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7,564 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 3223 — If the amended articles conform, as provided in Section 3222, provisions in the articles of incorporation that appeared in the original articles or some previous amended articles are ineffective if, a
• § 3224 — This article applies retrospectively as well as prospectively, and may be availed of by a corporation regardless of the time of incorporation, whether prior or subsequent to the adoption of this artic
• § 323 — (a) Commencing January 1, 1989, the commission shall cause the complete text of each of its orders and decisions to be published within a reasonable time, not to exceed one year after issuance.
• § 323.5 — (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Demand-side energy management programs” mean all energy efficiency, demand-side response, clean distributed
• § 324 — The executive director of the commission may release to the Director of Industrial Relations any information concerning any person, corporation, or other entity under the jurisdiction and control of t
• § 324.5 — (a) The Public Utilities Commission shall publish any data it collects for its clearinghouse minority and women business data base that it deems to be nonconfidential, including, but not limited to, c
• § 324.7 — No less frequently than once a year, the commission shall make the following information about each contract that the commission enters into available free of charge on its Internet Web site: (a) The
• § 324.8 — The commission shall make available on its Internet Web site audits conducted by the Department of General Services of the commission’s contracting practices.
• § 325 — (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the commission should have the authority to act swiftly to expedite planning for the long-term recovery in parts of the state which have been declare
• § 3250 — Unless the context otherwise requires the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 3251 — “Person” means an individual, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, but does not include an association, as defined in Section 3002.
• § 3252 — “Natural gas” means all gas produced in this state, natural or manufactured, except propane, for light, heat, or power.
• § 3255 — (a) A person involved in the production of natural gas may buy, hold, and exercise all privileges of ownership of real or personal property as may be necessary or convenient for the conduct and operat
• § 326 — (a) By January 1, 2020, the commission shall establish the Wildfire Safety Division within the commission, located in Sacramento, California.
• § 326.1 — (a) There is hereby established the California Wildfire Safety Advisory Board.
• § 326.2 — The California Wildfire Safety Advisory Board shall do both of the following: (a) Review and provide comments and advisory opinions to local publicly owned electric utilities and electrical cooperativ
• § 3260 — Nothing in this division prohibits payments pursuant to an agreement authorized by the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.
• § 327 — (a) The electrical corporations and gas corporations that participate in the California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) program, as established pursuant to Section 739.
• § 328 — The Legislature finds and declares both of the following: (a) In order to ensure that all core customers of a gas corporation continue to receive safe basic gas service in a competitive market, each e
• § 328.1 — As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Basic gas service” includes transmission, storage for reliability of service, and distribution of natural gas, purchasing
• § 328.2 — The commission shall require each gas corporation to provide bundled basic gas service to all core customers in its service territory unless the customer chooses or contracts to have natural gas purch
• § 3280 — For purposes of this part, all of the following definitions apply: (a) “Account” means the Continuation Account created pursuant to Section 3298.
• § 3281 — The administrator shall carry out the duties of this part and may do all of the following, subject to the oversight of the council: (a) Retain, employ, or contract with officers, experts, employees, a
• § 3282 — There shall be a limited civil immunity, and no criminal liability in a private capacity, on account of any act performed or omitted or obligation entered into in an official capacity, when done or om
• § 3283 — (a) The administrator shall prepare and submit to the council an annual report on the operations, financial condition, and activities of the fund and the account that includes, but is not limited to,
• § 3284 — (a) There is hereby created the Wildfire Fund, which is not a fund in the State Treasury.
• § 3285 — (a) The fund shall be initially capitalized by a loan from the state’s Surplus Money Investment Fund pursuant to Section 3288.
• § 3286 — 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 fund.
• § 3288 — (a) If Section 3291 is operative, the Director of Finance, in consultation with the Treasurer and the administrator, shall determine the amount and timing of moneys needed to support the purposes of t
• § 3289 — (a) (1) No later than July 26, 2019, the commission shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to consider using its authority pursuant to Section 701 to require each electrical corporation, except a regi
• § 3291 — (a) The fund shall be established as a revolving liquidity fund that will pay eligible claims as provided in subdivision (c) and obtain reimbursement from electrical corporations as set forth in subdi
• § 3292 — (a) If, no later than July 27, 2019, each large electrical corporation not subject to an insolvency proceeding on July 12, 2019, notifies the commission of its commitment to provide the initial contri
• § 3293 — A participating electrical corporation shall maintain reasonable insurance coverage.
