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. i . RESOLUTION NO. 80-6 RESOLUTION SUSPENDING RATE CHANGES WHEREAS, on June 30, 1980, the Houston Lighting & Power Company (HL&P) riled a Statement of Intent to change its rates for electric service within the City of La Porte and has requested that said changes become effective on August 5, 1980; and - WHERAS, HL&P has filed revised Tariff Schedules together with statements specifying in detail each proposed change, a rate filing package, and supporting testimony; and WHEREAS, Section 17 (a) of the Public Utility Regulatory Act, Artilce 1446c, Texas Revised Civil Statutes, gives the governing body of each municipality exclusive original jurisdiction over electric rates within its municipal boundaries; and . WHEREAS, Section 43 (d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Act authorizes the governing body of any municipality acting as a Regulatory Authority to suspend the operation of any proposed change in rates for a period not to exceed 120 days beyond the date on which the scheduled rates would otherwise go into effect, which period may be further extended for an additional 30 days; and WHEREAS, HL&P's proposed rate changes and the detailed material supporting those changes require comprehensive eval- uation and study; IT IS THEREFORE RESOLVED by the City Commission of the City of La Porte, Texas: That the change in rates for electric service within the City of La Porte proposed by Houston Lighting & Power Company to become effective on August 5, 1980 should be~ and are, :hereby suspended for a period of 120 days beyond said proposed effective date, until December 3, 1980, subject to an additional suspension of up to 30 days beyond said date upon further resolution of this Commission. INTRODUCED, READ AND PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Commission of the City of La Porte, Texas, on this the 16th day of July, 1980. . City of La Porte By: ATTEST: J. J. Meza, Mayor City Clerk APPROVED: . City Attorney