Bill Text: CA SB1312 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Electrical corporations: undergrounding of infrastructure: deenergization.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-06-29 - Referred to Com. on U. & E. [SB1312 Detail]
Download: California-2019-SB1312-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Senate
March 25, 2020 |
Introduced by Senator McGuire |
February 21, 2020 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
The California Constitution establishes the Public Utilities Commission, with jurisdiction over all public utilities. The California Constitution grants the commission certain general powers over all public utilities, subject to control by the Legislature. The California Constitution authorizes the commission to establish rules for all public utilities, subject to control by the Legislature, and to establish its own procedures, subject to statutory limitations or directions and constitutional requirements of due process.
This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation regarding the Public Utilities Commission.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee:Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Article 14 (commencing with Section 925) is added to Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 1 of the Public Utilities Code, to read:Article 14. Public Safety Power Shutoffs
925.
(a) For purposes of this article, “public safety power shutoff” means the deenergization of any portion of the electrical distribution or transmission system to reduce the risk of wildfire ignition.SEC. 2.
No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation regarding the Public Utilities Commission.