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<br />ORDINANCE NO. 2006-016 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE FINDING THAT THE EXISTING NATURAL GAS <br />DISTRIBUTION RATES OF ATMOS MID-TEX SHOULD BE REDUCED; <br />ORDERING ATMOS ENERGY CORP., MID-TEX DIVISION, TO <br />REDUCE ITS EXISTING RATES WITHIN THE CITY; ADOPTING <br />SPECIFIC NEW RATES R, T & C AND ORDERING ALL RATES, <br />SERVICE CHARGES AND TARIFF LANGUAGE NOT INCONSISTENT <br />WITH ATTACHMENT 1 TO REMAIN OPERATIVE EXCEPT THAT <br />ALL GRIP SURCHARGES SHALL IMMEDIA TEL Y CEASE; <br />ORDERING ATMOS MID-TEX TO REIMBURSE THE CITY FOR ITS <br />REASONABLE COSTS INCURRED IN THIS SHOW CAUSE AND ANY <br />RELATED RATE MAKING PROCEEDINGS OR APPEALS OF SAID <br />PROCEEDINGS; AUTHORIZING THE ATMOS CITIES STEERING <br />COMMITTEE TO ACT ON BEHALF OF CITY AND INTERVENE IN <br />ANY PROCEEDINGS BEFORE ADMINISTRATIVE OR JUDICIAL <br />BODIES; REQUIRING DELIVERY OF THIS ORDINANCE TO THE <br />COMPANY AND LEGAL COUNSEL; AND ORDAINING OTHER <br />PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Paris, Texas (City) is a regulatory authority under the Gas <br />Utility Regulatory Act ("GURA") and has original jurisdiction over the gas utility rates of <br />Atmos Energy Corp., Mid-Tex Division (the "Company"); and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City has the authority under ~~ 103.001 and 104.151, GURA, to initiate <br />a proceeding to determine whether the existing rates of a gas utility are unreasonable or in any <br />way in violation of any provision of law; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City previously authorized participation with the Atmos Cities Steering <br />Committee (ACSC); and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, on October 24, 2005, the City ordered the Company to show cause <br />regarding the reasonableness of its existing natural gas distribution rates within the City; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Company filed its rate filing package with the City on or about <br />December 31,2005; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City's representatives obtained additional information from the <br />Company through written requests for information; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City's consultants and representatives through cooperative efforts under <br />the direction of the ACSC have reviewed the rate filing package and responses to information <br />requests and have made a recommendation to the City regarding the rates to be charged by the <br />Company within the City; and <br /> <br />1668\14\Rate Ord\ord060330kpd Rate Ord <br />