UNITED STATES
                             SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                   Washington D.C. 20549


PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935
File No. 70-9323

REPORT PERIOD
July 1, 2000 through December 31, 2000

In the Matter of

ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION, ET AL


     ALLIANT ENERGY  CORPORATION  ("AEC") hereby  certifies on behalf of itself,
Alliant Energy Resources,  Inc. ("AER"),  a wholly-owned  subsidiary of AEC, and
Heartland  Properties,  Inc.  ("HPI"),  a  wholly-owned  subsidiary of AEI, that
during the period from July 1, 2000 through  December  31, 2000 (the  "Reporting
Period"):

     1. The consolidated balance sheet and twelve-month  statement of income for
HPI as of the end of the Reporting Period were as set forth in Exhibit A.

     2. The amount of  revenues  and any form of  compensation  received  by HPI
during the Reporting Period from any and all LIHTC property interests,  directly
or indirectly, owned or controlled by HPI were $406,065.

     3. The name of each new  partnership  entered  into  during  the  Reporting
Period is as follows: Countryside of Clinton Associates Limited Partnership

     A copy of the corresponding  partnership  agreement for each partnership is
provided in Exhibit B.

     4. The amounts of investment made by HPI during the Reporting Period in the
LIHTC properties and cumulative comparisons of the $50 million authorized in the
SEC's order dated August 13, 1999 are as set forth under Exhibit C.

     5. The  cumulative  number  of any and all LIHTC  properties  and any other
investment  position in any form of non-utility assets held by HPI at the end of
the Reporting Period was ninety-five.

     Said  transactions  have been carried out in accordance  with the terms and
conditions   of,   and  for  the   purpose   represented   in,   the   Form  U-1
Application-Declaration, as amended, of AEC, et al, in File No., 70-9323, and in
accordance  with the terms and  conditions  of the SEC's order dated  August 13,
1999, permitting said Application-Declaration to become effective.


     DATED: February 14, 2001




                                    ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION
                                    ALLIANT ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.
                                    ALLIANT ENERGY INVESTMENTS, INC.
                                    HEARTLAND PROPERTIES, INC.

                                    By:  ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION



                                    By:  /s/  Enrique Bacalao
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                                           Enrique Bacalao
                                           Assistant Treasurer