Exhibit 4.8
CERTIFICATE OF TRUST
OF
IDACORP TRUST III
THIS CERTIFICATE OF TRUST of IDACORP Trust III (the "Trust"),
dated as of September 24, 1998, is being duly executed and filed by the
undersigned, as trustees, to form a business trust under the Delaware Business
Trust Act (12 Del. C. ss. 3801, et seq.).
(i) Name. The name of the business trust formed hereby is
IDACORP Trust III.
(ii) Delaware Trustee. The name and business address of the
trustee of the Trust with a principal place of business in the State of Delaware
are:
Bankers Trust (Delaware)
E.A. Delle Donne Corporate Center
Montgomery Building
1101 Centre Road, Suite 200
Wilmington, DE 19805-1266
(iii) Counterparts. This Certificate of Trust may be executed
in one or more counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one and the
same instrument.
(iv) Effective Date. This Certificate of Trust shall be
effective as of its filing.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the trustees of the
Trust, have executed this Certificate of Trust as of the date first above
written.
Bankers Trust Company, not in its individual
capacity but solely as Trustee
By: /s/ James C. McDonough
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Name: James C. McDonough
Title: Vice President
Bankers Trust (Delaware), not in its individual
capacity but solely as Trustee
By: /s/ M. Lisa Wilkins
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Name: M. Lisa Wilkins
Title: Assistant Secretary
/s/ J. LaMont Keen
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J. LaMont Keen, not in his individual capacity
but solely as Trustee