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CA Pub Util Code § 2119 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 11 - Violations|Section 2119.

2119.  Every passenger stage corporation and every officer, director, agent, or employee of a passenger stage corporation, who displays on any vehicle any identifying symbol other than one prescribed by the commission pursuant to Section 1038.5, or who fails to remove an identifying symbol when required by the commission, is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by both.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1042, Sec. 27. Effective September 29, 1996.)
CA Pub Util Code § 2120 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 11 - Violations|Section 2120.

2120.  (a) The commission shall not distribute, expend, or encumber any moneys received by the commission as a result of any commission proceeding or judicial action, including the compromise or settlement of a claim, until both of the following are true:(1) The commission has provided the Director of Finance with written notification of the receipt of the moneys and the basis for those moneys being received by the commission.(2) The Director of Finance provides not less than 60 days’ written notice to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairpersons of the appropriate budget subcommittees of the Senate and Assembly of the receipt of the moneys and the basis for those moneys being received by the commission.(b) This section does not apply to application or licensing fees charged by the commission to defray regulatory expenses.(c) This section does not apply to moneys received by the commission in a court-approved settlement or as a result of a court judgment where the court orders that the moneys be used for specified purposes.(d) This section does not apply to moneys received by the commission where statutes expressly provide how the moneys are to be paid or used, including all of the following:(1) Payment to any fund created by Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 270).(2) Payment to any account or fund pursuant to Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 401).(3) Payment to the Ratepayer Relief Fund pursuant to Article 9.5 (commencing with Section 16428.1) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 71, Sec. 154. (SB 1304) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Pub Util Code § 2701 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 2 - SPECIFIC PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 2 - Water Companies|Section 2701.

2701.  Any person, firm, or corporation, their lessees, trustees, receivers or trustees appointed by any court whatsoever, owning, controlling, operating, or managing any water system within this State, who sells, leases, rents, or delivers water to any person, firm, corporation, municipality, or any other political subdivision of the State, whether under contract or otherwise, is a public utility, and is subject to the provisions of Part 1 of Division 1 and to the jurisdiction, control, and regulation of the commission, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 2702 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 2 - SPECIFIC PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 2 - Water Companies|Section 2702.

2702.  Any corporation or association which is organized for the purpose of delivering water solely to its stockholders or members at cost, and which delivers water to others than its stockholders or members, or to the state or any department or agency thereof or any school district, or to any other mutual water company, for compensation, is a public utility and is subject to Part 1 (commencing with Section 201) and to the jurisdiction, control, and regulation of the commission.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 142, Sec. 130.)
CA Pub Util Code § 2703 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 2 - SPECIFIC PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 2 - Water Companies|Section 2703.

2703.  Any corporation or association which is organized both for the purpose of delivering water to its stockholders or members at cost, and to persons, firms, corporations, municipalities, or other political subdivisions of the state, is a public utility and is subject to Part 1 (commencing with Section 201) and to the jurisdiction, control, and regulation of the commission.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 142, Sec. 131.)
CA Pub Util Code § 2704 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 2 - SPECIFIC PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 2 - Water Companies|Section 2704.

2704.  Any owner of a water supply not otherwise dedicated to public use and primarily used for domestic or industrial purposes by him or for the irrigation of his lands, who (a) sells or delivers the surplus of such water for domestic or school district purposes or for the irrigation of adjoining lands, or (b) in an emergency water shortage sells or delivers water from such supply to others for a limited period not to exceed one irrigation season, or (c) sells or delivers a portion of such water supply as a matter of accommodation to neighbors to whom no other supply of water for domestic or irrigation purposes is equally available, is not subject to the jurisdiction, control, and regulation of the commission.(Amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 348.)
CA Pub Util Code § 2705 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 2 - SPECIFIC PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 2 - Water Companies|Section 2705.

