File No. 70-8541
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 7 TO
FORM U-1
APPLICATION OR DECLARATION
under
the
PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935
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National Fuel Gas Company National Fuel Gas
10 Lafayette Square Distribution Corporation
Buffalo, New York 14203 10 Lafayette Square
Buffalo, New York 14203
Seneca Resources Corporation National Fuel Gas Supply
10 Lafayette Square Corporation
Buffalo, New York 14203 10 Lafayette Square
Buffalo, New York 14203
National Fuel Resources, Inc. Utility Constructors, Inc.
10 Lafayette Square 10 Lafayette Square
Buffalo, New York 14203 Buffalo, New York 14203
Horizon Energy Development, Inc.
10 Lafayette Square
Buffalo, New York 14203
(Names of companies filing this statement
and addresses of principal executive offices)
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NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY
(Name of top registered holding company)
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Philip C. Ackerman Robert J. Reger, Jr., Esq.
Senior Vice President Reid & Priest LLP
National Fuel Gas Company 40 West 57th Street
10 Lafayette Square New York, New York 10019
Buffalo, New York 14203
(Names and addresses of agents for service)
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Item 5. Procedure.
The following paragraph is hereby added to Item 5:
"National requests that the Commission release its
reservation of jurisdiction over the issuance of $130,000,000
principal amount of New Debentures and/or New MTNs."
Item 6. Exhibits and Financial Statements.
The following exhibits are made a part of this
statement:
(A) Exhibits
A-6 Proposed form of Supplemental Indenture for
New Debentures and/or New MTNs. (Exhibit
4(b), File No. 333-03803).
A-7 Form of New Debenture. (Exhibit 4(c), File
No. 333-03803).
A-8 Form of New MTN. (Exhibit 4(c), File No.
333-03803).
B-5 Form of Proposal and Purchase Agreement for
New Debentures. (Exhibit 1(a), File No. 333-
03803).
B-6 Form of Sales Agency and/or Distribution
Agreement for MTNs. (Exhibit 1(b), File No.
333-03803).
C-3 Form S-3 Registration Statement of National
under the Securities Act of 1933 relating to
sale of $480,000,000 aggregate principal
amount of the New Debentures and/or MTNs
(File No. 333-03803).
C-4 Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the
Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of the Bank of
New York, as Trustee under the Indenture
(Exhibit 25, File No. 333-03803).
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SIGNATURES
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.
NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY
By /s/ Gerald T. Wehrlin
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Gerald T. Wehrlin
Controller
NATIONAL FUEL GAS
DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION
By /s/ Gerald T. Wehrlin
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Gerald T. Wehrlin
Senior Vice President and
Controller
SENECA RESOURCES CORPORATION
By /s/ Gerald T. Wehrlin
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Gerald T. Wehrlin
Controller
NATIONAL FUEL GAS SUPPLY
CORPORATION
By /s/ Joseph P. Pawlowski
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Joseph P. Pawlowski
Treasurer
NATIONAL FUEL RESOURCES, INC.
By /s/ Robert J. Kreppel
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Robert J. Kreppel
President
UTILITY CONSTRUCTORS, INC.
By /s/ Joseph P. Pawlowski
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Joseph P. Pawlowski
Treasurer
HORIZON ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, INC.
By /s/ Gerald T. Wehrlin
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Gerald T. Wehrlin
Secretary and Treasurer
DATED: May 22, 1996
