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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CHANGED, MODIFIED, AMENDED OR WITHDRAWN; CONTAINING FINDINGS AND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;
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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:
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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amended or withdrawn as provided by law, but shall not be in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.
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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
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Lighting & Power Company within the City of La Porte in
accordance with Section 43 (f) of the Public Utility Regu-
latory Act.
PASSED AND APPROVED at a meeting duly convened by the City
Council of the City of La Porte, Texas, this the 1st day of
October, 1980.
CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS
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