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Amendment of Partnership Agreement Meetings. 13.1 Amendment to be Adopted Solely by General Partner Each Partner agrees that the General Partner, without the approval of any Partner or Assignee, may amend any provision of this Agreement and execute, swear to, acknowledge, deliver, file and record whatever documents may be required in connection therewith, to reflect: (a) a change in the name of the Partnership, the location of the principal place of business of the Partnership, the registered agent of the Partnership or the registered office of the Partnership; (b) the admission, substitution, withdrawal or removal of Partners in accordance with this Agreement; (c) a change that, in the sole discretion of the General Partner, is necessary or advisable to qualify or continue the qualification of the Partnership as a limited partnership or a partnership in which the Limited Partners have limited liability under the laws of any state or to ensure that no Group Member will be treated as an association taxable as a corporation or otherwise taxed as an entity for federal income tax purposes; (d) a change that, in the discretion of the General Partner, (i) does not adversely affect the Limited Partners in any material respect, (ii) is necessary or advisable (A) to satisfy any requirements, conditions or guidelines contained in any opinion, directive, order, ruling or regulation of any federal or state agency or judicial authority or contained in any federal or state statute (including the Delaware Act), (B) to facilitate the trading of limited partner interests of Genesis MLP (including the division of any class or classes of outstanding limited partner interests of Genesis MLP into different classes to facilitate uniformity of tax consequences within such classes of limited partner interests of Genesis MLP), or comply with any rule, regulation, guideline or requirement of any National Securities Exchange on which such limited partner interests are or will be listed for trading, compliance with any of which the General Partner determines in its discretion to be in the best interests of Genesis MLP and the limited partners of Genesis MLP, (C) in connection with action taken by the General Partner pursuant to Section 5.7, or (D) to effect the conversion of the General Partner's Incentive Compensation Payment as provided in Section 7.13, or (iii) is required to effect the intent expressed in the Registration Statement or the Proxy Statement, or the intent of the provisions of this Agreement or is otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or (iv) is required to conform the provisions of this Agreement with the provisions of the Genesis MLP Partnership Agreement as the provisions of the Genesis MLP Partnership Agreement may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time; (e) a change in the fiscal year or taxable year of the Partnership and any changes that, in the discretion of the General Partner, are necessary or advisable as a result of a change in the fiscal year or taxable year of the Partnership including, if the General Partner shall so determine, a change in the definition of "Quarter" and the dates on which distributions are to be made by the Partnership; (f) an amendment that is necessary, in the Opinion of Counsel, to prevent the Partnership, or the General Partner or its directors, officers, trustees or agents from in any manner being subjected to the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, or "plan asset" regulations adopted under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, regardless of whether such are substantially similar to plan asset regulations currently applied or proposed by the United States Department of Labor; (g) an amendment that, in the discretion of the General Partner, is necessary or advisable in connection with the authorization of issuance of any class or series of Partnership Securities pursuant to Section 5.5; (h) any amendment expressly permitted in this Agreement to be made by the General Partner acting alone; (i) an amendment effected, necessitated or contemplated by a Merger Agreement approved in accordance with Section 14.3; (j) an amendment that, in the discretion of the General Partner, is necessary or advisable to reflect, account for and deal with appropriately the formation by the Partnership of, or investment by the Partnership in, any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity, in connection with the conduct by the Partnership of activities permitted by the terms of Section 2.4; (k) a merger or conveyance pursuant to Section 14.3(d); or (l) any other amendments substantially similar to the foregoing.

Amendment of Partnership Agreement Meetings. 13.1 Amendment to be Adopted Solely by General Partner Each Partner agrees that the General Partner, without the approval of any Partner or Assignee, may amend any provision of this Agreement and execute, swear to, acknowledge, deliver, file and record whatever documents may be required in connection therewith, to reflect: (a) a change in the name of the Partnership, the location of the principal place of business of the Partnership, the registered agent of the Partnership or the registered office of the Partnership; (b) the admission, substitution, withdrawal or removal of Partners in accordance with this Agreement; (c) a change that, in the sole discretion of the General Partner, is necessary or advisable to qualify or continue the qualification of the Partnership as a limited partnership or a partnership in which the Limited Partners have limited liability under the laws of any state or to ensure that no Group Member will be treated as an association taxable as a corporation or otherwise taxed as an entity for federal income tax purposes; (d) a change that, in the discretion of the General Partner, (i) does not adversely affect the Limited Partners in any material respect, (ii) is necessary or advisable (A) to satisfy any requirements, conditions or guidelines contained in any opinion, directive, order, ruling or regulation of any federal or state agency or judicial authority or contained in any federal or state statute (including the Delaware Act), (B) to facilitate the trading of limited partner interests of Genesis MLP (including the division of any class or classes of outstanding limited partner interests of Genesis MLP into different classes to facilitate uniformity of tax consequences within such classes of limited partner interests of Genesis MLP), or comply with any rule, regulation, guideline or requirement of any National Securities Exchange on which such limited partner interests are or will be listed for trading, compliance with any of which the General Partner determines in its discretion to be in the best interests of Genesis MLP and the limited partners of Genesis MLP, MLP or (C) in connection with action taken by the General Partner pursuant to Section 5.7, or (D) to effect the conversion of the General Partner's Incentive Compensation Payment as provided in Section 7.13, or (iii) is required to effect the intent expressed in the Registration Statement or the Proxy