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f <br />t 1' f <br />~~ t j' • <br />..,. J- i .t , ~ ~ <br />~/ DOC:~ET NO. <br />PETITION OF HOUSTON LIGHTING & § PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION <br />POWER COMPANY FOR REVIEW OF § <br />RATE ORDiNr~~1CE OF THE CITY OF § OF TE.YAS <br />LaPORTE § <br />PETITION OF <br />HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY <br />FOR REVIEW OF RATE ORDINANCE <br />OF THE CITY OF LaPORTE <br />TO THE HONORABLE PUBLIC UTILITY CONII'~IISSION OF TEXAS: <br />COMES NOW Houston Lighting & Power Company (HL&P) <br />and files this its Petition for Review of Rate Ordinance of <br />the City of LaPorte, Te:~as (the City) and in support thereof <br />would respectfully show the Commission the following: <br />• I. <br />On July 2, 1979 HL&P filed with the City a Statement <br />of Intent to Change Rates pursuant to Section 43(a} of the <br />Public Utility Regulatory Act (Utility Act), Article 1446c, <br />VACS. The proposed changes, if approved throughout the HL&P <br />service area, were expected to result in a system-wide <br />annual revenue increase of some $179.4 million, or approximately <br />10.5% of the adjusted total operating revenues for the test <br />year ending March 31, 1979. HL&P's filing with the City was <br />accompanied by a rate filing package~in the form prescribed <br />by this Commission together with the sworn testimony of <br />witnesses supporting the rate application. Simultaneous <br />filings were made with other cities exercising original rate <br />• jurisdiction over HL&.P and with this Commission, where the <br />application was assigned Docket No. 2676. <br />II. <br />On December 3, 1979 the City Council took final <br />action by passing Ordinance No. 1179 which approves rates <br />alleged to be sufficient to produce a system-wide revenue <br />• <br />