Bill Text: CA SB1434 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Senate Bill 1434 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Transportation electrification: electricity rate design.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-08-16 - August 16 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. [SB1434 Detail]

Download: California-2017-SB1434-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 1434

Introduced by Senator Leyva

February 16, 2018

An act relating to energy.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 1434, as introduced, Leyva. Energy: electricity rate structures.

Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law requires the commission, in cooperation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, the State Air Resources Board, air quality management districts and air pollution control districts, electrical and gas corporations, and the motor vehicle industry, to evaluate and implement policies to promote the development of equipment and infrastructure needed to facilitate the use of electric power and natural gas to fuel low-emission vehicles. The commission is required to ensure that its policies authorizing utilities to develop equipment and infrastructure needed for electric-powered and natural gas-fueled low-emission vehicles ensure that the costs and expenses of those programs are not passed through to electric or gas ratepayers unless the commission finds and determines that those programs are in the ratepayers’ interest.

This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to electricity rate structures that would encourage the adoption of alternative fuel medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles.

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

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

SECTION 1.

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to electricity rate structures that would encourage the adoption of alternative fuel medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles.