Bill Text: CA AB2221 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 2221

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Bill Title: Broadband projects: electric power design approval.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-16 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB2221 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB2221-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2221

Introduced by Assembly Member Juan Carrillo

February 07, 2024

An act to amend Section 912.2 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to communications.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2221, as introduced, Juan Carrillo. California Advanced Services Fund: reports.

Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including telephone corporations. Existing law requires the commission to develop, implement, and administer the California Advanced Services Fund program to encourage the deployment of high-quality advanced communications services to all Californians that will promote economic growth, job creation, and the substantial social benefits of advanced information and communications technologies, as specified. Existing law requires the commission, on or before April 1, 2023, and biennially thereafter, to conduct a fiscal and performance audit of the implementation and effectiveness of the program to ensure that funds have been expended in accordance with the approved terms of the grant awards and loan agreements and to report its findings to the Legislature.

This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that reporting requirement.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 912.2 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:

912.2.

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 grant awards and loan agreements pursuant to Section 281 or 281.2 and shall report its findings to the Legislature. The reports shall include an update to the maps in the final report of the California Broadband Task Force and data on the types and numbers of jobs created as a result of the program administered by the commission pursuant to Section 281 or 281.2 and shall include the information specified in Section 914.7.