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File No. 70-8471
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to Form U-1
JOINT APPLICATION-DECLARATION
UNDER
THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935
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THE COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM, INC. COLUMBIA ENERGY SERVICES CORPORATION
COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM SERVICE CORPORATION COLUMBIA ENERGY MARKETING CORPORATION
COLUMBIA LNG CORPORATION 121 Hill Pointe Drive
COLUMBIA ATLANTIC TRADING CORPORATION Suite 100
TRISTAR VENTURES CORPORATION Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 15317
TRISTAR CAPITAL CORPORATION
TRISTAR PEDRICK LIMITED CORPORATION COLUMBIA GULF TRANSMISSION COMPANY
TRISTAR PEDRICK GENERAL CORPORATION COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION CORPORATION
TRISTAR BINGHAMTON LIMITED CORPORATION 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E.
TRISTAR BINGHAMTON GENERAL CORPORATION Charleston, WV 25314
TRISTAR VINELAND LIMITED CORPORATION
TRISTAR VINELAND GENERAL CORPORATION COLUMBIA GAS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
TRISTAR RUMFORD LIMITED CORPORATION One Riverway
TRISTAR GEORGETOWN GENERAL CORPORATION Houston, TX 77056
TRISTAR GEORGETOWN LIMITED CORPORATION
TRISTAR FUEL CELLS CORPORATION COMMONWEALTH PROPANE, INC.
TVC NINE CORPORATION COLUMBIA PROPANE CORPORATION
TVC TEN CORPORATION 9200 Arboretum Parkway, Ste 140
20 Montchanin Road Richmond, VA 23236
Wilmington, DE 19807
COLUMBIA GAS OF KENTUCKY, INC.
COLUMBIA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC COLUMBIA GAS OF OHIO, INC.
COLUMBIA COAL GASIFICATION CORPORATION COLUMBIA GAS OF MARYLAND, INC.
900 Pennsylvania Avenue COLUMBIA GAS OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC.
Charleston, WV 25302 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:
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W. H. HARMON, Treasurer H. F. HAYES, Treasurer
Columbia Natural Resources, Inc. Commonwealth Propane, Inc.
Columbia Coal Gasification Corp. Columbia Propane Corporation
900 Pennsylvania Avenue 9200 Arboretum Parkway, Ste 140
Charleston, West Virginia 25302 Richmond, Virginia 23236
D. DETAR, Treasurer D. L. GELBAUGH, Vice President
TriStar Ventures Corporation Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc.
TriStar Pedrick Limited Corporation Columbia Gas of Kentucky, Inc.
TriStar Pedrick General Corporation Commonwealth Gas Services, Inc.
TriStar Binghamton Limited Corporation Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc.
TriStar Binghamton General Corporation Columbia Gas of Maryland, Inc.
TriStar Vineland Limited Corporation 200 Civic Center Drive
TriStar Vineland General Corporation Columbus, Ohio 43215
TriStar Rumford Limited Corporation
TriStar Georgetown Limited Corporation S. L. PARKS-DOWNEY, Asst. Treasurer
TriStar Georgetown General Corporation Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation
TriStar Fuel Cells Corporation Columbia Gulf Transmission Company
TVC Nine Corporation 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E.
TVC Ten Corporation Charleston, West Virginia 25314
20 Montchanin Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19807 J. R. LISENBY, Treasurer
Columbia Gas Development Corporation
S. J. MacQueen, Treasurer One Riverway
Columbia LNG Corporation Houston, Texas 77056
Columbia Atlantic Trading Corp.
20 Montchanin Road ROBERT GUSTAFSON, Controller
Wilmington, Delaware 19807 Columbia Energy Services Corporation
Columbia Energy Marketing Corporation
L. J. BAINTER, Vice President 121 Hill Pointe Drive
Columbia Gas System Service Corp. Suite 100
TriStar Capital Corporation Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 15317
20 Montchanin Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19807
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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 Financial Statements.
(a) Exhibit
F-3 Opinion of Counsel.
