File No. 070-10128 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM U-1/A AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO APPLICATION/DECLARATION UNDER THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935 CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 1111 Louisiana Houston, Texas 77002 Utility Holding, LLC 200 West Ninth Street Plaza Suite 411 Wilmington, Delaware 19801 CenterPoint Energy Funding Company CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC CenterPoint Energy Transition Bond Company, LLC Houston Industries FinanceCo GP, LLC Houston Industries FinanceCo LP Reliant Energy FinanceCo II GP, LLC Reliant Energy FinanceCo II LP Reliant Energy FinanceCo III GP, LLC Reliant Energy FinanceCo III LP Reliant Energy FinanceCo IV GP, LLC Reliant Energy FinanceCo IV LP CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (a Delaware corporation) CenterPoint Energy Investment Management, Inc. CenterPoint Energy Management Services, Inc. CenterPoint Energy District Cooling, LLC CenterPoint Energy Thermal Systems (Delaware), Inc. CenterPoint Energy District Cooling, L.P. CenterPoint Energy Power Systems, Inc. CenterPoint Energy Products, Inc. CenterPoint Energy Properties, Inc. CenterPoint Energy Tegco, Inc. HL&P Capital Trust I HL&P Capital Trust II HL&P Receivables, Inc. Houston Industries Energy (UK), Inc. NorAm Energy Corp. REI Trust Reliant Energy Water, Inc. Texas Genco Holdings, Inc. Texas Genco GP, LLC Texas Genco LP, LLC Texas Genco, LP Utility Rail Services, Inc. UFI Services, Inc. CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. ALG Gas Supply Company Allied Materials Corporation Arkansas Louisiana Finance Corporation Arkla Industries Inc. Arkla Products Company Blue Jay Gas Company CenterPoint Energy Alternative Fuels, Inc. CenterPoint Energy Consumer Group, Inc. CenterPoint Energy Field Services, Inc. CenterPoint Energy Field Services Holdings, Inc. CenterPoint Energy Gas Processing, Inc. CenterPoint Energy Gas Marketing Company CenterPoint Energy Gas Receivables, LLC CenterPoint Energy Gas Resources Corp. CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company CenterPoint Energy Hub Services, Inc. CenterPoint Energy - Illinois Gas Transmission Company CenterPoint Energy Intrastate Holdings, LLC Pine Pipeline Acquisition Company, LLC CenterPoint Energy Marketing, Inc. CenterPoint Energy Retail Interests, Inc. CenterPoint Energy - Mississippi River Transmission Corporation CenterPoint Energy MRT Holdings, Inc. CenterPoint Energy MRT Services Company CenterPoint Energy Pipeline Services, Inc. CenterPoint Energy OQ, LLC OQ Partners, a general partnership CenterPoint Energy Trading and Transportation Group, Inc. Entex Gas Marketing Company Entex NGV, Inc. Entex Oil & Gas Company Industrial Gas Supply Corporation Intex, Inc. Louisiana Unit Gas Transmission Company Minnesota Intrastate Pipeline Company National Furnace Company NorAm Financing NorAm Utility Services, Inc. Reliant Energy Funds Management, Inc. Unit Gas Transmission Company United Gas, Inc. CenterPoint Energy International, Inc. CenterPoint Energy International Holdings, LLC Reliant Energy El Salvador, S.A. de C.V. CenterPoint Energy International II, Inc. HIE Ford Heights, Inc. HIE Fulton, Inc. Reliant Energy India, Inc. Reliant Energy Rain, Inc. Rain Calcining Limited CenterPoint Energy International Services, Inc. CenterPoint Energy Light, Inc. HI Energy Holdings I B.V. Reliant Energy Brasil, Ltda. Reliant Energy Brazil Ltd. HIE Brasil Rio Sul Ltda. Reliant Energy International Brasil Ltda. Reliant Energy Brazil Tiete Ltd. Reliant Energy Colombia Ltda. Reliant Energy Outsource Ltd. Venus Generation El Salvador Worldwide Electric Holdings B.V. c/o CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 1111 Louisiana Houston, Texas 77002 (Name of companies filing this statement and address of principal executive offices) CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 1111 Louisiana Houston, Texas 77002 (Name of top registered holding company parent of each applicant or declarant) Rufus S. Scott Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 1111 Louisiana Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 207-7451 (Names and addresses of agents for service) The Commission is also requested to send copies of any communications in connection with this matter to: James R. Doty, Esq. Margo S. Scholin, Esq. Joanne C. Rutkowski, Esq. Baker Botts L.L.P. Baker Botts L.L.P. 3000 One Shell Plaza The Warner Houston, Texas 77002-4995 1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. (713) 229-1234 Washington, D.C. 20004-2400 (202) 639-7700 CenterPoint Energy, Inc. and its Subsidiaries (together, the "Applicants") hereby provide an opinion of counsel as Exhibit F-1 to their Application/Declaration in File No. 070-10128. This Amendment No. 3 to the Application-Declaration is intended to supplement Amendment No. 2 to the Application-Declaration ("Amendment No. 2"). Terms not defined herein shall have the meaning provided them in Amendment No. 2. Exhibits F-1 Opinion of counsel. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended, the Applicants have duly caused this Application/Declaration to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. Date: June 30, 2003 CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC. and its Subsidiaries By: /s/ Rufus S. Scott --------------------------- Rufus S. Scott Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary CenterPoint Energy, Inc.