN ATTESTED COPY hereof shall be sent to the Applicant, attention of
Rodney W. Anderson, Attorney, Post Office Box 117, Columbus, Ohio 43216-0117;
and to the Division of Economics and Finance of the Commission.
/s/ William J. Bridge
Clerk of the
State Corporation Commission
