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CA Pub Util Code § 914.7 (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 11 - Reports to the Legislature|Section 914.7.

914.7.  By April 1, 2019, and by April 1 of each year thereafter, the commission shall provide to the Legislature either a report or the biennial fiscal and performance audit conducted pursuant to Section 912.2 that includes all of the following information:(a) The remaining unserved areas in the state.(b) The amount of funds expended from the California Advanced Services Fund in the prior year.(c) The recipients of funds expended from the California Advanced Services Fund in the prior year.(d) The geographic regions of the state affected by funds expended from the California Advanced Services Fund in the prior year, including information by county.(e) The expected benefits to be derived from the funds expended from the California Advanced Services Fund in the prior year.(f) Details on the status of each project funded through the California Advanced Services Fund and whether the project has been completed or the expected completion date of the project.(g) Actual broadband adoption levels from funds expended from the California Advanced Services Fund in the prior year.(h) The cost per household for each project.(i) The number of formerly unserved households subscribing to broadband service in areas covered by projects funded by the California Advanced Services Fund.(j) The number of subscriptions resulting from the broadband adoption program funded by the California Advanced Services Fund.(k) An update on the expenditures from the California Advanced Services Fund, broadband adoption levels, the progress in achieving the goals of the program, and an accounting of the remaining unserved households in each region of the state as of December 31 of the immediately preceding year.(l) The amount of funds expended from the California Advanced Services Fund to match federal funds.(m) Additional details on efforts to leverage non-California Advanced Services Fund moneys.(n) The status of the California Advanced Services Fund balance and the projected amount to be collected in each year to fund approved projects.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 658, Sec. 5. (AB 14) Effective October 8, 2021.)
CA Pub Util Code § 915 (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 11 - Reports to the Legislature|Section 915.

915.  (a) By July 1, 2020, the commission, in consultation with the Low-Income Oversight Board established pursuant to Section 382.1, shall submit to the Assembly Committee on Utilities and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications a report on the pilot programs operated by water corporations pursuant to Section 755.5 that includes an assessment of the use of credit cards by low-income customers to avoid service disconnections, an assessment of the impact of the use of credit cards for customer bills on household debt burden, and an assessment of data, considered on an aggregated basis, regarding customer utilization and the cost-effectiveness of the bill payment options. Based on these assessments and an assessment of the customers’ interests served by providing these bill payment options, the report shall evaluate the usefulness of the individual customer transaction fee required by Section 755, and include a recommendation regarding individual customer transaction fees for credit card, debit card, and prepaid card payments accepted by water corporations.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2024, deletes or extends that date.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 254, Sec. 2. (AB 1180) Effective January 1, 2017. Repealed as of January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
CA Pub Util Code § 916 (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 11 - Reports to the Legislature|Section 916.

916.  On or before November 30 of each year, the commission shall report to the Legislature on its rail safety activities.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 612, Sec. 50. (SB 697) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Pub Util Code § 916.1 (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 11 - Reports to the Legislature|Section 916.1.

916.1.  The commission shall annually report the results of its investigation pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 7661 relative to any incident that results in a notification required pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 7661, including its findings concerning the cause or causes of the incident and any action undertaken by the commission in response to those findings. The commission may include the information required to be reported pursuant to this section in its report to the Legislature pursuant to Section 916.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 612, Sec. 51. (SB 697) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Pub Util Code § 916.2 (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 11 - Reports to the Legislature|Section 916.2.

916.2.  The commission shall annually report to the Legislature, on or before July 1, on sites on railroad lines in the state it finds to be hazardous. The report shall include, but not be limited to, information on all of the following:(a) A list of all railroad derailment accident sites in the state on which accidents have occurred within at least the previous five years. The list shall describe the nature and probable causes of the accidents, if known, and shall indicate whether the accidents occurred at or near sites that the commission has determined, pursuant to subdivision (b), pose a local safety hazard.(b) A list of all railroad sites in the state that the commission determines, pursuant to Section 20106 of Title 49 of the United States Code, pose a local safety hazard. The commission may submit in the annual report the list of railroad sites submitted in the immediate prior year annual report, and may amend or revise that list from the immediate prior year as necessary. Factors that the commission shall consider in determining a local safety hazard may include, but need not be limited to, all of the following:(1) The severity of grade and curve of track.(2) The value of special skills of train operators in negotiating the particular segment of railroad line.(3) The value of special railroad equipment in negotiating the particular segment of railroad line.(4) The types of commodities transported on or near the particular segment of railroad line.(5) The hazard posed by the release of the commodity into the environment.(6) The value of special railroad equipment in the process of safely loading, transporting, storing, or unloading potentially hazardous commodities.(7) The proximity of railroad activity to human activity or sensitive environmental areas.(8) A list of the root causes and significant contributing factors of all train accidents or derailments investigated.(c) In determining which railroad sites pose a local safety hazard pursuant to subdivision (b), the commission shall consider the history of accidents at or near the sites. The commission shall not limit its determination to sites at which accidents have already occurred, but shall identify potentially hazardous sites based on the criteria enumerated in subdivision (b) and all other criteria that the commission determines influence railroad safety. The commission shall also consider whether any local safety hazards at railroad sites have been eliminated or sufficiently remediated to warrant removal of the site from the list required under subdivision (b).(d) The commission may combine the information required to be reported by this section with the report prepared pursuant to Section 916.(Added by renumbering Section 7711 by Stats. 2015, Ch. 612, Sec. 67. (SB 697) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Pub Util Code § 916.3 (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 11 - Reports to the Legislature|Section 916.3.

