R84-14 06-25-84 RESOLUTION NO. R84-14
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PEARLAND, TEXAS, SUSPENDING THE PROPOSED IMPLE-
MENTATION BY HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY OF
REVISED RATES TO BE CHARGED IN THE CITY OF
PEARLAND.
WHEREAS, on June 15, 1984, Houston Lighting & Power Company
("the Company") filed a Statement of Intent to change its rates for
electric service within the City of Pearland, and has requested that
said changes become effective on July 20, 1984; and
WHEREAS, the Company 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 govern-
ing body of each municipality exclusive original jurisdiction 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 proposed change
in rates for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days beyond the date
on which the scheduled rates would otherwise go into effect; and
WHEREAS, the Company's proposed electric rate changes and
the detailed material supporting those changes require comprehensive
evaluation and study;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS:
That the change in rates for electric service within the
City of Pearland, proposed by Houston Lighting & Power Company to
become effective on July 20, 1984, should be, and are hereby, sus-
pended for a period of ninety (90) days beyond said proposed effec-
tive date, until October 18, 1984.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council of the
City of Pearland, Texas, on this ~-- day of ~
A. D., 1984.
Mayor, City of Pearland, Texas
ATTEST:
~City Secretary~
APPROVED:
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