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. . . ORDINANCE NO. 1233 AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING THE HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY TO FINE 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DATE FOR SUCH RATE SCHEDULES; PROVIDING CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH SUCH RATE SCHEDULES MAY BE CHANGED, MODIFIED, AMENDED OR WITHDRAWN; CONTAINING FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; REPEALING ANY OTHER ORDINANCE OR PART OR PARTS THEREOF WHICH MAY BE IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND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 June 30, 1980, Houston Lighting & Power Company (HL&P) filed with the City of La Porte, Texas a request for an increase 'in rates to be charged within the City in the amount of $214 Million per year on a system-wide basis; and e WHEREAS, the City suspended the effective date of such proposed rate increase for 120 days beyond August 5, 1980; and WHEREAS, the City Council, having reviewed the Company's rate filing package and supporting testimony as well as the Final Order of September 15, 1980 of the Public Utility Commission of Texas regarding the same rate application in Docket No. 3320, is of the opinion that a lesser increase in rates should be approved for HL&P; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the total increase approved by the Final Order in Docket No. 3320 will provide revenues that are adequate to the Company and will result in rates that are just as reasonable to both customers and the Company; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS: e Section 1. That the City Council of the City of La Porte orders 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 Commission of Texas pursuant to the Commission's Final Order in Docket No. 3320. Section 2. The rates set forth on such rate schedules are those under which said Company shall be authorized to render electric service and to collect charges from its customers for the sale 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and energy within the City of La Porte until such time as said rate schedules may be changed, modified, amended or withdrawn as provided by law, but shall not be in excess of rates approved by the Public Utility Commission for any other municipality pursuant to the rate filing of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 June 30, 1980. 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, which date shall not be prior to October 1, 1980 and may not be charged for electricity consumed prior to such date. . Section 4. That this ordinance constitutes the final action of the City Council of the City of La Porte in determining the rates for sale of electric power and energy by Houston