2705.  Any corporation or association that is organized for the purposes of delivering water to its stockholders and members at cost, including use of works for conserving, treating, and reclaiming water, and that delivers water to no one except its stockholders or members, or to the state or any agency or department thereof, to any city, county, school district, or other public district, or any federal agency that provides fire protection or operates park facilities, or to any other mutual water company, at cost, is not a public utility, and is not subject to the jurisdiction, control or regulation of the commission. However, a mutual water company may perform the following acts without becoming a public utility and becoming subject to the jurisdiction, control or regulation of the commission:(a) May deliver water at cost to any lessee of its stock or shares or other evidence of membership where the lease is in writing signed by the owner of the stock or shares or other evidence of membership and the lessee thereof and approved by the mutual water company.(b) May deliver water at cost to any land leased by a stockholder, shareholder, or member of the mutual water company to a person not a stockholder, shareholder or member thereof, provided the lease is in writing signed by the stockholder, shareholder or member and the lessee of the land and approved by the mutual water company.(c) May transfer water or water rights to, or exchange water or water rights with, another entity pursuant to state or federal law, or both.(d) In a bona fide water emergency, but for no longer than the existence of the emergency, may deliver water at cost to any person owning or leasing real property located within or adjacent to the service area of the mutual water company, provided that the water is delivered pursuant to a written contract signed by the mutual water company and the person to whom the water is delivered.(e) May deliver water pursuant to any contract for water service made:(1) In settlement of litigation involving disputed water rights or any judgment in the litigation.(2) In consideration of the conveyance of a well, water right, or easement for water distribution purposes.All of these leases and contracts shall be preserved for a period of 10 years by a mutual water company and shall be subject to inspection by the commission.The term “cost” as used in this section shall be construed to mean without profit.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 420, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Pub Util Code § 2705.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 2 - SPECIFIC PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 2 - Water Companies|Section 2705.5.

2705.5.  Any person or corporation, and their lessees, receivers, or trustees appointed by any court, that maintains a mobilehome park or a multiple unit residential complex and provides, or will provide, water service to users through a submeter service system is not a public utility and is not subject to the jurisdiction, control, or regulation of the commission if each user of the submeter service system is charged at the rate which would be applicable if the user were receiving the water directly from the water corporation.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 144, Sec. 168.)
CA Pub Util Code § 2706 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 2 - SPECIFIC PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 2 - Water Companies|Section 2706.

2706.  (a) Any person, firm, or corporation, their lessees, trustees, receivers or trustees appointed by any court, who sells or delivers water exclusively to a water conservation district organized under the laws of the state or who leases or otherwise permits the use of ditches or other water transmission facilities exclusively by the district is not a public utility within the meaning of this chapter. No portion of the works, property, or water rights of any of those parties shall be deemed dedicated to a public use by reason of selling or delivering water to a water conservation district.(b) Any person, firm, or corporation with water that is not being used to supply water to a public water system, or that is not otherwise dedicated to public use, that sells, leases, transfers, or otherwise delivers the water at wholesale to any public agency or to a water corporation providing water utility service, is not a public utility within the meaning of this chapter.(c) This section does not apply to mutual water companies.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 420, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Pub Util Code § 2707 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 2 - SPECIFIC PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 2 - Water Companies|Section 2707.

2707.  For the purpose of determining the status of any person, firm, or corporation, their lessees, trustees, receivers or trustees appointed by any court, owning, controlling, operating, or managing any water system or water supply within this state, the commission may hold hearings and issue process and orders in the manner and to the same extent as provided in Part 1 (commencing with Section 201), and the findings and conclusions of the commission on questions of fact arising under this chapter are final and not subject to review, except as provided in Part 1 (commencing with Section 201).(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 142, Sec. 132.)
CA Pub Util Code § 2708 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 2 - SPECIFIC PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 2 - Water Companies|Section 2708.