916.3.  (a) The commission shall annually report to the Legislature on or before November 30 of each year on its compliance with the requirements of Section 765.5. The annual report shall include a determination by the commission of the impact on competition, if any, of the regulatory fees assessed railroad corporations and motor carriers for the support of the commission’s activities.(b) The commission may combine the information required by this section with the report prepared pursuant to Section 916.(Added by renumbering Section 765.6 by Stats. 2015, Ch. 612, Sec. 22. (SB 697) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Pub Util Code § 916.4 (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 11 - Reports to the Legislature|Section 916.4.

916.4.  An action taken by the commission on a safety recommendation letter or safety advisory pursuant to Section 765 shall be reported annually, in detail, to the Legislature with the report required by Section 910. Correspondence from the federal National Transportation Safety Board indicating that a recommendation has been closed following an action that the federal National Transportation Safety Board finds unacceptable shall be noted in the report required by Section 910.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 612, Sec. 52. (SB 697) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Pub Util Code § 916.5 (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 11 - Reports to the Legislature|Section 916.5.

916.5.  By January 1 of each year, the commission shall submit to the Legislature a detailed budget for the expenditure of railroad corporation fees for the ensuing budget year, consistent with Section 421.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 425, Sec. 8. (SB 385) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Pub Util Code § 918 (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 11 - Reports to the Legislature|Section 918.

918.  The commission shall, within 30 days prior to commencement of the regular session of the Legislature, submit to the Governor a full and true report of transactions under Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 5001) of Division 2 during the preceding biennium, including a complete statement of receipts and expenditures during the period.(Added by renumbering Section 5006 by Stats. 2015, Ch. 612, Sec. 60. (SB 697) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Pub Util Code § 918.2 (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 11 - Reports to the Legislature|Section 918.2.

918.2.  The commission and the Department of Insurance shall collaborate on a study of transportation network company insurance to assess whether coverage requirements are appropriate to the risk of transportation network company services in order to promote data-driven decisions on insurance requirements, and shall report the findings of this study to the Legislature no later than December 31, 2017.(Added by renumbering Section 5436 by Stats. 2016, Ch. 842, Sec. 53. (SB 1222) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 920 (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 11 - Reports to the Legislature|Section 920.

920.  (a) (1) Unless expressly directed otherwise, a report to be submitted to the Legislature pursuant to this article is to be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, except that an electronic copy may be submitted to the Secretary of the Senate, unless specifically requested to submit a printed copy of the report, with an electronic copy submitted to Legislative Counsel in compliance with subdivision (c) of Section 10242.5 of the Government Code.(2) Any report that is expressly directed to be submitted to a committee of the Legislature shall be submitted as an electronic copy, unless specifically requested to submit a printed copy by chair of that committee, with an electronic copy submitted to Legislative Counsel in compliance with subdivision (c) of Section 10242.5 of the Government Code.(b) Any report required to be submitted to the Governor pursuant to this article shall be submitted as an electronic copy unless specifically requested to submit a printed copy of the report by the Governor.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 612, Sec. 54. (SB 697) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Pub Util Code § 921 (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 12 - Building Initiative for Low-Emissions Development (BUILD) Program|Section 921.

921.  For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a) “Disadvantaged community” means a community identified as a disadvantaged community pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code.(b) “Eligible applicants” means owners or developers of new residential housing.(c) “Low-income community” means a census tract or equivalent geographic area defined by the United States Census Bureau in which at least 50 percent of households have an income less than 60 percent of the area median gross income.(d) “Low-income residential housing” means either of the following:(1) A multifamily residential building of at least two rental housing units that is operated to provide deed-restricted low-income residential housing, as described in clause (i) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 2852, and that meets one or both of the following conditions:(A) The property is located in a disadvantaged community or low-income community.(B) At least 80 percent of the households living in the building have incomes at or below 60 percent of the area median income, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 50052.5 of the Health and Safety Code.(2) An individual low-income residence, as described in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 2852.(e) (1) “Near-zero-emission building technology” means technology that reduces both of the following:(A) The energy demands of a building on the electrical or gas distribution system.(B) The direct and indirect emissions of greenhouse gases from buildings.(2) Near-zero-emission building technology includes a single technology, such as heat pumps, solar thermal systems, or advanced energy efficiency systems, and a combination of technologies, such as a solar photovoltaic system with an energy storage system.(f) “Program” means the Building Initiative for Low-Emissions Development (BUILD) Program.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 378, Sec. 4. (SB 1477) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Pub Util Code § 922 (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 13 - Technology and Equipment for Clean Heating (TECH) Initiative|Section 922.

