**Exhibit 31.1**

 

**CERTIFICATION**

 

I, Randy Moeder, Chief Executive Officer andPresident of Hiland Partners GP, LLC, the general partner of Hiland Partners,LP, certify that:

 

1.             I have reviewed this quarterly report onForm 10-Q of Hiland Partners, LP;

 

2.             Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report doesnot contain any untrue statements of a material fact or omit to state amaterial fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of thecircumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading withrespect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.             Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, andother financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly presentin all material respects the financial condition, results of operations andcash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in thisreport;

 

4.             The registrant’s other certifying officers and I areresponsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures(as defined in Securities and Exchange Act Rules 13a — 15(e) and 15d —15(e)) for the registrant and have:

 

a)             designed such disclosure controls and procedures, orcaused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under oursupervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant,including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others withinthose entities, particularly during the period in which this report is beingprepared;

 

b)            reserved;

 

c)             evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’sdisclosure controls and procedures and presented in this quarterly report ourconclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures,as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation;

 

d)            disclosed in this report any change in theregistrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during theperiod covered by this report that (the registrant’s fourth quarter in the caseof our annual report) has materially affected, or is reasonably likely tomaterially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;and

 

5.             The registrant’s other certifying officers and Ihave disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control overfinancial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee ofregistrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalentfunctions):

 

a)             all significant deficiencies and material weaknessesin the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting whichare reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record,process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b)            any fraud, whether or not material, that involvesmanagement or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’sinternal control over financial reporting.

 

 
| Date:  | November 14, 2005 | /s/ Randy Moeder                       |
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|        |              | Randy Moeder                           |
|        |              | Chief Executive Officer  and President |
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