Millennium Pipeline Company, L. L. C.
Original Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 11/01/2009, Docket: RP10-17-000, Status: Effective
First Revised Sheet No. 79 First Revised Sheet No. 79
Superseding: Original Sheet No. 79
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
(Continued)
(c) Termination of Long-Term Service Agreements; Exercise of Right of
First Refusal.
(1)(a) If Shipper's long-term Service Agreement is at the
applicable Recourse Rate for that service and does not extend according
to its terms or otherwise continue as described at Section 4.1(b) above,
or Shipper declines to extend the contract under the provisions
described at Section 4.1(b) above, Shipper may continue service upon
termination of that Service Agreement by (i) agreeing to match the
highest acceptable value bid, rate and term, offered to Transporter for
Shipper's firm service, or any portion (volume but not geographic
portion) thereof, through the bidding process described at Section 4.2
below, and (ii) executing a new Service Agreement incorporating the new
rate and term. This right of first refusal will apply only to a long
term Service Agreement at the applicable Recourse Rate for that service.
A Shipper with a firm Service Agreement having multiple primary Receipt
and Delivery Points subject to a right of first refusal may exercise its
right of first refusal with respect to the Service Agreement's
Transportation Demand at only certain primary Receipt and Delivery Point
combinations in such Service Agreement and in the same rate zone,
subject to satisfaction of Transporter's operational considerations
based on pipeline configuration and design. Section 12 (Maximum Daily
Delivery Obligation at Delivery Points and Maximum Daily Quantity at
Receipt Points) of the General Terms and Conditions addresses the
adjustment to maximum daily delivery obligations (MDDOs) when a Shipper
reduces its Service Agreement's Transportation Demand through the
exercise of a right of first refusal. The highest rate that Shipper
must match through the bidding process at Section 4.2 below if it wishes
to continue such service is the Recourse Rate. This right of first
refusal shall be deemed to be assigned where both (i) a Shipper holding
such a right releases and assigns all or a portion (volume but not
geographic portion) of the capacity for the remainder of the term under
that Service Agreement, regardless of the duration of that permanent
release, and (ii) Transporter and the Releasing Shipper agree to
terminate the Releasing Shipper's contract, so that the Releasing
Shipper no longer has any liability to the pipeline to pay for the
capacity.
(1)(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.1(c)(1)(a),
Transporter and Shipper may mutually agree, on a not unduly
discriminatory basis, to include in discount rate or negotiated rate
firm Service Agreements that bear a term of 12 or more consecutive
months of service, a contractual right of first refusal equivalent to
the regulatory right of first refusal set forth in this Section 4.