California

Public Resources Code - PRC

8,181 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 21183 — The Governor may certify a leadership project for streamlining before a lead agency certifies a final environmental impact report for a project under this chapter if all the following conditions are m
• § 21183.5 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Project labor agreement” has the same meaning as set forth in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 2500 of the Public Con
• § 21183.6 — (a) The quantification and mitigation of the impacts of a project described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 21180 from the emissions of greenhouse gases shall be as follows
• § 21184 — (a) The Governor may certify a project for streamlining under this chapter if it complies with the conditions specified in Section 21183.
• § 21184.5 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, except as provided in subdivision (b), a multifamily residential project certified under this chapter shall provide unbundled parking, such that private vehicle park
• § 21184.7 — The Office of Planning and Research may charge a fee to an applicant seeking certification under this chapter for the costs incurred by the Governor’s office in implementing this chapter.
• § 21185 — The Judicial Council shall adopt a rule of court to establish procedures that require actions or proceedings brought to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul the certification of an environmental
• § 21186 — Notwithstanding any other law, the preparation and certification of the record of proceedings for a leadership project certified by the Governor shall be performed in the following manner: (a) The lea
• § 21187 — Within 10 days of the Governor certifying an environmental leadership development project under this chapter, a lead agency shall, at the applicant’s expense, issue a public notice in no less than 12-
• § 21187.5 — (a) For purposes of this section, “project alternative” means an alternative studied in a leadership project’s environmental impact report under Section 15126.
• § 21188 — The provisions of this chapter are severable.
• § 21189 — Except as otherwise provided expressly in this chapter, nothing in this chapter affects the duty of any party to comply with this division.
• § 21189.1 — If, before January 1, 2033, a lead agency fails to approve a project certified by the Governor under this chapter, then the certification expires and is no longer valid.
• § 21189.3 — This chapter shall remain in effect until January 1, 2034, and as of that date is repealed unless a later enacted statute extends or repeals that date.
• § 21189.70 — For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Lead agency” or “public agency” means SANDAG.
• § 21189.70.1 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Employment center project” means a project with a floor area ratio of no less than 0.
• § 21189.70.10 — Except as provided in Section 21189.
• § 21189.70.2 — A transit and transportation facilities project subject to this chapter shall meet all of the following requirements: (a) Any facility that is a part of the transit and transportation facilities proje
• § 21189.70.3 — Notwithstanding any other law, Rules 3.
• § 21189.70.4 — Notwithstanding any other law, the preparation and certification of the record of proceedings for the transit and transportation facilities project shall be performed in the following manner: (a) The
• § 21189.70.5 — (a) If the lead agency fails to certify an environmental impact report for the transit and transportation facilities project before January 1, 2025, Sections 21189.
• § 21189.70.6 — (a) The draft and final environmental impact report for the transit and transportation facilities project shall include a notice in not less than 12-point type stating the following: THIS ENVIRONMENTA
• § 21189.70.7 — Except as provided in this chapter, an action or proceeding to attack, set aside, void, or annul a determination, finding, or decision of the lead agency granting the approval for a transit and transp
• § 21189.70.8 — (a) (1) For a transit and transportation facilities project undertaken by a public agency, except as provided in paragraph (2), an entity shall not be prequalified or shortlisted or awarded a contract
• § 21189.70.9 — Notwithstanding Section 21189.
• § 21189.80 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) This division requires that the environmental impacts of development projects be identified and mitigated.
• § 21189.81 — For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Applicant” means a public or private entity or its affiliates, or a person or entity that undertakes a public works project, that pr
• § 21189.81.1 — (a) For purposes of subdivision (d) of Section 21189.
• § 21189.82 — (a) (1) (A) The Governor may certify a project as an energy infrastructure project for purposes of this chapter if the project meets the requirements of subdivision (d) of Section 21189.
• § 21189.83 — (a) In addition to the requirements of Section 21189.
• § 21189.84 — (a) This chapter applies to a project that is certified by the Governor as an infrastructure project.
• § 21189.85 — (a) An action or proceeding brought to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul the certification of an environmental impact report for an infrastructure project subject to this chapter or the granti
• § 21189.86 — Notwithstanding any other law, the preparation and certification of the record of proceedings for an infrastructure project shall be performed in the following manner: (a) The lead agency for the proj
• § 21189.87 — (a) Within 10 days of the certification of a project pursuant to Section 21189.
• § 21189.88 — Except as otherwise provided expressly in this chapter, this chapter does not affect the duty of any party to comply with this division.
