Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  MARINER HOLDINGS, LLC
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/30/2010		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TORTOISE MLP FUND, INC. [NTG]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
4200 W. 115TH STREET, SUITE 100		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
Affiliate of Inv Advisor
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

LEAWOOD, KS 66211		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Shares 0
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
MARINER HOLDINGS, LLC
4200 W. 115TH STREET, SUITE 100
LEAWOOD, KS 66211		       Affiliate of Inv Advisor
LABEL ARTS, LLC
PO BOX 727
KEMP, TX 75143		       Affiliate of Inv Advisor
WE R, LLC
631 NORTH 400 WEST
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84103		       Affiliate of Inv Advisor
BAW INVESTMENTS, LLC
316 EAST 31ST STREET
KANSAS CITY, MO 64108		       Affiliate of Inv Advisor
BICKNELL PROPERTIES, LLC
4200 W. 115TH STREET, SUITE 100
LEAWOOD, KS 66211		       Affiliate of Inv Advisor
GREAT PLAINS SANTA RITA, LLC
4200 W. 115TH STREET, SUITE 100
LEAWOOD, KS 66211		       Affiliate of Inv Advisor
KCRS PARTNERS, LLC
4200 W. 115TH STREET, SUITE 100
LEAWOOD, KS 66211		       Affiliate of Inv Advisor
Bicknell Family Management Company, LLC
4200 W. 115TH STREET, SUITE 100
LEAWOOD, KS 66211		       Affiliate of Inv Advisor
Bicknell Family Holding Co LLC
4200 W. 115TH STREET, SUITE 100
LEAWOOD, KS 66211		       Affiliate of Inv Advisor
POWER GROUP COMPANY, LLC
12721 METCALF AVE., SUITE 103
OVERLAND PARK, KS 66213		       Affiliate of Inv Advisor

Signatures

/s/ S. Kirk Lambright, on behalf of BAW Investments, LLC 07/30/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Martin C. Bicknell, on behalf of all other reporting persons 07/30/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ S. Kirk Lambright, on behalf of Label Arts, LLC and We R, LLC 07/30/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
 
Remarks:
A form 3 is limited to a maximum of ten reporting persons.  As a result, this Form 3 is one of four filed today reporting the same securities by the following thirty-six joint filers:  Mariner Holdings, LLC, Mariner Consulting, LLC, Mariner Wealth Advisors, LLC,  Nuance Investments, LLC, Mariner Quantitative Solutions, LLC, MQS Long/Short Equity Fund, L.P., Mariner Real Estate Management, LLC, Mariner Real Estate Partners, LLC, Mariner Anderson One, LLC, 440 Investment Group, LLC, 440 Partners, LP, Mariner Private Equity, LLC, Mariner Capital Ventures, LLC, Tortoise Holdings, LLC, Mariner Insurance Resources, LLC, Mariner Capital Partners, LLC, Label Real Estate, LLC, NPC Capital Partners II, LLC, Label Arts, LLC, We R, LLC, BAW Investments, LLC, Bicknell Properties, LLC, Great Plains Santa Rita, LLC, KCRS Partners, LLC, Bicknell Family Management Company, LLC, Bicknell Family Holding Company, LLC, Power Group Company, LLC, Power Group Risk Services, LLC, Adams-Gabbert & Associates, LLC, BF 161 Electric, LLC, BF Wyandotte Development, LLC, Rancho Sienna KC, LP, Trinity Bakersfield Development, LLC, Bicknell Family Finance Company, Santa Rita KC, LLC and Bicknell Family Management Company Trust.

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