Bill Text: CA AB1283 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Public Utilities Commission: review of pending
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-02 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB1283 Detail]
Download: California-2009-AB1283-Amended.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 1283 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 14, 2009
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Smyth
FEBRUARY 27, 2009
An act to amend Section 30330 of the Public Resources
Code, relating to coastal resources. An act to add
Section 316 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to electricity.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1283, as amended, Smyth. California Coastal
Commission. Public Utilities Commission: review of
pending legislation.
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory
authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations.
Existing law requires the commission to prepare and submit to the
Governor and the Legislature a written report annually before
February 1 of each year on the costs of programs and activities
conducted by an electrical corporation or gas corporation that has
more than a specified number of customers in California.
This bill would require the commission to advise the Legislature
whenever it comes to the attention of the commission that a bill that
is pending before the Legislature would likely (1) reduce the
reliability of the electrical transmission and distribution system in
any area of the state, (2) result in a shortage of electricity
needed to meet projected demand in any area of the state, (3) impair
the ability of retail sellers or local publicly owned electric
utilities to meet their renewables portfolio standard, or (4) impair
the ability of any electrical corporation, local publicly owned
electric utility, electric service provider, or community choice
aggregator to meet its emission reduction goals pursuant to the
California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. The bill would
require the commission to advise the Governor whenever it comes to
the attention of the commission that an enrolled bill would likely
have any of these 4 effects. The bill would require the commission to
consult with the Energy Commission when advising the Legislature or
Governor on any of the 4 effects and to consult with the Independent
System Operation when advising the Legislature or Governor with
respect to likely effects (1) or (2).
Under existing law, the California Coastal Commission has the
primary responsibility for the implementation of the provisions of
the California Coastal Act, unless otherwise specified, and is
designated as the state coastal zone planning and management agency
for any and all purposes, and is authorized to exercise any and all
powers set forth in the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972
or any amendment thereto or any other federal act heretofore or
hereafter enacted that relates to the planning or management of the
coastal zone.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these
provisions.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no
yes . State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 316 is added to the
Public Utilities Code , to read:
316. (a) The commission shall advise the Legislature whenever it
comes to the attention of the commission that a bill that is pending
before the Legislature would likely have any of the following
effects:
(1) Reducing the reliability of the electrical transmission and
distribution system in any area of the state.
(2) Result in a shortage of electricity needed to meet projected
demand in any area of the state.
(3) Impairing the ability of retail sellers to meet their
renewables portfolio standard adopted pursuant to Article 16
(commencing with Section 399.11) of Chapter 2.3 or impairing the
ability of a local publicly owned electric utility to meet its
renewables portfolio standard adopted pursuant to Section 387.
(4) Impairing the ability of any electrical corporation, local
publicly owned electric utility, electric service provider, or
community choice aggregator to meet its emission reduction goals
pursuant to the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006
(Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500) of the Health and
Safety Code).
(b) The commission shall advise the Governor whenever it comes to
the attention of the commission that an enrolled bill would likely
have any of the effects set forth in subdivision (a).
(c) The commission shall consult with the Energy Commission in
advising the Legislature pursuant to subdivision (a) or the Governor
pursuant to subdivision (b). The commission shall consult with the
Independent System Operator in advising the Legislature pursuant to
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) and in advising the
Governor pursuant to subdivision (b), relative to the two effects
described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a).
SECTION 1. Section 30330 of the Public
Resources Code is amended to read:
30330. (a) The commission, unless specifically otherwise
provided, shall have the primary responsibility for the
implementation of this division and is designated as the state
coastal zone planning and management agency for any and all purposes,
and may exercise any and all powers set forth in the Federal Coastal
Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451, et seq.) or any
amendment thereto or any other federal act heretofore or hereafter
enacted that relates to the planning or management of the coastal
zone.
(b) In addition to any other authority, the commission may, except
for a facility defined in Section 25110, grant or issue any
certificate or statement required pursuant to federal law relating to
the planning or management of the coastal zone that an activity of
any person, including any local, state, or federal agency, is in
conformity with this division. With respect to any project outside
the coastal zone that may have a substantial effect on the resources
within the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and
Development Commission, established pursuant to Title 7.2 (commencing
with Section 66600) of the Government Code, and for which any
certification is required pursuant to the Federal Coastal Zone
Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451, et seq.), that certification
shall be issued by the Bay Conservation and Development Commission.
Moreover, the commission may review and submit comments for the
project if it affects resources within the coastal zone.
