Title PUC, California Pub. Util. Code

Funds made available pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 99315 shall be appropriated to the department for allocation, as directed by the commission, for purposes of bus and passenger rail services pursuant to Sections 14035, 14035.5, and 14038 of the Government Code. (Amended…

(a) Funds made available pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 99315 shall be appropriated to the department for allocation, as directed by the commission, to fund public transit capital improvement projects that maintain or improve public transit service. (b) Funds made availab…

(a) Funds appropriated pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 99317 shall, in addition to the purposes specified in that section, be available for short-line railroad rehabilitation projects, through the state transportation improvement program. (1) Projects eligible for funding …

(a) A public entity which has received an allocation for funding of an intermodal transfer station pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 99317 shall, upon request of the department, authorize state-funded bus service to use the station without any charge to the department or its…

(a) A public agency that has received an allocation for funding of an intermodal transfer station pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 99317 shall provide for maintaining the station and its appurtenances, including, but not limited to, restroom facilities, in good condition an…

The department and the commission shall give reasonable priority to allocations pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 99317 to station projects that improve access for visitors to state prisons. (Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 597, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2002.)

An intercity rail project nominated by the department shall be eligible to compete for funding pursuant to Section 99317 if it is recommended in the passenger rail element of the State Rail Plan prepared pursuant to Section 14036 of the Government Code, or an update to that plan.…

(a) If a rail capital improvement project proposed for funding by the department or a local agency includes as an element the addition or improvement of rail passenger service boarding platforms, those platforms shall be constructed in conformity with applicable rules and orders …

This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Powering Up Californians Act. (Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 394, Sec. 1. (SB 410) Effective January 1, 2024.)

For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Electrification” means any new, expanded, or change in use of electricity related to the policies described in Section 933, including, but not limited to, in the industrial, commercial, agricultural, housing, or …

(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) It is the policy of the state to reach carbon neutrality no later than 2045 and to maintain net negative emissions of greenhouse gases after 2045. To meet these goals and federal, state, regional, and local air qual…

It is the policy of the state that each electrical corporation does all of the following: (a) Upgrade the state’s electrical distribution systems as needed and in time to achieve the state’s decarbonization goals and implement federal, state, regional, and local air quality and d…

(a) The commission shall determine the criteria for timely service for electric customers to be energized. The criteria shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (1) Categories of timely electric service through energization, including, but not limited to, both…

(a) On or before September 30, 2024, the commission shall do both of the following: (1) Establish reasonable average and maximum target energization time periods. The targets shall ensure that work is completed in a manner that minimizes delay in meeting the date requested by the…

(a) As part of each annual report, including any updates pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 934, and in each general rate case application, each electrical corporation shall include a detailed analysis of its current qualified staffing level and future required qualified staf…

(a) In addition to the requirements of Section 740.21, the commission shall require an electrical corporation to do both of the following: (1) Consider, in its annual distribution planning process, all of the following: (A) Federal, state, regional, and local air quality and deca…

(a) The commission shall ensure that each electrical corporation has sufficient and timely recovery of costs to be consistent with the findings and achieve the policies and requirements of this article, including for energization projects. (b) If requested by the electrical corpo…

(a) The commission shall require an electrical corporation that requests the use of a ratemaking mechanism, pursuant to Section 937, as a condition of authorizing the use of the mechanism, to satisfy all of the following requirements: (1) The electrical corporation shall agree to…

The commission may modify or adjust the requirements of this article for any electrical corporation with fewer than 100,000 service connections, as individual circumstances merit. (Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 394, Sec. 1. (SB 410) Effective January 1, 2024.)

This article shall not apply to an electrical cooperative, as defined in Section 2776. (Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 394, Sec. 1. (SB 410) Effective January 1, 2024.)

(a) The commission shall require each electrical corporation to retain an independent third-party auditor, which shall be selected by the commission based on nonbinding recommendations from the electrical corporation, to review the electrical corporation’s business practices and …

The board, at its first meeting, and thereafter annually at the meeting designated by the board, shall elect a chair, who shall preside at all meetings, and a vice chair, who shall preside in the absence of the chair. In the event of the chair’s or vice chair’s absence or inabili…

All meetings of the board and any standing committees shall be conducted in a manner prescribed by the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code). (Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 503, Sec. 1. (AB 664) Effect…

A majority of the board or of a standing committee entitled to vote constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. All official acts of the board or a standing subcommittee of the board require the affirmative vote of a majority of the board or committee members present. (…

The acts of the board shall be expressed by motion, resolution, or ordinance. (Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 503, Sec. 1. (AB 664) Effective January 1, 2014.)

