California Administrative Code

Amounts received (cash basis), or amounts received and receivable (accrual basis), which increase the governmental unit's equity. (See Account Adjustment Policy for exceptions.)

Amounts paid (cash basis), or amounts paid and payable (accrual basis) which decrease the governmental unit's equity. (See Account Adjustment Policy for exceptions.)

Expenditures which benefit only the current fiscal period.

Estimated revenues are in terms of the standard source of revenue accounts. They are listed in detail on Schedule 4 and summarized by fund on Schedule 3.

The forms prescribed for presentation of the county budget are: Schedule Information Developed 1 Fund requirements and available financing 2 Fund balance available 3 Summary of estimated revenues by fund 4 Detail of estimated revenues 5 Budget requirements by function, activity a…

Appropriations for structures and improvements to real property should be centralized in a single budget unit, regardless of the source of financing. Appropriations are detailed by project and the financing fund stated for each. This does not apply to bond fund appropriations.

A county budget unit can normally be classified under a single activity. A budget unit containing all the welfare categorical aids gives rise to an opposite situation--several activities are represented in one budget unit. Amounts applicable to each must be indicated and brought …

(a) An amendment is a document that makes a substantive change to a previously filed document. An amendment to an application, protest, complaint, or answer must be filed prior to the issuance of the scoping memo. (b) The time for filing a reply, response, protest, or answer to a…

Any person who signs a pleading or brief, enters an appearance, offers testimony at a hearing, or transacts business with the Commission, by such act represents that he or she is authorized to do so and agrees to comply with the laws of this State; to maintain the respect due to …

(a) By providing an electronic mail (e-mail) address for the official service list in a proceeding, a person consents to e-mail service of documents in the proceeding, and may use e-mail to serve documents on persons who have provided an e-mail address for the official service li…

Documents may be tendered for filing in hard copy or electronically, as follows, except that a utility whose gross intrastate revenues, as reported in the utility's most recent annual report to the Commission, exceed $10 million shall electronically file all documents unless othe…

Filing fees required by the Public Utilities Code are set forth in the Table of Filing Fees at the end of the Rules. If the fee in the table conflicts with the fee stated in the appropriate statute, the statute prevails. Filing fees for documents tendered by hard copy shall be pa…

Any member of the public may submit written comment in any Commission proceeding using the “Public Comment” tab of the online Docket Card for that proceeding on the Commission's website. (a) All written public comment submitted in a proceeding that is received prior to the submis…

These rules shall be liberally construed to secure just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of the issues presented. In special cases and for good cause shown, and within the extent permitted by statute, the Commission may permit deviations from the rules.

(a) “Adjudicatory proceedings” are: (1) enforcement investigations into possible violations of any provision of statutory law or order or rule of the Commission; and (2) complaints against regulated entities, including those complaints that challenge the accuracy of a bill, but e…

(a) Separate documents must be used to address unrelated subjects or to ask the Commission or the Administrative Law Judge to take essentially different types of action (e.g., a document entitled “Complaint and Motion to File Under Seal” would be improper; two separate documents …

(a) A document tendered for filing must have a signature at the end of the document and must state the date of signing, the signer's address, the signer's telephone number, and (if consenting to service by electronic mail) the signer's electronic mail address. (b) A signature on …

(a) A party may request the issuance of a subpoena to direct the attendance of a non-party witness or to direct the production of documents or other things under the non-party witness's control. Requests may be made to the Administrative Law Judge assigned to the proceeding. If n…

Each part of this division shall be deemed severable, and in the event that any provision of this division is held to be invalid, the remainder of this division shall continue in full force and effect.

(a) At any time, staff may initiate voluntary meetings with the applicant, other parties, interested agencies, stakeholders, or the public on matters relevant to a proceeding. Such meetings may include workshops, site visits, or other information exchanges. (b) Public meetings sh…

(a) Every document filed with the commission shall comply with this section. Filers must ensure the content, quality, and format of their documents meets applicable requirements. The commission is not responsible for the content, quality or formatting of filed documents. (b) Elec…

(a) Notwithstanding anything in this article to the contrary, the following shall apply to any complaint pertaining to a Renewables Portfolio Standard requirement, or any regulation, order, or decision adopted by the commission pertaining to the Renewables Portfolio Standard, for…

(a) Rights of Parties. Subject to the presiding member's authority to regulate a proceeding as prescribed in section 1210, and other rights identified in specific proceedings, each party shall have the right to call and examine witnesses, to offer oral and written testimony under…

(a) Questions from commissioners or staff are in order at any time. At the close of an oral statement, the presiding member may allow other persons to question a witness or person presenting a statement. (b) The presiding member may limit the time and scope of questioning.

(a) Each electric transmission system owner shall submit a description of its existing electric transmission system, and its most recent transmission expansion plan and documentation of all input assumptions on which the plan is based. The electric transmission system description…

(a) A small LSE or small gas utility need not comply with the reporting requirements identified in §§ 1345, 1347, and 1348 of this Article if it provides the information required by § 1346. (b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Small LSE” means a…

The reports described in Section 25354 of the Public Resources Code and this article shall be known as the Petroleum Information Reports.

