Title PUC, California Pub. Util. Code

The petition may be presented to the board, and shall be executed and attested in the same manner as provided a petition for the formation of the district in Article 2 (commencing with Section 101035) of Chapter 3 of this part. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1161.)

Whenever any petition signed by voters within the district equal in number to at least 15 percent of the total vote cast within the district at the last general statewide election is presented to the board asking for the acquisition, construction, or completion of the whole, or a…

Within 30 days after the receipt of the petition, the county elections official shall examine the petition and determine the number of valid signers thereof by comparing the signatures thereon with the signatures of registered voters as appear on the affidavits of voter registrat…

If the county elections official certifies that the percentage of registered voters signing the petition is less than that required by Section 101284, a supplemental petition may be presented to the secretary of the district within 30 days after the county elections official’s ce…

If the petition has been executed in the manner provided and by the required number of signers, the secretary of the district shall forthwith transmit to the board and to the general manager a copy of the petition, but without the signatures appended thereto. (Added by Stats. 197…

Upon receiving a petition so executed by the required number of signers, the board shall provide by ordinance for the submission of the proposition of incurring a bonded indebtedness for the purpose set forth in the petition to the voters of the district at a special bond electio…

The ordinance calling a special bond election shall fix the date on which the election will be held, and the manner of holding the election and of voting for or against incurring the indebtedness. It shall also recite the objects and purposes for which the indebtedness is propose…

Propositions for incurring indebtedness for more than one object or purpose, or propositions proposed by resolution or petition, may be submitted at the same election. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1161.)

The bond election may be held separately, or it may be held on the same day as any other state, county, or city election, or any election held under the Uniform District Election Law (Part 4 (commencing with Section 10500) of Division 10 of the Elections Code), and may be consoli…

If a special bond election is consolidated with any other election, the provisions of this article setting forth the procedure for the calling and holding of the special bond election shall be complied with, except that the ordinance calling the election need not set forth the el…

The board shall cause the ordinance to be published in accord with Section 6061 of the Government Code; the publication shall be made not less than 30 and not more than 60 days prior to the day of the election. No other notice of the election need be given. (Added by Stats. 1971,…

If the ordinance calling the election so provides, the election shall be conducted by the county elections official in accord with the manner of holding the election prescribed by the board pursuant to the provisions of Section 101289. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 120. …

The board shall comply with Article 3 (commencing with Section 9160) of Chapter 2 of Division 9 of the Elections Code, the provisions of which are applicable to any bond election held pursuant to this article. In the event the election is not conducted by the county clerk, then w…

The votes of a majority of all the voters voting on the proposition at the election are required to authorize the issuance of bonds under this article. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1161.)

If the proposition submitted at a special bond election fails to receive the requisite number of votes, the board shall not, within six months after the election, hold another special election for the submission of a proposition of incurring a bonded indebtedness substantially th…

One or more special districts for sewage disposal or solid waste resource recovery purposes may be created within the boundaries of a district as provided in this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 128.)

Resolutions shall first be passed by the legislative bodies of half or more, but of not less than two, of the public agencies, all or any part of the area of which it is intended to include in the proposed special district, declaring that the public interest or necessity demands …

Instead of procedure by resolutions, a petition may be filed with the secretary of a district signed by voters within the proposed special district equal in number to at least 10 percent of the total vote cast. The boundaries of the proposed special district shall be described in…

The petition shall declare that the public interest or necessity demands the creation of a special district for sewage disposal or solid waste resource recovery purposes within the area of the district described in the petition. The petition may be on separate papers, but each pa…

The secretary of the district shall compare the signatures with the affidavits of registration and shall certify to the sufficiency or insufficiency of the petition. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

The board may initiate proceedings for the creation of a special district for sewage disposal or solid waste resource recovery purposes within the area of the district by passing a resolution declaring that the public interest or necessity demands the creation of a special distri…

Unincorporated territory contiguous or noncontiguous to a district may be annexed to the district in the manner provided in the District Reorganization Act of 1965 (commencing with Section 56000 of the Government Code). (Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 413.)

Any district in the Lake Tahoe Basin which is able to provide to incorporated territory contiguous to such district a sewer system and treatment facilities sufficient to handle and treat any resultant sewage and provide transportation facilities sufficient to transport any result…

Any city not included within the boundaries of a district may be annexed thereto in the manner provided in this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036.)

