Title PUC, California Pub. Util. Code

It is the intent of the Legislature that: (a) The provisions of this article shall apply to all formal proceedings of the commission involving electrical, gas, water, and telephone utilities. (b) The provisions of this article shall be administered in a manner that encourages the…

As used in this article: (a) “Compensation” means payment for all or part, as determined by the commission, of reasonable advocate’s fees, reasonable expert witness fees, and other reasonable costs of preparation for and participation in a proceeding, and includes the fees and co…

A representative of a group representing the interests of small commercial customers who receive bundled electric service from an electrical corporation shall not be eligible for an award of compensation pursuant to this article if the representative has a conflict arising from p…

An eligible local government entity is eligible for an award of compensation pursuant to this article for its involvement to the extent that the involvement was for the purpose of protecting health and safety within the entity’s jurisdiction and to the extent that the involvement…

Participation by a customer that materially supplements, complements, or contributes to the presentation of another party, including the commission staff, may be fully eligible for compensation if the participation makes a substantial contribution to a commission order or decisio…

The commission shall award reasonable advocate’s fees, reasonable expert witness fees, and other reasonable costs of preparation for and participation in a hearing or proceeding to any customer who complies with Section 1804 and satisfies both of the following requirements: (a) T…

The commission shall adopt a policy to allow reasonable advocate’s fees, reasonable expert witness fees, and other reasonable costs of preparation for and participation in a hearing or proceeding to an eligible local government entity that complies with Section 1804 and satisfies…

(a) (1) A customer who, or eligible local government entity that, intends to seek an award under this article shall, within 30 days after the prehearing conference is held, file and serve on all parties to the proceeding a notice of intent to claim compensation. In cases where no…

The computation of compensation awarded pursuant to Section 1804 shall take into consideration the market rates paid to persons of comparable training and experience who offer similar services. The compensation awarded may not, in any case, exceed the comparable market rate for s…

(a) An award made under this article shall be paid by the public utility that is the subject of the hearing, investigation, or proceeding, as determined by the commission, within 30 days. Notwithstanding any other law, an award paid by a public utility pursuant to this article sh…

The commission shall deny any award to any customer or eligible local government entity that attempts to delay or obstruct the orderly and timely fulfillment of the commission’s responsibilities. (Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 808, Sec. 13. (SB 512) Effective January 1, 2017.)

A group or association that represents the interests of small agricultural customers in a proceeding and that would otherwise be eligible for an award of compensation pursuant to Section 1804 without the presence of large agricultural customers, as determined by the commission, s…

Unincorporated territory may be annexed to a district without an election in the manner provided in this article. (Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036.)

A petition describing the territory proposed to be annexed and requesting that proceedings be taken for its annexation shall be signed by all of the owners of the real property described therein, verified by the affidavit of one of the petitioners, addressed to the board, and fil…

Proceedings shall thereafter be taken and a hearing held in substantial compliance with the provisions of this chapter relating to the annexation of unincorporated territory except that no election shall be held within the territory proposed to be annexed and the territory shall …

From and after the date of annexation the board of directors of the district shall levy upon all of the property in the county annexed such taxes, tolls, or charges as are necessary to provide funds for the payment of the indebtedness assumed by the county or otherwise necessary …

Unincorporated territory may be annexed to a district without an election in the manner provided in this article. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2039.)

A petition describing the territory proposed to be annexed and requesting that proceedings be taken for its annexation shall be signed by all of the owners of the real property described therein, verified by the affidavit of one of the petitioners, addressed to the board, and fil…

Proceedings shall thereafter be taken and a hearing held in substantial compliance with the provisions of this chapter relating to the annexation of unincorporated territory except that no election shall be held within the territory proposed to be annexed and the territory shall …

From and after the date of annexation the board shall levy upon all of the property in the public agency annexed such taxes, tolls, or charges as are necessary to provide funds for the payment of the indebtedness assumed by the public agency or otherwise necessary to comply with …

No annexation of a public agency to a district shall operate to dissolve or terminate the legal existence of the public agency annexed. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

As used in this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Computer model” means a computer program. (b) “Operations model” means a computer model that replicates, lists, describes, or forecasts a public utility’s internal functions, including, but not limited to, its account…

(a) Any computer model that is the basis for any testimony or exhibit in a hearing or proceeding before the commission shall be available to, and subject to verification by, the commission and parties to the hearing or proceedings to the extent necessary for cross-examination or …

From and after the date of annexation the board shall levy upon all of the property in the territory annexed any taxes, tolls, or charges which are necessary to provide funds for the payment of the indebtedness assumed by the territory or otherwise necessary to comply with the te…

The validity of any proceedings for the annexation of any county to the district shall not be contested in any action unless the action is brought within three (3) months after the completion of the proceedings. (Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1056.)

