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I . . ORDINANCE NO. 1161 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 ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE THERE- OF; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THIS ORDINANCE. WHEREAS, on July 2, 1979, 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 August 7, 1979; and 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 1446c, 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 as a Regulatory Authority to suspend the operation of any pro- . posed change in rates for a period not to exceed 120 days beyond the date on which the scheduled rates would otherwise go into effect, which period may be further extended for an additional 30 days; and WHEREAS, HL&P's proposed rate changes and the detailed material supporting those changes require comprehensive eva1u- ation and study; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: . 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 August 7, 1979, should