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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 6, 2006 VALERO L.P. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-16417		74-2956831
State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer
Of incorporation			Identification No.)

One Valero Way
San Antonio, Texas		78249
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (210) 345-2000

_______________________

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Item 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On June 6, 2007, Valero Logistics Operations, L.P. (“Valero Logistics”) completed closing on certain amendments to: (i) its 5-year Revolving Credit Agreement among Valero Logistics, Valero L.P., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and the lenders party thereto, dated as of December 20, 2004 (as amended by the First Amendment to 5-Year Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of June 30, 2005, the “Revolver”), and (ii) its 5-year Term Credit Agreement among Valero Logistics, Valero L.P., the Administrative Agent and the lenders party thereto, dated as of July 1, 2005 (the “Term Agreement”).

Amendments to 5-year Revolving Credit Agreement. Valero Logistics, Valero L.P., the Administrative Agent and the lenders party thereto entered into the Second Amendment, dated as of May 15, 2006, to the Revolver (the “Second Amendment to Revolver”), pursuant to which the parties amended the Revolver to eliminate the provision that the failure of Valero Energy Corporation to own or control the general partner of Valero L.P. constitutes a “change of control” under the Revolver. After giving effect to the Second Amendment to Revolver, “change of control” is defined in the Revolver to mean any of the following events:

(a) 100% (and not less than 100%) of the issued and outstanding equity interest of the general partner(s) of Valero Logistics shall cease to be owned, directly or indirectly, or Valero Logistics shall cease to be Controlled, by Valero L.P.; or

(b) 100% (and not less than 100%) of the limited partnership interests of Valero Logistics shall cease to be owned in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, by Valero L.P.; or

(c) the occurrence of any transaction that results in any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) other than Valero Energy Corporation or any investment grade entity becoming the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the general partner interests in Valero L.P.

In addition, Valero Logistics, Valero L.P., the Administrative Agent and the lenders party thereto entered into the Third Amendment, dated as of May 31, 2006, to the Revolver, pursuant to which the parties amended the Revolver to: (i) reduce the applicable margin on LIBOR loans to vary between .270% and .70% (based on Valero Logistic’s credit rating) the applicable margin on “alternative base rate” loans to zero, (ii) extend the maturity of the Revolver to 2011, (iii) include certain material construction projects of Valero L.P. in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA,” and (iv) eliminate the requirement that Valero L.P. maintain a minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio.

Amendments to 5-year Term Credit Agreement. Valero Logistics, Valero L.P., the Administrative Agent and the lenders party thereto entered into the First Amendment, dated as of

May 15, 2006, to the Term Agreement (the “First Amendment to Term Agreement”), pursuant to which the parties amended the Term Agreement to eliminate the provision that the failure of Valero Energy Corporation to own or control the general partner of Valero L.P. constitutes a “change of control” under the Term Agreement. After giving effect to the First Amendment to Term Agreement, “change of control” is defined in the Term Agreement to mean any of the following events:

(b) 100% (and not less than 100%) of the limited partnership interests of Valero Logistics shall cease to be owned in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, by Valero L.P.; or

In addition, Valero Logistics, Valero L.P., the Administrative Agent and the lenders party thereto entered into the Second Amendment, dated as of May 31, 2006, to the Term Agreement, pursuant to which the parties amended the Term Agreement, as amended, to: (i) reduce the applicable margin on LIBOR loans to vary between .40% and .950% (based on Valero Logistic’s credit rating) the applicable margin on “alternative base rate” loans to zero, (ii) extend the maturity of the Term Agreement to 2011, (iii) include certain material construction projects of Valero L.P. in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA,” and (iv) eliminate the requirement that Valero L.P. maintain a minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	VALERO L.P.


	By:	Riverwalk Logistics, L.P. its general partner


		By:	Valero GP, LLC its general partner



Date: June 8, 2006			By:	/s/ Amy L. Perry
			Name:	Amy L. Perry
			Title:	Assistant Secretary