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CA Pub Util Code § 321 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 2 - The Public Utilities Commission: Organization|Section 321.

321.  (a) The commission shall appoint a public advisor and establish an office of the public advisor, including a separate office in the Los Angeles office of the commission. The commission may employ staff as necessary to carry out the duties of the office of the public advisor. The office of the public advisor shall assist members of the public and ratepayers who desire to testify before or present information to the commission in any hearing or proceeding of the commission. The public advisor shall advise the commission on procedural matters relating to public participation in proceedings of the commission.(b) The public advisor and executive director shall publicize the commission’s programs for encouraging and supporting participation in the commission’s proceedings.(c) The public advisor shall receive complaints and comments from members of the public concerning how the commission is carrying out its functions. The public advisor shall maintain the confidentiality of the identity of a member of the public who makes a complaint or comment unless the member of the public expressly indicates a desire to communicate his or her identity to the commission. The public advisor shall assess the nature of substantive complaints and comments from members of the public and take them into consideration when analyzing and recommending options for resolution of the matters underlying those complaints and comments.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 421, Sec. 18. (SB 19) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Pub Util Code § 321.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 2 - The Public Utilities Commission: Organization|Section 321.1.

321.1.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the commission assess the consequences of its decisions, including economic effects, and assess and mitigate the impacts of its decision on customer, public, and employee safety, as part of each ratemaking, rulemaking, or other proceeding, and that this be accomplished using existing resources and within existing commission structures. The commission shall not establish a separate office or department for the purpose of evaluating and mitigating consequences of commission activities.(b) The commission shall take all necessary and appropriate actions to assess the economic effects of its decisions and to assess and mitigate the impacts of its decisions on customer, public, and employee safety.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 552, Sec. 1. (SB 900) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Pub Util Code § 321.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 2 - The Public Utilities Commission: Organization|Section 321.6.

321.6.  The president of the commission shall annually appear before the appropriate policy committees of the Senate and Assembly to present the annual report of the commission required pursuant to Section 910.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 612, Sec. 6. (SB 697) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Pub Util Code § 322 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 2 - The Public Utilities Commission: Organization|Section 322.

322.  (a) The commission shall periodically, at least once each year, compile its rules of procedure together with every order and decision of the commission relating to the conduct of the commission’s hearings and proceedings.(b) The compilation shall include, but not be limited to, matters relating to all of the following:(1) Pleadings.(2) Public notice.(3) Public attendance.(4) Specification of issues.(5) Prehearing procedures.(6) Discovery.(7) Evidence.(8) Supporting documentation.(9) Submission of briefs and arguments.(10) Meetings of the commission.(11) All other rules of procedure governing participation in hearings and proceedings of the commission by public utilities, commission staff, and other persons.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 193, Sec. 174. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Pub Util Code § 322.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 2 - The Public Utilities Commission: Organization|Section 322.5.

322.5.  The commission shall determine, as part of the proceeding in Rulemaking 98-07-038 (Rulemaking for purposes of Revising General Order 96-A Regarding Informal Filings at the Commission) or any other appropriate proceeding, as determined by the commission, the feasibility of submitting advice letters to the commission through electronic means. If determined to be feasible, the commission shall, within six months, propose a plan for submitting advice letters by electronic means. For purposes of this section, “electronic means” include electronic mail and electronic forms developed or approved by the commission and submitted through the commission’s Internet Web site.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 372, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Pub Util Code § 323 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 2 - The Public Utilities Commission: Organization|Section 323.

323.  (a) Commencing January 1, 1989, the commission shall cause the complete text of each of its orders and decisions to be published within a reasonable time, not to exceed one year after issuance. The commission shall, on or before January 1, 1990, publish every significant decision or order issued, but not published, as of January 1, 1989.(b) With respect to the order or decision in any proceeding not assigned to an administrative law judge pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 311, the commission may comply with subdivision (a) by publishing the docket number or other identifying number used in its recordkeeping system, the name of the case, the parties to the case, and the ordering language in the case.(c) If the commission participates in or uses an electronic means of publication of its orders and decisions, the commission shall assure reasonable public access to that system upon the payment of reasonable fees or charges.(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 814, Sec. 1. Effective September 26, 1989.)
CA Pub Util Code § 323.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 2 - The Public Utilities Commission: Organization|Section 323.5.