“1/1/1” means a pricing window associated with the loading or discharge of a marine vessel that is benchmarked to a published reference price (such as OPIS prompt spot LA CARBOB Regular) the business day before, business day of, and business day after title transfer has commenced…

Each firm submitting one or more Petroleum Information Reports pursuant to the provisions of this article shall include the following information at the beginning of each report: (1) The name of the company; (2) The company address; (3) The name and telephone number of one or mor…

The CEC may need to obtain PIIRA information for the performance of its responsibilities that is not reported through weekly, monthly or annual reporting requirements pursuant to Public Resources Code section 25354(f). In such an event, the CEC may solicit for this information th…

(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, CEC staff and support staff assigned to collect or analyze data submitted in confidence, pursuant to this article, will hold unaggregated PIIRA data confidential. (b) Any person required by the provisions of this article to submit Petroleu…

The CEC may, after notifying any person of the failure to provide information pursuant to Sections 1361-1369 of this Article, Chapter 4.5 of Division 15 of the Public Resources Code, or the latest version of the Senate Bill X1-2: California Refinery Maintenance Guidelines (adopte…

The purpose of this article is to specify reporting requirements for operators of infrastructure pertaining to alternative energy sources for transportation.

(a) The owner or operator of each biodiesel plant, defined as any industrial plant that processes biomass feedstock and produces more than 84,000 gallons of biodiesel during any month of the current or preceding calendar year and that is located in California, and each renewable …

(a) Method and Timing of Submissions (1) All submissions to the balancing authority required by subdivision (a)(2) of this section must be provided to the balancing authority by the generator, either directly or through a Scheduling Coordinator. (2) Each generator that provides m…

(a) Any party may file an appeal of the presiding officer's decision within 30 days of the date the decision is served. (b) Any Commissioner may request review of the presiding officer's decision by filing a request for review within 30 days of the date the decision is served. (c…

(a) In an unforeseen emergency situation, the Commission may reduce or waive the period for public review and comment on proposed decisions, draft resolutions, and their alternates. “Unforeseen emergency situation” means a matter that requires action or a decision by the Commissi…

(a) Before each Commission meeting, the Commission will make available to the public all draft orders, proposed decisions and their alternates, draft resolutions and their alternates, and written reports appearing on the agenda, except those documents relating to items the Commis…

(a) Limitation on Sale. Urea formaldehyde foam is unsafe for use as insulation. Sale within the State of California of urea formaldehyde foam insulation is prohibited. (b) Exemption. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a manufacturer of the primary components of …

(a) Testing. If section 1693 of this Article requires that a specific appliance type be tested, then the manufacturer shall cause the testing of units of each basic model of appliance within the scope of this Article and comply with the applicable provisions of this section. (1) …

(a) Every unit of every appliance within the scope of this Article shall comply with the applicable provisions of this section. (b) Pool controls. (1) Effective date. The standards for pool controls shall be effective with respect to products manufactured on or after September 29…

(a) Filing of Statements. (1) Each manufacturer shall electronically file with the Executive Director through the Flexible Appliance Database (FAD) a statement for each appliance that is sold or offered for sale in California. (2) The manufacturer statement shall contain the foll…

The data submittal requirements shown in this section are required pursuant to section 1695 of this Article. (a) All appliances. (1) The data submittal requirements shown in Table A-1 are required for all appliances subject to this Article. Required Information Possible Answers *…

(a) Compliance and Enforcement. (1) Any unit of any appliance subject to this Article may be sold or offered for sale, rented, imported, distributed or leased for use in California regardless of the physical location of the seller and includes, without limitation, transactions co…

(a) The request for compensation shall identify each issue resolved by the Commission for which the intervenor claims compensation, and shall specify the pages, findings, conclusions and/or ordering paragraphs in the Commission decision which resolve the issue. (b) The request fo…

(a) The executive director or the chief counsel shall have authority to request or otherwise obtain from the applicant such information as is necessary for a complete staff analysis of the notice or application. (b) Any party may request from the applicant any information reasona…

(a) Article 1 applies to all notice of intent proceedings and all application for certification proceedings. (b) Article 2 of this chapter shall apply to all notices except as provided in Article 4. (c) Article 3 of this chapter shall apply to all applications for certification e…

(a) General Requirements. All notices and applications shall conform to the following requirements: (1) Except where otherwise indicated, any descriptions, statements, analyses, and discussions required in the notice or application shall extend to the site and related facilities.…

(a) A project owner shall pay all fees specified in Public Resources Code sections 25802 and 25806, and reimburse the commission for its actual costs of processing a petition to amend as specified in 25806(e). In calculating the fee required by Public Resources Code section 25806…

(a) Upon the filing of any notice or application for certification, all documentation shall be reviewed by the executive director or a delegatee to determine whether the notice or application for certification contains the information required under section 1704 and is therefore …