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ORDINANCE NO. 1293
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AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING THE HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY TO
FILE MODIFIED RATE SCHEDULES TO BE CHARGED IN THE CITY OF LA PORTE,
TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR SUCH RATE SCHEDULES;
PROVIDING CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH SUCH RATE SCHEDULES MAY BE CHANGED,
MODIFIED, AMENDED OR WITHDRAWN; CONTAINING FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS
RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; REPEALING ANY OTHER ORDINANCE OR PART OR
PARTS THEREOF WHICH MAY BE IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, on July 6, 1981, Houston Lighting & Power Company
(HL&P) filed with the City of La Porte a request for an increase
in rates to be charged within the City in the amount of $248 mil-
lion per year on a system-wide basis; and
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WHEREAS, the City suspended the effective date of such pro-
posed rate increase for 120 days beyond August 10, '1981; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, having reviewed the Company's rate
filing package and supporting testimony as well as the Final Order
of October 15, 1981 of the Public Utility Commission of Texas re-
garding the same rate application in Docket No. 3955, is of the
opinion that a lesser increase in rates should be approved by
HL&P; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the total increase ap-
proved by the Final Order in Docket No. 3955 will provide revenues
that are adequate to the Company and will result in rates that are
. just and reasonable to both customers and the Company;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
Sectton 1. That the City Council of the City of La Porte or-
ders the Houston Lighting & Power Company to file rate schedules
to be effective within the City of La Porte identical to those,
rate schedules filed with and approved by the Public Utility Com-
mission of Texas pursuant to the Commission's Final Order in Docket
No. 3955.
Section 2. The rates set forth on such rate schedules are
those under wnich said Company shall be authorized to render elec-
411' tric service and to collect charges from its customers for the sale
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of electric power and energy within the City of La Porte until
such time as said rate schedules may be changed, modified, amended
or withdrawn as provided by law, but shall not be in excess of
rates approved by the Public Utility Commission for any other
municipality pursuant to the rate filing of HL&P on July 6, 1981.
Section 3. The rate schedules filed by Houston Lighting &
Power Company shall be effective from and after final passage of
this ordinance and shall apply to each customer of HL&P within
the City of La Porte for electricity consumed after the date of
filing with the City, and may not be charged for electricity con-
sumed prior to such date.
PASSED AND APPROVED at a meeting duly convened by the City
Council of the City of La Porte, Texas, this the
16th day of
December
, A.D., 1981.
CITY OF LA PORTE
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J. J.' Meza, Mayor \
ATTEST:
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City Attorney
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