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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 Post-Effective Amendment
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: October 23, 1995 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 TRANSMISSION CORPORATION
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
COLUMBIA ENERGY MARKETING CORPORATION
TRISTAR VENTURES CORPORATION
TRISTAR CAPITAL CORPORATION
Dated: October 23, 1995 By: /s/ L. J. BAINTER
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L. J. Bainter, Vice President
TRISTAR VENTURES CORPORATION
TRISTAR PEDRICK LIMITED CORPORATION
TRISTAR PEDRICK GENERAL CORPORATION
TRISTAR BINGHAMTON LIMITED CORPORATION
TRISTAR BINGHAMTON GENERAL CORPORATION
TRISTAR VINELAND LIMITED CORPORATION
TRISTAR VINELAND GENERAL CORPORATION
TRISTAR RUMFORD LIMITED CORPORATION
TRISTAR FUEL CELLS CORPORATION
TRISTAR GEORGETOWN GENERAL CORPORATION
TRISTAR GEORGETOWN LIMITED CORPORATION
TVC NINE CORPORATION
TVC TEN CORPORATION
Dated: October 23, 1995 By: /s/ D. DETAR
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D. Detar, Treasurer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
(a) Exhibit
F-3 Opinion of Counsel.
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October 19, 1995
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Gentlemen:
Re: The Columbia Gas System, Inc., et al.
File No. 70-8471
As Counsel for The Columbia Gas System, Inc. ("Columbia"), a Delaware
corporation and holding company registered under the Public Utility Holding
Company Act of 1935 (the "Act"), I deliver to you this Opinion for filing as
Exhibit F-3 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Joint
Application-Declaration on Form U-1 (File No. 70-8471) of Columbia and certain
of its subsidiary companies, including Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc., Columbia Gas
of Kentucky, Inc., Columbia of Pennsylvania, Inc., Commonwealth Gas Services,
Inc., Columbia of Maryland, Inc., Columbia LNG Corporation, Columbia Gas
Development Corporation, Columbia Gulf Transmission Company, Columbia Gas
Transmission Corporation ("Gas Transmission"), Columbia Atlantic Trading
Corporation, Columbia Coal Gasification Corporation, Columbia Energy Services
Corporation, Columbia Energy Marketing Corp. ("Energy Marketing"), Commonwealth
Propane, Inc., Columbia Propane Corporation, Columbia Gas System Service
Corporation, TriStar Ventures Corporation, TriStar Capital Corporation, and
Columbia Natural Resources, Inc. (hereinafter referred to collectively as the
"Subsidiaries"), relating to the participation by Gas Transmission and Energy
Marketing as investors but not borrowers in the Intrasystem Money Pool, as more
fully described in Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 (hereinafter referred to as
the "Proposed Transactions").
In connection with the above, I have examined:
(i) The Application-Declaration as amended by Amendment No. 1 and
Post-Effective Amendment Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (hereinafter the
"Application-Declaration");
(ii) a copy of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Columbia, as
amended;
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(iii) the Order of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware
dated August 2, 1991 authorizing ordinary course financing between
Columbia and the Subsidiaries;
(iv) The Notice of Proposed Transaction dated September 15, 1995 (HCAR No.
26375) and the Order previously issued dated December 22, 1994 (HCAR
No. 26201); and
(v) such other documents, records and matters of law I deemed necessary
to enable me to render this Opinion.
Based upon the foregoing and relying thereupon, I am of the opinion
that, assuming the Proposed Transactions are consummated in accordance with the
Application-Declaration, and all taxes and Government charges in connection
with such transactions are paid:
(a) all state laws applicable to the Proposed Transactions will have been
complied with;
(b) Columbia, Gas Transmission and Energy Marketing advancing funds under
the terms of the System Money Pool will have a valid claim against
each of the Subsidiaries, to whom funds were advanced pursuant to the
Money Pool, for the amounts so advanced; and
(e) the consummation of the Proposed Transactions will not violate the
legal rights of the holders of any securities issued by Columbia, the
Subsidiaries, Gas Transmission or Energy Marketing, or by any
associate company thereof.
I hereby consent to the filing of this Opinion as an Exhibit to the
Application-Declaration.
Very truly yours,
//s// Joyce Koria Hayes
Joyce Koria Hayes
Associate General Counsel
and Assistant Secretary
Columbia Gas System
Service Corporation
