Title PUC, California Pub. Util. Code

(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article or any other law, the provisions of all ordinances, resolutions, and other proceedings in the issuance by the consolidated agency of any bonds, bonds with a pledge of revenues, bonds for any and all evidences of indebtednes…

The Improvement Act of 1911 (Division 7 (commencing with Section 5000) of the Streets and Highways Code), the Improvement Bond Act of 1915 (Division 10 (commencing with Section 8500) of the Streets and Highways Code), and the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 (Division 12 (commen…

Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 99000) of Part 11 of Division 10 of the Public Utilities Code is applicable to the consolidated agency. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 743, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)

The consolidated agency shall be considered to be a “local agency” as defined in subdivision (h) of Section 53317 of the Government Code and the provisions of Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 53311) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code are applicable to t…

The consolidated agency shall be considered to be a “local agency” as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 6585 of the Government Code and the provisions of Article 4 (commencing with Section 6584) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code are applicable to th…

The consolidated agency may borrow money in accordance with Article 7 (commencing with Section 53820), Article 7.6 (commencing with Section 53850), or Article 7.7 (commencing with Section 53859) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code. (Amended by S…

(a) The consolidated agency may borrow money in anticipation of the sale of bonds which have been authorized to be issued, but which have not been sold and delivered, and may issue negotiable bond anticipation notes therefor and may renew the bond anticipation notes from time to …

The consolidated agency may bring an action to determine the validity of any of its bonds, equipment trust certificates, warrants, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. (…

All bonds and other evidences of indebtedness issued by the consolidated agency under this chapter, and the interest thereon, are free and exempt from all taxation within the state, except for transfer, franchise, inheritance and estate taxes. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 743, Sec.…

(a) The consolidated agency may purchase transit equipment such as cars, trolley buses, motorbuses, light rail vehicles, or rolling equipment, and may execute agreements, leases, and equipment trust certificates in the forms customarily used by private corporations engaged in the…

The agreement to purchase or lease transit equipment may direct the vendor or lessor to sell and assign or lease the transit equipment to a bank or trust company duly authorized to transact business in the state as trustee for the benefit and security of the equipment trust certi…

(a) The agreements and leases shall be duly acknowledged before a person authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds and in the form required for acknowledgment of deeds. (b) The agreements, leases and equipment trust certificates shall be authorized by resolution of the c…

The covenants, conditions, and provisions of the agreements, leases and equipment trust certificates shall not conflict with any of the provisions of any trust agreement or similar document securing the payment of bonds, notes, or certificates of the consolidated agency. (Added b…

(a) An executed copy of each agreement and lease shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, who shall be entitled to receive one dollar ($1) for each copy filed. (b) The filing constitutes notice to any subsequent judgment creditor or any subsequent purchaser. (Added…

(a) Within 180 days of the effective date of this division, the authority, in consultation with the Energy Commission and the Independent System Operator, shall develop an Energy Resource Investment Plan and submit that plan to the Governor and the Joint Legislative Budget Commit…

In addition to the requirements of Article 1 (commencing with Section 1001) of Chapter 5 and any other provisions of law, the commission shall require every electrical corporation and every gas corporation proposing to construct or modify any electric plant or gas plant at a cost…

For purposes of entering into contracts for consultant or advisory services, the requirements of Sections 11042 and 14615 of the Government Code and Sections 10295 and 10318 of the Public Contract Code apply to the activities of the commission, except when the commission makes a …

The requirements of Section 632 do not apply to contracts for legal services. The commission shall notify the Attorney General when contracting for legal services by attorneys who are not employees of the commission. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 421, Sec. 19. (SB 19) Effective Janu…

Nothing in this division shall be construed to obviate the need to review the roles, functions, and duties of other state energy oversight agencies and, where appropriate, change or consolidate those roles, functions, and duties. To achieve that efficiency, the Governor may propo…

In a long-term plan adopted by an electrical corporation or in a procurement plan implemented by a local publicly owned electric utility, the electrical corporation or local publicly owned electric utility shall adopt a strategy applicable both to newly constructed and repowered …

For purposes of this article, “biomethane” means methane produced from an organic waste feedstock that meets the standards adopted pursuant to subdivisions (c) and (d) of Section 25421 of the Health and Safety Code for injection into a common carrier pipeline and that meets eithe…

(a) The commission, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board, shall consider adopting specific biomethane procurement targets or goals for each gas corporation and core transport agent, as defined in Section 980, so that each gas corporation and core transport agent pro…