323.5.  (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) “Demand-side energy management programs” mean all energy efficiency, demand-side response, clean distributed generation, energy conservation, energy savings, or weatherization programs of the state or a local government, electrical corporations, gas corporations, or a local publicly owned electric or gas utility.(2) “Small business” has the same meaning as defined in Section 14837 of the Government Code.(b) The commission shall ensure that the Internet Web site for the Energy Upgrade California program is revised and maintained to include information related to demand-side energy management programs for small business customers.(c) The commission, in consultation with the Office of Small Business Advocate within the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, shall ensure that adequate marketing, education, and outreach are undertaken that is directed at small business customers to enable small business customers to fully participate in ratepayer-funded demand-side energy management programs, including programs that provide financial incentives, rebates, technical assistance, and support pursuant to Sections 454.54 and 454.55.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 590, Sec. 1. (AB 2831) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Pub Util Code § 324 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 2 - The Public Utilities Commission: Organization|Section 324.

324.  The executive director of the commission may release to the Director of Industrial Relations any information concerning any person, corporation, or other entity under the jurisdiction and control of the commission relevant to the enforcement of the workers’ compensation laws of this state.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1071, Sec. 3.)
CA Pub Util Code § 324.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 2 - The Public Utilities Commission: Organization|Section 324.5.

324.5.  (a) The Public Utilities Commission shall publish any data it collects for its clearinghouse minority and women business data base that it deems to be nonconfidential, including, but not limited to, company name, address, telephone number, fax number, point of contact, federal Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code, ethnicity code, gender code, and business description, for use by governmental agencies and the public who request the information. Publication of the data base shall be done on a semiannual basis and shall be made available in hardcopy and softcopy (computer disk). The data base shall also be made available electronically via a computer-accessed bulletin board service (BBS).(b) The commission may impose fees on the requesters of information commensurate with its cost to publish, duplicate, or provide computer access to the data base.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1064, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Pub Util Code § 324.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 2 - The Public Utilities Commission: Organization|Section 324.7.

324.7.  No less frequently than once a year, the commission shall make the following information about each contract that the commission enters into available free of charge on its Internet Web site:(a) The names, addresses, and points of contact of the parties to the contract.(b) The goods and services requested, as applicable.(c) The contract value.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 815, Sec. 2. (AB 1651) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 324.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 2 - The Public Utilities Commission: Organization|Section 324.8.

324.8.  The commission shall make available on its Internet Web site audits conducted by the Department of General Services of the commission’s contracting practices.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 815, Sec. 3. (AB 1651) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 326 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 2 - The Public Utilities Commission: Organization|Section 326.

