I, Bonita J. Smith, Assistant Secretary of Edison International, certify
that the attached is an accurate and complete copy of a resolution of the Board
of Directors of the corporation, duly adopted at a meeting of its Board of
Directors held on March 16, 2000.

     Dated:  March 16, 2000



                                                     Bonita J. Smith
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                                                     Bonita J. Smith
                                                     Assistant Secretary
                                                     Edison International


                     RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
                              EDISON INTERNATIONAL
                             Adopted: March 16, 2000
                          RE: FORMS 10-K, 10-Q, AND 8-K

     WHEREAS, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and regulations
thereunder, require that Annual, Quarterly, and Current Reports be filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission"), and it is desirable to
effect such filings over the signatures of attorneys-in-fact;

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that each of the officers of this
corporation is hereby authorized to file or cause to be filed with the
Commission the Annual Report on Form 10-K of this corporation for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1999, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for each of the
first three quarters of fiscal year 2000, Current Reports on Form 8-K from time
to time during 2000 and through March 15, 2001, and any required or appropriate
supplements or amendments to such reports, all in such forms as the officer
acting or counsel for this corporation considers appropriate.

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that each of the officers of this corporation is
hereby authorized to execute and deliver on behalf of this corporation and in
its name a power of attorney appointing Bryant C. Danner, Theodore F. Craver,
Jr., Thomas M. Noonan, Beverly P. Ryder, Kenneth S. Stewart, Mary C. Simpson,
Paige W. R. White, Timothy W. Rogers, Rayna M. Morrison, Bonita J. Smith, Peggy
A. Stern, Polly L. Gault, Douglas G. Green, and J. A. Bouknight, Jr., and each
of them, to act severally as attorney-in-fact for this corporation for the
purpose of executing and filing with the Commission the above-described reports
and any amendments and supplements thereto.


APPROVED:


John E. Bryson
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John E. Bryson
Chairman of the Board


Bryant C. Danner
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Bryant C. Danner
Executive Vice President and General Counsel