2708.  Whenever the commission, after a hearing had upon its own motion or upon complaint, finds that any water company which is a public utility operating within this State has reached the limit of its capacity to supply water and that no further consumers of water can be supplied from the system of such utility without injuriously withdrawing the supply wholly or in part from those who have theretofore been supplied by the corporation, the commission may order and require that no such corporation shall furnish water to any new or additional consumers until the order is vacated or modified by the commission. The commission, after hearing upon its own motion or upon complaint, may also require any such water company to allow additional consumers to be served when it appears that service to additional consumers will not injuriously withdraw the supply wholly or in part from those who theretofore had been supplied by such public utility.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 2709 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 2 - SPECIFIC PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 2 - Water Companies|Section 2709.

2709.  The commission may require any water corporation to file with the commission a statement in writing defining and describing the lands and territory to be supplied by the corporation with water.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 2710 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 2 - SPECIFIC PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 2 - Water Companies|Section 2710.

2710.  When it appears from (a) the statement required by Section 2709, (b) the articles of incorporation of any water corporation, or (c) any notice of appropriation of water required by law, that a water corporation has undertaken to supply more consumers or a greater number of acres than it can adequately supply, the commission may require the corporation to limit the number of consumers or acres of land which it has undertaken to supply or which is set out in its articles of incorporation or notices of appropriation to such a limited number of consumers or acres of land as the commission finds, after hearing, that the water corporation may adequately supply.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 2711 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 2 - SPECIFIC PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 2 - Water Companies|Section 2711.

2711.  Section 2710 does not apply to territory or consumers which have once been served by the corporation. As between consumers who have been voluntarily admitted to participate by the corporation in its supply of water or required to be supplied by an order of the commission, in times of water shortage the corporation shall give no priority or preference but shall apportion its supply ratably among its consumers.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 2712 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 2 - SPECIFIC PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 2 - Water Companies|Section 2712.

2712.  “Whether under contract or otherwise” as used in Section 2701 is not to be construed as authorizing a contract by a person or corporation defined in this chapter as a public utility which in anywise deprives the State or the commission or other competent authority of power to regulate the rates and service of any such public utility.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 2713 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 2 - SPECIFIC PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 2 - Water Companies|Section 2713.

2713.  (a) No water corporation subject to the jurisdiction and control of the commission and the provisions of Part 1 (commencing with Section 201) of this division shall make any charge upon any entity providing fire protection service to others for furnishing water for such fire protection purposes or for any costs of operation, installation, capital, maintenance, repair, alteration, or replacement of facilities related to furnishing water for such fire protection purposes within the service area of such water corporation, except pursuant to a written agreement with such entity providing fire protection services. A water corporation shall furnish water for fire protection purposes to the extent of its means and as a condition of a certificate of public convenience and necessity, in case of fire or other great necessity, within the boundaries of the territory served by it for use within such territory.(b) The provisions of subdivision (a) shall not restrict or limit a water corporation furnishing water for fire protection purposes from levying charges for water service or facilities, including water for fire protection purposes, on any person, property, or entity, whether public or private, other than on an entity providing fire protection service.Such charges shall be collected from such other persons, property, or entities pursuant to existing provisions of law which authorize such charges, or from an entity providing fire protection services only pursuant to a written agreement authorizing such charges.(c) For the purposes of this section, “entity providing fire protection service” means a city, county, city and county, whether general law or chartered, and a fire company, fire protection district, or any other person, association, company, corporation, special district, municipal corporation, or any other public or private entity, which public or private entity or person provides fire protection services to any other public or private entity or person.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 862.)
CA Pub Util Code § 2714 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 2 - SPECIFIC PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 2 - Water Companies|Section 2714.

2714.  No water corporation furnishing water for residential use to a tenant shall seek to recover any charges or penalties for the furnishing of water to or for the tenant’s residential use from any subsequent tenant on account of nonpayment of charges by a previous tenant. The water corporation may, however, require that service to subsequent tenants be furnished on the account of the landlord or property owner.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1251, Sec. 2.)
CA Pub Util Code § 2715 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 2 - SPECIFIC PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 2 - Water Companies|Section 2715.

