**Exhibit 31.1**

 

**CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVEOFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002**

 

I, Barry R. Pearl, certify that:

 

1.                                       I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K ofTEPPCO Partners, L.P.;

 

2.                                       Based on my knowledge, this annual report does notcontain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a materialfact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances underwhich such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period coveredby this annual report;

 

3.                                       Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, andother financial information included in this annual report, fairly present inall material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cashflows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annualreport;

 

4.                                       The registrant’s other certifying officer and I areresponsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal controlover financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and15d-15(f)) 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 annual report isbeing prepared;

 

b)             Designed such internal control over financialreporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to bedesigned under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding thereliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statementsfor external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accountingprinciples;

 

c)              Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’sdisclosure controls and procedures and presented in this annual report ourconclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures,as of the end of the period covered by this annual report based on suchevaluation; and

 

d)             Disclosed in this annual report any change in theregistrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during theregistrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or isreasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control overfinancial reporting; and

 

5.                                       The registrant’s other certifying officer and I havedisclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control overfinancial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of theregistrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a)              All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses inthe design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which arereasonably 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.

 

 
| March 1, 2005 | /s/ BARRY R. PEARL                                                 |   |   |
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|               | Barry R. Pearl                                                     |   |
|               | President and Chief Executive  Officer                             |   |
|               | Texas Eastern Products Pipeline  Company, LLC,  as General Partner |   |

 

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