326.  (a)  By January 1, 2020, the commission shall establish the Wildfire Safety Division within the commission, located in Sacramento, California. The Wildfire Safety Division shall do all of the following:(1) Oversee and enforce electrical corporations’ compliance with wildfire safety pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 8385) of Division 4.1.(2) In consultation with the California Wildfire Safety Advisory Board, develop and recommend to the commission performance metrics to achieve maximum feasible risk reduction to be used to develop the wildfire mitigation plan and evaluate an electrical corporation’s compliance with that plan. For this purpose, “maximum feasible” means capable of being accomplished in a successful manner within a reasonable period of time, taking into account economic, environmental, legal, social, and technological factors.(3) Develop a field audit program for wildfire mitigation plan compliance by each electrical corporation.(4) Consult with the Office of Emergency Services in the office’s management and response to utility public safety power shutoff events and utility actions for compliance with public safety power shutoff program rules and regulations.(5) Support efforts to assess and analyze fire weather data and other atmospheric conditions that could lead to catastrophic wildfires and to reduce the likelihood and severity of wildfire incidents that could endanger the safety of persons, properties, and the environment within the state.(6) Retain appropriate staff that includes experts in wildfire, weather, climate change, emergency response, and other relevant subject matters.(7) Review, as necessary, in coordination with the California Wildfire Safety Advisory Board and necessary commission staff, safety requirements for electrical transmission and distribution infrastructure and infrastructure and equipment attached to that electrical infrastructure, and provide recommendations to the commission to address the dynamic risk of climate change and to mitigate wildfire risk.(b) Effective July 1, 2021, all functions of the Wildfire Safety Division shall be transferred to the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety established pursuant to Section 15473 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 81, Sec. 7. (AB 111) Effective July 12, 2019.)
CA Pub Util Code § 326.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 2 - The Public Utilities Commission: Organization|Section 326.1.

326.1.  (a) There is hereby established the California Wildfire Safety Advisory Board. The board shall advise the Wildfire Safety Division established pursuant to Section 326.(b) The board shall consist of seven members. Five members shall be appointed by the Governor, one member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, and one member shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. The members of the board shall serve four-year staggered terms. The initial members of the board shall be appointed by January 1, 2020. The Governor shall designate three of the initial members who shall serve two-year terms. Members of the board shall be selected from industry experts, academics, and persons with labor and workforce safety experience or other relevant qualifications and shall represent a cross-section of relevant expertise including, at all times, at least three members experienced in the safe operation, design, and engineering of electrical infrastructure.(c) The board shall meet at least quarterly and alternate meeting locations between northern, central, and southern California, when feasible.(d) Members of the board who are not salaried state service employees shall be eligible for reasonable compensation, not to exceed a per diem of four hundred dollars ($400), for attendance at board meetings.(e) All reasonable costs incurred by the board, including staffing, travel at state travel reimbursement rates, and administrative costs, shall be reimbursed through the Public Utilities Commission Utilities Reimbursement Account provided for in Section 402 and shall be part of the budget of the commission. The commission shall consult with the board in the preparation of this portion of the commission’s proposed annual budget.(f) Communications by the board, its staff, and individual members of the board are not subject to the commission’s ex parte rules set forth in Article 1 (commencing with Section 1701) of Chapter 9.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 396, Sec. 15. (AB 1513) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Pub Util Code § 326.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 2 - The Public Utilities Commission: Organization|Section 326.2.

326.2.  The California Wildfire Safety Advisory Board shall do all of the following:(a) Develop and make recommendations to the Wildfire Safety Division related to wildfire safety and mitigation performance metrics.(b) Develop and make recommendations related to the contents of wildfire mitigation plans pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 8385) of Division 4.1.(c) Review and provide comments and advisory opinions to each local publicly owned electric utility and electrical cooperative regarding the content and sufficiency of its wildfire mitigation plan and recommendations on how to mitigate wildfire risk.(d) Provide other advice and recommendations related to wildfire safety as requested by the Wildfire Safety Division.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 79, Sec. 5. (AB 1054) Effective July 12, 2019.)
CA Pub Util Code § 328 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 2.2 - Natural Gas Restructuring|Section 328.

328.  The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:(a) In order to ensure that all core customers of a gas corporation continue to receive safe basic gas service in a competitive market, each existing gas corporation should continue to provide this essential service.(b) No customer should have to pay separate fees for utilizing services that protect public or customer safety.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 909, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Pub Util Code § 328.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 2.2 - Natural Gas Restructuring|Section 328.1.

