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. e ORDINANCE NO. l535 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A CONSERVATION PLAN AND DROUGHT CONTINGEN- CY PLAN FOR THE CITY OF LA PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS: PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE: REPEALING ALL CITY OF LA PORTE ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF: WHEREAS, the La Porte Area Water Authority (hereinafter called lithe Authority") is in the process of issuing its revenue bonds for purchase of capacity in the City of Houston Southeast Water Purification Plant, and also is designing and constructing a transportation and distribution system that will service the cities of La Porte, Shoreacres, and Morgan's Point and the Bayshore Municipal Utility District, all entities that are located in Harris County, Texas; and WHEREAS, the Texas Water Development Board (hereinafter referred to as "the Board") has committed to purchase the bonds from the La Porte Area Water Authority subject to the Authority's complying with various rules and regulations; and WHEREAS, the Boards rules require that the Authority adopt a Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Plan which has been approved by the Executi ve Director of the Board; and WHEREAS, the City of La Porte, the City of Morgan's Point, the City of Shoreacres, and Bayshore Municipal Utility District, are, simultaneously adopting similar Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Plans; and WHEREAS, the City has (through the auspices of the Authori- ty) previously submitted to the Board a proposed Water Coserva- tion and Drought Contingency Plan which has been reviewed and commented upon by the Board, the City, and the Authority have made certain required changes therein and adopted certain additional ordinances related thereto as required by the Board, most particularly relating to water conserving plumbing codes, and other water conservation measures; and