Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 10-K 2006 FY Annual report

Exhibit 10.50

FIRST AMENDMENT

TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED

ALLIANCE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT GP, LLC

SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN

WHEREAS, Alliance Resource Management GP, LLC (the “Company”) maintains the Alliance Resource Management GP, LLC Amended and Restated Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the “Plan”); and

WHEREAS, the Company desires to transfer sponsorship of the Plan to Alliance Coal, LLC (“Coal”); and

WHEREAS, Coal desires to accept the transfer of the sponsorship of the Plan;

NOW, THEREFORE, effective as of May 15, 2006 sponsorship of the Plan is hereby transferred to Coal and the Plan is amended by replacing “Alliance Resource Management GP, LLC” with “Alliance Coal, LLC” in all places in the Plan in which “Alliance Resource Management GP, LLC” appears, including, without limitation, in the title of the Plan.

EXECUTED this 24^th day of January, 2007, effective for all purposes as of May 15, 2006.

ALLIANCE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT GP, LLC
By:	/s/ Thomas L. Pearson
Name:	Thomas L. Pearson
Title:	Senior Vice President
ALLIANCE COAL, LLC
By:	/s/ Thomas L. Pearson
Name:	Thomas L. Pearson
Title:	Senior Vice President