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CA Pub Res Code § 25341 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 4.3 - Designation of Transmission Corridors|Section 25341.

25341.  (a) Within a designated transmission corridor zone, within 10 days of accepting as complete an application pursuant to Section 65943 of the Government Code for a development project that a city or county determines would threaten the potential to construct a high-voltage electric transmission line, the city or county shall notify the commission of the proposed development project. The notice shall include a copy of the application, and set a deadline that is not less than 60 days from the date of the notice for the commission to provide written comments to the city or county regarding the proposed development project.(b) If the commission finds that the proposed development project would threaten the potential to construct a high-voltage electric transmission line within the designated transmission corridor zone, the commission shall provide written comments to the city or county. The commission may recommend revisions to, redesign of, or mitigation measures for the proposed development project that would eliminate or reduce the threat.(c) The city or county shall consider the commission’s comments, if any, prior to acting on the proposed development project. If the commission objects to the proposed development project, the city or county shall provide a written response that shall address in detail why it did not accept the commission’s comments and recommendations.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 638, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Pub Res Code § 25350 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 4.5 - Petroleum Supply and Pricing|Section 25350.

25350.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the petroleum industry is an essential element of the California economy and is therefore of vital importance to the health and welfare of all Californians.(b) The Legislature further finds and declares that a complete and thorough understanding of the operations of the petroleum industry is required by state government at all times to enable it to respond to possible shortages, oversupplies, or other disruptions and to assess whether all consumers, including emergency service agencies, state and local government agencies, and agricultural and business consumers of petroleum products have adequate and economic supplies of fuel.(c) The Legislature further finds and declares that information and data concerning all aspects of the petroleum industry, including, but not limited to, crude oil production, production and supplies of finished branded and unbranded gasoline, supplies of diesel fuel and other distillates, supplies of blendstocks used to make gasoline and other refined products, refining, product output, exports of finished gasoline, diesel fuel, and blendstocks, prices, distribution, demand, and investment choices and decisions are essential for the state to develop and administer energy policies that are in the interest of the state’s economy and the public’s well-being.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 288, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Pub Res Code § 25352 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 4.5 - Petroleum Supply and Pricing|Section 25352.

25352.  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Petroleum Industry Information Reporting Act of 1980.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1055, Sec. 4. Effective September 26, 1980.)
CA Pub Res Code § 25356 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 4.5 - Petroleum Supply and Pricing|Section 25356.

25356.  (a) The commission, utilizing its own staff and other support staff having expertise and experience in, or with, the petroleum industry, shall gather, analyze, and interpret the information submitted to it pursuant to Section 25354 and other information relating to the supply and price of petroleum products, with particular emphasis on motor vehicle fuels, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(1) The nature, cause, and extent of any petroleum or petroleum products shortage or condition affecting supply.(2) The economic and environmental impacts of any petroleum and petroleum product shortage or condition affecting supply.(3) Petroleum or petroleum product demand and supply forecasting methodologies utilized by the petroleum industry in California.(4) The prices, with particular emphasis on retail motor fuel prices, including sales to unbranded retail markets, and any significant changes in prices charged by the petroleum industry for petroleum or petroleum products sold in California and the reasons for those changes.(5) The profits, both before and after taxes, of the industry as a whole and of major firms within it, including a comparison with other major industry groups and major firms within them as to profits, return on equity and capital, and price-earnings ratio.(6) The emerging trends relating to supply, demand, and conservation of petroleum and petroleum products.(7) The nature and extent of efforts of the petroleum industry to expand refinery capacity and to make acquisitions of additional supplies of petroleum and petroleum products, including activities relative to the exploration, development, and extraction of resources within the state.(8) The development of a petroleum and petroleum products information system in a manner that will enable the state to take action to meet and mitigate any petroleum or petroleum products shortage or condition affecting supply.(b) The commission shall analyze the impacts of state and federal policies and regulations upon the supply and pricing of petroleum products.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 288, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Pub Res Code § 25357 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 4.5 - Petroleum Supply and Pricing|Section 25357.

