Rockies Express Pipeline LLC (Entrega)
Second Revised Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 09/01/2007, Docket: CP06-354-002, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 167 Original Sheet No. 167 : Effective
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
13. EVALUATION OF CREDIT (Contd.)
13.1 (Contd.)
B. (Contd.)
2. Nothing herein shall be read to preclude Transporter
from requiring, and enforcing for the term of the
initial contracts, more than three (3) Months of fees
and charges for advance service as security in
agreements supporting an application for a
certificate to construct new or expanded facilities.
For purposes of this paragraph, the term "initial
contract" shall include any replacement contract
entered into upon a permanent release of Capacity
under an initial contract.
C. Where a Shipper selects the prepayment option under Section
13.1B of these General Terms and Conditions, the prepayment
amounts shall be deposited in an interest-bearing escrow
account if such an escrow account has been established by
the Shipper which meets the criteria set out in this
paragraph. The costs of establishing and maintaining the
escrow account shall be borne by the Shipper. The escrow
bank must be rated at least AA or better and shall not be
affiliated with the Shipper. The escrow arrangement shall
provide for the prepayment amounts to be applied against
the Shipper's obligation under its service agreement(s)
with Transporter and shall grant Transporter a security
interest in such amounts as an assurance of future
performance. The escrow agreement shall specify the
permitted investments of escrowed funds so as to protect
principal, and shall include only such investment options
as corporations typically use for short-term deposit of
their funds. Such escrow account shall at all times
maintain the amount of prepayment required under Section
13.1(b) of these General Terms and Conditions. If
Transporter is required to draw down the funds in escrow,
it will notify the Shipper and the Shipper must replenish
such funds within three (3) Business Days after such
notice.