Viking Gas Transmission Company

Original Volume No. 1

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Effective Date: 11/01/1993, Docket: RS92- 52-001, Status: Effective

Original Sheet No. 65 Original Sheet No. 65 : Superseded

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS (Continued)

XVIII. GAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE RATE ADJUSTMENT

The rates for Transporter's Funding Services as specified below shall be adjusted from time

to time to reflect collections to fund the research, development, and demonstration programs

of the Gas Research Institute (GRI) in accordance with the procedures herein specified.

1. Funding Services: Funding Services shall include services under all Rate Schedules in

Transporter's FERC Gas Tariff; provided, however, that such services shall exclude (1)

services for another interstate pipeline which has a GRI rate adjustment charge in its

effective FERC Gas Tariff, (2) services for gas volumes which are transported by another

interstate pipeline and are subject to a GRI rate adjustment charge in its effective

FERC Gas Tariff, and (3) transportation services provided by Transporter to the extent

that it is demonstrated that the gas transported is subsequently transported by

Transporter and is subject to a GRI rate adjustment charge in this Tariff.

2. Filing of GRI Rate Adjustment

2.1 Effective Rate after GRI Rate Adjustment: The effective rates for Funding Services

under Rate Schedules in Transporter's FERC Gas Tariff shall be the Rates After

Current Adjustment for each applicable Rate Schedule shown on Seller's effective

Tariff Sheet No. 6 reflecting the Current GRI Rate Adjustment under this Article

XVIII.

2.2 Effective Date of Adjustment: The Effective Date of Adjustment for each GRI Rate

Adjustment filed pursuant to this Article XVIII shall be the date specified in

Transporter's filing and, to the extent practicable, shall be the first day of a

month. The GRI Rate Adjustment shall become effective on the Effective Date of

Adjustment without suspension or refund obligation.

2.3 Filing Procedure: At least thirty days prior to the Effective Date of Adjustment,

Transporter shall file with FERC and post, as defined in Section 154.16 of FERC's

Regulations, revised Tariff Sheets reflecting the Current GRI Rate.

3. Current GRI Rate Adjustment: The Current GRI Rate Adjustment shall be the unit amount,

adjusted as necessary for heating value and pressure base, which has been approved by

the most recent order of FERC approving GRI's research, development, and demonstration

program.