SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
Three year period ending December 31, 2002
FORM U-12 (I)-B (THREE-YEAR STATEMENT)
Statement Pursuant to Section 12(i) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 by a Person Regularly Employed
or Retained by a Registered Holding Company or a Subsidiary
Thereof and Whose Employment Contemplates Only Routine
Expenses as Specified in Rule 71(b).
(To be filed in DUPLICATE. If acknowledgement is desired, file
in triplicate).
1. Name and business address of persons filing statement.
Kent M. Ragsdale
Alliant Energy Corporation
200 1st St. SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401.
2. Names and business addresses of any persons through whom the undersigned
propose to act in matters included within the exemption provided by
paragraph (b) of Rule 71.
Not applicable
3. Registered holding companies and subsidiary companies by which the
undersigned are regularly employed or retained.
Alliant Energy Corporation and its subsidiaries
4. Position or relationship in which the undersigned are employed or retained
by each of the companies named in item 3, and brief description of nature
of services to be rendered in each such position or relationship.
Alliant Energy Corporate Services, Inc.
Assistant Corporate Secretary
Alliant Energy Corporate Services, Inc.
Managing Attorney
Interstate Power Company
Assistant Corporate Secretary
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In such capacities, the undersigned may participate in
presenting, advocating or opposing matters before the
legislative bodies, regulatory commissions and officials
specified in Section 12 (i) of PUHCA, but the exact nature
of such services or the relative time to be devoted thereto
cannot presently be forecast with any degree of precision.
5. (a) Compensation received during the current year and estimated to be
received over the next two calendar years by the undersigned or others,
directly or indirectly, for services rendered by the undersigned, from each
of the companies designated in item 3. (Use column (a) as supplementary
statement only.)
It is anticipated that the undersigned's annual base salary
will not exceed $250,000 in 2000. During the calendar years
2001 and 2002, it is estimated that the undersigned will
receive compensation comparable to that received in 2000,
but the exact amount of compensation cannot presently be
forecast with any degree of precision. The undersigned
receives salary payments from Alliant Energy Corporate
Services, which in turn may charge or allocate a portion of
such salary and bonus expense to other companies described
in item 3 above in accordance with applicable service
agreements and orders of the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
(b) Basis for compensation if other than salary.
In addition to base salary, the undersigned may participate
in certain employee benefit plans and may receive a bonus
under an incentive compensation plan; however, the amount,
if any, of such bonus and other benefits cannot presently be
predicted.
6. (To be answered in supplementary statement only. See instructions.)
Expenses incurred by the undersigned or any person named in item 2, above,
during the calendar year in connection with the activities described in
item 4, above, and the source or sources of reimbursement for same.
Not applicable.
(a) Total amount of routine expenses charged to client:
(b) Itemized list of all other expenses:
Date: April 28, 2000
By: /S/ Kent M. Ragsdale
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Kent M. Ragsdale