• § 3294 — Costs and expenses of administration of the fund shall be paid from Wildfire Fund assets.
• § 3295 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), within six months after the commission adopts a decision in an application filed pursuant to Section 1701.
• § 3296 — In addition to any rights and remedies of the administrator provided by law, the administrator is authorized at any time and from time to time, without notice to the participating electrical corporati
• § 3297 — Fund earnings are tax exempt and fund contributions by electrical corporations are tax deductible for state tax purposes.
• § 3298 — (a) There is hereby created the Continuation Account in the Wildfire Fund, which is hereby continued in existence, which is administered by the administrator.
• § 3298.1 — The administrator shall carry out the duties of this part and may do all of the following, subject to the oversight of the council: (a) Retain, employ, or contract with officers, experts, employees, a
• § 3298.2 — There shall be a limited civil immunity, and no criminal liability in a private capacity, as a result of any act performed or omitted or obligation entered into in an official capacity, when done or o
• § 3298.3 — Upon the determination by the administrator that additional annual contributions are necessary pursuant to Section 3299.
• § 3298.4 — 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.
• § 3298.5 — (a) On January 1 of the year following the date on which the administrator determines that additional annual contributions are necessary pursuant to Section 3299.
• § 3298.6 — 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 co
• § 3299 — (a) (1) (A) Within 15 days of the effective date of this chapter, each large electrical corporation shall provide to the commission a written notification of its election to participate, or not to par
• § 3299.1 — (a) On or after the date the commission provides the notification pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 3299, but not later than December 31, 2028, the administrator may determine if additional annua
• § 3299.10 — (a) A large electrical corporation may seek payment from the account to satisfy settled or finally adjudicated eligible claims.
• § 3299.100 — (a) For purposes of this section, “third-party entity” means an entity, other than a large electrical corporation, other insurer or reinsurer admitted to conduct the business of insurance in Californi
• § 3299.2 — (a) Within 15 days of receiving the notification pursuant to Section 3299.
• § 3299.20 — 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 a notification by the comm
• § 3299.3 — (a) (1) If the commission imposes a nonbypassable charge pursuant to Section 3299.
• § 3299.4 — A large electrical corporation shall maintain reasonable insurance coverage.
• § 330 — In order to provide guidance in carrying out this chapter, the Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that a cumulative rate reduction of at least
• § 3300 — The Legislature finds and declares that in order to furnish the citizens of California with reliable, affordable electrical power, to ensure sufficient power reserves, to assure stability and rational
• § 33000 — The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) It is necessary and in the best interest of the citizens of the state to authorize the Southern California Rapid Transit District to levy special benefit a
• § 33001 — (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 district receives or will receive special be
• § 33001.5 — (a) At the time and place fixed for the hearing on the establishment of the benefit district, or at any time and place to which the hearing is adjourned, the board shall proceed with the hearing.
• § 33002 — (a) In determining the amount of a special benefit assessment, the board may measure the benefit to real property in the benefit district or zones therein by the parcel area of unimproved real propert
• § 33002.1 — The board may order benefit assessment without an election, except as otherwise provided in Section 33002.
• § 33002.10 — Notice of each hearing upon the petition for exclusion or reduction shall be given in accordance with subdivisions (d) and (e) of Section 33001.
• § 33002.11 — 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 the following: (a) The petition for e
• § 33002.12 — 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.
• § 33002.13 — 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
• § 33002.14 — 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
• § 33002.2 — An election shall be held if the board finds that a petition requesting that the proposal be submitted to confirmation by the voters has been signed by the owners of at least 25 percent of the assesse
• § 33002.3 — (a) For purposes of this chapter, “voter” means an owner of real property which is assessed or proposed to be assessed under this chapter and which is within the boundaries of the benefit district.
• § 33002.4 — (a) Where land in the benefit district is owned in joint tenancy, tenancy in common, or any other multiple ownership, the owners of that land shall designate in writing which one of the owners shall b
• § 33002.5 — The petition for confirmation by the voters shall be filed with the board within 30 days after the conclusion of the public hearing required by Sections 33001 and 33001.
• § 33002.6 — After the board has adopted a resolution approving the proposal to form a benefit district under Section 33002.
• § 33002.7 — The board shall submit the proposition of levying an assessment to the voters of the benefit district in a special election to be held within 90 days following the adoption of the resolution calling a
• § 33002.8 — If a majority of the votes cast at the election conducted under this chapter approve the proposition, the board may levy the assessment pursuant to the resolution adopted pursuant to Section 33002.
