Centerpoint Energy - Mississippi River

Third Revised Volume No. 1

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Effective Date: 04/14/2005, Docket: CP04-334-002, Status: Effective

Second Revised Sheet No. 135 Second Revised Sheet No. 135 : Effective

Superseding: First Revised Sheet No. 135

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

(Continued)

9. SYSTEM MANAGEMENT

9.4 MRT shall have the unqualified right to utilize all system

resources to alleviate conditions which threaten the overall operational

integrity of MRT's system, or to provide services as set forth in this tariff.

MRT may buy and sell gas to the extent necessary to meet its service

obligations, to maintain system pressure, to manage system storage, to

replenish any storage retained by MRT for system operations, to provide

adequate storage inventory to support storage services except to the extent

the Customer is responsible for such inventory, to maintain line pack and

provide additional line pack for new facilities, to perform the cashout

procedures under Section 10 of these General Terms and Conditions, and to

perform other functions of MRT in connection with transportation and storage

services. Nothing herein shall impose on MRT any obligation to provide a

supply function to any of its transportation or storage customers; provided,

however, that MRT may rely on system storage and line pack to provide

instantaneous receipt and delivery and tolerances as applicable under any rate

schedule. MRT shall not be liable to any person for actions taken for these

purposes except for MRT's negligence or undue discrimination.