• § 21189.89 — The provisions of this chapter are severable.
• § 21189.90 — If before January 1, 2033, a lead agency fails to approve an infrastructure project, then the certification is no longer valid.
• § 21189.91 — This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2034, and as of that date is repealed.
• § 21190 — There is in this state the California Environmental Protection Program, which shall be concerned with the preservation and protection of California’s environment.
• § 21190.5 — (a) In addition to, and in furtherance of, the purposes specified in subdivisions (a), (b), (d), and (e) of Section 21190, money in the California Environmental License Plate Fund may be expended, upo
• § 21191 — (a) The California Environmental License Plate Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury, and consists of the moneys deposited in the fund pursuant to any law.
• § 21192 — The funds provided for in subdivision (c) of Section 21191 may be used in a manner which will allow the state to qualify for any funds which may be available from any source for the purpose of carryin
• § 21193 — (a) The program established by this division shall be administered by the Secretary of the Resources Agency.
• § 21193.5 — Concurrently with the submittal of the Governor’s Budget for the 2006–07 fiscal year and every third fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of the Resources Agency shall report to the Governor and the
• § 21194 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds appropriated from the California Environmental License Plate Fund for the construction of a visitor center at Buena Vista Lagoon may be used to re
• § 2200 — For the purposes of this chapter, “mine” includes all mineral bearing properties of whatever kind or character, whether underground, or in a quarry or pit, or any other source from which any mineral s
• § 2200.5 — For the purposes of this chapter, “lead agency” means the city, county, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, or the board that has the principal responsibility for approving a su
• § 22000 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the Ventura-Los Angeles Mountain and Coastal Zone, defined in Section 22012, as the last large undeveloped area contiguous to the shoreline within the gr
• § 22001 — The Legislature further finds and declares that current conservation and development practices may conflict with the public interest of present and future generations due to: (a) An insufficient under
• § 22002 — The Legislature further finds and declares that in order to protect and advance the interests of the present and future generations in the zone and region, there is need to create a Ventura-Los Angele
• § 2201 — The department is the primary state agency responsible for review and investigation of geologic hazards, as defined in Section 2009, including, but not limited to, the strong motion aspects of earthqu
• § 22010 — Unless context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this chapter govern the construction of this division.
• § 22011 — “Commission” means the Ventura-Los Angeles Mountain and Coastal Study Commission.
• § 22012 — “Zone” means: (1) the Ventura-Los Angeles Mountain and Coastal Zone which includes the land and water area of the Greater Los Angeles Metropolitan Region, comprised of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties
• § 22013 — “Region” means the Greater Los Angeles Metropolitan Region, comprised of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties.
• § 22014 — “Irreversible modification” means any modification that affects the physical shape, function, or environment of any estuary, watershed, flood plain, or park and recreation area.
• § 2202 — The director may do any of the following: (a) (1) Make a collection of typical geological and mineralogical specimens, especially those of economic and commercial importance, and of models, drawings,
• § 22020 — There is in the state government a Ventura-Los Angeles Mountain and Coastal Study Commission, consisting of 15 members: (a) The Secretary of the Resources Agency or his deputy.
• § 22021 — The members of the commission shall serve at the pleasure of their respective appointing powers.
• § 22022 — (a) The commission shall meet twice a month, and may meet in subcommittee with authority to conduct hearings within special areas of interest.
• § 22023 — The time and place of the first meeting of the commission shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Resources Agency, but in no event shall it be scheduled for a date later than February 1, 1971.
• § 22024 — The commission shall select from among its members a chair and a vice chair.
• § 22025 — All vacancies in the commission membership shall be filled in the same manner in which original appointments were made.
• § 22026 — The commission shall appoint a director who shall have charge of coordinating and administering the affairs of the commission, subject to the direction and policies of the commission.
• § 2203 — The State Geologist shall provide all requested and recommended information to the director who shall prepare a report for transmission to the Governor on or before the 15th day of September of each y
• § 2204 — The director may receive on behalf of this state, for the use and benefit of the survey, gifts, bequests, devises, and legacies of real or other property and may use the same in accordance with the wi
• § 2205 — The State Geologist may do all of the following: (a) Make, facilitate, and encourage special studies of the mineral resources, mineral industries, geology, and geologic hazards in the state.
• § 2205.1 — Division 1 (commencing with Section 500) and this division shall not be construed as abridging the authorized geologic functions of other state agencies.