• § 33002.9 — (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
• § 33003 — (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 developm
• § 33004 — 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
• § 33005 — Special benefit assessments for the payment of the principal of, and interest on, bonds issued for a benefit district shall be levied in the benefit district at rates which are sufficient in the aggre
• § 33006 — The bonds issued pursuant to this chapter shall bear interest at a rate or rates not exceeding 12 percent per annum, payable semiannually, except that the first interest payable on the bonds or any se
• § 33007 — The bonds issued pursuant to this chapter may be sold as the board determines by resolution.
• § 33008 — Delivery of any bonds issued under this chapter may be made at any place either inside or outside the state, and the purchase price may be received in cash or bank credits.
• § 33009 — All accrued interest and premiums received on the sale of bonds issued by the district pursuant to this chapter shall be placed in the fund to be used for the payment of principal of, and interest on,
• § 3301 — This division shall be known and may be cited as the California Consumer Power and Conservation Financing Authority Act.
• § 33010 — The board may provide for the issuance, sale, or exchange of refunding bonds to redeem or retire any bonds issued by the district under this chapter upon the terms, at the times, and in the manner tha
• § 33011 — Any bonds issued under this chapter are legal investment for all trust funds; for the funds of insurance companies, commercial and savings banks, and trust companies; for state school funds; and, when
• § 33012 — The board may change the purposes for which any proposed debt is to be incurred, the estimated cost, the amount of bonded debt to be incurred, or the boundaries of the benefit district or zones, if an
• § 33013 — (a) The board shall not change the purposes, the estimated cost, the boundaries of the benefit district or zones, if any, therein, or the amount of bonded debt to be incurred until after it gives noti
• § 33014 — At the time and place fixed for a hearing on changes, or at any time and place to which the hearing is adjourned, the board shall proceed with the hearing.
• § 33015 — All decisions and determinations of the board, upon notice and hearing, are final and conclusive upon all persons entitled to appeal to the board as to all errors, informalities, and irregularities wh
• § 33016 — Any action or proceeding, other than a petition for election pursuant to Section 33002.
• § 33017 — When the board has imposed a special benefit assessment, the secretary shall so certify to the assessor of the county in which the territory of any benefit district is located and deliver to the asses
• § 33019 — In the event of conflict with any other law, the provisions of this chapter shall prevail with respect to benefit districts within the district.
• § 3302 — As used in this division, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Act” means the California Consumer Power and Conservation Financing Authority Act
• § 33020 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the district shall not pledge any portion of its general fund revenues to pay any part of any bonded indebtedness incurred under this chapter unles
• § 33021 — Notwithstanding Section 5097 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, any petition or claim for refund seeking an exclusion of real property or the reduction of an assessment on any grounds for the 2004–05 f
• § 3304 — Any action taken pursuant to this division is exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act, as defined in Section 11370 of the Government Code.
• § 331 — The definitions set forth in this section shall govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 331.1 — For purposes of this chapter, “community choice aggregator” means any of the following entities, if that entity is not within the jurisdiction of a local publicly owned electric utility that provided
• § 3310 — The authority may only exercise its powers pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 3340) of Chapter 3 for the following purposes: (a) Establish, finance, purchase, lease, own, operate, acquire,
• § 332.1 — (a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact Item 1 (revised) on the commission’s August 21, 2000 agenda, entitled “Opinion Modifying Decision (D.
• § 332.2 — Rates set by the commission that are subject to subdivision (f) of Section 332.
• § 3320 — (a) There is hereby created in the state government the California Consumer Power and Conservation Financing Authority, which shall be responsible for administering this division.
• § 3325 — (a) The authority shall be governed by a five-member board of directors that shall consist of the following persons: (1) Four individuals appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Sena
• § 3326 — (a) The members of the board shall be subject to the Political Reform Act of 1974 (Title 9 (commencing with Section 81000)) of the Government Code, and all other applicable provisions of law.
• § 3327 — Meetings of the board shall be open to the public and shall be conducted in accordance with the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Divis
• § 3328 — The California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.
• § 3330 — The chief executive officer shall manage and conduct the business and affairs of the authority and the fund subject to the direction of the board.
• § 334 — The Legislature finds and declares that in order to ensure the success of electric industry restructuring, in the transition to a new market structure it is important to ensure a reliable supply of el
• § 3340 — The authority is authorized and empowered to do any of the following: (a) Adopt an official seal.
