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CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS - ORDINANCE NO. 2019-3746
<br /> AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO CENTERPOINT ENERGY RESOURCES CORP., D/B/A
<br /> CENTERPOINT ENERGY TEXAS GAS OPERATIONS, THE RIGHT, PRIVILEGE AND
<br /> FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, EXTEND, REMOVE, REPLACE, ABANDON,
<br /> OPERATE AND MAINTAIN ITS FACILITIES WITHIN THE PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY
<br /> OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS FOR THE TRANSPORTATION, DELIVERY, SALE
<br /> AND DISTRIBUTION OF NATURAL GAS; CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS
<br /> RELATING TO THE FOREGOING SUBJECT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
<br /> FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; CONTAINING A
<br /> REPEALING CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
<br /> BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE,TEXAS:
<br /> Section 1. GRANT OF AUTHORITY. Subject to the terms, conditions and provisions of this
<br /> ordinance, the right, privilege and franchise is hereby granted to CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp.,
<br /> D/B/A CenterPoint Energy Texas Gas Operations, hereinafter called "Company", to construct, install,
<br /> extend, remove, replace, abandon, operate and maintain its facilities within the Public Rights-of-Way
<br /> of the City of La Porte, Texas for the transportation, delivery, sale and distribution of natural gas within
<br /> the corporate limits of the City of La Porte, Texas as the same are now and as the same may from time
<br /> to time be extended.
<br /> Section 2. DEFINITIONS.
<br /> A. "City"shall mean the City of La Porte, Texas.
<br /> B. "City Group" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13 of this Franchise Ordinance.
<br /> C. "Company" shall mean CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., D/B/A CenterPoint Energy Texas
<br /> Gas Operations, a Delaware Corporation, and shall not mean any of its affiliates and
<br /> subsidiaries who shall have no right,privilege or franchise granted hereunder.
<br /> D. "Facilities" shall mean pipes, pipelines, natural gas mains, laterals, feeders, regulators, meters,
<br /> fixtures, connections and attachments and other instrumentalities and appurtenances, used in or
<br /> incident to providing transportation, distribution, supply and sales of natural gas for heating,
<br /> lighting,power and any other purposes for which natural gas may now or hereafter be used.
<br /> E. "Public Rights-of-Way" shall mean the areas in, under, upon, over, across, and along any and
<br /> all of the present and future Streets (as defined herein) or streams now or hereafter owned or
<br /> controlled by City.
<br /> F. "Street" shall mean the surface and the space above and below any public street, road, highway,
<br /> alley, bridge, sidewalk, or other public place or way.
<br /> G. "Transport Customer" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8 of this Franchise
<br /> Ordinance.
<br /> Section 3. TERM OF FRANCHISE. This Franchise shall become effective on the Effective Date
<br /> described in Section 21 of this Franchise Ordinance and shall be in full force and effect for a term of
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