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CA Water Code § 80012 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 27 - PURCHASE AND SALE OF ELECTRIC POWER|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 80012.

80012.  The department shall do those things necessary and authorized under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 80100) to make power available directly or indirectly to electric consumers in California. Except as otherwise stated, nothing in this division authorizes the department to take ownership of the transmission, generation, or distribution assets of any electrical corporation in this state.(Added by Stats. 2001, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 4, Sec. 4. Effective February 1, 2001.)
CA Water Code § 80014 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 27 - PURCHASE AND SALE OF ELECTRIC POWER|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 80014.

80014.  (a) The department and commission may adopt regulations for purposes of this division as emergency regulations in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. For purposes of that Chapter 3.5, including Section 11349.6 of the Government Code, the adoption of the regulations shall be considered by the Office of Administrative Law to be necessary for the immediate preservations of the public peace, health and safety, and general welfare. Notwithstanding subdivision (e) of Section 11346.1 of the Government Code, the regulations shall be repealed 180 days after their effective date, unless the adopting authority or agency complies with that Chapter 3.5, as provided in subdivision (e) of Section 11346.1 of the Government Code.(b) Unless the department determines that application of any such provision to such contracts is detrimental to accomplishing the purposes of this division, the provisions of the Government Code and Public Contract Code applicable to state contracts, including, but not limited to, advertising and competitive bidding requirements and prompt payment requirements, apply to contracts entered into under this division.(Added by Stats. 2001, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 4, Sec. 4. Effective February 1, 2001.)
CA Water Code § 80016 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 27 - PURCHASE AND SALE OF ELECTRIC POWER|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 80016.

80016.  All state agencies and other official state organizations, and all persons connected therewith, shall and are hereby authorized to, at the request of the department, give the department reasonable assistance or other cooperation in carrying out the purposes of this division.(Added by Stats. 2001, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 4, Sec. 4. Effective February 1, 2001.)
CA Water Code § 80130 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 27 - PURCHASE AND SALE OF ELECTRIC POWER|CHAPTER 2.5 - Bonds|Section 80130.

80130.  (a) The department may incur indebtedness and issue bonds as evidence thereof, provided that bonds may not be issued in an amount the debt service on which, to the extent payable from the fund, is estimated by the department to exceed the amounts estimated to be available in the fund for their payment. (b) The department may authorize the issuance of bonds (excluding notes issued in anticipation of the issuance of bonds and retired from the proceeds of those bonds) in an aggregate amount up to the greater of thirteen billion four hundred twenty-three million dollars ($13,423,000,000) or the amount calculated by multiplying by a factor of four the annual revenues generated by the California Procurement Adjustment, as determined by the commission pursuant to Section 360.5 of the Public Utilities Code if the aggregate amount does not exceed thirteen billion four hundred twenty-three million dollars ($13,423,000,000).(c) This section does not prohibit the department from issuing bonds prior to the effective date of this bill based upon the authorization granted to the department by the provisions of Chapter 4 of the Statutes of 2001–02 First Extraordinary Session.(d) (1) Refunding bonds for any of the following purposes shall not be included in the calculation of the aggregate amount:(A) Refunding bonds to obtain a lower interest rate.(B) Refunding bonds bearing a variable interest rate with bonds bearing interest at a fixed interest rate.(C) Refunding bonds if any nationally recognized rating agency reduces or withdraws, or proposes to reduce or withdraw, the rating assigned to securities that are secured by bond insurance policies, credit or liquidity facilities issued by the provider of a bond insurance policy, or a credit or liquidity facility securing the bonds being refunded.(2) All refunding bonds issued by the department under this chapter before January 1, 2010, shall be deemed to have been issued for one or more purposes described in this subdivision and shall not be included in the calculation of the aggregate amount.(e) In addition, before the issuance of bonds in a public offering, the department shall establish a mechanism to ensure that the bonds will be sold at investment grade ratings and repaid on a timely basis from pledged revenues. This mechanism may include, but is not limited to, an agreement between the department and the commission as described in Section 80110.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 154, Sec. 1. (AB 1550) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Water Code § 80134 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 27 - PURCHASE AND SALE OF ELECTRIC POWER|CHAPTER 2.5 - Bonds|Section 80134.