25357.  The commission shall obtain and analyze monthly production reports prepared by the State Oil and Gas Supervisor pursuant to Section 3227.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1055, Sec. 4. Effective September 26, 1980.)
CA Pub Res Code § 25358 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 4.5 - Petroleum Supply and Pricing|Section 25358.

25358.  (a) Within 70 days after the end of each preceding quarter of each calendar year, the commission shall publish and submit to the Governor and the Legislature a summary, an analysis, and an interpretation of the information submitted to it pursuant to Section 25354 and information reviewed pursuant to Section 25357. This report shall be separate from the report submitted pursuant to Section 25322. Any person may submit comments in writing regarding the accuracy or sufficiency of the information submitted.(b) The commission shall prepare a biennial assessment of the information provided pursuant to this chapter and shall include its assessment in the biennial fuels report prepared pursuant to Section 25310.(c) The commission may use reasonable means necessary and available to it to seek and obtain any facts, figures, and other information from any source for the purpose of preparing and providing reports to the Governor and the Legislature. The commission shall specifically include in the reports its analysis of any unsuccessful attempts in obtaining information from potential sources, including the lack of cooperation or refusal to provide information.(d) Whenever the commission fails to provide any report required pursuant to this section within the specified time, it shall provide to all members of the Legislature, within five days of the specified time, a detailed written explanation of the cause of any delay.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1184, Sec. 6.5.)
CA Pub Res Code § 25362 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 4.5 - Petroleum Supply and Pricing|Section 25362.

25362.  (a) The commission shall notify those persons who have failed to timely provide the information specified in Section 25354. If, within five days after being notified of the failure to provide the specified information, the person fails to supply the specified information, the person shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) per day for each day the submission of information is refused or delayed, unless the person has timely filed objections with the commission regarding the information and the commission has not yet held a hearing on the matter, or the commission has held a hearing and the person has properly submitted the issue to a court of competent jurisdiction for review.(b) Any person who willfully makes any false statement, representation, or certification in any record, report, plan, or other document filed with the commission shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000).(c) For the purposes of this section, the term “person” shall mean, in addition to the definition contained in Section 25116, any responsible corporate officer.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1055, Sec. 4. Effective September 26, 1980.)
CA Pub Res Code § 25366 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 4.5 - Petroleum Supply and Pricing|Section 25366.

25366.  Any confidential information pertinent to the responsibilities of the commission specified in this division which is obtained by another state agency shall be available to the commission and shall be treated in a confidential manner.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1055, Sec. 4. Effective September 26, 1980.)
CA Pub Res Code § 25400 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 5 - Energy Resources Conservation|Section 25400.

25400.  The commission shall conduct an ongoing assessment of the opportunities and constraints presented by all forms of energy. The commission shall encourage the balanced use of all sources of energy to meet the state’s needs and shall seek to avoid possible undesirable consequences of reliance on a single source of energy.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 276.)
CA Pub Res Code § 25401 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 5 - Energy Resources Conservation|Section 25401.

25401.  The commission shall continuously carry out studies, research projects, data collection, and other activities required to assess the nature, extent, and distribution of energy resources to meet the needs of the state, including but not limited to, fossil fuels and solar, nuclear, and geothermal energy resources. It shall also carry out studies, technical assessments, research projects, and data collection directed to reducing wasteful, inefficient, unnecessary, or uneconomic uses of energy, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(a) Pricing of electricity and other forms of energy.(b) Improved building design and insulation.(c) Restriction of promotional activities designed to increase the use of electricity by consumers.(d) Improved appliance efficiency.(e) Advances in power generation and transmission technology.(f) Comparisons in the efficiencies of alternative methods of energy utilization.The commission shall survey pursuant to this section all forms of energy on which to base its recommendations to the Governor and Legislature for elimination of waste or increases in efficiency for sources or uses of energy. The commission shall transmit to the Governor and the Legislature, as part of the biennial report specified in Section 25302, recommendations for state policy and actions for the orderly development of all potential sources of energy to meet the state’s needs, including, but not limited to, fossil fuels and solar, nuclear, and geothermal energy resources, and to reduce wasteful and inefficient uses of energy.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 256. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Res Code § 25401.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 5 - Energy Resources Conservation|Section 25401.2.