• § 22050 — The commission may: (a) For purposes of this division, accept any gifts, donations, or bequests from individuals or organizations, or accept grants of funds from private or public agencies.
• § 22051 — Within nine months of the first meeting of the commission, the commission shall make a detailed study of all factors that may significantly affect or cause irreversible modification of the present and
• § 22053 — The commission shall analyze the interrelations of the studies prepared pursuant to Section 22051 in order to ascertain what is needed for balanced conservation and development, determine a set of pol
• § 22055 — The existence of the commission shall terminate on the 61st day after the final adjournment of the 1972 Regular Session of the Legislature.
• § 22056 — In the preparation of its studies, the commission may ask for current land use information, studies, and plans of cities and counties.
• § 22057 — The commission may appoint technical advisory committees, whose members shall serve without compensation, and prescribe their membership, powers, and duties.
• § 2206 — The State Geologist may prepare a special collection of ores and minerals of California to be sent to or used at any world’s fair or exposition in order to display the mineral wealth of the State.
• § 2206.1 — Notwithstanding Section 14670 of the Government Code, subject to the approval of the Director of General Services, the State Geologist may lease, for a period not to exceed 20 years, collections of or
• § 2207 — (a) The owner or the operator of a mining operation within the state shall forward to the supervisor annually, not later than a date established by the supervisor, on forms approved by the board from
• § 2207.1 — A manufacturer or processor may report to the State Geologist data on consumption or utilization of mineral materials.
• § 2208 — The department may at any time enter or examine any and all mines, quarries, wells, mills, reduction works, refining works, and other mineral properties or working plants in this state in order to gat
• § 22080 — Acquisition of land for, or construction of, all public works projects, by the State of California and state agencies, with a total budget in excess of five million dollars ($5,000,000) which will cau
• § 22085 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) According to California census data, Lake County, among the poorest counties in the State of California, is growing at a much slower econom
• § 22086 — There is hereby established in the Natural Resources Agency the Blue Ribbon Committee for the Rehabilitation of Clear Lake.
• § 22087 — For purposes of this division, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Agency” means the Natural Resources Agency.
• § 22089 — (a) The committee shall consist of at least nine members and shall include the following representatives: (1) A representative from the University of California, Davis, to be appointed by the chancell
• § 22090 — Members of the committee shall meet quarterly for the purposes of discussion, reviewing research, planning, and providing oversight regarding the health of Clear Lake.
• § 22091 — (a) Beginning January 1, 2019, the committee shall provide an annual report on its activities to the Governor and the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature relating to natural resources and
• § 22092 — (a) The committee may receive assistance and funds from public and private sources.
• § 2213 — (a) The survey shall establish a Geologic Carbon Sequestration Group to provide independent expertise and regulatory guidance to the State Air Resources Board.
• § 25000 — This division shall be known and may be cited as the Warren-Alquist State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Act.
• § 25000.1 — (a) The Legislature further finds and declares that, in addition to their other ratepayer protection objectives, a principal goal of electric and natural gas utilities’ resource planning and investmen
• § 25000.5 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that overdependence on the production, marketing, and consumption of petroleum based fuels as an energy resource in the transportation sector is a threat to the
• § 25001 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that electrical energy is essential to the health, safety and welfare of the people of this state and to the state economy, and that it is the responsibility
• § 25002 — The Legislature further finds and declares that the present rapid rate of growth in demand for electric energy is in part due to wasteful, uneconomic, inefficient, and unnecessary uses of power and a
• § 25003 — The Legislature further finds and declares that in planning for future electrical generating and related transmission facilities state, regional, and local plans for land use, urban expansion, transpo
• § 25004 — The Legislature further finds and declares that there is a pressing need to accelerate research and development into alternative sources of energy and into improved technology of design and siting of
• § 25004.2 — The Legislature further finds that cogeneration technology is a potential energy resource and should be an important element of the state’s energy supply mix.
• § 25004.3 — The Legislature further finds and declares all of the following: (a) Advanced transportation technologies hold the promise of conserving energy, reducing pollution, lowering traffic congestion, and pr
• § 25005 — The Legislature further finds and declares that prevention of delays and interruptions in the orderly provision of electrical energy, protection of environmental values, and conservation of energy res
• § 25005.5 — The Legislature further finds and declares that information should be acquired and analyzed by the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission in order to ascertain future energy pr
• § 25006 — It is the policy of the state and the intent of the Legislature to establish and consolidate the state’s responsibility for energy resources, for encouraging, developing, and coordinating research and
• § 25007 — It is further the policy of the state and the intent of the Legislature to employ a range of measures to reduce wasteful, uneconomical, and unnecessary uses of energy, thereby reducing the rate of gro
• § 25008 — It is further the policy of the state and the intent of the Legislature to promote all feasible means of energy and water conservation and all feasible uses of alternative energy and water supply sour
• § 25009 — The Legislature finds and declares that Chapter 854 of the Statutes of 1996 restructured the California electricity industry and created a competitive electricity generation market.