80134.  (a) The department shall, and in any obligation entered into pursuant to this division may covenant to, at least annually, and more frequently as required, establish and revise revenue requirements sufficient, together with any moneys on deposit in the fund, to provide all of the following:(1) The amounts necessary to pay the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on all bonds as and when the same shall become due.(2) The amounts necessary to pay for power purchased by it and to deliver it to purchasers, including the cost of electric power and transmission, scheduling, and other related expenses incurred by the department, or to make payments under any other contracts, agreements, or obligations entered into by it pursuant hereto, in the amounts and at the times the same shall become due.(3) Reserves in such amount as may be determined by the department from time to time to be necessary or desirable.(4) The pooled money investment rate on funds advanced for electric power purchases prior to the receipt of payment for those purchases by the purchasing entity.(5) Repayment to the General Fund of appropriations made to the fund pursuant hereto or hereafter for purposes of this division, appropriations made to the Department of Water Resources Electric Power Fund, and General Fund moneys expended by the department pursuant to the Governor’s Emergency Proclamation dated January 17, 2001.(6) The administrative costs of the department incurred in administering this division.(b) The department shall notify the commission of its revenue requirement pursuant to Section 80110.(Added by Stats. 2001, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 4, Sec. 4. Effective February 1, 2001.)
CA Water Code § 80200 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 27 - PURCHASE AND SALE OF ELECTRIC POWER|CHAPTER 3 - Department of Water Resources Electric Power Fund|Section 80200.

80200.  (a) There is hereby established in the State Treasury the Department of Water Resources Electric Power Fund. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal year, to the department, and shall be available for the purposes of this division. It is the intent of the Legislature that this fund be a continuation of the fund created in Chapter 3 of the Statutes of 2001 (SB 7 of the First 2001–02 Extraordinary Session).(b) All revenues payable to the department under this division shall be deposited in the fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, interest accruing on money in the fund shall remain in the fund and shall be used for the purposes of this division. Payments from the fund may be made only for the purposes authorized by this division, including, but not limited to, payments for any of the following:(1) The cost of electric power and transmission, scheduling, and other related expenses incurred by the department.(2) The pooled money investment rate on funds advanced for electric power purchases prior to the receipt of payment for those purchases by the purchasing entity.(3) Payment of any bonds or other contractual obligations authorized by this division.(4) Repayment to the General Fund of appropriations made to the fund pursuant hereto or hereafter for purposes of this division, appropriations made to the Department of Water Resources Electric Power Fund, and General Fund moneys expended by the department pursuant to the Governor’s Emergency Proclamation dated January 17, 2001. That repayment shall be made as soon as practicable.(c) Except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 5 of the statute adding this section, the administrative costs of the department incurred in administering this division shall be provided in the annual Budget Act.(d) Obligations authorized by this division shall be payable solely from the fund. Neither the full faith and credit nor the taxing power of the state are or may be pledged for any payment under any obligation authorized by this division.(e) While any obligations of the department incurred under this division remain outstanding and not fully performed or discharged, the rights, powers, duties, and existence of the department and the commission shall not be diminished or impaired in any manner that will affect adversely the interests and rights of the holders of or parties to such obligations. The department may include this pledge and undertaking of the state in the department’s obligations.(Amended by Stats. 2001, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 9, Sec. 7. Effective August 13, 2001.)
CA Water Code § 80260 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 27 - PURCHASE AND SALE OF ELECTRIC POWER|CHAPTER 5 - Termination of Authority to Contract|Section 80260.

80260.  On and after January 1, 2003, the department shall not contract under this division for the purchase of electrical power. This section does not affect the authority of the department to administer contracts entered into prior to that date or the department’s authority to sell electricity.(Added by Stats. 2001, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 4, Sec. 4. Effective February 1, 2001.)
CA Water Code § 80270 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 27 - PURCHASE AND SALE OF ELECTRIC POWER|CHAPTER 6 - Audit|Section 80270.

80270.  The California State Auditor’s Office shall conduct a financial and performance audit of the department’s implementation of this division. The audit shall be completed before December 31, 2001. The office shall issue a final report on or before March 31, 2003.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 281, Sec. 43. (SB 1395) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Water Code § 80500 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 28 - WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 2019|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 80500.

80500.  Nothing in this division shall be construed to reduce or modify an electrical corporation’s obligation to serve. The commission shall issue orders it determines are necessary to carry out this section.(Added by renumbering Section 80502 by Stats. 2019, Ch. 396, Sec. 53. (AB 1513) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Water Code § 80502 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 28 - WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 2019|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 80502.

