Bill Text: CA SB655 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Sales and use taxes: exemption: diabetic supplies.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2009-09-04 - Read third time. Amended. (Page 3040.) Re-referred to Com. On REV. & TAX. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. [SB655 Detail]

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BILL NUMBER: SB 655	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Padilla

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2009

   An act to amend Section 345.5 of the Public Utilities Code,
relating to energy.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 655, as introduced, Padilla. Independent System Operator:
California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program: greenhouse gas
emissions.
   Existing law requires the Independent System Operator, a nonprofit
public benefit corporation created pursuant to law, to ensure
efficient use and reliable operation of the state's electricity
transmission grid. The operator is required to manage the
transmission grid and related energy markets in a manner consistent
with applicable state laws intended to protect the public's health
and the environment.
   This bill would require the Independent System Operator to support
and assist in implementing the California Renewables Portfolio
Standard Program and greenhouse gas emission reduction laws and
regulations.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 345.5 of the Public Utilities Code is amended
to read:
   345.5.  (a) The Independent System Operator, as a nonprofit,
public benefit corporation, shall conduct its operations consistent
with applicable state and federal laws and consistent with the
interests of the people of the state.
   (b)  To ensure the reliability of electric service and the
health and safety of the public, the   The 
Independent System Operator shall manage the transmission grid and
related energy markets in a manner that is consistent with all of the
following: 
   (1) Ensuring the reliability of electric service and the health
and safety of the public.  
   (1) 
    (2)  Making the most efficient use of available energy
resources. For purposes of this section, "available energy resources"
include energy, capacity, ancillary services, and demand bid into
markets administered by the Independent System Operator. "Available
energy resources" do not include a schedule submitted to the
Independent System Operator by an electrical corporation or a local
publicly owned electric utility to meet its own customer load.

   (2) 
    (3)  Reducing, to the extent possible, overall economic
cost to the state's consumers. 
   (4) Supporting and assisting in implementation and compliance with
the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program (Article 16
(commencing with Section 399.11)).  
   (3) 
    (5)   Applicable state law intended to protect
the public's health and the environment   Supporting and
assisting in implementation and compliance with greenhouse gas
emission reduction laws and regulations, including, but not limited
to, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Division
25.5 (commencing with Section 38500) of the Health and Safety Code)
 . 
   (4) 
    (6)  Maximizing availability of existing electric
generation resources necessary to meet the needs of the state's
electricity consumers.
   (c) The Independent System Operator shall do all of the following:

   (1) Consult and coordinate with appropriate state and local
agencies to ensure that the Independent System Operator operates in
furtherance of state law regarding consumer and environmental
protection.
   (2) Ensure that the purposes and functions of the Independent
System Operator are consistent with the purposes and functions of
nonprofit, public benefit corporations in the state, including duties
of care and conflict-of-interest standards for officers and
directors of a corporation.
   (3) Maintain open meeting standards and meeting notice
requirements consistent with the general policies of the Bagley-Keene
Open Meetings Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of
Chapter 1 of Part 1 of  Division 3 of Title 2 of  the
Government Code) and affording the public the greatest possible
access, consistent with other duties of the corporation. The
Independent System Operator's Open Meeting Policy, as adopted on
April 23, 1998, and in effect as of May 1, 2002, meets the
requirements of this paragraph. The Independent System Operator shall
maintain a policy that is no less consistent with the Bagley-Keene
Open Meetings Act than its policy in effect as of May 1, 2002.
   (4) Provide public access to corporate records consistent with the
general policies of the California Public Records Act (Chapter 3.5
(commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the
Government Code) and affording the public the greatest possible
access, consistent with the other duties of the corporation. The
Independent System Operator's Information Availability Policy, as
adopted on October 22, 1998, and in effect as of May 1, 2002, meets
the requirements of this paragraph. The Independent System Operator
shall maintain a policy that is no less consistent with the
California Public Records Act than its policy in effect as of May 1,
2002.