Amended IN Assembly March 25, 2021 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 641Introduced by Assembly Member HoldenFebruary 12, 2021An act to amend Section 910 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to the Public Utilities Commission. An act to add Section 9623 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to transportation electrification.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 641, as amended, Holden. Public Utilities Commission: reporting. Transportation electrification: local publicly owned electric utilities.Existing law requires a local publicly owned electric utility with an annual electrical demand exceeding 700 gigawatts, determined as provided, to adopt an integrated resource plan to meet certain goals. Existing law requires the local publicly owned electric utility, as a part of its integrated resource plan update, to consider establishing electric vehicle grid integration strategies and evaluating how its electric vehicle grid integration programs further the electric vehicle grid integration strategies it has established.This bill would require each local publicly owned electric utility to develop and adopt a transportation electrification plan, individually, or in collaboration with other local publicly owned electric utilities, with certain elements to support the level of electric vehicle adoption required for the state to meet certain goals. The bill would require local publicly owned electric utilities to make their adopted plans available on their internet websites. Because the bill would increase the duties of local publicly owned electric utilities, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.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.Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission to develop, publish, and annually update a report containing specified information, including the commissions annual work plan, performance criteria for the commission and the executive director, an accounting of the commissions transactions and proceedings from the prior year, and a description of activities taken and processes instituted to both solicit the input of customers from diverse regions of the state in ratesetting and quasi-legislative proceedings and to process that input in a way that makes it usable in commission decisionmaking. Existing law requires the commission to post the report in a conspicuous area of its internet website.This bill would make a a nonsubstantive change to the requirement that the commission post the report in a conspicuous area of its internet website.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NOYES Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 9623 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:9623. (a) (1) Each local publicly owned electric utility shall develop a transportation electrification plan, individually, or in collaboration with other local publicly owned electric utilities, to support the levels of electric vehicle adoption required for the state to meet the goals of putting at least 5,000,000 zero-emission vehicles on California roads by 2030 and of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases to 40 percent below the 1990 level by 2030.(2) The plan shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following elements:(A) Investments to deploy, or facilitate the deployment of, charging infrastructure for light-duty plug-in electric vehicles for residential, public, and workplace settings and that support medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, and public transit within its service territory.(B) Electricity rate structures that promote transportation electrification and allow for affordable fueling and efficient integration into the electricity grid.(C) Plans to coordinate with adjacent or similarly situated utilities to meet broader community or regional infrastructure needs and ensure harmonious interterritory operations of electric transportation technologies.(D) Programs to promote transportation electrification in communities identified as disadvantaged communities pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code.(E) Customer education and outreach efforts being implemented to inform customers about programs, tariffs, and other opportunities to advance transportation electrification.(F) How transportation electrification planning is aligned with federal, statewide, or local air pollution reduction and zero-emission-vehicle initiatives, or a combination of those initiatives.(3) The plan shall be proposed, reviewed, and adopted by the governing board in a public meeting.(b) Each local publicly owned electric utility shall ensure that a copy of the plan required by this section is available on its internet website.SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because a local agency or school district has the authority to levy service charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code.SECTION 1.Section 910 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:910.(a)The commission shall develop, publish, and annually update a report that contains all of the following information:(1)A workplan that describes in clear detail the scheduled proceedings and other decisions that may be considered by the commission during the calendar year.(2)Performance criteria for the commission and the executive director, and an evaluation of the performance of the executive director during the previous year based on criteria established in the prior years workplan.(3)An accounting of the commissions transactions and proceedings from the prior year, together with other facts, suggestions, and recommendations that the commission deems of value to the people of the state. The accounting shall include the activities that the commission has taken, and plans to take, to reduce the costs of, and the rates for, water and energy, including electricity, to improve the competitiveness of the states industries, including agriculture, and, to the extent possible, shall include suggestions and recommendations for the reduction of those costs and rates.(4)A description of activities taken and processes instituted to both solicit the input of customers from diverse regions of the state in ratesetting and quasi-legislative proceedings and to process that input in a way that makes it usable in commission decisionmaking. The report shall describe the successes and challenges of these processes, the effect of resource constraints, and efforts to be made during the calendar year to further the goal of increased public participation.(5)A list of the public meetings held outside San Francisco in the previous year, and a schedule of meetings anticipated to be held outside San Francisco during the coming year.(b)(1)The commission shall submit the report required pursuant to subdivision (a) to the Governor and the Legislature, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, no later than February 1 of each year.(2)The commission shall post the report in a conspicuous area of its internet website and shall have a program to disseminate the information in the report using computer mailing lists to provide regular updates on the information to those members of the public and organizations that request that information.