80502.  (a) The development and operation of a program as provided in this division is in all respects for the welfare and the benefit of the people of the state, to protect the public peace, health, and safety, and constitutes an essential governmental purpose.(b) This division shall be liberally construed in a manner so as to effectuate its purposes and objectives.(Added by renumbering Section 80503 by Stats. 2019, Ch. 396, Sec. 54. (AB 1513) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Water Code § 80504 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 28 - WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 2019|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 80504.

80504.  (a) The powers and responsibilities of the department established pursuant to this division are separate from, and not governed by, the provisions relating to the State Water Resources Development System.(b) The Department of Water Resources Charge Fund established in Section 80550 and the moneys in that fund are separate and distinct from any other fund and moneys administered by the department.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 79, Sec. 22. (AB 1054) Effective July 12, 2019.)
CA Water Code § 80506 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 28 - WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 2019|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 80506.

80506.  As used in this division, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) “Administrator” has the same meaning as defined in Section 3280 of the Public Utilities Code.(b) “Bonds” means bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness issued solely for purposes of supporting the Wildfire Fund and other related expenses incurred by the department pursuant to this division, or for reimbursing expenditures from the fund or the Wildfire Fund for those purposes; repaying to the Surplus Money Investment Fund any loans made to the Wildfire Fund; establishing or maintaining reserves in connection with the bonds; costs of issuance of bonds or incidental to their payment or security; capitalized interest; or renewing or refunding any bonds.(c) “Commission” means the Public Utilities Commission.(d) “Electrical corporation” means a large electrical corporation, as defined in Section 3280 of the Public Utilities Code, that participates in the Wildfire Fund.(e) “Fund” means the Department of Water Resources Charge Fund established by Section 80550.(f) “Wildfire Fund” has the same meaning as defined in Section 3280 of the Public Utilities Code.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 79, Sec. 22. (AB 1054) Effective July 12, 2019.)
CA Water Code § 80508 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 28 - WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 2019|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 80508.

80508.  (a) The department may prescribe, adopt, and enforce emergency regulations relating to the administration and enforcement of this division. Any emergency regulations prescribed, adopted, or enforced pursuant to this division shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and, for purposes of that chapter, including Section 11349.6 of the Government Code, the adoption of such regulations is an emergency and shall be considered by the Office of Administrative Law as necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, and general welfare.(b) The provisions of the Government Code and Public Contract Code applicable to state contracts, including, but not limited to, advertising and competitive bidding requirements and prompt payment requirements, apply to contracts entered into under this division, unless the department determines that application of any of those provisions to contracts entered into under this division is detrimental to accomplishing the purposes of this division.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 79, Sec. 22. (AB 1054) Effective July 12, 2019.)
CA Water Code § 80510 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 28 - WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 2019|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 80510.

80510.  All state agencies and other official state organizations, and all persons connected with those agencies and organizations, shall, at the request of the department, give the department assistance or other cooperation in carrying out the purposes of this division.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 79, Sec. 22. (AB 1054) Effective July 12, 2019.)
CA Water Code § 80520 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 28 - WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 2019|CHAPTER 2 - Powers of the Department|Section 80520.

80520.  (a) The department may contract with an electrical corporation or its successor in the performance of related service, as an agent of the department, to provide billing, collection, and other related services on terms and conditions that reasonably compensate the electrical corporation or its successor for its services, and adequately secure payment to the department.(b) At the request of the department, the commission shall order an electrical corporation or its successor to perform the duties pursuant to a contract described in subdivision (a).(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 79, Sec. 22. (AB 1054) Effective July 12, 2019.)
CA Water Code § 80522 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 28 - WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 2019|CHAPTER 2 - Powers of the Department|Section 80522.

80522.  The commission may issue rules regulating the enforcement of the agency functions pursuant this division, including collection and payment to the department.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 79, Sec. 22. (AB 1054) Effective July 12, 2019.)
CA Water Code § 80524 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 28 - WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 2019|CHAPTER 2 - Powers of the Department|Section 80524.

