Bill Text: CA SB465 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Senate Bill 465 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station: emergency planning funding.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-08-30 - August 30 hearing postponed by committee. [SB465 Detail]

Download: California-2019-SB465-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 465

Introduced by Senator Bates

February 21, 2019

An act to amend Section 712.7 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to electricity.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 465, as introduced, Bates. Diablo Canyon nuclear powerplant.

Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission to cause an assessment to be completed by no later than July 1, 2018, conducted by an independent third party, selected as specified, of the adverse and beneficial economic impacts and net economic effects that could occur, and of potential ways for the state and local jurisdictions to mitigate the adverse economic impact, if the Diablo Canyon Units 1 and 2 powerplant were to temporarily or permanently shut down before the powerplant’s current operating licenses expire or when Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) closes the powerplant upon the expiration of its current licenses. PG&E, under existing law, is undergoing the process of decommissioning the Diablo Canyon Units 1 and 2 powerplant to permanently shut down the powerplant before its operating licenses expire.

Existing law requires the commission to approve full funding for the community impact mitigation settlement, and for the employee retention program, proposed by PG&E in a specified application submitted to the commission related to the decommissioning of the Diablo Canyon nuclear powerplant. Existing law requires the commission to ensure that integrated resource plans avoid an increase in emissions of greenhouse gases as a result of the retirement of the powerplant.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the provisions related to the funding of the mitigation settlement and retention program and to the integrated resource plans.

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

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

SECTION 1.

Section 712.7 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:

712.7.

(a) The commission shall approve both of the following:

(1) ~~The full~~ Full funding for the community impact mitigation settlement proposed in Application 16-08-006.

(2) ~~The full~~ Full funding for the employee retention program proposed in Application 16-08-006.

(b) The commission shall ensure that integrated resource plans are designed to avoid ~~any~~ an increase in emissions of greenhouse gases as a result of the retirement of the Diablo Canyon Units 1 and 2 powerplant.

(c) The commission shall establish an expedited advice letter process for the approval and implementation pursuant to subdivision (a) of the community impact mitigation settlement and the employee retention program.