This bill would grant the board of supervisors of the county or the city and county in which a newly constructed power plant facility is located to have the right of first refusal to the electricity generated by the newly constructed power plant facility. The California Constitution requires the State Board of Equalization to assess the property, other than franchises, of companies transmitting or selling electricity. Existing law also provides, pursuant to specified formulas, for the application in each county of specified tax rates to unitary assessed value, and for the allocation among jurisdictions in that county of the resulting revenues. This bill would require that the assessed value of a power plant facility, as defined, to be allocated exclusively to the county in which the primary power-generating operation of that facility is located. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state.
Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. After conclusion of the hearings held pursuant to Section 25513 and no later than 300 days after the filing of the notice, a final report shall be prepared and distributed. The commission's findings on the acceptability and relative merit of each alternative siting proposal designated in the notice or presented at the hearings and reviewed by the commission. The specific findings of relative merit shall be made pursuant to Sections 25502 to 25516, inclusive. In its findings on any alternative siting proposal, the commission may specify modification in the design, construction, location, or other conditions which will meet the standards, policies, and guidelines established by the commission.