Centerpoint Energy - Mississippi River

Third Revised Volume No. 1

Effective Date: 04/12/2002, Docket: RP02-199-000, Status: Effective

First Revised Sheet No. 50 First Revised Sheet No. 50 : Effective

Superseding: Original Sheet No. 50

RATE SCHEDULE NNT

NO NOTICE TRANSPORTATION SERVICE

(Continued)

5. OTHER PROVISIONS

5.1 MRT and an NNT Customer may agree, as part of a Service Agreement,

to address the allocation of market and regulatory risks resulting

from bypass or unbundling pursuant to an order of a governing

authority having jurisdiction through:

(a) terms providing for MDQ and other applicable contract

entitlement reductions in cases where a firm customer of

Customer bypasses Customer and terminates its customer

relationship with Customer; and

(b) terms providing that if Customer unbundles its combined

sales and distribution services for its local distribution

system pursuant to an order of any governing authority

having jurisdiction, Customer and MRT will cooperate through

reasonable means in an effort to implement the unbundling in

a manner fair to both Customer and MRT.

6. GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

6.1 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 NNT 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.