Title PUC, California Pub. Util. Code

The commission has perpetual succession and may adopt a seal and alter it at its pleasure. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1333.)

The commission 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. 1976, Ch. 1333.)

All claims for money or damages against the commission 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. 1976, Ch. 1333.)

Whenever a commission, by resolution, determines that any record, map, book, paper, or other document of the commission in the possession of the commission or any officer or employee for 10 years or more is of no further use or value to the commission, the commission may authoriz…

A district has perpetual succession. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)

Except as otherwise provided, a district may sue and be sued in all actions and proceedings, in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), any judicial action or proceeding against a district that provides electric utility service, to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul an ordinance, resolution, or motion fixing or changing a rate or charge for an electric commodity o…

A district may adopt a seal and alter it at pleasure. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)

A district may exercise the right of eminent domain to take any property necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers granted in this division. (Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 582.)

A district has the same powers with reference to improvement districts as are conferred upon irrigation districts by Division 11, Part 7 of the Water Code and as are conferred upon municipal water districts by Part 7 (commencing with Section 71851) and Part 8 (commencing with Sec…

Improvement districts also may be formed of land proposed to be annexed to the district, contingent upon the annexation being completed. The petition for annexation may request that the land to be annexed shall be included in and form a part of any improvement district existing w…

For the purpose of obtaining and supplying water for domestic, irrigation, and fire protection purposes, a district may cooperate and contract with the United States and borrow or procure money from the United States in the same manner and under the same procedures as irrigation …

The department may make available its engineering and other technical services, with or without charge, to any political subdivision or person desiring them in connection with the planning, acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance, or operation of airports or air navig…

(a) Subject to the terms and within the limits of special appropriations made by the Legislature, the department may render financial assistance by grant or loan, or both, to political subdivisions jointly, in the planning, acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance, or …

Upon the request of any political subdivision or political subdivisions acting jointly, the department may act as agent in accepting, receiving, receipting for, and disbursing federal money, and other money public or private, made available to finance, in whole or in part, the pl…

No proprietor of any permitted airport which is open to the public and has received public funds shall close or suspend operation of the airport, or close an existing runway or taxiway except on a temporary basis for inspection, maintenance, construction, or emergency purposes, w…

The board may establish a retirement system for the officers and employees of the district and provide for the payment of annuities, pensions, retirement allowances, disability payments, and death benefits or any of them. (Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)

The district may maintain its own retirement fund or may provide for benefits to eligible officers and employees, or their beneficiaries, by means of group insurance or other insurance, or by such means as in the opinion of the board will satisfactorily provide an adequate and su…

Before establishing any retirement system the board shall secure a report from a qualified actuary, which shall show the cost of the benefits provided by the system, and the prospective assets and liabilities of the system. (Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)

The board may adopt all ordinances and resolutions and perform all acts necessary or convenient to the initiation, maintenance, and administration of the retirement system. (Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)

As an alternative method of providing a retirement system the board may contract with the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System and enter all or any portion of its employees under such system pursuant to law and under the terms and conditions of such …

The board may also contract with the Board of Administration of the State Employees’ Retirement System for participation in the Federal Social Security Act and may perform all acts necessary or convenient for such participation. (Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)

The board may classify and determine the officers and employees who shall be included as members in the retirement system and may change the classification from time to time. Membership of all officers and employees so classified and included in the retirement system is compulsor…

The commission may supervise and regulate every public utility in the State and may do all things, whether specifically designated in this part or in addition thereto, which are necessary and convenient in the exercise of such power and jurisdiction. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. …

(a) (1) The Legislature finds and declares that, in addition to other ratepayer protection objectives, a principal goal of electric and natural gas utilities’ resource planning and investment shall be to minimize the cost to society of the reliable energy services that are provid…

The policy of the State of California is that rates and charges established by the commission for water service provided by water corporations shall do all of the following: (a) Provide revenues and earnings sufficient to afford the utility an opportunity to earn a reasonable ret…

Until the commission completes an electric generation procurement methodology that values the environmental and diversity costs and benefits associated with various generation technologies, the commission shall direct that a specific portion of future electrical generating capaci…

It is the policy of the state and the intent of the Legislature that state and municipal electric resource acquisition programs recognize and include a value for the resource diversity provided by renewable resources. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1225, Sec. 3.)

