Title PUC, California Pub. Util. Code

Upon the determination by the administrator that annual contributions are necessary pursuant to Section 3299.1, the council shall direct the administrator to prepare and present for approval a plan of operations related to the operations, management, and administration of the acc…

The Director of Finance may, at any time, examine the books and records of the council and the administrator relating to the operation, management, and administration of the account. (Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 119, Sec. 45. (SB 254) Effective September 19, 2025. Conditionally ino…

(a) On January 1 of the year following the date on which the administrator determines that annual contributions are necessary pursuant to Section 3299.1, and annually thereafter, the council, with the assistance of the administrator, shall prepare and file with the Legislature an…

This chapter shall become inoperative if a large electrical corporation elects not to participate pursuant to Section 3299 and is repealed on January 1 of the year following the notification by the commission pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 3299. (Added by Stats. 2025, Ch.…

(a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury the California Consumer Power and Conservation Financing Authority Fund for expenditure by the authority for the purpose of implementing the objectives and provisions of this division. For the purposes of subdivision (e), or as ne…

Whenever a majority of the employees employed by the district in a unit appropriate for collective bargaining indicate a desire to be represented by a labor organization, the district, upon determining as provided in Section 40122 that the labor organization represents the employ…

No contract or agreement shall be made with any labor organization, association, group, or individual, or be assumed under the provisions of this section, where such organization, association, group, or individual denies membership to or in any manner discriminates against any em…

If there is a question whether a labor organization represents a majority of employees or whether the proposed unit is or is not appropriate, such matters shall be submitted to the State Conciliation Service for disposition. The State Conciliation Service shall promptly hold a pu…

(a) The Public Employment Relations Board established pursuant to Section 3541 of the Government Code, and the powers and duties of that board, as described in Section 3541.3 of the Government Code, shall apply, as appropriate, to this chapter and shall include the authority as s…

(a) Any charging party, respondent, or intervenor aggrieved by a final decision or order of the Public Employment Relations Board in an unfair practice case, except a decision of that board not to issue a complaint in such a case, may petition for a writ of extraordinary relief f…

Whenever the district acquires existing facilities from a publicly or privately owned public utility, either in proceedings by eminent domain or otherwise, the district shall assume and observe all existing labor contracts. To the extent necessary for operation of facilities, all…

Except as otherwise provided in Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 40221) of this part, the district shall not acquire any existing system or part thereof whether by purchase, lease, condemnation, or otherwise. The district shall not dispose of or lease to any transit system or…

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Government Code, employees of this district may authorize and, upon such authorization, the district may make deductions from wages and salaries of such employees: (1) Pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement with a duly designated or ce…

The obligation of the district to bargain in good faith with a duly designated or certified labor organization and to execute a written collective bargaining agreement with such labor organization covering the wages, hours and working conditions of the employees represented by su…

The district may provide for a retirement system; provided, that the adoption, terms and conditions of any retirement system covering employees of the district represented by a labor organization in accordance with this section shall be pursuant to a collective bargaining agreeme…

The district shall take the necessary steps to obtain coverage for the district and its employees under Subchapter II of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, and the related provisions of the Federal Insurance Contributions Act, as amended. However, the district is not re…

The district shall take such steps as may be necessary to obtain coverage for the district and its employees under the workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation disability and unemployment insurance laws of the State of California. (Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1454.)

As used in this chapter: (a) “Gas” means natural or manufactured gas, except propane, used for light, heat, or power. (b) “Distribution system” means a system of pipes within a mobilehome park operated by a person or corporation, other than a public utility, which is connected to…

(a) The commission shall undertake a gas safety inspection and enforcement program for mobilehome parks with distribution systems to ensure compliance with the federal pipeline standards by mobilehome park operators within the state. The commission may adopt rules, which shall be…

(a) The commission shall conduct an initial inspection of each distribution system which shall take place on the mobilehome park premises. The inspection shall consist of all of the following: (1) An inspection of the adequacy of the operator’s operation and maintenance plan. (2)…

(a) Every operator shall prepare and submit to the commission annually a report on the distribution system. (b) The report shall be submitted to the commission at the same time the annual application for a permit to operate the mobilehome park is submitted to the department or th…

(a) Every operator shall maintain all of the following: (1) A map, drawing, or diagram which indicates the location of the distribution system’s main and service lines, master-meter, and the identity of key valves. (2) A copy of each annual report which has been submitted pursuan…