For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Disadvantaged community” means a community identified pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code. (b) “Distribution integrity management plan” means a plan developed pursuant to Part 192 (commencing …

(a) On or before July 1, 2025, and each year thereafter, each gas corporation shall submit to the commission a map that includes all of the following: (1) The location of all potential gas distribution line replacement projects identified in its distribution integrity management …

(a) On or before January 1, 2026, in a new or existing proceeding and following recommendations from each gas corporation and the opportunity for public comment, the commission shall designate priority neighborhood decarbonization zones. In designating the zones, the commission s…

(a) On or before July 1, 2026, in a new or existing proceeding, the commission, in consultation with the state’s gas corporations, shall establish a voluntary program to facilitate the cost-effective decarbonization of priority neighborhood decarbonization zones, not to exceed 30…

(a) (1) Beginning on January 1, 2029, the commission, in a new or existing proceeding, shall review the efficacy of the pilot projects established pursuant to Section 663 in providing benefits to gas corporation customers and in assisting the state in meeting the state’s climate …

In a new or existing proceeding, the commission shall evaluate the costs and benefits of thermal energy networks and identify potential implementation barriers. (Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 602, Sec. 3. (SB 1221) Effective January 1, 2025. Conditionally repealed as of January 1, 20…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) or (c), this article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2031, and as of that date is repealed. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a pilot project that has been established pursuant to Section 663 and is pending as of January 1…

On and after November 29, 1974, the governing body of the district shall be a board of directors consisting of nine members elected by election districts, except as provided in Section 28752.6. The nine election districts shall be established within the district as provided in th…

The board, in dividing the district into election districts, shall establish and define the boundaries of the nine election districts within the territory of the district, and shall number the election districts from 1 to 9, inclusive. The boundaries of the election districts sha…

In establishing the election districts, consideration shall be given to the following factors: (a) Community of interest of the population within an election district. (b) Cohesiveness, contiguity, integrity, and compactness of territory. (c) Topography. (d) Geography. Boundaries…

The establishment of election districts shall be made on the basis of the population in the district as shown or estimated from the most recent of any of the following: the last federal decennial census; any census of a county, taken as provided in Section 26203 of the Government…

The resolution establishing the election districts shall describe the boundaries of the election districts by reference to a map or maps on file with the district secretary. Immediately upon adoption of the resolution, the secretary shall file a certified copy of the map or maps …

All cities, counties, and cities and counties within the district shall provide such information, services, and facilities as may be required in apportioning the district into the nine election districts. (Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 184.)

Until the election and qualification of the first elected board, the members of the board in office on January 1, 1974, shall remain in office, shall receive the compensation and expenses prescribed in this part for the office, and shall be the governing body of the district. The…

A general district election for the election of directors whose terms are to expire in that year shall be held and conducted on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year and shall be consolidated, where possible, with the general election hel…

Except as otherwise provided in this article, candidates for the board shall be nominated, the election held and conducted, and the ballots canvassed in accordance with the provisions of the Uniform District Election Law. (Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 521.)

Each candidate for the board shall file a declaration of candidacy in the form and manner prescribed in the Uniform District Election Law (Part 4 (commencing with Section 10500) of Division 10 of the Elections Code) with the county elections official of the county in which the ca…

A candidate for election from any of the election districts shall be nominated and elected by the voters residing within the election district from which he is elected. (Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 521.)

The county elections official of each county within the boundaries of the district shall conduct the election and canvass the returns for those election districts or portions of election districts which are within the county of his or her jurisdiction as county elections official…

Members of the board shall be residents and voters of the district and of the geographical area making up the election district from which they are elected. The office shall be deemed to be vacant if a member ceases to meet these requirements. (Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 521.)

The candidate from each election district receiving the highest number of votes cast for the board in that election district shall be declared elected. (Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 521.)

If a tie vote makes it impossible to determine which of two or more candidates has been elected, the existing board shall resolve the tie by lot and declare the results thereof as provided in Section 10551 of the Elections Code. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 194. Effecti…

Each member of the first elected board shall take office at noon on November 29, 1974. The term of office of the elected directors shall be four years, except that the term of office of the first elected board shall be either two years or four years. At the first regular meeting …

Until November 29, 1974, any vacancy on the board shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner as the vacating member was appointed. Thereafter, any vacancy on the board shall be filled by appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term by the re…