CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1879Introduced by Assembly Member Santiago(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Rubio)January 17, 2018 An act to add Section 2775.7 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to gas corporations, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1879, as introduced, Santiago. Gas corporation: service connections.Under existing law the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including gas corporations.This bill would prohibit the commission from prohibiting a gas corporation from providing new natural gas service connections.This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.Digest Key Vote: 2/3 Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 2775.7 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:2775.7. The commission shall not prohibit a gas corporation from providing new natural gas service connections within the gas corporations service territory.SEC. 2. This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:To ensure that requests for new natural gas connections are met in an expeditious manner, it is necessary for this measure to take effect immediately. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1879Introduced by Assembly Member Santiago(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Rubio)January 17, 2018 An act to add Section 2775.7 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to gas corporations, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1879, as introduced, Santiago. Gas corporation: service connections.Under existing law the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including gas corporations.This bill would prohibit the commission from prohibiting a gas corporation from providing new natural gas service connections.This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.Digest Key Vote: 2/3 Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1879 Introduced by Assembly Member Santiago(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Rubio)January 17, 2018 Introduced by Assembly Member Santiago(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Rubio) January 17, 2018 An act to add Section 2775.7 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to gas corporations, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1879, as introduced, Santiago. Gas corporation: service connections. Under existing law the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including gas corporations.This bill would prohibit the commission from prohibiting a gas corporation from providing new natural gas service connections.This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute. Under existing law the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including gas corporations. This bill would prohibit the commission from prohibiting a gas corporation from providing new natural gas service connections. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 2775.7 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:2775.7. The commission shall not prohibit a gas corporation from providing new natural gas service connections within the gas corporations service territory.SEC. 2. This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:To ensure that requests for new natural gas connections are met in an expeditious manner, it is necessary for this measure to take effect immediately. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 2775.7 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:2775.7. The commission shall not prohibit a gas corporation from providing new natural gas service connections within the gas corporations service territory. SECTION 1. Section 2775.7 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read: ### SECTION 1. 2775.7. The commission shall not prohibit a gas corporation from providing new natural gas service connections within the gas corporations service territory. 2775.7. The commission shall not prohibit a gas corporation from providing new natural gas service connections within the gas corporations service territory. 2775.7. The commission shall not prohibit a gas corporation from providing new natural gas service connections within the gas corporations service territory. 2775.7. The commission shall not prohibit a gas corporation from providing new natural gas service connections within the gas corporations service territory. SEC. 2. This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:To ensure that requests for new natural gas connections are met in an expeditious manner, it is necessary for this measure to take effect immediately. SEC. 2. This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:To ensure that requests for new natural gas connections are met in an expeditious manner, it is necessary for this measure to take effect immediately. SEC. 2. This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are: ### SEC. 2. To ensure that requests for new natural gas connections are met in an expeditious manner, it is necessary for this measure to take effect immediately.