328.1.  As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) “Basic gas service” includes transmission, storage for reliability of service, and distribution of natural gas, purchasing natural gas on behalf of a customer, revenue cycle services, and after-meter services.(b) “Revenue cycle services” means metering services, billing the customer, collection, and related customer services.(c) “After-meter services” includes, but is not limited to, leak investigation, inspecting customer piping and appliances, carbon monoxide investigation, pilot relighting, and high bill investigation.(d) “Metering services” includes, but is not limited to, gas meter installation, meter maintenance, meter testing, collecting and processing consumption data, and all related services associated with the meter.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 909, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Pub Util Code § 328.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 2.2 - Natural Gas Restructuring|Section 328.2.

328.2.  The commission shall require each gas corporation to provide bundled basic gas service to all core customers in its service territory unless the customer chooses or contracts to have natural gas purchased and supplied by another entity. A public utility gas corporation shall continue to be the exclusive provider of revenue cycle services to all customers in its service territory, except that an entity purchasing and supplying natural gas under the commission’s existing core aggregation program may perform billing and collection services for its customers under the same terms as currently authorized by the commission, and except that a supplier of natural gas to noncore customers may perform billing and collection for natural gas supply for its customers. The gas corporation shall continue to calculate its charges for services provided by that corporation. If the commission establishes credits to be provided by the gas corporation to core aggregation or noncore customers who obtain billing or collection services from entities other than the gas corporation, the credit shall be equal to the billing and collection services costs actually avoided by the gas corporation. The commission shall require the distribution rate to continue to include after-meter services.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 909, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Pub Util Code § 980 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 4.7 - Core Transport Agent|Section 980.

980.  As used in this chapter, the following terms mean the following:(a) “Core gas customer” has the same meaning as that specified in the tariff of the gas corporation whose territory the customer in question lies within. A core small commercial customer account that is associated with and part of the same business operation as a noncore large commercial customer account is not a “core gas customer” for purposes of this chapter.(b) “Core transport agent” means an entity that offers core gas procurement service to customers within the service territory of a gas corporation, but does not include a gas corporation, and does not include a public agency that offers gas service to core and noncore gas customers within its jurisdiction, or within the service territory of a local publicly owned gas utility. “Core transport agent” includes the unregulated affiliates and subsidiaries of a gas corporation.(c) “Gas corporation” has the same meaning as that set forth in Section 222.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 604, Sec. 4. (SB 656) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Pub Util Code § 983 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 4.7 - Core Transport Agent|Section 983.

983.  (a) The commission shall accept, compile, and attempt to informally resolve consumer complaints regarding core transport agents. If the commission reasonably suspects a pattern of customer abuses, the commission may, on its own motion, initiate investigations into the activities of a core transport agent offering gas service. Consumer complaints regarding service by a public agency offering gas service within the political boundary of the public agency or service territory of a local publicly owned gas utility shall continue to be resolved by the public agency. Within the service territory of a local publicly owned utility, consumer complaints arising from the violation of core transport service rules adopted by the governing body of the local publicly owned utility shall be resolved through the local publicly owned utility’s consumer complaint procedures.(b) Notwithstanding other provisions, core gas customers shall have the option to proceed with a complaint against a core transport agent either through an action filed in the judicial court system or through a complaint filed with the commission. A customer who elects either the judicial or commission remedies may not raise the same claim in both forums. The commission shall have the authority to accept, compile, and resolve core gas consumer complaints, including the authority to award reparations. The commission’s authority in these complaint proceedings is limited to adjudication of complaints regarding core gas service provided by a core transport agent and shall not be expanded to include an award of any damages through regulation of the rates or charges of the core transport agent. However, a person or core transport agent that takes a conflict to the commission shall not be precluded from pursuing an appeal of the decision through the courts as provided for by law.(c) In connection with customer complaints or commission investigations into customer abuses, core transport agents shall provide the commission access to their accounts, books, papers, and documents related to California transactions as described in Sections 313 and 314, if the information is relevant to the complaint or investigation.(d) A core transport agent shall not discontinue service to a customer for a disputed amount if that customer has filed a complaint that is pending with the commission, and that customer has paid the disputed amount into an escrow account. (Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 604, Sec. 4. (SB 656) Effective January 1, 2014.)