• § 3341 — In connection with the purposes of this division, the authority may do any or all of the following: (a) Issue bonds, from time to time, as further provided in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 3380.
• § 3341.1 — In connection with an enterprise, the authority may do any or all of the following: (a) Acquire any enterprise by gift, purchase, or eminent domain as necessary to achieve the purposes of the authorit
• § 3341.2 — In connection with a project, the authority may do any or all of the following: (a) Determine the location and character of any project to be financed under this division.
• § 3341.5 — In connection with the purposes of this division, the authority shall charge and equitably apportion among participating parties or other public or private entities the authority’s administrative cost
• § 3342 — The fiscal powers granted to the authority by this division may be exercised without regard or reference to any other department, division, or agency of the state, except the Legislature or as otherwi
• § 3343 — No member of the board or any person executing bonds of the authority pursuant to this division shall be personally liable on the bonds or subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason
• § 3344 — All expenses incurred in carrying out this division shall be payable solely from funds provided under the authority of this division and no liability or obligation shall be imposed upon the State of C
• § 3345 — The authority’s operating budget shall be subject to review and appropriation in the annual Budget Act.
• § 3347 — The Bureau of State Audits shall perform an evaluation of the effectiveness of the authority’s efforts in achieving its purposes as described in Section 3310.
• § 335 — In order to ensure that the interests of the people of California are served, a five-member Electricity Oversight Board is hereby created as provided in Section 336.
• § 3350 — In evaluating the eligibility for financing of additional generation facilities, the authority shall utilize the Energy Commission’s and the Independent System Operator’s, or their successor’s, inform
• § 3351 — (a) All generation-related projects and enterprises financed pursuant to this division shall provide electricity to the consumers of this state at the cost of generating that electricity, including th
• § 3352 — In addition to the other powers provided in this division, the activities of the authority under this article are intended to supplement private and public sector power supplies, taking into account g
• § 3353 — The authority shall have the authority to receive and act on applications for financial assistance from owners of existing powerplants whose owners or operators commit to undertake capacity expansion
• § 3354 — All generation facilities constructed or improved pursuant to this division shall comply with Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1720) of Part 7 of Division 2 of the Labor Code.
• § 3355 — The authority may not invest in any nuclear facilities or develop additional hydroelectric facilities without first receiving specific statutory authorization to do so on a project-by-project basis.
• § 3356 — (a) If the authority determines under Section 3350 that additional electric generation supply is required to meet the purposes of this division, the authority may undertake the following activities to
• § 336 — (a) The five-member Oversight Board shall be comprised as follows: (1) Three members, who are California residents and electricity ratepayers, appointed by the Governor from a list jointly provided by
• § 3365 — The authority may provide loans, utilizing up to one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) of the bond authority, under terms and conditions approved by the authority, to any participating party, which sha
• § 3366 — As a condition of receipt of a loan pursuant to Section 3365, a participating party shall be required to conduct a comprehensive marketing program that makes consumers aware of the availability of the
• § 3367 — The authority shall require that any equipment or improvement financed by a loan made pursuant to this article shall be certified as having been installed or completed.
• § 3367.5 — The authority may require that a participating party utilize a consumer protection plan for screening qualified contractors who serve consumers under this article.
• § 3369 — (a) Within 180 days of the effective date of this division, the authority, in consultation with the Energy Commission and the Independent System Operator, shall develop an Energy Resource Investment P
• § 3369.5 — Nothing in this division shall be construed to obviate the need to review the roles, functions, and duties of other state energy oversight agencies and, where appropriate, change or consolidate those
• § 337 — (a) The Independent System Operator governing board shall comprise a five-member independent governing board of directors appointed by the Governor and subject to confirmation by the Senate.
• § 3370 — (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 objective
• § 338 — The Oversight Board shall have the exclusive right to approve procedures and the qualifications for Power Exchange governing board members specified in subdivision (d) of Section 335, all of whom shal
• § 3380.1 — For purposes of this division, the authority may incur indebtedness and issue securities of any kind or class, at public or private sale by the Treasurer, and to renew the same, if all such indebtedne
• § 3380.2 — In connection with the issuance of bonds, in addition to the powers otherwise provided in this division, the authority may do all of the following: (a) Issue, from time to time, bonds payable from and
• § 3381 — Bonds issued by the authority are legal investments for all trust funds, the funds of all insurance companies, banks, both commercial and savings, trust companies, executors, administrators, trustees,
• § 3382 — The authority is authorized to obtain loans from the Pooled Money Investment Account pursuant to Sections 16312 and 16313 of the Government Code.