2715.  (a) A water corporation with more than 10,000 service connections shall maintain on its Internet Web site an archive of all pending, approved, or rejected advice letters for a period of two rate case cycles from the date the advice letter is submitted or for six years, whichever is shorter, and shall do all of the following:(1) Provide a direct link from its Internet Web site to each advice letter, making the information contained there available to the public. (2) Maintain advice letters in numerical order. The advice letters may be retained as a stand-alone site. The water corporation may combine the list with a list of current advice letters that have been transmitted for filing, or are filed, pending, protested, or otherwise active.(3) Include a link to the commission’s index of advice letters on the water corporation’s Internet Web site.(b) For the purposes of this section, “advice letter” means an advice letter pending, approved, or rejected on or after January 1, 2019, and includes its concurrently submitted cover sheets, attachments, service lists, and exhibits, to the extent they are not identified as confidential.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 409, Sec. 1. (SB 959) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Pub Util Code § 2718 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 2 - SPECIFIC PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 2.5 - Public Water System Investment and Consolidation Act of 1997|Section 2718.

2718.  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Public Water System Investment and Consolidation Act of 1997.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 675, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Pub Util Code § 2719 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 2 - SPECIFIC PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 2.5 - Public Water System Investment and Consolidation Act of 1997|Section 2719.

2719.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Public water systems are faced with the need to replace or upgrade the public water system infrastructure to meet increasingly stringent state and federal safe drinking water laws and regulations governing fire flow standards for public fire protection.(b) Increasing amounts of capital are required to finance the necessary investment in public water system infrastructure.(c) Scale economies are achievable in the operation of public water systems.(d) Providing water corporations with an incentive to achieve these scale economies will provide benefits to ratepayers.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 675, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Pub Util Code § 2720 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 2 - SPECIFIC PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 2.5 - Public Water System Investment and Consolidation Act of 1997|Section 2720.

2720.  (a) The commission shall use the standard of fair market value when establishing the rate base value for the distribution system of a public water system acquired by a water corporation. This standard shall be used for ratesetting.(1) For purposes of this section, “public water system” shall have the same meaning as set forth in Section 116275 of the Health and Safety Code.(2) For purposes of this section, “fair market value” shall have the same meaning as set forth in Section 1263.320 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(b) If the fair market value exceeds reproduction cost, as determined in accordance with Section 820 of the Evidence Code, the commission may include the difference in the rate base for ratesetting purposes if it finds that the additional amounts are fair and reasonable. In determining whether the additional amounts are fair and reasonable the commission shall consider whether the acquisition of the public water system will improve water system reliability, whether the ability of the water system to comply with health and safety regulations is improved, whether the water corporation by acquiring the public water system can achieve efficiencies and economies of scale that would not otherwise be available, and whether the effect on existing customers of the water corporation and the acquired public water system is fair and reasonable.(c) The provisions of subdivisions (a) and (b) shall also be applicable to the acquisition of a sewer system by any sewer system corporation or water corporation.(d) Consistent with the provisions of this section, the commission shall retain all powers and responsibilities granted pursuant to Sections 851 and 852.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 675, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Pub Util Code § 2722 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 2 - SPECIFIC PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 2.7 - Consolidation for Safe Drinking Water Act of 2021|Section 2722.

2722.  The Consolidation For Safe Drinking Water Fund is hereby created. All moneys in the fund are available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the commission and shall be used only for the purpose of processing applications pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 2721 along with any other associated regulatory costs.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 713, Sec. 2. (AB 1250) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Pub Util Code § 2725 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 2 - SPECIFIC PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 3 - Private and Mutual Water Service Law|Section 2725.

2725.  As used in this chapter, “mutual water company” means any private corporation or association organized for the purposes of delivering water to its stockholders and members at cost, including use of works for conserving, treating and reclaiming water.(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 200.)