Ord. 0602 12-03-90ORDINANCE NO. 602
AN ORDINANCE SUSPENDING THE OPERATION OF THE PROPOSED
SCHEDULE OF RATES FOR ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVICE FILED BY
HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWER COMPANY; CONTAINING FINDINGS
AND OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING
FOR A REPEALING CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on November 9, 1990, Houston Lighting & Power
Company, (the "Company") filed with the City a proposed schedule
of rates for electric utility service within the City's limits to
be effective as of December 17, 1990; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to have sufficient time to
evaluate the merits of such proposed schedule of rates prior to
its taking effect; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND:
Section 1. Pursuant to the provisions of the
TEX.REV.CIV.STAT.ANN. art. 1446c 43 (d)(Vernor, Supp. 1990), the
City Council does hereby suspend the operation of the Company's
proposed schedule of rates for a period of time ending on March
18, 1991 for Step 1 and for a period of time ending on October
31, 1991 for Step 2 (the 90th day following the proposed effec-
tive date of such schedule), but such suspension shall not take
effect until a copy of this ordinance is delivered to the Compa-
ny, as provided below.
Section 2. The Mayor is hereby authorized to deliver a true
and certified copy of this ordinance to the Company at once.
Such copy shall constitute a statement of the reasons for sus-
pending the Company's rates and shall also constitute notice of
such suspension.
Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in con-
flict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict
only.
Section 4. If any provision, section, subsection, sentence,
clause, or phrase of this ordinance, or the application of same
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to any person or set of circumstances is for any reason held to
be unconstitutional, void or invalid, the validity of the remain-
ing portions of this ordinance or their application to other
persons or sets of circumstances shall not be affected thereby,
it being the intent of the City Council in adopting this ordi-
nance that no portion hereof or provision or regulation contained
herein shall become inoperative or fail by reason of any uncon-
stitutionality, voidness or invalidity of any other portion
hereof, and all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be
severable for this purpose.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately
after the passage of the Second Reading.
PASSED �and/APPROVED on First Reading this 24 day of
7j.. )Ltn be4J , A. D, 1990.
ATTEST:
City Sedretary
PASSED and APPROVED on Second and Final Reading this a
day ofzitipmedt44) , A. D., 1990.
ATTEST:
City Seretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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