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7 Southern California Edison Company Tariff Title: Rate Schedules Tariff Record Title: Rate Schedule FERC No. 304 FERC FPA Electric Tariff United States Department of Energy WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION Desert Southwest Regional Office CONTRACT AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CONTRACT NO. 87-BCA BETWEEN UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION Desert Southwest Regional Office Boulder Canyon Project AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY FOR LEASE OF TWO 230-KV TRANSMISSION LINES AND ASSOCIATED RIGHT-OF-WAY BETWEEN THE HOOVER 230-KV SWITCHYARD AND MEAD SUBSTATION Contract Effective Date: 9/30/2017 Tariff Record Proposed Effective Date: 9/30/ Version Number: Option Code: A

8 AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CONTRACT NO. 87-BCA BETWEEN UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION Desert Southwest Regional Office Boulder Canyon Project AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY FOR LEASE OF TWO 230-KV TRANSMISSION LINES AND ASSOCIATED RIGHT-OF-WAY BETWEEN THE HOOVER 230-KV SWITCHYARD AND MEAD SUBSTATION Table of Contents Section Title Page No. 1 Preamble Explanatory Recitals Agreement Modification of Section 3 of the Original Contract (Term of Contract) Addition to Section 6 of the Original Contract (Ownership) Modification of Section 8 of the Original Contract (General Power Contract Provisions Made Part of the Contract) Addition of Section 11 to the Original Contract (Environmental Compliance) Term of Contract Amendment Original Contract to Remain in Effect Authority to Execute... 5 Signature Clause... 6 i

9 AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CONTRACT NO. 87-BCA BETWEEN UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION Desert Southwest Regional Office Boulder Canyon Project AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY FOR LEASE OF TWO 230-KV TRANSMISSION LINES AND ASSOCIATED RIGHT-OF-WAY BETWEEN THE HOOVER 230-KV SWITCHYARD AND MEAD SUBSTATION 1. PREAMBLE: Western Area Power Administration, hereinafter called Western, and Southern California Edison Company, hereinafter called SCE, are parties to Contract No. 87-BCA dated June 1, 1987 (Original Contract). This Contract Amendment No. 1 (Amendment) is made this _25th_ day of _September_, 2017, and is pursuant to the same authorities as the Original Contract. Western and SCE are sometimes individually called Party and collectively called Parties. 2. EXPLANATORY RECITALS: 2.1 The Parties have entered into the Original Contract, which provides for Western to lease a portion of SCE s two (2) 230-kV transmission lines from the Hoover 230-kV Switchyard to Mead Substation. SCE transferred ownership to Western of its section of one (1) 138-kV transmission line from Western s 138-kV switchyard above Hoover Powerplant to a point near Eldorado Substation. 1

10 2.2 On January 17, 2013, Western provided notice to SCE that it is exercising the right under the Original Contract to extend the lease for the period of October 1, 2017, through September 30, The Parties now desire to amend the Original Contract by extending the term through midnight, September 30, 2067, to coincide with the term of the new Hoover Power Allocations. 3. AGREEMENT: The Parties agree to the terms and conditions set forth herein. 4. MODIFICATION OF SECTION 3 OF THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT (TERM OF CONTRACT): Section 3 of the Original Contract is deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following: 3. Subject to applicable regulatory approval, this Contract shall become effective on June 1, 1987, and shall remain in effect until midnight, September 30, 2067, unless terminated earlier by the mutual written agreement of the Parties. Western shall have the right to renew the lease of SCE s two (2) 230-kV transmission lines for as long as Hoover Powerplant is capable of generating electricity. 5. ADDITION TO SECTION 6 OF THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT (OWNERSHIP): The following subsection 6.4 is added to Section 6 of the Original Contract: 6.4 Western is registered as the Transmission Operator and Planner and SCE is registered as the Transmission Owner under this Contract. Each Party will comply with all applicable North American Electric Reliability Corporation standards (NERC Standards) for that portion of SCE s two (2) 230-kV transmission lines from Hoover 230-kV Switchyard to Mead Substation that are being leased by Western. In addition to Western performing work related to 2