• § 25100 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the construction of this division.
• § 25101 — “Applicant” means any person who submits an application for certification pursuant to the provisions of this division, including, but not limited to, any person who explores for or develops geothermal
• § 25102 — “Application” means any request for certification of any site and related facility filed in accordance with the procedures established pursuant to this division.
• § 25103 — “Coastal zone” means the “coastal zone” as defined in Section 30103.
• § 25103.3 — “Suisun Marsh” means the Suisun Marsh, as defined in Section 29101.
• § 25103.7 — “Jurisdiction of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission” means the area defined in Section 66610 of the Government Code.
• § 25104 — “Commission” means the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.
• § 25105 — “Construction” means onsite work to install permanent equipment or structure for any facility.
• § 25106 — “Public advisor” means the public advisor employed by the commission pursuant to Section 25217.
• § 25107 — “Electric transmission line” means any electric powerline carrying electric power from a thermal powerplant located within the state to a point of junction with any interconnected transmission system.
• § 25108 — “Electric utility” means any person engaged in, or authorized to engage in, generating, transmitting, or distributing electric power by any facilities, including, but not limited to, any such person w
• § 25109 — “Energy” means work or heat that is, or may be, produced from any fuel or source whatsoever.
• § 25110 — “Facility” means any electric transmission line or thermal powerplant, or both electric transmission line and thermal powerplant, regulated according to the provisions of this division.
• § 25111 — “Account” means the Energy Resources Programs Account.
• § 25112 — “Member” or “member of the commission” means a member of the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission appointed pursuant to Section 25200.
• § 25113 — “Notice” means the notice of intent, as further defined in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 25500), which shall state the intention of an applicant to file an application for certification of any si
• § 25114 — “Interested party” means any person whom the commission finds and acknowledges as having a real and direct interest in any proceeding or action carried on, under, or as a result of the operation of, t
• § 25115 — “Equivalent certification program” means a program, as further defined in Section 25540.
• § 25116 — “Person” means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or company.
• § 25117 — “Plan” means the Emergency Load Curtailment and Energy Distribution Plan.
• § 25118 — “Service area” means any contiguous geographic area serviced by the same electric utility.
• § 25119 — “Site” means any location on which a facility is constructed or is proposed to be constructed.
• § 25120 — “Thermal powerplant” means any stationary or floating electrical generating facility using any source of thermal energy, with a generating capacity of 50 megawatts or more, and any facilities appurten
• § 25121 — “Fuel” means petroleum, crude oil, petroleum product, coal, natural gas, or any other substance used primarily for its energy content.
• § 25122 — “Gas utility” means any person engaged in, or authorized to engage in, distributing or transporting natural gas, including, but not limited to, any such person who is subject to the regulation of the
• § 25123 — “Modification of an existing facility” means any alteration, replacement, or improvement of equipment that results in a 50-megawatt or more increase in the electric generating capacity of an existing
• § 25124 — “Major oil producer” means any person who produces oil in amount determined by the commission as having a major effect on energy supplies.
• § 25125 — “Major natural gas producer” means any person who produces natural gas in amounts determined by the commission as having a major effect on energy supplies.
• § 25126 — “Major marketer” means any person who sells natural gas or oil in amounts determined by the commission as having a major effect on energy supplies.
• § 25127 — “Refiner” means any person who owns, operates, or controls the operations of one or more refineries.
• § 25128 — “Refinery” means any industrial plant, regardless of capacity, processing crude oil feedstock and manufacturing oil products.
• § 25129 — “Foreign” means any area exclusive of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
• § 25130 — “Nonresidential” building means any building which is heated or cooled in its interior, and is of an occupancy type other than Type H, I, or J, as defined in the Uniform Building Code, 1973 edition, a
• § 25131 — “Residential building” means any hotel, motel, apartment house, lodginghouse, single- and dwelling, or other residential building which is heated or mechanically cooled.
• § 25132 — “Load management” means any utility program or activity that is intended to reshape deliberately a utility’s load duration curve.
