Centerpoint Energy - Mississippi River

Third Revised Volume No. 1

Effective Date: 12/01/2002, Docket: RP03- 51-000, Status: Effective

Fifth Revised Sheet No. 33 Fifth Revised Sheet No. 33 : Effective

Superseding: Fourth Revised Sheet No. 33

RATE SCHEDULE ITS

INTERRUPTIBLE TRANSPORTATION SERVICE

(Continued)

4. RATES AND CHARGES (Continued)

4.3 Customer shall reimburse MRT in kind for fuel usage and lost or

unaccounted for gas. MRT will retain the applicable Fuel Use and LUFG

Percentages of gas quantities transported for Customer as set forth on the

currently effective Sheet No. 7 of this tariff, provided, however, MRT is

entitled to assess a zero charge for the Fuel Use Percentage for transactions

that do not require the use of compression on MRT's system. Such transactions

are identified in Section 29.2 of MRT's General Terms and Conditions of its

tariff.

5. MINIMUM MONTHLY BILL

5.1 Not applicable.

6. TERMINATION OF SERVICE AGREEMENTS

6.1 If for any reason other than MRT's lack of capacity or an event of

force majeure, a Customer fails to have received at least one (1) Dth per

month as either interruptible transportation or authorized overrun under any

one of its valid service agreement(s) with MRT in at least two (2) months of

the preceding twelve (12) month period, then MRT in its reasonable discretion

may unilaterally terminate all such Customer's ITS Agreement(s).

7. GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

7.1 The provisions of the General Terms and Conditions, as such

provisions may be amended from time to time, are hereby incorporated by

reference and made a part of this Rate Schedule ITS, and shall apply to

service rendered hereunder, as though stated herein. If and to the extent the

provisions of this rate schedule conflict with the provisions of said General

Terms and Conditions, the provisions of this rate schedule shall prevail.