25401.2.  (a) As part of the report required by Section 25302, the commission shall develop and update an inventory of current and potential cost-effective opportunities in each utility’s service territory to improve efficiencies and to help utilities manage loads in all sectors of natural gas and electricity use. The report shall include estimates of the overall magnitude of these resources, load shapes, and the projected costs associated with delivering the various types of energy savings that are identified in the inventory. The report shall also estimate the amount and incremental cost per unit of potential energy efficiency and load management activities. Where applicable, the inventory shall include data on variations in savings and costs associated with particular measures. The report shall take into consideration environmental benefits as developed in related commission and Public Utilities Commission proceedings.(b) The commission shall develop and maintain the inventory in consultation with electric and gas utilities, the Public Utilities Commission, academic institutions, and other interested parties.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 611, Sec. 8. (SB 1374) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Pub Res Code § 25401.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 5 - Energy Resources Conservation|Section 25401.5.

25401.5.  For the purpose of reducing electrical and natural gas energy consumption, the commission may develop and disseminate measures that would enhance energy efficiency for single-family residential dwellings that were built prior to the development of the current energy efficiency standards. The measures, if developed and disseminated, shall provide a homeowner with information to improve the energy efficiency of a single-family residential dwelling. The commission may comply with this section by posting the measures on the commission’s Internet Web site or by making the measures available to the public, upon request.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 773, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Pub Res Code § 25401.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 5 - Energy Resources Conservation|Section 25401.6.

25401.6.  (a) In its administration of Section 25744, the commission shall establish a separate rebate for eligible distributed emerging technologies for affordable housing projects including, but not limited to, projects undertaken pursuant to Section 50052.5, 50053, or 50199.4 of the Health and Safety Code. In establishing the rebate, where the commission determines that the occupants of the housing shall have individual meters, the commission may adjust the amount of the rebate based on the capacity of the system, provided that a system may receive a rebate only up to 75 percent of the total installed costs. The commission may establish a reasonable limit on the total amount of funds dedicated for purposes of this section.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that this section fulfills the purpose of paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 25744.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 666, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Pub Res Code § 25401.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 5 - Energy Resources Conservation|Section 25401.7.

25401.7.  At the time a single-family residential dwelling is sold, a buyer or seller may request a home inspection, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 7195 of the Business and Professions Code, and a home inspector, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 7195 of the Business and Professions Code, shall provide, contact information for one or more of the following entities that provide home energy information:(a) A nonprofit organization.(b) A provider to the residential dwelling of electrical service, or gas service, or both.(c) A government agency, including, but not limited to, the commission.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 773, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Pub Res Code § 25401.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 5 - Energy Resources Conservation|Section 25401.9.

25401.9.  (a) Pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 25402, to the extent that funds are available, the commission, in consultation with the Department of Water Resources and in consideration of developments in landscape irrigation efficiency occurring on or after January 1, 2010, shall adopt by regulation, performance standards and labeling requirements for landscape irrigation equipment, including, but not limited to, irrigation controllers, moisture sensors, emission devices, and valves.(b) For the purposes of complying with subdivision (a), the commission shall do both of the following:(1) Adopt performance standards and labeling requirements for landscape irrigation equipment on or before January 1, 2019.(2) Consider the Irrigation Association’s Smart Water Application Technology Program testing protocols when adopting performance standards for landscape irrigation equipment, including, but not limited to, irrigation controllers, moisture sensors, emission devices, and valves.(c) No new irrigation equipment for landscape irrigation uses that is manufactured on or after the effective date of the regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be sold or offered for sale in the state unless the irrigation equipment meets the performance standards and labeling requirements established pursuant to this section and is certified by the manufacturer as in compliance with those standards.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 326, Sec. 1. (AB 1928) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Res Code § 25402.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 5 - Energy Resources Conservation|Section 25402.2.

