Ordinance No. 12,440ORDINANCE NO. 12,440
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED THIRTY -
TWO THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FIFTY -SIX AND NO /100 DOLLARS
($132,156.00) TO THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
FOR THE ANNUAL CONSOLIDATED WATER QUALITY FEES FOR
THE CITY'S FOUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; AND PROVIDING
FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
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' 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 I: That the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, hereby authorizes the
payment in the amount of ONE HUNDRED THIRTY -TWO THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FIFTY -SIX
AND NO 1100 DOLLARS ($132,156.00) to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for the
Annual Consolidated Water Quality Fees for the City's four 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 l hereinabove of FIFTY
THOUSAND AND NO /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 immediatelf and after its passage by the
City Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative bf the City Council of the City of
Baytown this the 12'" day of December, 2013. � /I
S�'EPHEN H. DONCARLOS, Mayor
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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