With respect to financing arrangements which are established after January 1, 1988, no electrical, gas, or telephone corporation, whose rates are set by the commission on a cost-of-service basis, shall issue any bond, note, lien, guarantee, or indebtedness of any kind pledging th…

(a) The commission may authorize gas and electrical corporations to include in ratepayer-supported research and development programs, activities that relate to improving the energy efficiency of manufactured housing and mobilehomes if those programs are evaluated in accordance wi…

(a) To ensure that electrical corporations do not operate their transmission and distribution monopolies in a manner that impedes the ability of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART District) to reduce its electricity cost through the purchase and delivery of p…

Every public utility shall obey and comply with every order, decision, direction, or rule made or prescribed by the commission in the matters specified in this part, or any other matter in any way relating to or affecting its business as a public utility, and shall do everything …

The commission may investigate all existing or proposed interstate rates, fares, tolls, charges, and classifications, and all rules and practices in relation thereto, for or in relation to the transportation of persons or property or the transmission of messages for conversations…

Except as otherwise provided in this section, no foreign corporation, other than those which by compliance with the laws of this State are entitled to transact a public utility business within this State, shall henceforth transact within this State any public utility business, no…

Whenever in Articles 2 (commencing with Section 726), 3 (commencing with Section 761), and 4 (commencing with Section 791) a hearing by the commission is required, the hearing may be had either upon complaint or upon motion of the commission. (Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 142, Sec…

(a) For purposes of this section, “compensation” means any annual salary, bonus, benefits, or other consideration of any value, paid to an officer of an electrical corporation or gas corporation. (b) An electrical corporation or gas corporation shall not recover expenses for comp…

(a) Not later than March 1, 2012, the commission shall institute a rulemaking proceeding for the purpose of considering and adopting a code of conduct, associated rules, and enforcement procedures, to govern the conduct of the electrical corporations relative to the consideration…

The commission shall require every electrical, gas, and telephone corporation to prepare and issue to every employee who, in the course of his or her employment, has occasion to enter the premises of customers or subscribers of the corporation an identification card in a distinct…

Whenever a business transaction of an electrical, gas, water corporation with 10,000 or more service connections, or telephone corporation is such that a personal appearance by a person is required by the corporation and the person is unable to appear at the corporation’s place o…

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the policies for telecommunications in California are as follows: (a) To continue our universal service commitment by assuring the continued affordability and widespread availability of high-quality telecommunications services to all…

(a) The commission shall authorize fully open competition for intrastate interexchange telecommunications service, otherwise known as intrastate interLATA, or intrastate service between local access and transport areas, in California if federal legislation or court action amends …

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that all telecommunications markets subject to commission jurisdiction be opened to competition not later than January 1, 1997. The commission shall take steps to ensure that competition in telecommunications markets is fair and that the st…

Not later than January 1, 2000, the commission shall commence a proceeding to consider whether to establish a new regulatory framework that does all of the following: (a) Ensures that the public has universally available access to basic local exchange service. (b) Applies appropr…

(a) The commission shall convene, and continue until August 26, 2030, an independent peer review panel to conduct an independent review of enhanced seismic studies and surveys of the Diablo Canyon Units 1 and 2 powerplant, including the surrounding areas of the facility and areas…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that in commission Decision 88-12-083 (December 19, 1988) Re Pacific Gas and Electric Company (30 CPUC.2d 189), the commission created the Independent Safety Committee for Diablo Canyon to make recommendations appropriate to enhance the safe…

(a) (1) The commission shall cause an assessment to be completed by no later than July 1, 2018, of the adverse and beneficial economic impacts, and the net economic effects, for the County of San Luis Obispo and the surrounding regions, that could occur if the Diablo Canyon Units…