SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                SCHEDULE 13E-3/A
                                 AMENDMENT NO. 1
                        RULE 13E-3 TRANSACTION STATEMENT
        PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(E) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                      SIERRA PACIFIC PENSION INVESTORS '84
                        A California Limited Partnership
                              (Name of the Issuer)
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                                 JOHN N. GALARDI
                        (Name of Person Filing Statement)
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                            LIMITED PARTNERSHIP UNITS
                         (Title of Class of Securities)
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                                       N/A
                      (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
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                                 HOWARD F. HART
                            HUGHES HUBBARD & REED LLP
                       350 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 36TH FLOOR
                          LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90071
                                 (213) 613-2800

   (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
            and Communications on Behalf of Person Filing Statement)

                                  March 9, 1998
 (Date Information Statement First Published, Sent or Given to Security Holders)

This statement is filed in connection with (check the appropriate box):

     a. /  /   The filing of solicitation materials or an information tatement
               subject to Regulation 14A, Regulation 14C or Rule 13e-3(c) under
               the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

     b. / /    The filing of a  registration statement under the Securities Act 
               of 1933

     c. /X/    A tender offer.

     d. / /    None of the above.




Check  the  following  box if the soliciting materials or information statement 
referred to in checking box (a) are preliminary copies:



Calculation of Filing Fee
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   Transaction Valuation<F1>                             Amount of Filing Fee
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       $2,000,000                                              $400.00
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<FN>
<F1> Determined  pursuant to Rule 0-11(b)(1).  Assumes the  purchase of 20,000  
     Units at $100.00 per Unit.
</FN>




[X]  Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided  by Rule  0-11(a)(2)
     and  identify  the filing  with which the  offsetting  fee was  previously 
     paid.  Identify the  previous filing by registration  statement  number, or
     the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.

Amount Previously Paid:                $360.00 and $40.00 paid contemporaneously
                                       with this filing.
Form or Registration No:               Schedule 13E-3
Filing Party:                          John N. Galardi
Date Filed:                            February 16, 1998





     This  Amendment  No. 1 amends  and  restates  the  Rule  13E-3  Transaction
Statement on Schedule 13E-3 (as amended  hereby,  the  "Transaction  Statement")
originally  filed by John N. Galardi (the "Offeror") on February 16, 1998, which
Transaction Statement relates to an offer by the Offeror to purchase any and all
outstanding units of Sierra Pacific Pension Investors `84, a California  limited
partnership  (the  "Company"),  dated  as of  March,  9,  1998  (the  "Offer  to
Purchase").  This  Transaction  Statement  is intended to satisfy the  reporting
requirements of Section 13(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the  "Act").  The  information  in the  Offer to  Purchase  and the  Letter  of
Transmittal,  copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits (d)(1) and (d)(2),
respectively,  including all annexes, appendices and exhibits thereto, is hereby
expressly  incorporated  herein by reference  and the  responses to each item in
this  Transaction  Statement are qualified in their entirety by the  information
contained in the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal.

     The  cross-reference  sheet  below is being  supplied  pursuant  to General
Instruction  F to Schedule  13e-3 and shows the location in the  Schedule  14D-1
Tender Offer Statement (the "Tender Offer  Statement") filed by Galardi with the
Securities and Exchange Commission contemporaneously herewith of the information
required to be included in response to the items of this Transaction  Statement.
The  information  in the Tender  Offer  Statement,  a copy of which is  attached
hereto as  Exhibit  (d)(3),  including  all  annexes,  appendices  and  exhibits
thereto, is hereby expressly  incorporated herein by reference and the responses
to each item in this  Transaction  Statement are qualified in their  entirety by
the information contained in the Tender Offer Statement

     By this  Amendment No. 1, the  Transaction  Statement is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety as set forth below: .




         CROSS REFERENCE SHEET TO SCHEDULE 14D-1 TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
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ITEM IN SCHEDULE 13E-3     LOCATION IN TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
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Item 1(a) - (c)            Item 1 of the Tender Offer Statement

Item 1(d)                  Not included in the Tender Offer Statement

Item 1(e)                  <F2>

Item 1(f)                  Item 3 of the Tender Offer Statement and Item 6 of 
                           the Tender Offer Statement

Item 2(a) -(g)             Item 2 of the Tender Offer Statement

Item 3(a) - (b)            Item 3 of the Tender Offer Statement and Item 6 of 
                           the Tender Offer Statement

