HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 12.09.1974 - LCRA Act432
WHEREAS, the nationwide energy crisis has created a new awareness of the needs
and requirements of the Lower Colorado River Authority to assure The City of Georgetown
will have sufficient electric power to meet the needs of its customers; and
WHEREAS, the projected load demand of the Authority is such that it is imperative
that the Act under which it operates be amended to remove the restrictive limitation on
kilowatt capacity, the location of plant sites, and the ceiling on financing to accommodate
the growing needs of its customers; now therefore
BE I T RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Georgetown hereby respect-
fully requests and urges the Governor of Texas to submit the necessary amendments to the LCRA
Act as an emergency measure to the 64th Legislature in order that plans for additional generat-
ing capacity required by projected loads can be formulated; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Georgetown hereby
urges the General Manager of the Lower Colorado River Authority to pursue the enactment
of such proposed legislation as expeditiously as possible to the end that the needs of the
people of Central Texas who depend upon the Authority for their electric power and energy
may be promptly met to alleviate the possibility of shortages and curtailments; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the City of Georgetown of George-
town, Texas is directed to deliver to the Governor of Texas and the General Manager of the
Authority certified copies of this resolution.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 9th DAY OF DECEMBER , 1974.
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I, W. L. Walden, duly appointed and City Secretary of the City of Georgetown, do
hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of a resolution passed and approved
by the City Council of the City of Georgetown on the 9th day of December, 1974.
Date: December 10, 1974 /
City Secretary