Centerpoint Energy - Mississippi River

Third Revised Volume No. 1

Effective Date: 03/01/2004, Docket: RP04-152-000, Status: Effective

Second Revised Sheet No. 25 Second Revised Sheet No. 25 : Effective

Superseding: First Revised Sheet No. 25

RATE SCHEDULE SCT

SMALL CUSTOMER TRANSPORTATION SERVICE

1. AVAILABILITY

1.1 This rate schedule is available for the transportation of natural

gas on a firm basis by MRT for any party (hereinafter referred to as

Customer), under the following conditions:

(a) Customer submits a valid request as defined in Section 5 of

the General Terms and Conditions and enters into a contract with MRT

for Rate Schedule SCT service in the form of the service agreement set

forth in this tariff (SCT Agreement);

(b) MRT determines that sufficient capacity exists on its system

or parts thereof (including receipt and delivery points) to perform the

firm transportation service requested;

providing natural gas resale service;

(d) Customer's Maximum Daily Quantity (MDQ) does not exceed

5,000 Dth per day; and

(e) Customer transports 100% of its natural gas supply

requirements on the MRT system.

2. APPLICABILITY AND CHARACTER OF SERVICE

2.1 This rate schedule shall apply to the transportation of gas by

MRT pursuant to an SCT Agreement executed by MRT and Customer providing for

transportation service each day on a firm basis up to the MDQ and shall be

subject to the provisions of the SCT Agreement and this tariff.

Transportation service provided under this rate schedule shall be performed

under Subparts B or G of Part 284 of the Commission's regulations.