Title PUC, California Pub. Util. Code

Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, moneys in the Gas Consumption Surcharge Fund are continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, as follows: (a) To the commission or an entity designated by the commission to fund programs described in subdivision …

“Consumption” means the use or employment of natural gas. Consumption does not include the use or employment of natural gas to generate power for sale, the sale or purchase of natural gas for resale to end users, the sale or use of gas for enhanced oil recovery, natural gas utili…

Nothing in this article impairs the rights and obligations of parties to contracts approved by the commission, as the rights and obligations were interpreted as of January 1, 1998. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 932, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)

Notwithstanding Section 890, a municipality, district, or public agency that offers in published tariffs home weatherization services, rate assistance for low-income customers, or programs similar to those described in subdivision (a) of Section 890, shall not be required to coll…

Sections 890 and 892 do not apply to any gas customer of a municipality, district, or public agency exempted by Section 898 from collecting a surcharge. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 932, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)

The commission shall determine the most efficient and cost-effective way to provide programs pursuant to Sections 739.1, 739.2, and 2790 in a consistent manner statewide by utility provider service territory. In determining the most cost-effective way to provide service that bene…

(a) A retail transactions and use tax ordinance applicable to the entirety of, or a portion of, the incorporated and unincorporated territory within the area of the board pursuant to Section 120054 shall be imposed by the board in accordance with Section 120485, the Transactions …

(a) The board, in the ordinance, shall state the nature of the tax to be imposed, the tax rate or the maximum tax rate, the purposes for which the revenue derived from the tax will be used, the portion of the area of the board to which the tax would apply, and may set a term duri…

(a) The county shall conduct an election called by the board pursuant to Section 120480. (b) The election shall be called and conducted in the same manner as provided by law for the conduct of elections by a county. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 658, Sec. 7. (AB 805) Effective Janua…

(a) A transactions and use tax ordinance adopted pursuant to this article shall be operative on the first day of the first calendar quarter commencing more than 150 days after adoption of the ordinance. (b) (1) Before the operative date of the ordinance, the board shall contract …

The revenues from the taxes imposed pursuant to this article may be allocated by the board for public transit purposes consistent with the applicable regional transportation improvement program and the applicable regional transportation plan. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 658, Sec. …

The board, subject to the approval of the voters within the portion of the county to which the tax would apply, may impose a maximum tax rate of one-half of 1 percent under this article and the Transactions and Use Tax Law (Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251) of Division 2 of…

The board, as part of the ballot proposition to approve the imposition of a retail transactions and use tax, may seek authorization to issue bonds payable from the proceeds of the tax. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 658, Sec. 7. (AB 805) Effective January 1, 2018.)

Any action or proceeding wherein the validity of the adoption of the retail transactions and use tax ordinance provided for in this article or the issuance of any bonds thereunder or any of the proceedings in relation thereto is contested, questioned, or denied, shall be commence…

The board has no power to impose any tax other than the transactions and use tax imposed upon approval of the voters in accordance with this article. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 658, Sec. 7. (AB 805) Effective January 1, 2018.)

(a) The commission shall develop, publish, and annually update a report that contains all of the following information: (1) A workplan that describes in clear detail the scheduled proceedings and other decisions that may be considered by the commission during the calendar year. (…

(a) The commission shall annually submit a report to the Legislature on the commission’s timeliness in resolving cases, information on the disposition of applications for rehearings, and the days that commissioners presided in and attended hearings. The report shall include the n…

(a) The commission shall report to the Legislature the collections from each class of utility and expenditures, both direct and indirect, for regulatory and other authorized commission activities affecting each class. Where expenditures are for overhead, allocations of services c…

(a) (1) The commission shall provide a report to the Legislature on September 1 of each year, on the progress of activities undertaken by each electrical corporation, gas corporation, water corporation, wireless telecommunications service provider, electric service provider, and …

By February 1 of each year, the commission shall report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature, on all sources and amounts of funding and actual and proposed expenditures, both in the two prior fiscal years and fo…

(a) The commission shall submit a report by April 1 of each year to the Legislature on residential and household gas and electric service disconnections that includes the following information for each community choice aggregator and each of the four electrical and gas corporatio…

The commission shall annually submit a report to the Legislature on the commission’s advocacy efforts to keep transmission rates low for ratepayers through its participation in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rate cases and the Independent System Operator’s transmission plan…

The commission shall annually provide the Legislature with an update on the status of its review of public utilities’ balancing accounts pursuant to Section 792.5. The commission shall provide this update as part of its annual report published pursuant to Section 910 or by postin…

