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February 25, 2019
TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, LP Keystone") is the owner and operator of the Key:
Pipeline System. Keystone is planning far construction of the portion of the Keystone Pipeline
Systom cated the Keystone X1 Pipeline project, a proposed 36-inch diameter crude O¥ Pipe! Oe
trot bao hm Hardiaty, Alberta, and extends through Nebraska to Steele City, Nebraska (tne
Project”). The Nebraska Public Service Commission selected the Project's route through
Nebraska pursuant to the Major Oil Pipeline Siting Act (Nebraska Revised Statute § 57-1401 et
seq)
Public records indicate that you are the owner of real estate along the route (the “Property’). To
construct the Project along the above-referenced rout is necessary lo acquire easement
rights from you, as the owner of the Property. This letter Is Keystone’s offer to purchase the
proposed permanent and temporary easements (the “Easement Area"), which are desoribed
bod depicted in the encosad Easement and Rightof-Way Agreement (ihe “Easement
Agreement”
As consideration for granting these easements, we are offering you (if multiple owners, jointly
and collectively) the total sum of Eighty Thousand Fifty Three Dollars and Eighty Three Cents
($80,053.83) as detailed in the enclosed documents. In addition to the paymant for the granting,
of these easements, for the purpases of this letter only, we are also offering you a Construction
Completion Agreement in the enclosed documents. Under this agreement, we will pay you a
Construction Completon Bonus — at the rate of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000) per mile of
imear impact of the pipeline on your Property — within thirty (30) days of the in-service date of
the Project in exchange for your cooperation if we need additicnal temporary wark space on your
Property during construction of the Project.
if you choose ic accept this offer, please either contact me at 402-492-7467 as soon as possible
‘or sign the enclosed documents (before a notary public as indicated) and return ta me in the
‘enclosed envelope. If you elect to contact me, a member of the land team will arrange for your
‘signature and Keystone’s payment to you
Keystone requests that you respand to this offer before April 2, 2049. If Keystone has not
fecetved a response from you before then, Keystone will treat the choice not to respond as a
an Our strong preference is to reach voluntary agreement with you, and we hope to hear
oe soon. We only utilize the statutory process of eminent domain as a last resort
fet, we anticipate initiating eminent domain proceedings by early April to acquire right-of-()) transcanada
In buainers to deliver
way for the above-referenced route if we nave not come to an agreement before then.
ska Supreme Court a legal challenge to the order
from the Nebraska Public Service Commission granting Keystone's application for the above-
referenced route. It is not known when the case will be resolved. ifthe Nebraska Supreme
Court issues a decision that impacts the considerations outiined in this letter, we will contact you
to inform you how the decision impacts this proposal.
Finally, there is currently pending in the Nebra:
counsel. If you have not heard
A member of my land team will follow-up with you or your jegal
at 402.492 7467 or by e-mail
from us or if you have questions, you are weicome to contact me
at Denisha_cummings@transcanada.com.
‘Sincerely,
SE oe
Denisha Cummings
US Land Manager — Keystone XL Pipeline
Tel: 402.492.7467
Fax: 402.492.7490
Denisha_cummings@transcanada.com
Enclosures