Bill Text: CA AB976 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Public contracts: consulting services: community choice

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2012-09-27 - Consideration of Governor's veto pending. [AB976 Detail]

Download: California-2011-AB976-Enrolled.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 976	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 22, 2012
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 27, 2012
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 6, 2012
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 25, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 25, 2011

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Hall

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2011

   An act to add Section 366.3 to the Public Utilities Code, relating
to public contracts.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 976, Hall. Public contracts: consulting services: community
choice aggregators.
   Existing law prohibits a person, firm, or subsidiary thereof,
which has been awarded a consulting services contract, from
submitting a bid for, or being awarded a contract for, the provision
of services, procurement of goods or supplies, or any other related
action which is required, suggested, or otherwise deemed appropriate
in the end product of the consulting services contract, except as
specified.
   The Public Utilities Act provides that customers of an electrical
corporation are entitled to aggregate their electric loads as members
of their local community with community choice aggregators. It
authorizes public entities to serve as a community choice aggregator
under specified conditions.
   This bill would prohibit a person, firm, or subsidiary thereof,
which has been awarded a consulting services contract for advising a
public entity on the feasibility of creating a community choice
aggregator, as defined, from submitting a bid for, or being awarded a
contract for, any work, including the procurement of electric supply
and renewable energy credits, or any other related action that is
required, suggested, or otherwise deemed appropriate in the end
product of the consulting services contract.
   By imposing new restrictions on local government entities with
respect to their contract procedures, the bill would impose a
state-mandated local program.
   The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates
determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these
statutory provisions.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 366.3 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to
read:
   366.3.  A person, firm, or subsidiary thereof that has been
awarded a consulting services contract to advise a public entity on
the feasibility of creating a community choice aggregator, as defined
in Sections 331.1 and 366.2, shall not submit a bid for, or be
awarded a contract for, any work including the procurement of
electric supply and renewable energy credits, or any other related
action which is required, suggested, or otherwise deemed appropriate
in the end product of the consulting services contract.
  SEC. 2.  If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this
act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local
agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant
to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of
the Government Code.