reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
CA Pub Util Code § 587 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 5 - Reports to the Commission|Section 587.

587.  Every water corporation with more than 2,000 service connections, and every electrical, gas, and telephone corporation shall annually prepare and submit to the commission a report describing all significant transactions, as specified by the commission, between the corporation and every subsidiary or affiliate of, or corporation holding a controlling interest in, the water, electrical, gas, or telephone corporation. The report shall identify the nature of the transactions and the terms and conditions applying to them, including, but not limited to, the basis upon which cost allocations and transfer pricing were established for the transactions.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 224, Sec. 3. (SB 1364) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Pub Util Code § 589 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 5 - Reports to the Commission|Section 589.

589.  (a) In an existing or new proceeding, the commission shall require the electrical and gas corporations to cooperate in establishing a single Internet Web site available to the public that provides up-to-date information, updated no less frequently than once every 30 days, regarding ratepayer-funded energy efficiency assistance programs that, to the extent the information is available, in an aggregate format that would not provide identifying information about individual customers of the electrical and gas corporations, include all of the following:(1) The types of energy efficiency measures installed.(2) The ZIP Code location of each customer receiving ratepayer-funded energy efficiency assistance.(3) The amount of funds expended at each ZIP Code location.(4) The expected annual energy savings and reduced energy usage expected in kilowatthours or therms.(b) (1) The commission shall order the electrical and gas corporations to establish, based on data, ratepayer-funded energy efficiency assistance program reports on program totals, geographical and monthly statistics, cost distribution, and progress toward program goals.(2) The electrical and gas corporations shall make the reports available on the Internet Web site established pursuant to subdivision (a).(c) The commission shall require the electrical and gas corporations to publish data, including the amount expended, on the ratepayer-funded energy efficiency programs that are not direct retrofits, including, but not limited to, research on building and appliance standards and marketing and outreach, on the Internet Web site established pursuant to subdivision (a).(d) The commission shall take steps necessary to ensure the Internet Web site established pursuant to subdivision (a) is available to the public on or before June 1, 2014.(e) The commission shall have a link to the Internet Web site established pursuant to subdivision (a) on the commission’s Internet Web site and require the electrical and gas corporations to have a link to the Internet Web site established pursuant to subdivision (a) on the appropriate page of the Internet Web site of each electrical and gas corporation.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 71, Sec. 147. (SB 1304) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Pub Util Code § 590 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 5 - Reports to the Commission|Section 590.

590.  The commission shall require each electrical corporation to report annually on its compliance with the standards or rules adopted by the commission pursuant to Section 364. That report shall be made available to the public, except that the commission may, consistent with other provisions of law, withhold from the public information generated or obtained pursuant to this section that it deems would pose a security threat to the public if disclosed.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 612, Sec. 16. (SB 697) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Pub Util Code § 591 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 5 - Reports to the Commission|Section 591.

591.  (a) The commission shall require an electrical or gas corporation to annually notify the commission, as part of an ongoing proceeding or in a report otherwise required to be submitted to the commission, of each time since that notification was last provided that capital or expense revenue authorized by the commission for maintenance, safety, or reliability was redirected by the electrical or gas corporation to other purposes.(b) The commission shall ensure that the notification provided by each electrical or gas corporation is also made available in a timely fashion to the Office of the Safety Advocate, Public Advocate’s Office of the Public Utilities Commission, and parties on the service list of any relevant proceeding.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 51, Sec. 42. (SB 854) Effective June 27, 2018.)
CA Pub Util Code § 600 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 6 - Relocation Assistance|Section 600.

600.  A public utility acquiring real property by eminent domain shall provide relocation advisory assistance and shall make any of the payments required of public entities by Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 7260) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1574.)
CA Pub Util Code § 610 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 7 - Eminent Domain|Section 610.

610.  This article applies only to a corporation or person that is a public utility.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1240.)
CA Pub Util Code § 611 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 7 - Eminent Domain|Section 611.

611.  A railroad corporation may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of its railroad.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1240.)
CA Pub Util Code § 612 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 7 - Eminent Domain|Section 612.

612.  An electrical corporation may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of its electric plant.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1240.)
CA Pub Util Code § 613 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 7 - Eminent Domain|Section 613.

