Sam Blakeslee Ph.D.
- Republican
Author
(1) Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities including electrical corporations, as defined. Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) to conduct various assessments and forecasts on energy industry supply, production, transportation, delivery and distribution, demand, and prices. This bill would require Pacific Gas and Electric Company, in furtherance of the recommendations made by the Energy Commission, to conduct seismic fault studies or surveys in areas at or near the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant in order to maintain reliable operation of the electrical grid and mitigate impacts to customer rates that could result from a seismic event. Because a violation of this requirement would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program by creating a new crime. The bill would require the commission, in consultation with the California Geologic Survey and the Seismic Safety Commission, to conduct or facilitate a peer review of any fault studies or surveys conducted pursuant to that requirement within 120 days of receipt of a final study or survey. The bill would require the Pacific Gas and Electric Company to fund all costs associated with a peer review of any studies or surveys and would require the commission to authorize the utility to fully recover, in its generation procurement rates, all reasonable costs associated with any studies, surveys, or peer review required pursuant to the bill. (2) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. (3) This bill would state the findings and declarations of the Legislature concerning the need for special legislation.
Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
Vetoed by Governor.
Enrolled and to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2816.)
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1925.)
Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
Read second time. To third reading.
From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 7).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E., U., & C.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2028.)
Read second time. To third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 28).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 13).
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (March 23).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & C. Read second time and amended.
Referred to Coms. on U. & C. and NAT. RES.
From printer. May be heard in committee January 1.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB42 | HTML |
| 12/01/08 - Introduced | |
| 03/17/09 - Amended Assembly | |
| 03/31/09 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/22/09 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/01/09 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/23/09 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/02/09 - Enrolled |
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