The legislative body of the city proposed to be annexed shall agree in writing with the board upon the terms and conditions of annexation, which agreement (among other things) may provide for the levy and collection of special taxes within the city in addition to the taxes elsewh…

The annexation agreement may also provide that the city’s annexation to the district shall constitute annexation to any existing special transit service district. Approval of the annexation by the voters, pursuant to this chapter, if the annexation agreement includes provision fo…

As an alternative to commencement of annexation proceedings by action of the legislative body of a city, a petition signed by voters within the city proposed to be annexed, equal in number to at least ten (10) percent of the total vote cast, and asking that proceedings be taken f…

The petition may include one or more separate documents, but each document shall contain the affidavit of the party who circulated it, certifying that each name signed thereto is the true signature of the person whose name it purports to be. The secretary of the district shall co…

If the board determines that the annexation of the city, whose voters have petitioned pursuant to Section 26404, would facilitate the acquisition or operation of any transit facilities for the district or be of advantage to the district, then the board shall also determine the te…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Waste Heat and Carbon Emissions Reduction Act. (Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 713, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)

For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Combined heat and power system” means a system that produces both electricity and thermal energy for heating or cooling from a single fuel input that meets all of the following: (1) Is interconnec…

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Combined heat and power systems produce both electricity and thermal energy from a single fuel input, thus achieving much greater efficiency than the usual separate systems for producing these forms of energy, and reduc…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that state policies dramatically advance the efficiency of the state’s use of natural gas by capturing unused waste heat, and in so doing, help offset the growing crisis in electricity supply and transmission congestion in the state. (b) It…

(a) The commission may require an electrical corporation to purchase from an eligible customer-generator, excess electricity that is delivered to the grid that is generated by a combined heat and power system that is in compliance with Section 2843. The commission may establish a…

A local publicly owned electric utility serving retail end-use customers shall establish a program that does both of the following: (a) Allows retail end-use customers to utilize combined heat and power systems that reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by achieving improved effic…

The commission, in approving a procurement plan for an electrical corporation pursuant to Section 454.5, shall require that the electrical corporation’s procurement plan incorporate combined heat and power solutions to the extent that it is cost effective compared to other compet…

The commission shall ensure that an electrical corporation utilizes long-term planning and a reliability assessment for upgrades to its transmission and distribution systems and that any upgrades are not inconsistent with promoting combined heat and power systems that are cost ef…

(a) The commission shall, for each electrical corporation, establish a pay-as-you-save pilot program for eligible customers. (b) For the purposes of this section, an “eligible customer” means a customer of an electrical corporation that meets the following criteria: (1) The custo…

(a) The Energy Commission shall, by January 1, 2010, adopt guidelines that combined heat and power systems subject to this chapter shall meet, and shall accomplish all of the following: (1) Reduce waste energy. (2) Be sized to meet the eligible customer-generator’s thermal load. …

The district may borrow money, incur a bonded indebtedness in respect thereto, and levy taxes for the payment of principal and interest thereon, in the manner provided in Chapter 7 of this part, but no such bonded debt shall exceed fifteen (15) percent of the assessed valuation o…

Before submitting a proposal to incur any bonded indebtedness, the district shall employ such engineers, economists, fiscal experts and others as is necessary to develop general plans, estimates and general specifications pertaining to the projects for which the bond issue is pro…

Such engineers, economists, fiscal experts and others shall make reports to the district, which shall include: (a) A general description of the facilities to be acquired or constructed from the proceeds of the proposed bond issue. (b) The estimated total cost of constructing or a…

After receiving such reports, the board shall determine and declare by resolution whether or not the proposed plan of work is feasible and whether or not the project, as set forth in said reports, is necessary, and if so, shall make an order determining the amount of bonds that s…

After adoption by the board of the reports made pursuant to Section 29152 the board shall refer such reports to the boards of supervisors of the counties comprising the district for their approval. (Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1056.)

After receiving the reports, each board of supervisors shall fix a time and place for a public hearing to consider the reports. The time fixed for the hearing shall not be less than 30 days nor more than 60 days from the date the reports were received from the board. (Amended by …

Within 15 days from the date of the public hearing held pursuant to Section 29155, each board of supervisors shall, by a resolution adopted by a majority vote of the board of supervisors, determine whether it approves the reports and shall file an executed copy of the resolution …