Ordinance No. 13,041ORDINANCE NO. 13, 041
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-
FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED NINE AND 45/100 DOLLARS ($164 ,509.45)
TO THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FOR THE
ANNUAL CONSOLIDATED WATER QUALITY FEES FOR THE CITY'S FOUR (4)
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE
DATE THEREOF.
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WHEREAS , the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality ("TCEQ") in response to the
Clean Water Act has established a program to assess the quality of the river basins of the State; and
WHEREAS , Senate Bill 818 requires the TCEQ to recover the reasonable cost of the assessment
program from wastewater treatment permit holders and water rights holders; and
WHEREAS, the Consolidated Water Quality Fees are assessed annually each October 31 st and
imposed on each person holding a permit under the V.T.C.A., Water Code, §§26.001 , et seq .; NOW
THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, hereby authorizes the
payment in the amount of ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED NINE AND
451100 DOLLARS ($164 ,509 .45) to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for the Annual
Consolidated Water Quality Fees for the City's four (4) Wastewater Treatment Plants.
Section 2: That the City Manager is hereby granted general authority to approve any change
involving a decrease or an increase in amount authorized in Section 1 hereinabove of FIFTY
THOUSAND AND N0/100 DOLLARS ($50,000.00) or less; however, the original contract price may
not be increased by more than twenty-five percent (25%) or decreased by more than twenty-five percent
(25%) without the consent of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to such decrease.
Section 3: This ordinance shall take effect immediate! om and after its passage by the
City Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PAS SED by the affirmative
Baytown this the 16th day ofNovember, 2015.
APPROVED AS TO FORM :
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