11 planning and studies, Western shall also retain Registered Transmission Operator and Planner function compliance responsibilities and SCE shall retain Registered Transmission Owner function compliance responsibilities. SCE and Western shall maintain operating procedures and policies to govern their respective responsibilities for compliance with applicable NERC Standards for Transmission Operator, Planner and Transmission Owner registered functions for the two (2) transmission lines from Hoover 230-kV Switchyard to Mead Substation. Neither Party shall be liable for any penalties resulting from the other Party s noncompliance with applicable NERC Standards. In addition to the obligations provided in subsection 4.1 of the Contract, Western is responsible for the maintenance of the Hoover 230-kV Switchyard to Mead Substation right-of-way (ROW) and for meeting all NERC Standards for such ROW, to include vegetation management. If SCE damages the ROW, SCE shall be responsible for those damages. If Western damages the ROW, Western shall be responsible for those damages, including damage that results from replacements it makes to either or both of the transmission lines. 6. MODIFICATION OF SECTION 8 OF THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT (GENERAL POWER CONTRACT PROVISIONS MADE PART OF THE CONTRACT): Section 8 of the Original Contract is deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following: 8. GENERAL POWER CONTRACT PROVISIONS: The General Power Contract Provisions (GPCP), effective September 1, 2007, are attached hereto, and are hereby made a part of this Contract the same as if they had been expressly set forth herein; provided, that Provisions 1.2 through 30, 35.1, 37, and 43 shall 3

12 not apply and provided further, that if the provisions in the GPCP are in conflict with this Contract, the terms of this Contract shall control. 7. ADDITION OF SECTION 11 TO THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT (ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE): Section 11 is added to the Original Contract as follows: 11. ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE: The parties acknowledge that the towers and other equipment may contain hazardous materials, such as lead-based paint. SCE is responsible for appropriate maintenance, reporting and management of any releases of such hazardous materials that occurred prior to the Original Contract effective date in compliance with the requirements of the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C , the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C k, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C , the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 33 U.S.C , the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C , the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. 300f-j26, and the regulations and executive orders implementing these laws, as they may be amended or supplemented, and any other existing or subsequent applicable laws, regulations, and executive orders. Western is responsible for appropriate maintenance, reporting and management of any releases of such hazardous materials that occurred after the Original Contract effective date in compliance with the requirements of the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C , the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C k, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C , the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 33 U.S.C

13 2761, the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C , the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. 300f-j26, and the regulations and executive orders implementing these laws, as they may be amended or supplemented, and any other existing or subsequent applicable laws, regulations, and executive orders. If the responsible party does not perform activities required under appropriate laws and regulations within the time frame specified therein, the other party may perform or cause to be performed the required activities after notice to and at the sole expense of the responsible party. 8. TERM OF CONTRACT AMENDMENT: This Amendment shall become effective on September 30, 2017, and shall remain in effect and terminate concurrently with the Original Contract, as amended herein. In order to ensure continued service of SCE s two (2) 230-kV transmission lines from Hoover 230-kV Switchyard to Mead Substation, the Parties will work with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to maintain SCE s grant from the BLM to use the Hoover 230-kV Switchyard to Mead Substation right-ofway. 9. ORIGINAL CONTRACT TO REMAIN IN EFFECT: Except as expressly modified by this Amendment, the Original Contract shall remain in force and effect, and this Amendment shall be subject to all terms of the Original Contract. 10. AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE: Each individual signing this Amendment certifies that the Party represented has duly authorized such individual to execute this Amendment that binds and obligates the Party. 5

14 The Parties have caused this Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. 87-BCA to be effective as of the date set forth in Section 7 herein. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION By /s/ Ronald E. Moulton Ronald E. Moulton Title Senior Vice President and Desert Southwest Regional Manager Address Desert Southwest Region P.O. Box 6457 Phoenix, AZ SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY By /s/ Paul Grigaux Paul Grigaux Title VP Transmission, Substations & Operations Address 3 Innovation Way Pomona, CA

CONTACT: Brian Young Ron Lunt (623) (623)

CONTACT: Brian Young Ron Lunt (623) 869-2424 (623) 869-2362 byoung@cap-az.com rlunt@cap-az.com MEETING DATE: September 7, 2017 Agenda Number 6.f AGENDA ITEM: Consideration of Action to Approve Amendment