Centerpoint Energy - Mississippi River

Third Revised Volume No. 1

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

Second Revised Sheet No. 109 Second Revised Sheet No. 109 : Effective

Superseding: First Revised Sheet No. 109

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

(Continued)

6. FACILITIES (Continued)

6.6 Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, MRT shall have no

obligation to install facilities which enhance or expand its pipeline system.

7. CONDITIONS OF RECEIPT AND DELIVERY

7.1 Customer shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, quantities of

gas to MRT at receipt point(s) and will take deliveries of gas through

delivery point(s), except for deliveries into and receipts out of storage,

which shall be within MRT's control. MRT is not required to provide any

requested service for which capacity is not available or that would require

the construction or acquisition of any new facilities. However, if facilities

are constructed or installed to provide such service, MRT may require Customer

to reimburse MRT for such facilities in accordance with Section 6 of these

General Terms and Conditions.

7.2 MRT shall not be required under any circumstances to receive or

deliver gas at any receipt point or delivery point if the total quantity of

gas scheduled for receipt or delivery on any day is less than that required

for the accurate measurement thereof.

7.3 Pursuant to Section 10 of these General Terms and Conditions,

daily deliveries of gas by MRT to Customer or for Customer's account hereunder

shall be approximately equal to daily receipts of gas by MRT from Customer for

transportation hereunder, less any gas retained by MRT in providing such

transportation service. MRT shall have no obligation to take receipt of gas

on any day that Customer fails to take delivery of equivalent quantities of

gas tendered by MRT at the delivery point(s) and MRT shall have no obligation

to deliver gas to Customer or for Customer's account on any day that Customer

fails to deliver equivalent quantities to MRT at the receipt point(s).

However, if deliveries hereunder by MRT are greater or less than the

corresponding deliveries of gas by Customer for transportation, including for

storage, less any gas retained for Fuel Use and LUFG, any excess or deficiency