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~. RESOLUTION NO. 84-9 • A RESOLUTION SUSPENDING THE PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION BY HOUSTON LIGHTING ~ POWER COMPANY OF REVISED RATES TO BE CHARGED IN THE CITY OF LA PORTE TEXAS. . RESOLUTION WHEREAS, as oa June 15, 1984, Houston Lighting & Power Company ("the Company") filed 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 July 20, 1984; and WHEREAS, the Company 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, Article 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 ninety (90) days beyond the date on which the scheduled rates would otherwise go into effect; and WHEREAS, the Company's proposed electric rate changes and the detailed material supporting those changes require comprehensive evaluation and study; NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of La Por tP • 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 July 20, 1984 should be, and are hereby, suspended for a period of ninety (90) days beyond said proposed effective date. until October 18, 1984.