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EXHIBIT 3.5
TENTH SUPPLEMENT
AMENDING NORTHERN BORDER PIPELINE COMPANY
GENERAL PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
DATED MARCH 2, 2005
This Agreement is dated as of March 2, 2005 (the "Tenth
Supplement") by
and between Northern Border Intermediate
Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited
partnership ("NBILP") and TC Pipelines
Intermediate Limited Partnership, a
Delaware limited partnership ("TCILP," and
together with NBILP, referred to
herein as the "Partners").
WITNESSETH THAT:
WHEREAS, NBILP and TCILP are parties to that certain General
Partnership Agreement for Northern Border
Pipeline Company, a Texas general
partnership (the "Partnership"), effective
as of March 9, 1978, as amended by
(i) the "First Supplement," dated as of
October 25, 1979 (as amended by
agreement dated April 20, 1990), (ii) the
Phase I Partnership Commitment
Agreement dated December 12, 1980, (iii)
the "Second Supplement," dated as of
December 15, 1980 (as amended by agreement
dated April 20, 1990), (iv) the
"Third Supplement," dated October 1, 1981,
(v) the "Fourth Supplement," dated
February 17, 1984, (vi) the "Fifth
Supplement," dated April 20, 1990, (vii) the
"Sixth Supplement," dated April 19, 1991,
(viii) the "Seventh Supplement," dated
September 23, 1993, (ix) the "Eighth
Supplement," dated May 21, 1999, and (x)
the "Ninth Supplement," dated July 16,
2001, such General Partnership Agreement,
as amended or supplemented, being herein
referred to as the "P