(a) On or before June 30, 2023, the Low-Income Oversight Board established pursuant to Section 382.1 shall submit a report to the Legislature regarding the opportunity and process for expanding the third-party administrator contract used for the Universal Lifeline Telephone Servi…

(a) Beginning February 1, 2016, the commission shall annually publish a report that includes all investigations into gas or electric service safety incidents reported, pursuant to commission requirements, by any gas corporation or electrical corporation. The report shall succinct…

An action taken by the commission on a safety recommendation letter or advisory bulletin concerning gas pipeline safety issued by the federal National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shall be reported annually, in detail, to the Legislature with the report required by Section …

The commission shall report the findings of any risk assessment required by Section 1103 to the Legislature. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 425, Sec. 6. (SB 385) Effective January 1, 2018.)

A summary of the audits conducted by the commission pursuant to Section 314.5 shall be provided annually to the Legislature. The commission may provide this information as part of its annual report delivered pursuant to Section 910. (Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 612, Sec. 34. (SB 69…

The Public Utilities Commission shall conduct an audit of the expenditures of the funds received pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 5001) of Division 2 each fiscal year. The results of this audit shall be reported in writing, on or before February 15th of each year th…

On or before April 1, 2023, and biennially thereafter, the commission shall conduct a fiscal and performance audit of the implementation and effectiveness of the California Advanced Services Fund to ensure that funds have been expended in accordance with the approved terms of the…

Immediately upon completion of an audit of any entity or program created by any order, decision, motion, settlement, or other action by the commission conducted pursuant to Section 314.6, the commission shall transmit a copy of the audit report to the Legislature, including to th…

(a) The reporting requirements of this section apply to electrical corporations with at least 1,000,000 retail customers in California and gas corporations with at least 500,000 retail customers in California. (b) The commission shall prepare a written report on the costs of prog…

(a) The commission, by May 1, 2010, and by each May 1 thereafter, shall prepare and submit a written report, separate from and in addition to the report required by Section 913, to the Governor and Legislature that contains all of the following: (1) The commission’s recommendatio…

(a) On or before July 1, 2025, the commission, in consultation with the Energy Commission, the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, and the Independent System Operator, shall submit to the Governor and the Legislature a study, including findings and recommenda…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the commission, Energy Commission, and State Air Resources Board shall, in consultation with all California balancing authorities, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 399.12, as part of a public process, issue a joi…

On or before December 1, 2024, and biennially thereafter, the commission, in consultation with California balancing authorities, as defined in Section 399.12, shall submit a report to the Legislature that includes all of the following: (a) A description of the electrical transmis…

The commission shall annually publish on its internet website and submit to the Legislature a report that includes both of the following: (a) A report on the progress made to grow the use of distributed energy resources among residential customers in disadvantaged communities and…

(a) For purposes of this section, both of the following definitions apply: (1) “Large electrical corporation” has the same meaning as defined in Section 3280. (2) “Significant voltage-related incident” means a deviation in electrical service voltage delivered by an electrical cor…

(a) Within 24 months of establishing a community renewable energy program pursuant to Section 769.3, if applicable, and annually thereafter for the duration of the program, the commission shall submit a report to the Legislature, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government …

Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, on or before December 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the commission, Energy Commission, and State Air Resources Board, in consultation with California balancing authorities, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 399.12…

In addition to the information required to be submitted pursuant to Section 913, for each large electrical corporation, as defined in Section 3280, the report required by Section 913 shall also include all of the following information: (a) The amount of ratebase for the transmiss…

Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, in coordination with the Energy Commission, the Independent System Operator, and the Department of Water Resources, the commission shall submit a report to the Legislature each year on the status of new resource additions an…

Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the commission shall annually submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature on the types, amounts, and costs to ratepayers of eligible energy resources procured pursuant to Section 454.52. (Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 36…

(a) The commission may assess the extent to which electrical corporation costs associated with new loads from data centers result in cost shifts to other electrical corporation customers. This assessment may include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) An analysis of potent…

(a) Notwithstanding subdivision (g) of Section 454.5 and Section 583, no later than May 1 of each year, the commission shall release to the Legislature for the preceding calendar year the costs of all electricity procurement contracts for eligible renewable energy resources, incl…

In order to evaluate the progress of the state’s electrical corporations in complying with the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program (Article 16 (commencing with Section 399.11) of Chapter 2.3), the commission shall report to the Legislature no later than November 1 of…