Res 2668 11/4/1980s
RESOLUTION NO. oSC ,r#
RESOLUTION DEFERRING THE CONDUCT OF A PUBLIC
HEARING CONCERNING ELECTRICAL AND GAS UTILITY
RATENAKING AND SERVICE STANDARDS AS REQUIRED
UNDER THE PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY POLICIES
ACT OF 1978 .
WHEREAS, the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of
1978 requires that any state agency in Texas, having ratemaking
authority with respect to the sale of electricity, conduct a
public hearing and make determination as to whether any of the
eleven ratemaking and service standards contained in Section
111 (d) and Section 113 (b) of PURPA should be adopted as
a matter of public policy to carry out the stated objectives
of PURPA, and requires that each regulatory authority which
has ratemaking authority with respect to a gas utility shall
conduct a public hearing and make determination respecting
the two service standards contained in Section 303 (b) , as to
whether these standards should be adopted; and,
WHEREAS, the City is a state agency having ratemaking
authority and original jurisdiction with respect to electric
utility rates, operations and services and gas utility rates,
operations and services rendered within the municipal boundaries
of the City; and,
WHEREAS, the Public Utility Commission of Texas is a
state agency having original jurisdiction over electric utility
rates, operations and services outside of municipal boundaries,
and has exclusive appellate jurisdiction to revenue orders
and ordinances of the City pertaining to electric utility rates,
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operations and services over which the City has original
jurisdiction; and,
WHEREAS, the Public Utility Commission of Texas has
initated public hearings to consider and determine whether
PURPA standards should be adopted as a matter of public '
policy and said Commission is well equipped to consider and
determine '. such standards.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
The conduct of public hearings as required under the Public
Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 and the determination
as to whether any of the ratemaking and service standards
contained in such Act shall be adopted are herewith in the
planning stage, but shall be deferred until the Texas Public
Utility Commission has developed its own position on each of
these standards so that the Board of Aldermen will have the
benefit of such Commission' s findings and determination, and
the benefit of information from other sources.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 4th day of November, 1980.
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