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RESOWI'ION SUSPENDING RATE CHAN$ES WHEREAS, on July 14, 1978, the Hooston Lighting & PcMer Canpany (HL&P) filed a Statement of Intent to change its rates for electric setvice within the City of am has requested that said changes becane effective on August 21, 19787 am . loJIiEREAS, HL&P has filed revised Tariff Schedules to;ether with statements specifyi1'YJ in detail each proposed change, a rate filing package, an::! supporti1'YJ testinony7 am WHEREAS, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Regulatot:y Act, Article 1446c, Texas Revised Civil Statutes, gives the governi1'YJ body of each municipality exclusive original jurisdiction over electric rates within its nu.micipal bourrlaries; arrl WHEREAS, Section 43 (d) of the .Public Utility Regulatot:y Act authorizes the governi1'YJ bo3y of any municipality acting as a Regulatoty Authori ty to susperrl the operation of any proposed change in rates for a period oot to exceed 120 days beyond the date on which the scheduled rates woold otherwise go into effect, which period may be further extended for an Edditional 30 days; and WHEREAS, HL&P's proposed rate changes and the detailed material supporting those changes require canprehensive evaluation and study; IT IS 'mEREFORE RESOLVED by the City Ca.mcil of the City of , Texas: That the changes in rates for electric setvice wi thin the City of pt:~ed by Houston Lighting & PcMer C~ to becane effective on August 21, 1978 shoold be, am are, hereby suspemed for a pericx3 of 120 days beyooo said proposed effective date, until December 19, 1978, subject to an additional suspension of up to 30 days beyond said date . up:>n further resolution of this Cooneil. . INIroOOCED, READ AND PASSED by the affimative vote of the City Couneil of the City of , Texas, on this the day of , 1978. - ATI'EST: Ci ty Clerlt APProvED: Ci ty Attorney