Upon approval of a retail transactions and use tax at an election conducted pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 131100) in a county with an adopted county transportation expenditure plan that provides that the commission shall administer the tax, the commission shall d…

The commission, with the advice of the advisory committee, shall determine the allocation of the net revenues derived from the imposition of the retail transactions and use tax in conformance with the adopted county transportation expenditure plan. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 301,…

The commission shall prepare and adopt an annual report by January 1 of each year on the progress to achieve the objectives of completion of the projects in each county transportation expenditure plan that is administered by the commission. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 301, Sec. 3.…

Any amendment to a county transportation expenditure plan proposed by the commission is subject to approval by the advisory committee. An amendment which adds or deletes a project, or is of major significance, shall be submitted for approval in the same manner the adopted plan wa…

The authority may adopt a seal and alter it at its pleasure. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 301, Sec. 4. Effective July 14, 1986. Repealed on date prescribed in Section 142010.)

The authority may sue and be sued, except as otherwise provided by law, in all actions and proceedings, in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 301, Sec. 4. Effective July 14, 1986. Repealed on date prescribed in Section 142010.)

All claims for money or damages against the authority are governed by Division 3.6 (commencing with Section 810) of Title 1 of the Government Code, except as provided therein, or by other statutes or regulations expressly applicable thereto. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 301, Sec. 4…

The authority may make contracts and enter into stipulations of any nature whatsoever, either in connection with eminent domain proceedings or otherwise, including, but not limited to, contracts and stipulations to indemnify and hold harmless, to employ labor, and to do all acts …

The authority may contract with any department or agency of the United States, with any public agency, including, but not limited to, the Department of Transportation, the Council of Fresno County Governments, or any county, city, or district, or with any person upon any terms an…

(a) Contracts for the purchase of services, supplies, equipment, and materials in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after competitive bidding, except in an emergency declared by the authority or by an executive committee to…

The authority may adopt a seal and alter it at its pleasure. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1521, Sec. 1.)

The authority may sue and be sued, except as otherwise provided by law, in all actions and proceedings, in all court tribunals of competent jurisdiction. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1521, Sec. 1.)

All claims for money or damages against the authority are governed by Division 3.6 (commencing with Section 810) of Title 1 of the Government Code except as provided therein, or by other statutes or regulations expressly applicable thereto. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1521, Sec. 1…

The authority may make contracts and enter into stipulations of any nature whatsoever, including, but not limited to, contracts and stipulations to indemnify and hold harmless, to employ labor, and to do all acts necessary and convenient for the full exercise of the powers grante…

The authority may contract with any department or agency of the United States of America, with any public agency, including, but not limited to, the Department of Transportation, the Tuolumne County LTC, or with any person upon any terms and conditions that the authority finds is…

The authority may provide and maintain, by contract with a public agency or by other means, a security force to enforce its regulations, preserve and protect any project financed pursuant to this division, and preserve and protect the public peace, health, and safety with respect…

The authority may sue and be sued, except as otherwise provided by law, in all actions and proceedings, in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction. (Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 786, Sec. 1.)

All claims for money or damages against the authority are governed by Division 3.6 (commencing with Section 810) of Title 1 of the Government Code, except as provided therein, or by other statutes or regulations expressly applicable thereto. (Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 786, Sec. 1…

The authority may make contracts and enter into stipulations of any nature whatsoever, either in connection with eminent domain proceedings or otherwise, including, but not limited to, contracts and stipulations to indemnify and hold harmless, to employ labor, and to do all acts …

The authority may contract with any department or agency of the United States, with any public agency, including, but not limited to, the Department of Transportation, any county, city, or district, or with any person or a private entity upon any terms and conditions that the aut…

(a) Contracts for the purchase of services, supplies, equipment, and materials in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after competitive bidding, except in an emergency declared by the authority or by an executive committee to…