Ordinance No. 4,59261125 -1
ORDINANCE N0. 4592
AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWER
COMPANY TO FILE MODIFIED RATE SCHEDULES TO BE CHARGED IN
THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, 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AMENDED OR WITHDRAWN; CONTAINING FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS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 PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, on March 18, 1986, Houston Lighting and Power
Company (HL &P) filed with the City of Baytown, Texas, (City) a
request to change rates; and
WHEREAS, the City by Ordinance No. 4494 required HL &P to
file modified rate schedules to be effective within the City as
of July 10, 1986; and
WHEREAS, the Public Utility Commission of Texas in Docket
No. 6765 issued a final order on HL &P's rate request in rural
areas on November 7, 1986; and
WHEREAS, HL &P has agreed to waive its right to notice and
hearing as to the rate modification required by this ordinance;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council is of the opinion that rates equal
to those established by the Public Utility Commission in Docket
No. 6765 are just and reasonable to both customers and Company;
NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: The City Council orders HL &P to implement within
the City the rate schedules approved by the Public Utility
Commission of Texas pursuant to the final order in Docket No.
6765.
Section 2: The rates set forth on such rate schedules are
those under which HL &P 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 until such time as said
rate schedules may be changed, modified, amended or withdrawn as
provided by law.
Section 3: The rate schedules filed by HL &P with the City
shall be effective on the same date such rates become effective
Pursuant to the final order in Docket No. 6765 and shall apply
to each customer of HL &P within the City for electricity consumed
after that date.
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Section 4: This ordinance constitutes the final action of
the City Council of the City in determining the rates for sale of
electric power and energy by HL &P within the City in accordance
with Section 42 of the Public Utility Regulatory Act.
Section 5: If any provisions, section, exception,
subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance or the application of same to any person or set of
circumstances, shall for any reason be held unconstitutional,
void or invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of
the remaining provisions of this ordinance or their application
to other persons or sets of circumstances and to this end all
provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
Section 6: This ordinance shall take effect immediately
from and after its passage by the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the
City Council of the City of Baytown, this the 25th day of
November, 1986.
MMETT 0. HUTTO, Mayor
ATTEST:
EILEEN P. HALL, City Cleric
7 � RANDALL y :fir � Attorney