Bill Monning
- Democratic
Author
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. The Diablo Canyon nuclear powerplant, composed of reactor Units 1 and 2, is operated by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) in the County of San Luis Obispo. The Nuclear Facility Decommissioning Act of 1985 requires each electrical corporation owning or operating nuclear facilities to establish an externally managed, segregated fund for payment of decommissioning costs of those facilities, establishes requirements for the collection of moneys for decommissioning costs in the utility's rates and charges, and requires that the expenses associated with decommissioning nuclear facilities be paid from those funds. Pursuant to the act, the commission ordered that 2 nuclear decommissioning funds be established for the Diablo Canyon Units 1 and 2 powerplant. Existing law requires the commission to cause an assessment to be completed by no later than July 1, 2018, conducted by an independent 3rd party, selected as specified, of the adverse and beneficial economic impacts and net economic effects that could occur, and of potential ways for the state and local jurisdictions to mitigate the adverse economic impact, if the Diablo Canyon Units 1 and 2 powerplant were to temporarily or permanently shut down before the powerplant's current operating licenses expire or when PG&E closes the powerplant upon the expiration of its current licenses. Existing law requires the commission to approve the withdrawal of $400,000 from the nuclear decommissioning funds established for the Diablo Canyon Units 1 and 2 powerplant for use by the commission for additional staffing to urgently effectuate the 3rd-party assessment. Pursuant to existing law, PG&E has filed an application with the commission seeking the commission's approval for the retirement of the Diablo Canyon nuclear powerplant. This bill would require the commission to approve the full funding for the community impact mitigation settlement, and for the employee retention program, proposed by PG&E in a specified application submitted to the commission. The bill would require the commission to ensure that integrated resource plans avoid any increase in emissions of greenhouse gases as a result of the retirement of the Diablo Canyon nuclear powerplant. 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 this bill would amend the Public Utilities Act, and the commission would be required to issue an order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement to implement the bill's provisions, a violation of any of which would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Diablo Canyon nuclear powerplant. 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.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 561, Statutes of 2018.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 67. Noes 1. Page 6411.) Ordered to the Senate.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (August 8).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 31. Noes 4. Page 4348.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 4303.) (May 25).
Set for hearing May 25.
May 7 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Set for hearing May 7.
April 30 hearing postponed by committee.
Set for hearing April 30.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on EQ. (Ayes 9. Noes 1. Page 4718.) (April 17). Re-referred to Com. on EQ.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 4719.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing April 17.
Set for hearing April 18 in EQ. pending receipt.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 15.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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| 02/12/18 - Introduced | |
| 03/15/18 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/23/18 - Enrolled | |
| 09/19/18 - Chaptered |
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