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CENTERPOINT ENERGY RESOURCES CORP. <br /> D/B/A CENTERPOINT ENERGY ENTEX <br /> AND CENTERPOINT ENERGY TEXAS GAS <br /> GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS <br /> APPLICABLE TO NATURAL GAS SERVICE IN TEXAS <br /> (B) Utility bills issued on or after August 30, 1993;and <br /> (C) An elderly person,as defined in subparagraph(ii)of this paragraph,who is a residential <br /> customer and who occupies the entire premises for which a delay is requested. <br /> (2) Definitions. <br /> (A) Elderly person--A person who is 60 years of age or older. <br /> (B) Utility--A gas utility or municipally owned utility, as defined in Texas Utilities Code, <br /> §§ 101.003(7), 101.003(8),and 121.001-121.006. <br /> (3) An elderly person may request that the utility implement the delay for either the most recent <br /> utility bill or for either the most recent utility bill and each subsequent utility bill. <br /> (4) On request of an elderly person, a utility shall delay without penalty the payment date of a bill <br /> for providing utility services to that person until the 25`h day after the date on which the bill is <br /> issued. <br /> (5) The utility may require the requesting person to present reasonable proof that the person is 60 <br /> years of age or older. <br /> (6) Every utility shall notify its customers of this delayed payment option no less often than yearly. <br /> A utility may include this notice with other information provided pursuant to subparagraph (A) <br /> of this paragraph. <br /> 23.RESIDENTIAL AVERAGE MONTHLY BILLING PROGRAM <br /> (a) DEFINITIONS <br /> (1) Under this provision, qualified Residential customers would have the option of participating in <br /> the Company's Average Monthly Billing Program("AMB")as an alternative to the Company's <br /> normal billing procedure.For"AMB"purposes,the following definitions shall apply: <br /> (A) "Normal Bill" is an amount computed using the Company's applicable residential rate <br /> schedule for service provided during a billing month. <br /> (B) "Qualifying Customer" is a residential customer of the Company who has not had gas <br /> services suspended for non-payment and has not had a"Past Due"notice issued on an <br /> account during the immediately preceding twelve month period. <br /> (b) AVAILABILITY <br /> (1) The Average Monthly Billing Program is available to any Qualifying Customer of the Company. <br /> (c) OPERATION OF PROGRAM <br /> (1) Computation of Bills under the AMB: <br />