• § 25133 — “Geothermal element” means an element of a county general plan consisting of a statement of geothermal development policies, including a diagram or diagrams and text setting forth objectives, principl
• § 25134 — “Cogeneration” means the sequential use of energy for the production of electrical and useful thermal energy.
• § 25135 — “Conversion” means the processes by which residue is converted to a more usable energy form, including, but not limited to, combustion, anaerobic digestion, and pyrolysis, and is used for heating, pro
• § 25136 — “Residue” means any organic matter left as residue, such as agricultural and forestry residue, including, but not limited to, conifer thinnings, dead and dying trees, commercial hardwood, noncommercia
• § 25140 — “Solar thermal powerplant” means a thermal powerplant in which 75 percent or more of the total energy output is from solar energy and the use of backup fuels, such as oil, natural gas, and coal, does
• § 25141 — “Unbranded,” as applied to fuel, means gasoline and diesel fuel sold for wholesale or retail distribution to consumers without proprietary additives or marketing under a brand name or trademark owned
• § 25142 — “Destination facility” means any structure, group of structures, equipment, pipeline, or device, other than a vessel, that receives oil in bulk to or from a tank vessel, railroad car, or pipeline, tha
• § 25200 — There is in the Resources Agency the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, consisting of five members appointed by the Governor subject to Section 25204.
• § 25201 — One member of the commission shall have a background in the field of engineering or physical science and have knowledge of energy supply or conversion systems; one member shall be an attorney and a me
• § 25202 — The Secretary of the Resources Agency and the President of the Public Utilities Commission shall be ex officio, nonvoting members of the commission, whose presence shall not be counted for a quorum or
• § 25203 — Each member of the commission shall represent the state at large and not any particular area thereof, and shall serve on a full-time basis.
• § 25204 — The Governor shall appoint the members of the commission within 30 days after the effective date of this division.
• § 25205 — (a) No person shall be a member of the commission who, during the two years prior to appointment on the commission, received any substantial portion of his or her income directly or indirectly from an
• § 25206 — The terms of office of the members of the commission shall be for five years, except that the members first appointed to the commission shall classify themselves by lot so that the term of office of o
• § 25207 — (a) The members of the commission shall receive the salary provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
• § 25208 — (a) By March 1, 2022, and by each March 1 thereafter, until March 1, 2027, the commission shall submit a report to the relevant policy committees of the Legislature and the Joint Legislative Budget Co
• § 25209 — Each member of the commission shall have one vote.
• § 25210 — The commission may hold any hearings and conduct any investigations in any part of the state necessary to carry out its powers and duties prescribed by this division and, for those purposes, has the s
• § 25211 — The commission may appoint a committee of not less than two members of the commission to carry on investigations, inquiries, or hearings which the commission has power to undertake or to hold.
• § 25212 — Every two years the Governor shall designate a chair and vice chair of the commission from among its members.
• § 25213 — The commission shall adopt rules and regulations, as necessary, to carry out this division in conformity with Chapter 3.
• § 25214 — The commission shall maintain its headquarters in the County of Sacramento and may establish branch offices in such parts of the state as the commission deems necessary.
• § 25215 — Any member of the commission may be removed from office by the Legislature, by concurrent resolution adopted by a majority vote of all members elected to each house, for dereliction of duty or corrupt
• § 25216 — In addition to other duties specified in this division, the commission shall do all of the following: (a) Undertake a continuing assessment of trends in the consumption of electrical energy and other
• § 25216.3 — (a) The commission shall compile relevant local, regional, state, and federal land use, public safety, environmental, and other standards to be met in designing, siting, and operating facilities in th
• § 25216.5 — The commission shall do all of the following: (a) Prescribe the form and content of applications for facilities; conduct public hearings and take other actions to secure adequate evaluation of applica
• § 25216.8 — (a) On or before January 31, 2023, the commission, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission, the Department of Water Resources, and California balancing authorities, including, but not lim
• § 25217 — The commission shall do all of the following: (a) Appoint an executive director with administration and fiscal experience, who shall serve at its pleasure and whose duties and salary shall be prescrib
• § 25217.1 — The commission shall nominate and the Governor shall appoint for a term of three years a public advisor to the commission who shall be an attorney admitted to the practice of law in this state and who
• § 25217.5 — The chair of the commission shall direct the public advisor, the executive director, and other staff in the performance of their duties in conformance with the policies and guidelines established by t
• § 25218 — In addition to other powers specified in this division, the commission may do any of the following: (a) Apply for and accept grants, contributions, and appropriations, and award grants consistent with
• § 25218.5 — The provisions specifying any power or duty of the commission shall be liberally construed, in order to carry out the objectives of this division.