• § 3383 — Bonds issued under this division shall not be deemed to constitute a debt or liability of the state or of any political subdivision thereof, other than the authority, or a pledge of the faith and cred
• § 339 — (a) The Oversight Board is the appeal board for majority decisions of the Independent System Operator governing board relating to matters that are identified in subdivision (b) as they pertain to the
• § 340 — The Oversight Board shall take the steps that are necessary to ensure the earliest possible incorporation of the Independent System Operator and the Power Exchange as separately incorporated public be
• § 3400 — This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the Golden State Energy Act.
• § 3401 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The safe, efficient, and reliable generation, procurement, transmission, distribution, and storage of energy for residents and business
• § 3402 — It is the intent of the Legislature that all of the following occur if Golden State Energy commences energy operations: (a) The operation of Golden State Energy, as the successor to Pacific Gas and El
• § 341 — The Oversight Board may do all of the following: (a) Meet at the times and places it may deem proper.
• § 341.1 — Regulations adopted within 120 days of the effective date of this section may be adopted as emergency regulations in accordance with Chapter 3.
• § 341.2 — The Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) applies to meetings of the Oversight Board.
• § 341.3 — Voting members of the Oversight Board shall be required to file financial disclosure statements with the Fair Political Practices Commission.
• § 341.4 — The Oversight Board shall appoint, and fix the salary of, an executive director who shall have charge of administering the affairs of the Oversight Board, including entering into contracts, subject to
• § 341.5 — (a) The Independent System Operator and Power Exchange bylaws shall contain provisions that identify those matters specified in subdivision (b) of Section 339 as matters within state jurisdiction.
• § 3410 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this chapter govern the construction of this division.
• § 3411 — “Act” means the Golden State Energy Act.
• § 3411.5 — “Acquisition of Pacific Gas and Electric Company” means the acquisition of the property, as defined in Section 1235.
• § 3412 — “Board” means Golden State Energy’s board of directors described in Part 2 (commencing with Section 3420).
• § 3412.5 — “Decision 20-05-053” means Decision 20-05-053 (May 28, 2019) Decision Approving Reorganization Plan in Investigation 19-09-016 (September 26, 2019) Order Instituting Investigation on the Commission’s
• § 3415 — “Indebtedness” means bonds, notes, commercial paper, variable rate and variable maturity securities, other obligations, and any other evidences of indebtedness issued by Golden State Energy.
• § 3416 — “Pacific Gas and Electric Company” means Pacific Gas and Electric Company, PG&E Corporation, any subsidiary or affiliate of the foregoing holding any assets related to the provision of electrical or g
• § 3417 — “Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s service territory” means the boundaries and specifications of the company’s service territory on the date of the closing of the acquisition of Pacific Gas and Elect
• § 3418 — “Wildfire Fund” means the Wildfire Fund created pursuant to Section 3284.
• § 3420 — (a) The Governor, or the Governor’s designee, may incorporate Golden State Energy as a nonprofit public benefit corporation pursuant to the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law (Part 2 (commencing
• § 343 — (a) The Attorney General shall represent the Department of Finance and shall succeed to, and may exercise, all rights, claims, powers, and entitlements of the Electricity Oversight Board in any litiga
• § 3430 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in this division, the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law (Part 2 (commencing with Section 5110) of Division 2 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code) shall apply to
• § 3432 — (a) Golden State Energy shall be exempt from the Attorney General’s supervisory authority described in each of the following provisions: (1) Paragraph (5) of subdivision (a) of Section 5142 of the Cor
• § 3433 — A person who, pursuant to a specific provision of Golden State Energy’s articles or bylaws, has the right to vote for the election of a director, on a disposition of all or substantially all of the as
• § 3434 — (a) In addition to the purposes described in Section 817, Golden State Energy may issue debt to facilitate the acquisition of Pacific Gas and Electric Company consistent with this section.