613.  A gas corporation may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of its gas plant.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1240.)
CA Pub Util Code § 614 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 7 - Eminent Domain|Section 614.

614.  A heat corporation may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of its heating plant.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1240.)
CA Pub Util Code § 615 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 7 - Eminent Domain|Section 615.

615.  A pipeline corporation may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of its pipeline.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1240.)
CA Pub Util Code § 616 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 7 - Eminent Domain|Section 616.

616.  A telephone corporation may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of its telephone line.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1240.)
CA Pub Util Code § 616.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 7 - Eminent Domain|Section 616.1.

616.1.  Notwithstanding Section 616, a telephone corporation may not condemn any property on an airport owned by a city and county, and located in another county, unless that property is necessary for that telephone corporation to provide telecommunications as a carrier of last resort seeking to serve an unserved area.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 774, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Pub Util Code § 617 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 7 - Eminent Domain|Section 617.

617.  A telegraph corporation may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of its telegraph line.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1240.)
CA Pub Util Code § 618 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 7 - Eminent Domain|Section 618.

618.  A water corporation may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of its water system.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1240.)
CA Pub Util Code § 619 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 7 - Eminent Domain|Section 619.

619.  A wharfinger may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of facilities for the receipt or discharge of freight or passengers.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1240.)
CA Pub Util Code § 620 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 7 - Eminent Domain|Section 620.

620.  A common carrier, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 211, may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of facilities for its transportation of persons or property.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1240.)
CA Pub Util Code § 621 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 7 - Eminent Domain|Section 621.

621.  A street railroad corporation may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of its street railroad.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1240.)
CA Pub Util Code § 622 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 7 - Eminent Domain|Section 622.

622.  (a) As used in this section, “motor carrier” means:A passenger stage corporation as defined in Section 226.(b) As used in this section, “water carrier” means a common carrier operating upon any waterway in this state between fixed termini or over a regular route.(c) A motor carrier or water carrier may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of terminal facilities for the receipt, transfer, or delivery of the passengers or property it carries or for other terminal facilities of any such carrier.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1042, Sec. 16. Effective September 29, 1996.)
CA Pub Util Code § 623 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 7 - Eminent Domain|Section 623.

623.  A warehouseman may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of its facilities for storing property.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1240.)
CA Pub Util Code § 624 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 7 - Eminent Domain|Section 624.

624.  A sewer system corporation may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of its sewer system.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1240.)
CA Pub Util Code § 626 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 7 - Eminent Domain|Section 626.

626.  On or after January 1, 2000, a public utility may not enter into any exclusive access agreement with the owner or lessor of, or a person controlling or managing, a property or premises served by the public utility, or commit or permit any other act, that would limit the right of any other public utility to provide service to a tenant or other occupant of the property or premises.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 774, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Pub Util Code § 631 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 8 - Consultant and Advisory Services|Section 631.

631.  In addition to the requirements of Article 1 (commencing with Section 1001) of Chapter 5 and any other provisions of law, the commission shall require every electrical corporation and every gas corporation proposing to construct or modify any electric plant or gas plant at a cost in excess of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) to reimburse the commission for expenses of such consultants or advisory services as the commission deems necessary for either or both of the following:(a) The processing of an application for certification of the plant.(b) The processing of an application for approval of any rate increase reflecting the inclusion of the cost of the plant in the rates of the corporation. This subdivision applies to any plant for which the costs of construction or modification are approved for inclusion in the corporation’s rates on or after January 1, 1983.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1139, Sec. 2.)
CA Pub Util Code § 632 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 8 - Consultant and Advisory Services|Section 632.

632.  For purposes of entering into contracts for consultant or advisory services, the requirements of Sections 11042 and 14615 of the Government Code and Sections 10295 and 10318 of the Public Contract Code apply to the activities of the commission, except when the commission makes a finding that extraordinary circumstances justify expedited contracting for consultant or advisory services.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1035, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Pub Util Code § 633 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 8 - Consultant and Advisory Services|Section 633.

633.  The requirements of Section 632 do not apply to contracts for legal services. The commission shall notify the Attorney General when contracting for legal services by attorneys who are not employees of the commission.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 421, Sec. 19. (SB 19) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Pub Util Code § 635 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 9 - Long-Term Plans and Procurement Plans|Section 635.

