HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-1063 - Ordinance - 01/13/1977ORDINANCE NO. 1063
AN ORDINANCE FIXING AND DETERMINING THE GENERAL SERVICE RATE TO BE CHARGED FOR
SALES OF NATURAL GAS TO RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CONSUMERS WITHIN THE CITY
LIMITS OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR THE
MANNER IN WHICH SUCH RATE MAY BE CHANGED OR AMENDED BY THE CITY OF COLLEGE
,%W STATION OR THE COMPANY; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF
ALL OTHER ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS:
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(a) That effective with the first gas bills rendered from and after
thirty (30) days from the date of final passage of this ordinance, the maximum
general service rate for sales of natural gas rendered to residential and
commercial consumers within the City Limits of College Station by Lone Star
Gas Company, a Texas corporation, its successors and assigns, is hereby fixed
and determined as follows:
First
1,000
cu.
ft.
or
fraction thereof
$2.7196 Gross;
$2.4476 Net
Next
3,000
cu.
ft.
at
$1,4973
per
Mcf
Gross;
$1.3476
per
Mcf
Net
Next
6,000
cu.
ft.
at
$1,3972
per
Mcf
Gross;
$1.2575
per
Mcf
Net
Next
15,000
cu.
ft.
at
$1,3307
per
Mcf
Gross;
$1.1976
per
Mcf
Net
Next
75,000
cu.
ft.
at
$1.2862
per
Mcf
Gross;
$1.1576
per
Mcf
Net
Next
100,000
cu.
ft.
at
$1.2640
per
Mcf
Gross;
$1.1376
per
Mcf
Net
(b) No gas bill will be rendered to any residential or commercial consumer
served under the above rate in paragraph (a) not consuming any gas during any
monthly billing period.
(c) That the amount billed by Lone Star Gas Company for natural gas
deliveries under the rate schedules provided herein shall be increased or
decreased by a gas cost adjustment calculated in accordance with the following
subsections. The gas cost adjustment shall be clearly indicated as a separate
item on each customer's bill.
(d) The City Council shall suspend the implementation of the gas cost
adjustment whenever it appears necessary to protect the public interest. In
the event the gas cost adjustment is suspended by the City Council, the City
Manager shall cause a public hearing to be set on the agenda of the next
regularly scheduled City Council meeting and the City Council shall hold a
public hearing to determine if the suspension of the gas cost adjustment
should be continued or vacated. Lone Star Gas Company shall credit to current
customers any amounts collected pursuant to the gas cost adjustment provision
which are subsequently determined to be excessive, invalid or unreasonable
as a result of an order of the City Council, the Texas Railroad Commission
or any court of competent jurisdiction.
(e) The amount billed for residential and commercial deliveries under
the rate schedule provided herein shall be increased or decreased by the
difference between the gas cost at the city gate and $1.1863 per Mcf, plus
the related city and state gross receipt and revenue taxes on that amount,
multiplied by the metered consumption. For the purpose of calculating the
gas cost adjustment for the current month, the gas cost at the city gate
shall be the applicable city gate rate established by the Texas Railroad
Commission in effect on the first day of the current calendar month adjusted
to eliminate retroactive charges based on any final orders of any court
or regulatory body and billed to other Lone Star Gas Company customers prior
to the adoption of this ordinance.
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(f) Lone Star Gas Company shall file monthly with the Director of Finance
a certified statement showing the calculation of the authorized gas cost adjust-
ment in customers at least five days prior to including any such adjustment in
customer bills pursuant to the rate schedule. The certified statement shall be
in a form satisfactory to the Director of Finance, who shall be authorized and
entitled to verify the facts set forth in the certified statement.
(g) Net rate shall apply to all bills paid within ten (10) days from
monthly billing date; gross rate shall be applicable thereafter.
(h) The above rate is applicable to each residential and commercial
consumer per meter per month or for any part of a month for which gas is used
at the same location.
(i) In addition to the aforesaid rates, Company shall have the right
to collect such reasonable charges as are necessary to conduct its business
and to carry out its reasonable rules and regulations in effect.
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The rate set forth in Section 1 may be changed and amended by either the
City or Company furnishing gas in the manner provided by law. Service hereunder
is subject to the orders of regulatory bodies having jurisdiction, and to
the Company's Rules and Regulations currently on file in the Company's office.
SECTION 3.
It is hereby found and determined that the meetingsat which this ordinance
was passed were open to the public, as required by Article 6252-17, V.A.T.S.,
and that advance public notice of the time, place and purpose of said meetings
was given.
SECTION 4.
If any article, paragraph, section, clause, phrase, or provision of this
ordinance shall be adjudged invalid, or to be held unconstitutional, the same
shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any part or
provision thereof other than the parts so decided to be invalid or held to be
unconstitutional.
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That the General Service Rate Ordinance passed by the City Council on
the 13th day of January , 1977, and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances
that may be in conflict with this ordinance are hereby expressly repealed.
PASSED this 13th day of January, 1977.
APPROVED v
ATTEST C
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City Secretary
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Neeley C. Lewis
City Attorney