UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-K/A
                                SECOND AMENDMENT

      |X| ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
          EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2001

                                       OR

      [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

             For the Transition Period from __________ to__________

             COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-11727

                         HERITAGE PROPANE PARTNERS, L.P.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         DELAWARE                                          73-1493906
(State or other jurisdiction of                          (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                           Identification No.)


            8801 SOUTH YALE AVENUE, SUITE 310, TULSA, OKLAHOMA 74137
              (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

                                 (918) 492-7272
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                                              Name of each exchange on
      Title of class                            which registered
      --------------                          ------------------------
      Common Units                            New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act:  None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes [X]        No [ ]

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ]

The aggregate market value as of November 5, 2001, of the registrant's common
units held by nonaffiliates of the registrant, based on the reported closing
price of such units on the New York Stock Exchange on such date, was
approximately $254,792,338

At November 5, 2001, the registrant had units outstanding as follows:

Heritage Propane Partners, L.P      14,262,066       Common Units
                                     1,382,514       Class B Subordinated Units

Documents Incorporated by Reference:  None





                                EXPLANATORY NOTE


This Form 10-K/A constitutes Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2001, and is being filed solely for
the purpose of correcting the inadvertent inclusion of the Registrant's former
director, Ware F. Schiefer, and omission of the Registrant's current director,
Kevin M. O'Hara, as a director signing Amendment No. 1, filed as Form 10-K/A on
July 12, 2002. No other information included in Amendment No. 1 is amended by
this amendment.





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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                      HERITAGE PROPANE PARTNERS, L.P.

                                      By: U.S. Propane, L.P.
                                          (General Partner)

                                      By: U.S. Propane, L.L.C.
                                          (General Partner)

                                      By: /s/ H. Michael Krimbill
                                          -----------------------
                                          H. Michael Krimbill
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
this report has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on
the dates indicated:



              Signature                                 Title                              Date
              ---------                                 -----                              ----
                                                                                 
/s/  H. Michael Krimbill                    President and Chief                         July 12, 2002
  -------------------------                 Executive Officer and Director
H. Mitchell Krimbill                        (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/  James E. Bertelsmeyer                  Chairman of the Board and                   July 12, 2002
   --------------------------               Director
James E. Bertelsmeyer

/s/  Michael L. Greenwood                   Vice President and Chief                    July 12, 2002
   --------------------------               Financial Officer and Principal
Michael L. Greenwood                        Financial and Accounting Officer)

/s/  Bill W. Byrne                          Director                                    July 12, 2002
   ---------------------------------
Bill W. Byrne

/s/  J. Charles Sawyer                      Director                                    July 12, 2002
   --------------------------
J. Charles Sawyer

/s/  Stephen L. Cropper                     Director                                    July 12, 2002
   --------------------------
Stephen L. Cropper

/s/  J. Patrick Reddy                       Director                                    July 12, 2002
   --------------------------
J. Patrick Reddy

/s/  Royston K. Eustace                     Director                                    July 12, 2002
   --------------------------
Royston K. Eustace

/s/William N. Cantrell                      Director                                    July 12, 2002
   --------------------------
William N. Cantrell

/s/ Kevin M. O'Hara                         Director                                    July 12, 2002
   --------------------------
Kevin M. O'Hara




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              Signature                                 Title                              Date
              ---------                                 -----                              ----
                                                                                 
/s/  David J. Dzuricky                      Director                                    July 12, 2002
  ---------------------------
David J. Dzuricky

/s/  Clayton H. Preble                      Director                                    July 12, 2002
   --------------------------
Clayton H. Preble

/s/  J.D. Woodward                          Director                                    July 12, 2002
   --------------------------
J.D. Woodward

/s/Richard T. O'Brien                       Director                                    July 12, 2002
   --------------------------
Richard T. O'Brien




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