25402.2.  Any standard adopted by the commission pursuant to Sections 25402 and 25402.1, which is a building standard as defined in Section 25488.5, shall be submitted to the State Building Standards Commission for approval pursuant to, and is governed by, the State Building Standards Law (Part 2.5 (commencing with Section 18901) of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code). Building standards adopted by the commission and published in the State Building Standards Code shall be enforced as provided in Sections 25402 and 25402.1.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1145, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Pub Res Code § 25402.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 5 - Energy Resources Conservation|Section 25402.3.

25402.3.  For purposes of subdivision (e) of Section 25402.1, the commission shall contract with California building officials to establish two regional training centers to provide continuing education for local building officials and enforcement personnel as follows:(a) One site shall be located in northern California and one site shall be located in southern California to serve the needs of the respective regions.(b) The centers shall provide training on a monthly basis to ensure a uniform understanding and implementation of the energy efficient building standards. Existing resources shall be used as much as possible by utilizing members of the building official community in training activities.(c) The centers shall provide similar training sessions, in the form of workshops given in designated rural areas, to ensure that adequate training is available throughout the state.(1) A minimum of two workshops in northern California and two workshops in southern California shall be offered each year.(2) The sites shall be selected to ensure the greatest number of participants will be served in areas of greatest need to decrease the financial burden on small rural or isolated local government agencies that would not be able to travel to the regional training centers for instruction.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1429, Sec. 2.)
CA Pub Res Code § 25402.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 5 - Energy Resources Conservation|Section 25402.4.

25402.4.  The standards for nonresidential buildings prescribed by the commission pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 25402 shall provide at least one option which uses passive or semipassive thermal systems, as defined in Section 25600, for meeting the prescribed energy use requirements. These systems may include, but are not limited to, the following construction techniques:(a) Use of skylights or other daylighting techniques.(b) Use of openable windows or other means of using outside air for space conditioning.(c) Use of building orientation, to complement other passive or semipassive thermal systems.(d) Use of thermal mass, of structural or nonstructural type, for storage of heat or cold, including, but not limited to, roof ponds and water walls.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1419, Sec. 1.)
CA Pub Res Code § 25402.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 5 - Energy Resources Conservation|Section 25402.5.

25402.5.  (a) As used in this section, “lighting device” includes, but is not limited to, a lamp, luminaire, light fixture, lighting control, ballast, or any component of those devices.(b) (1) The commission shall consider both new and replacement, and both interior and exterior, lighting devices as lighting which is subject to subdivision (a) of Section 25402.(2) The commission shall include both indoor and outdoor lighting devices as appliances to be considered in prescribing standards pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 25402.(3) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that paragraphs (1) and (2) are declarative of existing law.(c) The commission shall adopt efficiency standards for outdoor lighting. The standards shall be technologically feasible and cost-effective. As used in this subdivision, “outdoor lighting” refers to all electrical lighting that is not subject to standards adopted pursuant to Section 25402, and includes, but is not limited to, street lights, traffic lights, parking lot lighting, and billboard lighting. The commission shall consult with the Department of Transportation (CALTRANS) to ensure that outdoor lighting standards that affect CALTRANS are compatible with that department’s policies and standards for safety and illumination levels on state highways.(Amended by Stats. 2001, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 7, Sec. 4. Effective April 12, 2001.)
CA Pub Res Code § 25402.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 5 - Energy Resources Conservation|Section 25402.6.

25402.6.  The commission shall investigate options and develop a plan to decrease wasteful peakload energy consumption in existing residential and nonresidential buildings. On or before January 1, 2004, the commission shall report its findings to the Legislature, including, but not limited to, any changes in law necessary to implement the plan to decrease wasteful peakload energy consumption in existing residential and nonresidential buildings.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 905, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)