Bill Text: CA AB2760 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 2760 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Utility poles and structures.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-19 - From printer. May be heard in committee March 21. [AB2760 Detail]

Download: California-2021-AB2760-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2760

Introduced by Assembly Member Maienschein

February 18, 2022

An act to amend Section 9510 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to local publicly owned electric utilities.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2760, as introduced, Maienschein. Utility poles and structures.

Existing law declares the finding of the Legislature that it is in the interest of the state to ensure that a local publicly owned electric utility makes available appropriate space and capacity on and in its utility poles and support structures for use by cable television corporations, video service providers, and telephone corporations under reasonable rates, terms, and conditions.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

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

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

SECTION 1.

Section 9510 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:

9510.

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that ~~in order~~ to promote wireline and wireless broadband access and adoption, it is in the interest of the state to ensure that local publicly owned electric utilities, including irrigation districts, that own or control utility poles and support structures, including ducts and conduits, make available appropriate space and capacity on and in those structures to cable television corporations, video service providers, and telephone corporations under reasonable rates, terms, and conditions.

(b) The Legislature further finds and declares that the oversight of fees and other requirements imposed by local publicly owned electric ~~utilities~~ utilities, as a condition of providing the space or capacity described in subdivision ~~(a)~~ (a), is a matter of statewide interest and concern. Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature that this part supersedes all conflicting local laws and this part shall apply in charter cities.

(c) The Legislature further finds and declares that local publicly owned electric utilities should provide access to utility poles and support structures with a recovery of actual costs without subsidizing for-profit cable television corporations, video service providers, and telephone corporations.