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. . e ORDINANCE NO. 1407 AN ORDINANCE RECITING THE CIRCUMSTANCES 'OF THE HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY (HL&P) STATEMENT OF INTENT TO CHANGE ELECTRIC RATES; SUSPENDING THE SCHEDULE OF RATES OF HL&P FOR A PERIOD OF NINETY (90) DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF; AND PRO- VIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THIS ORDINANCE. WHEREAS, on June 15, 1984, the Houston Lighting & Power Company (HL&P) 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 e WHEREAS, 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, Article l446c, Texas Revised Civil Statutes, gives the governing body of each municipality exclusive original juris- diction 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 e as a Regulatory Authority to suspend the operation of any pro- posed change in rates for a period not to exceed 90 days beyond the date on which the scheduled rates WDuld otherwise go into effect, which period may be further extended for an additional 150 days by the Texas Public Utility Commission; and WHEREAS, HL&P I s proposed rate changes and the detailed material supporting those changes require comprehensive evalu- ation and study; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: e Section 1. That the changes in rates for electric ser- vice within the City of La Porte proposed by Houston Lighting & Power Company to become effective on July 20, 1984, should