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requirements be applicable to other pipelines and facilities similarly situated. Grantee shall comply with all City ordinances of general application. The consent and permit herein granted extends to the enlargement of the diameter of any portion of the Pipeline System to the extent of doubling the carrying capacity of the system as it exists on the effective date of this ordinance, but it does not extend to or include any greater enlarging of the diameter of the Pipeline System, nor does it extend to or include any extension of the Pipeline System. Section 4. Enlargement or Extension of Pipeline System. (a) General. Should Grantee, during the Term of this Ordinance, desire to enlarge the diameter of any portion of the Pipeline System beyond the enlargement permitted in Section 3 above, or add additional pipelines to the Pipeline System, or extend the Pipeline System, within any City Rights-of-Way or within other City property, the Grantee shall submit a written request to, and obtain the written consent of, the City as an amendment to this ordinance. The City agrees to promptly consider any such request, and render a decision on the request within 90 days. The terms and conditions of any such amendment, including provisions for the payment of compensation to the Grantor, will be subject to negotiation by the parties, and will be similar to the terms and conditions of other consents and permits granted by the City to persons or entities that are similarly situated to, or that compete with, the Grantee. The City may in any given case refuse to grant its consent. If the City approves such an amendment, then, after completion of construction and compliance with then-existing laws and regulations of the City and other governmental entities, the enlarged or expanded pipeline facilities shall become a part of the Pipeline System as defined herein and covered by this Ordinance. (b) Effect of Annexations and Right-of-Way Widening by City. If the City annexes an area that includes new City Rights-of-Way, or if the City widens any City Rights-of-Way, the permit and consent granted by the City in Section 1 shall automatically extend to and include any portions of the Pipeline System within the annexed or widened area as of the effective date of the annexation or widening. In the event an annexation or widening causes a cumulative increase of more than 300 linear feet of EI Paso Energy's Pipeline System along or under City Rights-of-Way, then the Grantee shall make an additional lump sum payment to the City equal to 15 cents per linear foot of the new pipeline within City Rights-of-Way, multiplied by the number of years remaining on the Term, reduced to present value using a 6% discount rate. Section 5. Substances. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Ordinance: (a) the following substances may be transported andlor delivered for purposes of sale, sale for resale, transportation or purchase in any part of the Pipeline System by Grantee: natural gas or natural gas liquids, in gaseous or liquid state or the equivalent thereof, whether natural or synthetic (the -3-