Lois Wolk
- Democratic
Author
(1) Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory jurisdiction over public utilities, including electrical corporations, as defined. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility, and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. Under existing law, the local government renewable energy self-generation program authorizes a local government to receive a bill credit to be applied to a designated benefiting account for electricity exported to the electrical grid by an eligible renewable generating facility, as defined, and requires the commission to adopt a rate tariff for the benefiting account. This bill would enact the Green Tariff Shared Renewables Program. The program would require a participating utility, defined as being an electrical corporation with 100,000 or more customers in California, to file with the commission an application requesting approval of a green tariff shared renewables program to implement a program enabling ratepayers to participate directly in offsite electrical generation facilities that use eligible renewable energy resources, consistent with certain legislative findings and statements of intent. The bill would require the commission, by July 1, 2014, to issue a decision concerning the participating utility's application, determining whether to approve or disapprove the application, with or without modifications. The bill would require the commission, after notice and opportunity for public comment, to approve the application if the commission determines that the proposed program is reasonable and consistent with the legislative findings and statements of intent. The bill would require the commission to require that a participating utility's green tariff shared renewables program be administered in accordance with specified provisions. The bill would repeal the program on January 1, 2019. (2) Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime. Because the provisions of the bill would require action by the commission to implement its requirements, a violation of these provisions would impose a state-mandated local program by expanding the definition of a crime. (3) 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.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 413, Statutes of 2013.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 57. Noes 16. Page 3177.) Ordered to the Senate.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 27. Noes 12. Page 2374.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. (Ayes 53. Noes 22. Page 2951.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (August 30).
Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (June 24).
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on U. & C.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 27. Noes 9. Page 1200.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended.
Ordered to second reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1006.) (May 23).
Set for hearing May 23.
Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Set for hearing May 20.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 6. Noes 4. Page 750.) (April 30).
Set for hearing April 30.
Re-referred to Coms. on E., U., & C. and RLS.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
Read first time.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 11.
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB43 | HTML |
| 12/11/12 - Introduced | |
| 04/01/13 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/08/13 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/15/13 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/24/13 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/28/13 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/15/13 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/06/13 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/03/13 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/06/13 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/16/13 - Enrolled | |
| 09/28/13 - Chaptered |
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