• § 3435 — Until Golden State Energy adopts a plan to address organizational and governing issues related to safety that is approved by the commission, upon the acquisition of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, G
• § 3440 — (a) Golden State Energy shall be exempt from franchise and corporate income tax pursuant to Section 23701 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
• § 3442 — (a) Golden State Energy indebtedness shall not be deemed to constitute a debt or liability of the state or of any political subdivision thereof, or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or of
• § 3444 — (a) Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 5700) of Division 6 of Title 1 of the Government Code shall not apply to any bonds or other forms of indebtedness issued for the benefit, or on behalf, of Golden
• § 3446 — While any indebtedness issued by or on behalf of Golden State Energy remains outstanding, the State of California pledges to the holders of any such indebtedness that the state will not limit or alter
• § 345 — (a) The Independent System Operator shall ensure the efficient use and reliable operation of the transmission grid consistent with the achievement of planning and operating reserve criteria that are n
• § 345.1 — The chair of the board of governors and the chief executive officer of the Independent System Operator shall appear annually before the appropriate policy committees of the Assembly and Senate to pres
• § 345.2 — (a) The Independent System Operator shall develop, publish, and annually update a report that includes all of the following information: (1) Any changes to its federal tariff sought, and those changes
• § 345.5 — (a) The Independent System Operator, as a nonprofit, public benefit corporation, shall conduct its operations consistent with applicable state and federal laws and consistent with the interests of the
• § 345.6 — (a) Notwithstanding the requirements related to energy markets in subdivision (b) of Section 345.
• § 3450 — The Legislature hereby ratifies and deems proper all acts by the Governor or the Governor’s designee before the effective date of this division taken in furtherance of the establishment of Golden Stat
• § 3452 — This division, being necessary for the prosperity of the state and its residents, shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.
• § 3454 — The acquisition of Pacific Gas and Electric Company by Golden State Energy, for any reason including pursuant to Section 713, shall not be subject to Sections 851 to 854, inclusive, if Golden State En
• § 346 — The Independent System Operator shall immediately participate in all relevant Federal Energy Regulatory Commission proceedings.
• § 347 — The Independent System Operator governing board may form appropriate technical advisory committees composed of market and nonmarket participants to advise the Independent System Operator governing boa
• § 348 — The Independent System Operator shall adopt inspection, maintenance, repair, and replacement standards for the transmission facilities under its control no later than September 30, 1997.
• § 349 — (a) The Independent System Operator shall perform a review following a major outage that affects at least 10 percent of the customers of the entity providing the local distribution service.
• § 349.5 — (a) Beginning January 15, 2002, and at least once monthly thereafter, the Independent System Operator shall notify each air pollution control district and air quality management district of the name a
• § 350 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.
• § 352.5 — (a) The Independent System Operator shall make publicly available a list of all power plants located in the state that are not operational due to a planned or unplanned outage.
• § 352.7 — (a) It shall be unlawful for a person to intentionally disclose proprietary information obtained in the negotiation, execution, or performance of a consulting services contract, as defined in Section
• § 353.1 — As used in this article, “distributed energy resources” means electric generation technology that meets all of the following criteria: (a) Commences initial operation between May 1, 2001, and June 1,
• § 353.11 — A local publicly owned electric utility or a local publicly owned utility otherwise providing electrical service, shall review at the earliest practicable date its rates, tariffs, and rules to identif
• § 353.13 — (a) The commission shall require each electrical corporation to establish new tariffs on or before January 1, 2003, for customers using distributed energy resources, including, but not limited to, tho
• § 353.15 — (a) In order to evaluate the efficiency, emissions, and reliability of distributed energy resources with a capacity greater than 10 kilowatts, customers that install those resources pursuant to this a
• § 353.2 — (a) As used in this article, “ultraclean and low-emission distributed generation” means any electric generation technology that meets both of the following criteria: (1) Commences initial operation be
• § 353.3 — (a) The commission shall require each electrical corporation under the operational control of the Independent System Operator as of January 1, 2001, to modify its tariffs so that all customers install
• § 353.5 — Each electrical corporation, as part of its distribution planning process, shall consider nonutility owned distributed energy resources as a possible alternative to investments in its distribution sys
• § 353.7 — Notwithstanding Section 353.
• § 353.9 — In establishing the rates required under this article, the commission shall create a firewall that segregates distribution cost recovery so that any net costs, taking into account the actual costs and
• § 3558 — Nothing in this act shall be construed as diminishing or enlarging any valid existing rights under any license or franchise previously issued pursuant to federal or state law.
• § 360 — The commission shall ensure that existing, and if necessary, additional filings at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission request confirmation of the relevant provisions of this chapter and seek the
• § 360.5 — The commission shall determine that portion of each existing electrical corporation’s retail rate effective on January 5, 2001, that is equal to the difference between the generation related component
• § 361 — The commission shall ensure that any funds secured by the restructuring trusts established for the purposes of developing the Independent System Operator and the Power Exchange shall be placed at the
• § 362 — (a) In proceedings pursuant to Section 455.