• § 25219 — As to any matter involving the federal government, its departments or agencies, which is within the scope of the power and duties of the commission, the commission may represent its interest or the in
• § 25220 — The commission may participate as a party, to the extent that it shall determine, in any proceeding before any federal or state agency having authority whatsoever to approve or disapprove any aspect o
• § 25221 — Upon request of the commission, the Attorney General shall represent the commission and the state in litigation concerning affairs of the commission, unless the Attorney General represents another sta
• § 25222 — The public advisor shall ensure that full and adequate participation by all interested groups and the public at large is secured in the planning, site and facility certification, energy conservation,
• § 25223 — The commission shall make available any information filed or submitted pursuant to this division under the provisions of the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.
• § 25224 — (a) The commission and other state agencies shall, to the fullest extent possible, exchange records, reports, material, and other information relating to energy resources and conservation and power fa
• § 25225 — (a) Prior to expending any funds for any research, development, or demonstration program or project relating to vehicles or vehicle fuels, the commission shall do both of the following, using existing
• § 25226 — (a) The Energy Technologies Research, Development, and Demonstration Account established under former Section 25683 is hereby continued in existence, in the General Fund, to be administered by the com
• § 25229 — (a) The commission, working with the State Air Resources Board and the Public Utilities Commission, shall prepare a statewide assessment of the electric vehicle charging infrastructure needed to suppo
• § 25230 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Certified” means a business enterprise that is certified by the Public Utilities Commission, the Department of G
• § 25231 — (a) The commission, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board, shall, as part of the development of the plan prepared pursuant to Section 44272.
• § 25231.5 — (a) (1) The commission, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission, shall develop uptime recordkeeping and reporting standards for electric vehicle chargers and charging stations by January
• § 25232 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Blue Ribbon Commission” means the Blue Ribbon Commission on Lithium Extraction in California established pursuan
• § 25233 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.
• § 25233.2 — (a) By September 30, 2023, the commission shall present a cost comparison of whether extended operations at the Diablo Canyon powerplant compared to a portfolio of other feasible resources available f
• § 25233.5 — To help building owners to decarbonize buildings and add energy storage or electric vehicle charging capacity to buildings, the commission, in coordination with the Public Utilities Commission, the De
• § 25235 — (a) For purposes of this section, “financing or investment solutions” means financing or investment solutions that are consistent with the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s inclusive uti
• § 25300 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that clean and reliable energy is essential to the health of the California economy and of vital importance to the health and welfare of the citizens of the stat
• § 25301 — (a) At least every two years, the commission shall conduct assessments and forecasts of all aspects of energy industry supply, production, transportation, delivery and distribution, demand, and prices
• § 25302 — (a) Beginning November 1, 2003, and every two years thereafter, the commission shall adopt an integrated energy policy report.
• § 25302.4 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Fusion” means a reaction in which at least one heavier, more stable nucleus is produced from at least one lighter, less stable n
• § 25302.5 — (a) As part of each integrated energy policy report required pursuant to Section 25302, each entity that serves or plans to serve electricity to retail customers, including, but not limited to, electr
• § 25302.6 — As part of the 2025 edition of the integrated energy policy report, the commission, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission, shall assess barriers to electricity interconnection and energ
• § 25302.7 — By June 1, 2023, the commission, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission and the Independent System Operator, shall adopt a goal for load shifting to reduce net peak electrical demand and
• § 25303 — (a) As part of the report prepared pursuant to Section 25302, the commission shall conduct electricity and natural gas forecasting and assessment activities, including, but not limited to, all of the
• § 25304 — As a part of the report prepared pursuant to Section 25302, the commission shall conduct transportation forecasting and assessment activities, including, but not limited to: (a) Assessment of trends i
• § 25305 — The commission shall rely upon forecasting and assessments performed in accordance with Sections 25301 to 25304, inclusive, as the basis for analyzing the success of and developing policy recommendati
• § 25305.1 — The commission shall report to the Legislature, to be included in each integrated energy policy report prepared pursuant to Section 25302, regarding the progress made by each local publicly owned elec
• § 25305.2 — The commission shall include a summary of the information reported pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 9505 of the Public Utilities Code in the integrated energy policy report prepared pursuant to
• § 25305.5 — (a) The commission shall timely incorporate firm zero-carbon resources into the integrated energy policy report prepared pursuant to Section 25302.