Bill Text: CA SB1213 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Public Utilities Commission and State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: public outreach: community-based organizations.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-09-28 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 722, Statutes of 2022. [SB1213 Detail]
Download: California-2021-SB1213-Chaptered.html
Senate Bill
No. 1213
CHAPTER 722
An act to add Section 242 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to public utilities.
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Approved by
Governor
September 28, 2022.
Filed with
Secretary of State
September 28, 2022.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1213, Hueso.
Public Utilities Commission and State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: public outreach: community-based organizations.
The California Constitution and Public Utilities Act vest the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) with regulatory authority over public utilities. Existing law establishes various committees and boards to advise the PUC on specified topics, including, among others, the Low-Income Oversight Board, and requires the PUC to work with community-based organizations to increase participation in programs for low-income customers, as specified. Existing law also establishes the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) with various responsibilities with respect to developing and implementing the state’s energy policies.
This
bill would require the PUC and Energy Commission to collaborate to develop and maintain a list of community-based organizations to help ensure adequate public outreach regarding available programs and incentives, as specified. The bill also would require the PUC and Energy Commission to work with existing committees, boards, and community-based organizations in developing the list.
Digest Key
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 242 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:242.
(a) The commission and Energy Commission shall collaborate to develop and maintain a list of community-based organizations to help ensure adequate public outreach in low-income, disadvantaged, rural, tribal, and unincorporated communities regarding available programs and incentives.(b) In developing the list pursuant to subdivision (a), the commission and Energy Commission shall work with existing advisory committees and low-income oversight boards, and with current community-based organizations engaged at their respective agencies.
