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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;
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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:
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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
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be, and are, hereby suspended for a period of 90 days beyond
said proposed effective date, until October 18, 1984, subject
to an additional possible suspension of up to 150 days beyond
said date by the Texas Public Utility Commission.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately
upon its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 11th day of July, 1984.
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CITY OF LA PORTE
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