635.  In a long-term plan adopted by an electrical corporation or in a procurement plan implemented by a local publicly owned electric utility, the electrical corporation or local publicly owned electric utility shall adopt a strategy applicable both to newly constructed and repowered generation owned and procured by the electrical corporation or local publicly owned electric utility to achieve efficiency in the use of fossil fuels and to address emissions of greenhouse gases.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 818, Sec. 1. (AB 1083) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Pub Util Code § 650 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 10 - Biomethane Procurement|Section 650.

650.  For purposes of this article, “biomethane” means methane produced from an organic waste feedstock that meets the standards adopted pursuant to subdivisions (c) and (d) of Section 25421 of the Health and Safety Code for injection into a common carrier pipeline and that meets either of the following requirements:(a) The methane is produced from the anaerobic decomposition of organic material, including codigestion.(b) The methane is produced from the noncombustion thermal conversion of any of the following materials, when separated from other waste:(1) Agricultural crop residues.(2) Bark, lawn, yard, and garden clippings.(3) Leaves, silvicultural residue, and tree and brush prunings.(4) Wood, wood chips, and wood waste.(5) Nonrecyclable pulp or nonrecyclable paper materials.(6) Livestock waste.(7) Municipal sewage sludge or biosolids.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 358, Sec. 1. (AB 3163) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Pub Util Code § 651 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 10 - Biomethane Procurement|Section 651.

651.  (a) The commission, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board, shall consider adopting specific biomethane procurement targets or goals for each gas corporation so that each gas corporation procures a proportionate share, as determined by the commission, of biomethane annually. Prior to establishing biomethane procurement targets or goals, the commission shall make both of the following findings:(1) The targets or goals are cost-effective means of achieving the forecast reduction in the emissions of short-lived climate pollutants pursuant to Section 39730.5 of the Health and Safety Code and other greenhouse gases pursuant to Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500) of the Health and Safety Code.(2) The targets or goals comply with all applicable state and federal laws.(b) If the commission adopts specific biomethane procurement targets or goals for each gas corporation pursuant to subdivision (a), the commission shall do all of the following:(1) Consider the recommendations developed pursuant to Section 39730.8 of the Health and Safety Code.(2) Ensure the targets or goals are consistent with the organic waste disposal reduction targets specified in Section 39730.6 of the Health and Safety Code and the regulations adopted pursuant to Section 42652.5 of the Public Resources Code to achieve those targets.(3) Ensure that biomethane eligible for any procurement program meets one of the following conditions:(A) The biomethane is delivered to California through a dedicated pipeline.(B) The biomethane is delivered to California through a common carrier pipeline and meets both of the following requirements:(i) The source of biomethane injects the biomethane into a common carrier pipeline that physically flows within California, or toward the end user in California for which the biomethane was produced.(ii) The seller or purchaser of the biomethane demonstrates that the capture or production of biomethane directly results in at least one of the following environmental benefits to California:(I) The reduction or avoidance of the emission of any criteria air pollutant, toxic air contaminant, or greenhouse gas in California.(II) The reduction or avoidance of pollutants that could have an adverse impact on waters of the state.(III) The alleviation of a local nuisance within California that is associated with the emission of odors. (Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 739, Sec. 1. (SB 1440) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Pub Util Code § 701 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Regulation of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 1 - Generally|Section 701.

701.  The commission may supervise and regulate every public utility in the State and may do all things, whether specifically designated in this part or in addition thereto, which are necessary and convenient in the exercise of such power and jurisdiction.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 701.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Regulation of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 1 - Generally|Section 701.3.

701.3.  Until the commission completes an electric generation procurement methodology that values the environmental and diversity costs and benefits associated with various generation technologies, the commission shall direct that a specific portion of future electrical generating capacity needed for California be reserved or set aside for renewable resources.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1023, Sec. 2.)
CA Pub Util Code § 701.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Regulation of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 1 - Generally|Section 701.4.

701.4.  It is the policy of the state and the intent of the Legislature that state and municipal electric resource acquisition programs recognize and include a value for the resource diversity provided by renewable resources.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1225, Sec. 3.)