Centerpoint Energy - Mississippi River

Third Revised Volume No. 1

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Effective Date: 04/01/2002, Docket: RP01-622-003, Status: Effective

Second Sub Sixth Revised Sheet No. 249 Second Sub Sixth Revised Sheet No. 249 : Effective

Superseding: Substitute Fifth Revised Sheet No. 249

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

(Continued)

29. WAIVERS

29.1 MRT may waive any defaults by any Customer with respect to

performance or compliance with the provisions of the applicable rate schedules

on a basis which is not unduly discriminatory; provided, however, that no

waiver shall operate or be construed as a waiver of any other or further

defaults, whether of a like or different character.

29.2 MRT will assess a zero charge for Fuel Use for transactions that

do not require the use of compression on MRT's system. For each transaction

utilizing the specific receipt and delivery point combinations listed below,

MRT has determined that there will not be fuel used since compression will not

be utilized.

(a) Receipt Point(s):

(1) At the point of interconnect between MRT's Line

A-327 at Station 0+00 located in Stoddard

County, Missouri and Texas Eastern Transmission

Corporation interstate pipeline system.

Delivery Point(s):

(1) The terminus of MRT's Line A-327 at Ralston

Purina's Golden Cat plant located in Stoddard

County, Missouri.

(b) Receipt Point(s):

(1) At the point of interconnection between MRT's East

Line and Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America

("NGPL") at station 1922+34 located in Clinton County,

Illinois and Trunkline Gas Company ("Trunkline") at

station 0+00 located in Clay County, Illinois.

Delivery Point(s):

(1) At the Clay County Trust 2000 delivery point located

on MRT's East Line at station 0+00 in Clay County,

Illinois.

29.3 MRT will assess a separate LUFG for transactions utilizing the

specific receipt and delivery point combinations listed below, because they

do not contribute to system-wide LUFG.