Item 4(a)                  Item 1 of the Tender Offer Statement

Item 4(b)                  <F2>

Item 5(a) - (g)            Item 5 of the Tender Offer Statement

Item 6(a)                  Item 4 of the Tender Offer Statement

Item 6(b)                  Item 8 of the Tender Offer Statement

Item 6(c)                  <F2>

Item 6(d)                  <F2>

Item 7(a)                  Item 5 of the Tender Offer Statement

Item 7(b)                  <F2>

Item 7(c)                  Not included in the Tender Offer Statement

Item 8(a) - (b)            Not included in the Tender Offer Statement

Item 8(c) - (d)            Item 10(b) of the Tender Offer Statement

Item 8(e)                  Not included in the Tender Offer Statement

Item 8(f)                  <F2>

Item 9(a)                  Item 10(b) of the Tender Offer Statement

Item 9(b) - (c)            <F2>

Item 10(a)                 Item 6 of the Tender Offer Statement

Item 10(b)                 Items 3 and 6 of the Tender Offer Statement

Item 11                    Item 3 of the Tender Offer Statement

Item 12(a) - (b)           Item 5 of the Tender Offer Statement

Item 13(a)                 Item 10(b) of the Tender Offer Statement

Item 13(b)                 Not included in the Tender Offer Statement

Item 13(c)                 <F2>




Item 14(a)                 Not included in the Tender Offer Statement

Item 14(b)                 <F2>

Item 15(a) - (b)           Item 8 of the Tender Offer Statement

Item 16                    <F2>

Item 17(a) - (c)           <F2>

Item 17(d)                 Item 11 of the Tender Offer Statement

Item 17(e)-(f)             <F2>

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<F2> The Item is inapplicable or the answer thereto is in the negative.






                        RULE 13E-3 TRANSACTION STATEMENT

ITEM 1.    ISSUER AND CLASS OF SECURITY SUBJECT TO THE TRANSACTION.

     (a) The name of the  issuer is Sierra  Pacific  Pension  Investors  `84,  a
California limited partnership (the "Company"), and the address of its principal
executive offices is 5850 San Felipe, Suite 500, Houston, Texas 77057.

     (b) This Schedule relates to the offer by John N. Galardi (the "Bidder") to
purchase any and all of the Company's outstanding Limited Partnership Units (the
"Units"), at $100.00 per Unit, net to the seller in cash, all upon the terms and
subject to the  conditions  set forth in the Offer to  Purchase,  dated March 9,
1998 (the "Offer to Purchase"),  and the related  Letter of  Transmittal  (which
together  constitute  the  "Offer"),  copies  of which  are  attached  hereto as
Exhibits (d)(1) and (d)(2),  respectively.  As of December 31, 1997, the Company
had issued and  outstanding  77,000  Units and there  were  approximately  3,585
holders of record of the Units.

     (c) The  information  set forth on the cover page and under  "Introduction"
and "Special Factors - Price Range of Shares; Distributions;  Trading Volume" in
Section 9 of the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.

     (d) The  information  set forth  under  "Special  Factors - Purpose  of the
Offer"  in  Section  1 of the  Offer  to  Purchase  is  incorporated  herein  by
reference.

     (e) Not applicable.

     (f) The  information  set forth  under  "Special  Factors - Past  Contacts,
Transactions or Negotiations;  Transactions and Agreements Concerning the Units"
and "Special  Factors - Interest in Units" in Sections 12 and 13,  respectively,
of the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 2.    IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND.

     (a) - (f) The  information  set  forth  under  "Special  Factors  - Certain
Information  Regarding  the  Offeror"  in Section 10 of the Offer to Purchase is
incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 3.    PAST CONTACTS, TRANSACTIONS OR NEGOTIATIONS.

     (a) -  (b)  The  information  set  forth  under  "Special  Factors  -  Past
Contracts, Transactions or Negotiations;  Transactions and Agreements Concerning
the Units" in  Section 12 of the Offer to  Purchase  is  incorporated  herein by
reference

ITEM 4.    TERMS OF THE TRANSACTION

     (a) The  information  set forth on the cover page and under  "Introduction"
and  "Special  Factors - Certain  Conditions  of the  Offer" in Section 8 of the
Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.




     (b) Not applicable.


ITEM 5.    PLANS OR PROPOSALS OF THE ISSUER OR AFFILIATE.

     (a) - (g) The information set forth under "Special Factors - Purpose of the
Offer"  in  Section  1 of the  Offer  to  Purchase  is  incorporated  herein  by
reference.

ITEM 6.    SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.

     (a) The information set forth under "Special Factors - Source and Amount of
Funds"  in  Section  11 of the  Offer to  Purchase  is  incorporated  herein  by
reference.