80524.  (a) The revenue requirement for each year or, with respect to the first year and last year, the pro rata portion of the year, shall be equal to the average annual amount of collections by the department with respect to charges imposed pursuant to the revenue requirements established by the department under Section 80110 for the period from January 1, 2013, through December 31, 2018. The revenue requirement shall remain in effect until January 1, 2036.(b) If, pursuant to Section 3289 of the Public Utilities Code, the commission makes a just and reasonable determination with respect to the revenue requirement, then the commission shall enter into an agreement with the department with respect to charges under Section 3289 of the Public Utilities Code with respect to the revenue requirement, and that agreement shall have the force and effect of an irrevocable financing order adopted in accordance with Article 5.5 (commencing with Section 840) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 1 of the Public Utilities Code, as determined by the commission. The agreement and financing order shall provide for the administration of the revenue requirement, including provisions to the effect that (1) the department shall notify the commission each year of the annual collections received by the department with respect to the revenue requirement and the amount of any excess or deficiency in collections above or below the revenue requirement and that the commission shall adjust charges in the subsequent year to reflect any such excess or deficiency, and (2) during any revenue requirement period if the department forecasts that the revenue requirement for that period will not be met and that collections will not be sufficient to fund any of the amounts in paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, of Section 80544, then the department shall notify the commission in writing and the commission shall act within 30 days to increase charges so that the amounts collected during that period are sufficient to meet those obligations. For avoidance of doubt, no such adjustment to charges by the commission shall affect in any respect the commission’s just and reasonable determination with respect to the revenue requirement.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 396, Sec. 55. (AB 1513) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Water Code § 80526 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 28 - WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 2019|CHAPTER 2 - Powers of the Department|Section 80526.

80526.  To the extent any moneys are received by an electrical corporation pursuant to Section 80520 in the process of collection, and pending their transfer to the department, those moneys shall be segregated by the electrical corporation on terms and conditions established by the department and shall be held in trust for the department’s exercise of its obligations regarding those moneys until paid over to the department pursuant to the contract or order established pursuant to Section 80520.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 79, Sec. 22. (AB 1054) Effective July 12, 2019.)
CA Water Code § 80528 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 28 - WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 2019|CHAPTER 2 - Powers of the Department|Section 80528.

80528.  (a) The department may do any of the following as may be, in the determination of the department, necessary for the purposes of this division:(1) Engage the services of private parties to render professional and technical assistance and advice and other services in carrying out the purposes of this division.(2) Contract for the services of other public agencies.(3) Engage in such activities or enter into such contracts or arrangements as may be necessary or desirable to carry out the department’s duties and responsibilities pursuant to this division.(b) Hire personnel necessary and desirable for the timely and successful implementation and administration of the department’s duties and responsibilities pursuant to this division. The State Personnel Board and the Department of Human Resources shall assist the department in expediting that hiring.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 79, Sec. 22. (AB 1054) Effective July 12, 2019.)
CA Water Code § 80540 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 28 - WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 2019|CHAPTER 3 - Bonds|Section 80540.

80540.  (a) The department may incur indebtedness and issue bonds as evidence thereof solely for the purposes of supporting the Wildfire Fund and other related expenses incurred by the department pursuant to this division, provided that bonds may not be issued in an amount the debt service on which, to the extent payable from the fund, is estimated by the department to exceed the amounts estimated to be available in the fund for their payment.(b) The department may authorize the issuance of bonds, excluding any notes issued in anticipation of the issuance of bonds and retired from the proceeds of those bonds, in an aggregate amount up to ten billion five hundred million dollars ($10,500,000,000).(c) Refunding bonds for any of the following purposes shall not be included in the calculation of the aggregate amount described in subdivision (b):(1) Refunding bonds to obtain a lower interest rate.(2) Refunding bonds bearing a variable interest rate with bonds bearing interest at a fixed rate.(3) Refunding bonds if any nationally recognized rating agency reduces or withdraws, or proposes to reduce or withdraw, the rating assigned to securities that are secured by bond insurance policies, credit or liquidity facilities issued by the provider of a bond insurance policy, or a credit or liquidity facility securing the bonds being refunded.(d) Before the issuance of bonds in a public offering, the department shall establish a mechanism to ensure the bonds are sold at investment grade ratings and repaid on a timely basis from pledged revenues. This mechanism may include, but is not limited to, an agreement between the department and the commission as described in Section 80524.(e) Notwithstanding any provision of this division to the contrary, the department shall not issue any bonds pursuant to this division until the earlier of either of the following:(1) The date on which the department shall have legally defeased all of its outstanding power supply revenue bonds issued pursuant to Section 80134 and provided written notice to the commission.(2) The date on which the department shall have paid in full, at maturity, all of its outstanding power supply revenue bonds issued pursuant to Section 80134 and provided written notice to the commission.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 79, Sec. 22. (AB 1054) Effective July 12, 2019.)