922.  (a) (1) The commission shall develop and supervise the administration of the Technology and Equipment for Clean Heating (TECH) Initiative, a statewide market development initiative, to require gas corporations to advance the state’s market for low-emission space and water heating equipment for new and existing residential buildings through upstream market development, consumer education, contractor and vendor training, and the provision of upstream and midstream incentives to install low-emission space and water heating equipment in existing and new buildings, with technologies identified pursuant to subdivision (b).(2) The commission may determine whether each gas corporation or a third party, including the Energy Commission, shall administer the TECH Initiative.(b) As a part of the TECH Initiative, the commission shall identify and target key low-emission space and water heating equipment technologies that are in an early stage of market development and would assist the state in achieving the state’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal for 2030 and other long-term greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals established by the Legislature. In identifying and targeting these technologies, the commission shall give consideration to technologies that have the greatest potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in California and that improve the health and safety of, and energy affordability for, low-income households.(c) (1) In supervising the administration of the TECH Initiative, the commission, in coordination with the Energy Commission, shall develop guidelines and evaluation metrics, implement outreach strategies for hard-to-reach customers, and provide for job training and employment opportunities.(2) (A) The guidelines shall include, at a minimum, a list of eligible technologies, a process for evaluating new technologies, and a process and set of metrics by which to evaluate and track the TECH Initiative’s results.(B) The metrics shall include, but are not limited to, the market share for eligible technologies, projected utility bill savings, and the cost per metric ton of avoided greenhouse gas emissions.(d) Moneys allocated pursuant to Section 748.6 shall be available to each gas corporation, or the third-party administrator, for allocation consistent with this section.(e) Each gas corporation shall provide the commission with any information required by the commission to complete the report on the TECH Initiative required pursuant to Section 910.4.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 378, Sec. 5. (SB 1477) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Pub Util Code § 950 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 4.5 - Gas Pipeline Safety|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 950.

950.  For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) “Commission-regulated gas pipeline facility” means an intrastate gas pipeline facility as defined in Section 60101 of Title 49 of the United States Code, that is subject to the safety regulatory authority of the commission to the extent authorized in the certification submitted by the commission and approved by the United States Secretary of Transportation pursuant to Section 60105 of Title 49 of the United States Code, including each of the following pipelines:(1) An intrastate distribution line, which is a pipeline that is not subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission pursuant to Section 717(b) of Title 15 of the United States Code because it is used for the local distribution of natural gas.(2) An intrastate transmission line, which is a transmission pipeline that the commission, pursuant to Section 717(c) of Title 15 of the United States Code, has certified to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as being subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of the commission over rates and service. For these purposes, a transmission pipeline means a pipeline other than a gathering line that: (A) transports gas from a gathering line or storage facility to a distribution center, storage facility, or large volume customer that is not downstream from a distribution center, (B) operates at a hoop stress of 20 percent or more of specified minimum yield strength, or (C) transports gas within a storage field.(3) An intrastate gathering line, which is a pipeline that transports gas from a current production facility to a transmission line or main.(4) A mobilehome park master-metered natural gas distribution system that is subject to the commission’s safety inspection and enforcement program pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 4351) of Division 2.(5) A propane distribution system that is subject to the commission’s safety inspection and enforcement program pursuant to Chapter 4.1 (commencing with Section 4451) of Division 2.(b) “Compatible emergency response standards” means emergency response standards that are applicable to intrastate transmission and distribution lines that are in addition to, or more stringent than, the minimum safety standards adopted by the United States Department of Transportation pursuant to Chapter 601 (commencing with Section 60101) of Subtitle VIII of Title 49 of the United States Code and that the commission is authorized to adopt pursuant to Section 60104(c) of that chapter. (c) “High consequence area” has the same meaning as defined in the regulations adopted by the United States Department of Transportation pursuant to Chapter 601 (commencing with Section 60101) of Subtitle VIII of Title 49 of the United States Code (49 C.F.R. 192.903, as adopted January 1, 2011, or a successor regulation).(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 520, Sec. 1. (SB 44) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Pub Util Code § 950.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 4.5 - Gas Pipeline Safety|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 950.5.

950.5.  This chapter shall not apply to gas pipeline facilities owned and operated by a local publicly owned utility.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 520, Sec. 1. (SB 44) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Pub Util Code § 955 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 4.5 - Gas Pipeline Safety|ARTICLE 2 - Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 011|Section 955.

955.  (a) This article shall be known and may be cited as the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 2011.(b) The commission is the state authority responsible for regulating and enforcing intrastate gas pipeline transportation and pipeline facilities pursuant to Chapter 601 (commencing with Section 60101) of Subtitle VIII of Title 49 of the United States Code, including the development, submission, and administration of a state pipeline safety program certification for natural gas pipelines pursuant to Section 60105 of that chapter.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 520, Sec. 1. (SB 44) Effective January 1, 2012.)