From and after the date of annexation, the board shall levy upon all of the property in the territory annexed, such taxes, tolls, or charges as are necessary to provide funds for the payment of the indebtedness assumed by the territory or otherwise necessary to comply with the te…

(a) If the commission determines in a proceeding that the appointment of a receiver is warranted pursuant to the processes or procedures adopted by the commission in its Decision 20-05-053, the commission may petition the superior court for the county within which PG&E Corporatio…

Whenever the commission determines, after notice and hearing, that any water or sewer system corporation is unable or unwilling to adequately serve its ratepayers, has been actually or effectively abandoned by its owners, or is unresponsive to the rules or orders of the commissio…

The validity of any proceedings for the annexation of any unincorporated territory to any district shall not be contested in any action unless the action is brought within three months after the completion of the proceedings. (Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036.)

When the district is the sole owner of any tract of land within the County of San Mateo upon which is located works and facilities of the district, the board, upon determining that the inclusion of that land will be for the best interests of the district, may, by resolution, decl…

The validity of any proceedings for the annexation of any unincorporated territory to any district shall not be contested in any action unless the action is brought within three months after the completion of the proceedings. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2039.)

The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) It is necessary and in the best interest of the citizens of the state to authorize the VTA to levy special benefit assessments for needed public rail rapid transit facilities and services on the property that benefits from those facili…

(a) Whenever the board finds that property adjacent to, or in the vicinity of, one or more rail transit stations, or proposed rail transit stations, of the VTA receives or will receive special benefit by reason of the location or operation of one or more of those rail transit sta…

(a) The resolution shall state, as appropriate, the maximum and minimum rate of assessment, the amount of the special benefit assessment and the purposes for which it is to be levied, the estimated cost of accomplishing the purposes, and the dates or approximate intervals at whic…

(a) In determining the amount of a special benefit assessment, the board shall measure the benefit to real property in the benefit district or zones therein according to the procedures and approval process set forth in Section 4 of Article XIII D of the California Constitution. (…

Notice of each hearing upon the petition for exclusion or reduction shall be given in accordance with subdivision (d) of Section 100601. Notice shall also be mailed at least 30 days prior to the hearing to all record owners of each identified parcel within the boundaries of the b…

At the time and place provided in the notice or at any time and place to which the hearing is adjourned, the board or its appointed hearing officer shall hear all of the following: (a) The petition for exclusion or reduction. (b) All evidence or proofs that may be introduced by o…

The expenses of giving the notice provided for herein and of the hearing on the exclusion or reduction petition shall be paid by the persons filing the petition. (Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)

Upon the hearing on an exclusion or reduction petition by the board, or upon the record of hearing by a hearing officer, the board shall order the petition be denied when the petitioner has not shown by a preponderance of the evidence that in an exclusion petition the real proper…

The board, after the hearing on an exclusion or reduction petition, shall order one of the following by resolution: (a) In the case of an exclusion petition, order the exclusion of all or any part of the real property described in the petition upon its finding that the property w…

(a) Where any parcel in the benefit district is owned in joint tenancy, tenancy in common, or any other multiple ownership, the owners of that parcel may designate in writing which one of the owners shall be deemed the owner of the parcel for purposes of submitting an assessment …

If there is no majority protest to the imposition of an assessment, the board may levy the assessment in accordance with the resolution adopted pursuant to Section 100601. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 645, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2005.)

(a) Any owner or owners of real property, which is, in whole or in part, within the benefit district, or their legal representatives, may jointly or severally file with the board a petition requesting that the real property owned by them or for which they are the legal representa…

(a) Following formation of the benefit district or concurrently therewith, if the board deems it necessary to incur a bonded indebtedness for the acquisition, construction, development, joint development, completion, operation, maintenance, or repair of one or more rail transit s…

At the time and place fixed for the hearing on the issuance of bonds payable from special benefit assessments levied under this chapter, or at any time and place to which the hearing is adjourned, the board shall proceed with the hearing. Interested persons may appear at the hear…

(a) Special benefit assessments for the payment of the principal of, and interest on, bonds issued for a benefit district or zone shall be levied in the benefit district or zone at rates that are sufficient in the aggregate, together with revenues already collected and available,…