Dominion South Pipeline Co., LP
Original Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 12/16/2005, Docket: CP05- 77-001, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 1066 Original Sheet No. 1066 : Effective
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES
22. CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES
22.1 Except as to this Section 22, Pipeline shall have no obligation to construct,
modify, improve, or alter any facilities in order to provide service under this
Tariff. Nothing in this Tariff shall require Pipeline to file an application for a
certificate of public convenience and necessity under Section 7(c) of the Natural
Gas Act. Further, nothing in this Tariff shall prevent Pipeline from contesting an
application for service filed pursuant to Section 7(a) of the NGA.
22.2 For the purposes of this Section 22, "Requested Facilities" shall mean Taps, M&R
Equipment and Laterals. Requested Facilities shall not include major expansion of
transmission facilities. Tap shall mean a Delivery or Receipt tap and shall
include, but shall not be limited to, flanges and block valves and sufficient
pipeline from the Pipeline's existing transmission facilities to the edge of
Pipeline's right-of-way. M&R Equipment shall include miscellaneous connecting
pipeline to the Tap, meters, flow and pressure regulators, filters/separators, gas
heaters, flanges, check valves, electronic gas measurement, communication equipment
and gas conditioning and odorization equipment other than Tap equipment. Lateral
shall mean any transmission pipeline extension (other than a mainline extension)
built by Pipeline from an existing transmission pipeline facility or new Tap to
Receive or Deliver Gas to or on behalf of one or more Customers, including new
Points of Receipt or Delivery and enlargements or replacements of existing
laterals. Construction shall mean the construction, modification, rearrangement or
installation by Pipeline or its designee of Requested Facilities to perform any
service, including any Requested Facilities necessary for Pipeline to Receive or
Deliver Gas, or measure any Gas Received from or Delivered to or on behalf of any
Customer requesting Pipeline's construction of such facilities.
22.3 A party shall submit a request for facilities under GT&C Section 11 requesting
Pipeline to construct Requested Facilities in conjunction with a request for
transportation services (Requesting Customer). Pipeline will respond to each
request for interconnect facilities within sixty (60) days after receiving the
request. Pipeline shall receive and process all such requests for construction of
Requested Facilities in a manner that is not unduly discriminatory.
22.4 Pipeline shall construct Requested Facilities under the conditions provided below:
A. Requested Facilities shall be established at a location that does not (i)
adversely affect Pipeline's operations; (ii) diminish service to existing
Customers; (iii) cause Pipeline to be in violation of any applicable
environmental or safety laws or regulations with respect to the facilities
required to establish a new point of interconnection with Pipeline's
facilities; (iv) cause Pipeline to be in violation of its right-of-way
agreements or any contractual obligations; and (v) cause Pipeline to expand
it pipeline facilities or construct any facilities leading up to the point of
interconnection;
B. Pipeline and Requesting Customer shall cooperate to provide in a cost-
effective manner the supporting evidence and analysis necessary to obtain
governmental approvals for their respective facilities from any federal,
state or local government agency having jurisdiction including, but not
limited to, all exhibits required by an application for FERC authorization;
C. Terms and conditions of the construction, ownership, operation and
maintenance of Requested Facilities shall be mutually agreed to by Pipeline
and the Requesting Customer and set forth in a facilities agreement (unless
Pipeline has agreed to pay for the cost of all Requested Facilities); and