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Exhibit 3-B Page 4 of 13 Docket No. E002/NI-99-799 1WP Northern States Power Company Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401 MINNESOTA ELECTRIC RATE BOOK • MPUC NO. 2 GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued) Section No. 6 951 Revised Sheet No. 26 5.3 SPECIAL FACILITIES (Continued) C. Special Facilities In Public Right-Of-Way 1. Whenever a Municipality as a governing body of public right-of-way orders or requests the Company to N replace, modify or relocate its existing Distribution Facilities or Transmission Fadlities kXated by permit in said public right-of-way to the extent necessary to avoid interference with construction on said public right-of-way, such facilities will be replaced, modified or relocated at Company expense, provided the construction is the Standard Facility(ies) installation designated by the Company. 2. If the Municipality requests a facility other than the standard facility(ies) determined under 5.3(C)(1), the Company will provide the Municipality notification of the Excess Expenditure compared to the Standard Facility. If the Municipality requests or orders a type of construction with cost in excess of the Company designated standard construction, recovery of such Excess Expenditures will be subject to Section 5.3(E). 3. Except in emergencies, the Compahy has no obligation to commence initial construction of new Special Facilities, or to commence construction for replacement, modification. reconstruction or relocation of existing facilities, until the Company receives a permit, or other written authorization, from the Municipality (or its designee) having jurisdiction over use of the applicable public right-of-way, authorizing the construction at a Company-approved reasonable location within the public right-of-way or at a location established by lawful order of the Municipality. 4. The Company reserves the right to require an order from a Municipality if the Company determines the requested Special Facilities constitute an improvement primarily for the benefit of a landowner or other group and only an incidental benefit to public use of the right-of-way. The Company also reserves the right to challenge the lawfulness of a Municipality's order. D. Underground Facilities Requirements The following provisions apply when replacing overhead facilities with underground facilities: 1. The customer, at customers expense, must engage an electrician to adapt the customer's electrical facilities to accept service from Company underground facilities. 2. The Company will allow reasonable time for the customer to make the necessary alterations to their facilities. before removal of the existing overhead facilities. The customer, group of customers, developer or Municipality must provide Company reasonable notice of the undergrounding request so N Company may efficiently plan and install such faciiiies. (Continued on Sheet No. 6-29) Date Filed: 06-11-02 By: Kent T. Larson Effective Date: State Vice President — Minnesota 8 Dakotas Docket No. E002/M-99.799 Order Date: 1415861v1