     (b) The  information set forth under "Special  Factors - Persons  Retained;
Fees and Expenses" in Section 15 of the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein
by reference.

     (c) Not applicable.

     (d) Not applicable.

ITEM 7.    PURPOSE(S), ALTERNATIVES, REASONS AND EFFECTS.

     (a) The  information  set forth  under  "Special  Factors - Purpose  of the
Offer"  in  Section  1 of the  Offer  to  Purchase  is  incorporated  herein  by
reference.

     (b) Not applicable.

     (c) The  information  set forth  under  "Special  Factors - Purpose  of the
Offer"  in  Section  1 of the  Offer  to  Purchase  is  incorporated  herein  by
reference.

     (d) The  information  set forth  under  "Special  Factors - Purpose  of the
Offer"  and  "Special  Factors - Certain  Federal  Income Tax  Consequences"  in
Sections 1 and 2, respectively,  of the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein
by reference.

ITEM 8.    FAIRNESS OF THE TRANSACTION

     (a) - (e) The  information  set forth under "Special  Factors - Fairness of
the Transaction;  Reports,  Opinions,  Appraisals and Certain  Negotiations;  No
Approvals  Required;  No Appraisal Rights" and "Special Factors - Price Range of
Units; Distributions;  Trading Volume" in Sections 3 and 9, respectively, of the
Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.

     (f) Not applicable.




ITEM 9.  REPORTS, OPINIONS, APPRAISALS AND CERTAIN NEGOTIATIONS

     (a) The  information  set forth  under  "Special  Factors - Fairness of the
Transaction;   Reports,  Opinions,   Appraisals  and  Certain  Negotiations;  No
Approvals  Required;  No Appraisal Rights" in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase
is incorporated herein by reference.

     (b) Not applicable.

     (c) Not applicable.

ITEM 10.  INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

     (a) - (b) The  information  set forth under "Special  Factors - Interest in
Units"  in  Section  13 of the  Offer to  Purchase  is  incorporated  herein  by
reference.

ITEM 11. CONTRACTS,  ARRANGEMENTS OR UNDERSTANDINGS WITH RESPECT TO THE ISSUER'S
SECURITIES.

     The  information  set  forth  under  "Special   Factors  -  Past  Contacts,
Transactions or Negotiations;  Transactions and Agreements Concerning the Units"
in Section 12 of the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 12.  PRESENT INTENTION AND RECOMMENDATION OF CERTAIN PERSONS WITH REGARD TO
THE TRANSACTION

     (a) - (b) The  information set forth under  "Introduction"  in the Offer to
Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 13.  OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE TRANSACTION

     (a) - (b) The  information  set forth under "Special  Factors - Fairness of
the Transaction;  Reports,  Opinions,  Appraisals and Certain  Negotiations;  No
Approvals  Required;  No Appraisal Rights" in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase
is incorporated herein by reference

     (c) Not applicable.

ITEM 14.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

     (a) The  information set forth in the  Partnership's  Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended  December 31, 1996; the  Partnership's  Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995; and the Partnership's  Quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters  ended March 31,  1997,  June 30, 1997 and
September 30, 1997 is incorporated herein by reference.

     (b) Not applicable.




ITEM 15.  PERSONS AND ASSETS EMPLOYED, RETAINED OR UTILIZED

     (a) - (b) The  information  set forth  under  "Introduction"  and  "Special
Factors - Persons  Retained;  Fees and  Expenses"  in Section 15 of the Offer to
Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 16.   ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

     Not applicable.

ITEM 17.   MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.

     (a) Not applicable.

     (b) Not applicable.

     (c) Not applicable.

     (d)(1) Form of Offer to Purchase, dated March 9, 1998.

     (d)(2) Form of Letter of Transmittal with Substitute Form W-9.

     (d)(3) Instructions for the Requester of Form W-9.

     (d)(4) Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1/A, dated March 9, 1998.

     (e) Not applicable.

     (f) Not applicable.




                                    SIGNATURE

     After due inquiry  and to the best of my  knowledge  and belief,  I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

                                             JOHN N. GALARDI


                                             By:   JOHN N. GALARDI
                                                _______________________________
                                                   Name: John N. Galardi



Dated:  March 9, 1998




                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT
NUMBER                     DESCRIPTION
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(d)(1)         Form of Offer to Purchase, dated March 9, 1998.

(d)(2)         Form of Letter of Transmittal with Substitute Form W-9.

(d)(3)         Instructions for the Requester of Form W-9.

(d)(4)         Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1/A, dated March 9, 1998.