Statement, or the intent of the provisions of this Agreement or is otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or (iv) is required to conform the provisions of this Agreement with the provisions of the Genesis Fourth Amended MLP Partnership Agreement as the provisions of the Genesis Fourth Amended MLP Partnership Agreement may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time; (e) a change in the fiscal year or taxable year of the Partnership and any changes that, in the discretion of the General Partner, are necessary or advisable as a result of a change in the fiscal year or taxable year of the Partnership including, if the General Partner shall so determine, a change in the definition of "Quarter" and the dates on which distributions are to be made by the Partnership; (f) an amendment that is necessary, in the Opinion of Counsel, to prevent the Partnership, or the General Partner or its directors, officers, trustees or agents from in any manner being subjected to the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, or "plan asset" regulations adopted under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, regardless of whether such are substantially similar to plan asset regulations currently applied or proposed by the United States Department of Labor; (g) an amendment that, in the discretion of the General Partner, is necessary or advisable in connection with the authorization of issuance of any class or series of Partnership Securities pursuant to Section 5.5; (h) any amendment expressly permitted in this Agreement to be made by the General Partner acting alone; (i) an amendment effected, necessitated or contemplated by a Merger Agreement approved in accordance with Section 14.3; (j) an amendment that, in the discretion of the General Partner, is necessary or advisable to reflect, account for and deal with appropriately the formation by the Partnership of, or investment by the Partnership in, any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity, in connection with the conduct by the Partnership of activities permitted by the terms of Section 2.4; (k) a merger or conveyance pursuant to Section 14.3(d); or (l) any other amendments substantially similar to the foregoing.

Amendment of Partnership Agreement Meetings. Record Date 13.1 Amendment to be Adopted Solely by the General Partner Each Partner agrees that the General Partner, without the approval of any Partner or Assignee, may amend any provision of this Agreement and execute, swear to, acknowledge, deliver, file and record whatever documents may be required in connection therewith, to reflect: (a) a change in the name of the Partnership, the location of the principal place of business of the Partnership, the registered agent of the Partnership or the registered office of the Partnership; (b) the admission, substitution, withdrawal or removal of Partners in accordance with this Agreement; (c) a change that, in the sole discretion of the General Partner, is necessary or advisable to qualify or continue the qualification of the Partnership as a limited partnership or a partnership in which the Limited Partners have limited liability under the laws of any state or to ensure that no Group Member the Partnership and Genesis OLP will not be treated as an association taxable as a corporation or otherwise taxed as an entity for federal income tax purposes; (d) a change that, in the discretion of the General Partner, (i) does not adversely affect the Limited Partners in any material respect, (ii) is necessary or advisable (A) to satisfy any requirements, conditions or guidelines contained in any opinion, directive, order, ruling or regulation of any federal or state agency or judicial authority or contained in any federal or state statute (including the Delaware Act), (B) to facilitate the trading of limited partner interests of Genesis MLP Limited Partner Interests (including the division of any class or classes of outstanding limited partner interests of Genesis MLP Outstanding Limited Partner Interests into different classes to facilitate uniformity of tax consequences within such classes of limited partner interests of Genesis MLP), Limited Partner Interests) or comply with any rule, regulation, guideline or requirement of any National Securities Exchange on which such limited partner interests Limited Partner Interests are or will be listed for trading, compliance with any of which the General Partner determines in its discretion to be in the best interests of Genesis MLP the Partnership and the limited partners of Genesis MLP, Limited Partners (C) in connection with action taken by the General Partner pursuant to Section 5.7, or (D) to effect the conversion of the General Partner's Incentive Compensation Payment as provided in Section 7.135.9, or (iii) is required to effect the intent expressed in the Registration Statement or the Proxy Statement, or the intent of the provisions of this Agreement or is otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or (iv) is required to conform the provisions of this Agreement with the provisions of the Genesis MLP Partnership Agreement as the provisions of the Genesis MLP Partnership Agreement may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to timeAgreement; (e) a change in the fiscal year or taxable year of the Partnership and any changes that, in the discretion of the General Partner, are necessary or advisable as a result of a change in the fiscal year or taxable year of the Partnership including, if the General Partner shall so determine, a change in the definition of "''Quarter" '' and the dates on which distributions are to be made by the Partnership; (f) an amendment that is necessary, in the Opinion of Counsel, to prevent the Partnership, Partnership or the General Partner or its directors, officers, trustees or agents from in any manner being subjected to the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, or "''plan asset" '' regulations adopted under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, regardless of whether such are substantially similar to plan asset regulations currently applied or proposed by the United States Department of Labor; (g) subject to the terms of Section 5.7, an amendment that, in the discretion of the General Partner, is necessary or advisable in connection with the authorization of issuance of any class or series of Partnership Securities pursuant to Section 5.55.6; (h) any amendment expressly permitted in this Agreement to be made by the General Partner acting alone; (i) an amendment effected, necessitated or contemplated by a Merger Agreement approved in accordance with Section 14.3; (j) an amendment that, in the discretion of the General Partner, is necessary or advisable to reflect, account for and deal with appropriately the formation by the Partnership of, or investment by the Partnership in, any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity, in connection with the conduct by the Partnership of activities permitted by the terms of Section 2.4; (k) a merger or conveyance pursuant to Section 14.3(d); or (l) any other amendments substantially similar to the foregoing.