Except as specified in Section 4356, after each inspection, the commission shall furnish the operator, or a representative designated in writing by the operator, with a written copy of the inspection report within 30 days of the inspection, and the report shall indicate any viola…

(a) If the commission determines the presence of a gas leak or other safety hazard in the distribution system which poses a significant or immediate danger to the health and safety of the park residents, it shall notify the United States Department of Transportation, the departme…

(a) Any operator who commits a violation enumerated in subdivision (f) of Section 4353, or who fails to file the report required by Section 4354 or to comply with a directive of the commission pursuant to Section 4356 is subject to a civil penalty of not more than one thousand do…

(a) The commission shall establish a uniform billing per space or lot surcharge to be paid by operators with distribution systems subject to this chapter on natural gas purchased for distribution to their tenants. The surcharge shall be designed to recover the commission’s costs …

The commission may adopt rules and orders to carry out this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1601, Sec. 2. Operative January 1, 1991, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 1601.)

Nothing in this chapter affects the requirement that operators of liquefied petroleum gas (propane) master-meter systems supplying 10 or more customers from a single source comply with the applicable provisions of the federal law. (Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1630, Sec. 2. Operativ…

(a) In each mobilehome park, the operator shall post on the mobilehome park premises the current emergency telephone numbers for, at a minimum, the gas company, the fire department, and the responsible person as defined by Section 18603 of the Health and Safety Code, and shall ma…

(a) If a majority of the employees employed by a transit district in a unit appropriate for collective bargaining indicate a desire to be represented by a labor organization, then the board, after determining pursuant to Section 50121 that the labor organization represents the em…

If there is a question whether a labor organization represents a majority of employees or whether the proposed unit is or is not appropriate, such matters shall be submitted to the State Conciliation Service for disposition. The State Conciliation Service shall promptly hold a pu…

Whenever any district acquires existing facilities from a publicly or privately owned public utility either in proceedings by eminent domain or otherwise, to the extent necessary for operation of facilities, all of the employees of such public utility whose duties pertain to the …

Whenever any district acquires existing facilities from a publicly or privately owned public utility, either in proceedings in eminent domain or otherwise, that has a pension plan in operation, members and beneficiaries of such pension plan shall continue to have the rights, priv…

The persons entitled to pension benefits as provided for in Section 50123 and the benefits which are provided shall be specified in the agreement or order by which any public utility is acquired by the district. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 839.)

All persons receiving pension benefits from such acquired public utility and all persons entitled to pension benefits under the pension plan of such acquired public utility may become members or receive pensions under the retirement system established by the district by mutual ag…

Notwithstanding any provisions of the Government Code, the board may authorize payment of any or all of the premiums on any group life, accident and health insurance, health and welfare plan, or pension or retirement plan, on officers or employees of a district. Upon authorizatio…

Employees shall have the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or pr…

(a) A contract or agreement shall not be made, or assumed, with any labor organization, association, group, or individual that denies membership to, or in any manner discriminates against, any employee on any basis listed in subdivision (a) of Section 12940 of the Government Code…

If there is a question whether a labor organization represents a majority of employees or whether the proposed unit is or is not appropriate, such matters shall be submitted to the State Conciliation Service for disposition. The State Conciliation Service shall promptly hold a pu…

Whenever the district acquires existing facilities from a publicly or privately owned public utility, either in proceedings by eminent domain or otherwise, the district shall assume and observe all existing labor contracts. To the extent necessary for operation of facilities, all…

The district shall not acquire any existing system or part thereof whether by purchase, lease, condemnation, or otherwise, nor shall the district dispose of or lease any transit system or part thereof, nor merge, consolidate or coordinate any transit system or part thereof, or re…

Notwithstanding any provision of the Government Code, employees of this district may authorize and, upon that authorization, the district may make deductions from their wages and salaries as follows: (a) Pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement with a duly designated or cert…

The obligation of the district to bargain in good faith with a duly designated or certified labor organization and to execute a written collective bargaining agreement with such labor organization covering the wages, hours and working conditions of the employees represented by su…

The district may provide for a retirement system; provided, that the adoption, terms and conditions of any retirement system covering employees of the district represented by a labor organization in accordance with this section shall be pursuant to a collective bargaining agreeme…

The district shall take such steps as may be necessary to obtain coverage for the district and its employees under Title II of the Federal Social Security Act, as amended, and the related provisions of the Federal Insurance Contributions Act, as amended. (Added by Stats. 1964, 1s…

The district shall take such steps as may be necessary to obtain coverage for the district and its employees under the workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation disability and unemployment insurance laws of the State of California. (Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1454.)