February 7, 2002 Agreements between Hydro-Québec, the Société d’énergie de la Baie James and the Crees of Québec Summaries Agreements between Hydro-Québec, the Société d’énergie de la Baie James and the Crees of Québec Table of Contents Summary of the Nadoshtin Agreement ........................................................................................1 Signatories....................................................................................................................................1 Objects .........................................................................................................................................1 Context .........................................................................................................................................1 Application ....................................................................................................................................2 Contracts established by negotiation, subject to Hydro-Québec’s scheduling, cost, quality and guarantee requirements .......................................................................................2 Project features.......................................................................................................................2 Summary of the Boumhounan Agreement...................................................................................3 Signatories....................................................................................................................................3 Objects .........................................................................................................................................3 Context .........................................................................................................................................3 Application ....................................................................................................................................4 Funds for the benefit of the Crees ..........................................................................................4 Contracts established by negotiation, subject to Hydro-Québec’s scheduling, cost, quality and guarantee requirements .......................................................................................4 Project features.......................................................................................................................4 Potential additional project......................................................................................................4 Summary of the Cree Employment Agreement ...........................................................................5 Signatories....................................................................................................................................5 Objects .........................................................................................................................................5 Duration ........................................................................................................................................5 Summary of the Mercury Agreement (2001).................................................................................7 Signatories....................................................................................................................................7 Objects .........................................................................................................................................7 Summary of the Agreement on the Decommissioning of Hydro-Québec/SEBJ “work sites” or installations no longer in service ......................................................................9 Signatories....................................................................................................................................9 Objects .........................................................................................................................................9 Duration ........................................................................................................................................9 ii Agreements between Hydro-Québec, the Société d’énergie de la Baie James and the Crees of Québec Summary of the Waskaganish Transmission Line Agreement ................................................10 Signatories..................................................................................................................................10 Objects .......................................................................................................................................10 Time frame .................................................................................................................................10 Summary of the Whapmagoostui Transmission Line Agreement ...........................................12 Signatories..................................................................................................................................12 Object .........................................................................................................................................12 Time frame .................................................................................................................................12 Summary of the Complementary Agreement No. 13 .................................................................13 Signatories..................................................................................................................................13 Objects .......................................................................................................................................13 Summary of the Agreement Respecting Disputes and a Dispute Resolution Committee..................................................................................................................14 Signatories..................................................................................................................................14 Objects .......................................................................................................................................14 Duration ......................................................................................................................................14 iii Agreements between Hydro-Québec, the Société d’énergie de la Baie James and the Crees of Québec Summary of the Nadoshtin Agreement Signatories Hydro-Québec Eastmain Band Société d’énergie de la Baie James Cree Nation of Mistissini Cree Regional Authority Nemaska Band Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Waskaganish Band Istchee) Objects This agreement allows Hydro-Québec to build and operate the Eastmain-1 Project, as contemplated in the James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement (JBNQA). The necessary authorizations for this project have already been obtained. The agreement provides for the implementation of various environmental measures, including remedial and mitigating initiatives, with a view to reducing the impacts of the project on concerned Crees. Context The EM-1 Project is contemplated in paragraph 8.1.2 of the JBNQA and is part of Le Complexe La Grande (1975). The project is located in the southern part of the James Bay territory, north of the Abitibi region of Québec. The Crees of Eastmain, Mistissini, Nemaska and Waskaganish are chiefly involved in the project. 1 Agreements between Hydro-Québec, the Société d’énergie de la Baie James and the Crees of Québec Application Funds for the benefit of the Crees • Remedial Measures Fund $18M • Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Fund $2.5M • Eenou Indohoun Fund $3.9M • Wildlife Management Fund (Weh-Sees Indohoun Corporation) $0.75M • Training Fund $1.5M • EM-1 Mercury Fund $3.0M Contracts established by negotiation, subject to Hydro-Québec’s scheduling, cost, quality and guarantee requirements • Contracts totaling $300M Project features • Total cost $2 billion • 3 generating units for an installed capacity of 480 MW • Average annual output 2.7 TWh/year • Construction work to commence 2002 • Commissioning to commence in mid-2008 2 Agreements between Hydro-Québec, the Société d’énergie de la Baie James and the Crees of Québec Summary of the Boumhounan Agreement Signatories Hydro-Québec Eastmain Band Société d’énergie de la Baie James Cree Nation of Mistissini Cree Regional Authority Nemaska Band Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Waskaganish Band Istchee) Objects This agreement provides a framework for the Eastmain 1-A/Rupert Project, which is a new project within the meaning of the James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement (JBNQA). The project is located in the southern part of the James Bay territory, north of the Abitibi region of Québec. The Crees of Eastmain, Mistissini, Nemaska and Waskaganish are chiefly involved in the project. The Crees consent to the construction and operation of this project, in accordance with the terms set forth in the Boumhounan Agreement and subject to government authorizations, including those in conformity with the environmental and social protection regime prescribed by Section 22 of the JBNQA. The Crees will participate directly, with Hydro-Québec, in studies and work related to the project and will be involved throughout the feasibility phase, during which the necessary permits must be obtained. The agreement provides for the implementation of various environmental, mitigating and remedial works, measures and programs aimed at reducing the impacts of