Amended IN Assembly March 25, 2021 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 641Introduced by Assembly Member HoldenFebruary 12, 2021An act to amend Section 910 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to the Public Utilities Commission. An act to add Section 9623 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to transportation electrification.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 641, as amended, Holden. Public Utilities Commission: reporting. Transportation electrification: local publicly owned electric utilities.Existing law requires a local publicly owned electric utility with an annual electrical demand exceeding 700 gigawatts, determined as provided, to adopt an integrated resource plan to meet certain goals. Existing law requires the local publicly owned electric utility, as a part of its integrated resource plan update, to consider establishing electric vehicle grid integration strategies and evaluating how its electric vehicle grid integration programs further the electric vehicle grid integration strategies it has established.This bill would require each local publicly owned electric utility to develop and adopt a transportation electrification plan, individually, or in collaboration with other local publicly owned electric utilities, with certain elements to support the level of electric vehicle adoption required for the state to meet certain goals. The bill would require local publicly owned electric utilities to make their adopted plans available on their internet websites. Because the bill would increase the duties of local publicly owned electric utilities, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.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.Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission to develop, publish, and annually update a report containing specified information, including the commissions annual work plan, performance criteria for the commission and the executive director, an accounting of the commissions transactions and proceedings from the prior year, and a description of activities taken and processes instituted to both solicit the input of customers from diverse regions of the state in ratesetting and quasi-legislative proceedings and to process that input in a way that makes it usable in commission decisionmaking. Existing law requires the commission to post the report in a conspicuous area of its internet website.This bill would make a a nonsubstantive change to the requirement that the commission post the report in a conspicuous area of its internet website.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NOYES
Amended IN Assembly March 25, 2021
Amended IN Assembly March 25, 2021
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 641
Introduced by Assembly Member HoldenFebruary 12, 2021
Introduced by Assembly Member Holden
February 12, 2021
An act to amend Section 910 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to the Public Utilities Commission. An act to add Section 9623 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to transportation electrification.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 641, as amended, Holden. Public Utilities Commission: reporting. Transportation electrification: local publicly owned electric utilities.
Existing law requires a local publicly owned electric utility with an annual electrical demand exceeding 700 gigawatts, determined as provided, to adopt an integrated resource plan to meet certain goals. Existing law requires the local publicly owned electric utility, as a part of its integrated resource plan update, to consider establishing electric vehicle grid integration strategies and evaluating how its electric vehicle grid integration programs further the electric vehicle grid integration strategies it has established.This bill would require each local publicly owned electric utility to develop and adopt a transportation electrification plan, individually, or in collaboration with other local publicly owned electric utilities, with certain elements to support the level of electric vehicle adoption required for the state to meet certain goals. The bill would require local publicly owned electric utilities to make their adopted plans available on their internet websites. Because the bill would increase the duties of local publicly owned electric utilities, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.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.Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission to develop, publish, and annually update a report containing specified information, including the commissions annual work plan, performance criteria for the commission and the executive director, an accounting of the commissions transactions and proceedings from the prior year, and a description of activities taken and processes instituted to both solicit the input of customers from diverse regions of the state in ratesetting and quasi-legislative proceedings and to process that input in a way that makes it usable in commission decisionmaking. Existing law requires the commission to post the report in a conspicuous area of its internet website.This bill would make a a nonsubstantive change to the requirement that the commission post the report in a conspicuous area of its internet website.
Existing law requires a local publicly owned electric utility with an annual electrical demand exceeding 700 gigawatts, determined as provided, to adopt an integrated resource plan to meet certain goals. Existing law requires the local publicly owned electric utility, as a part of its integrated resource plan update, to consider establishing electric vehicle grid integration strategies and evaluating how its electric vehicle grid integration programs further the electric vehicle grid integration strategies it has established.
This bill would require each local publicly owned electric utility to develop and adopt a transportation electrification plan, individually, or in collaboration with other local publicly owned electric utilities, with certain elements to support the level of electric vehicle adoption required for the state to meet certain goals. The bill would require local publicly owned electric utilities to make their adopted plans available on their internet websites. Because the bill would increase the duties of local publicly owned electric utilities, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
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.
Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission to develop, publish, and annually update a report containing specified information, including the commissions annual work plan, performance criteria for the commission and the executive director, an accounting of the commissions transactions and proceedings from the prior year, and a description of activities taken and processes instituted to both solicit the input of customers from diverse regions of the state in ratesetting and quasi-legislative proceedings and to process that input in a way that makes it usable in commission decisionmaking. Existing law requires the commission to post the report in a conspicuous area of its internet website.
This bill would make a a nonsubstantive change to the requirement that the commission post the report in a conspicuous area of its internet website.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 9623 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:9623. (a) (1) Each local publicly owned electric utility shall develop a transportation electrification plan, individually, or in collaboration with other local publicly owned electric utilities, to support the levels of electric vehicle adoption required for the state to meet the goals of putting at least 5,000,000 zero-emission vehicles on California roads by 2030 and of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases to 40 percent below the 1990 level by 2030.(2) The plan shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following elements:(A) Investments to deploy, or facilitate the deployment of, charging infrastructure for light-duty plug-in electric vehicles for residential, public, and workplace settings and that support medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, and public transit within its service territory.(B) Electricity rate structures that promote transportation electrification and allow for affordable fueling and efficient integration into the electricity grid.(C) Plans to coordinate with adjacent or similarly situated utilities to meet broader community or regional infrastructure needs and ensure harmonious interterritory operations of electric transportation technologies.(D) Programs to promote transportation electrification in communities identified as disadvantaged communities pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code.(E) Customer education and outreach efforts being implemented to inform customers about programs, tariffs, and other opportunities to advance transportation electrification.(F) How transportation electrification planning is aligned with federal, statewide, or local air pollution reduction and zero-emission-vehicle initiatives, or a combination of those initiatives.(3) The plan shall be proposed, reviewed, and adopted by the governing board in a public meeting.(b) Each local publicly owned electric utility shall ensure that a copy of the plan required by this section is available on its internet website.SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because a local agency or school district has the authority to levy service charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code.SECTION 1.Section 910 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:910.(a)The commission shall develop, publish, and annually update a report that contains all of the following information:(1)A workplan that describes in clear detail the scheduled proceedings and other decisions that may be considered by the commission during the calendar year.(2)Performance criteria for the commission and the executive director, and an evaluation of the performance of the executive director during the previous year based on criteria established in the prior years workplan.(3)An accounting of the commissions transactions and proceedings from the prior year, together with other facts, suggestions, and recommendations that the commission deems of value to the people of the state. The accounting shall include the activities that the commission has taken, and plans to take, to reduce the costs of, and the rates for, water and energy, including electricity, to improve the competitiveness of the states industries, including agriculture, and, to the extent possible, shall include suggestions and recommendations for the reduction of those costs and rates.(4)A description of activities taken and processes instituted to both solicit the input of customers from diverse regions of the state in ratesetting and quasi-legislative proceedings and to process that input in a way that makes it usable in commission decisionmaking. The report shall describe the successes and challenges of these processes, the effect of resource constraints, and efforts to be made during the calendar year to further the goal of increased public participation.(5)A list of the public meetings held outside San Francisco in the previous year, and a schedule of meetings anticipated to be held outside San Francisco during the coming year.(b)(1)The commission shall submit the report required pursuant to subdivision (a) to the Governor and the Legislature, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, no later than February 1 of each year.(2)The commission shall post the report in a conspicuous area of its internet website and shall have a program to disseminate the information in the report using computer mailing lists to provide regular updates on the information to those members of the public and organizations that request that information.
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 9623 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:9623. (a) (1) Each local publicly owned electric utility shall develop a transportation electrification plan, individually, or in collaboration with other local publicly owned electric utilities, to support the levels of electric vehicle adoption required for the state to meet the goals of putting at least 5,000,000 zero-emission vehicles on California roads by 2030 and of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases to 40 percent below the 1990 level by 2030.(2) The plan shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following elements:(A) Investments to deploy, or facilitate the deployment of, charging infrastructure for light-duty plug-in electric vehicles for residential, public, and workplace settings and that support medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, and public transit within its service territory.(B) Electricity rate structures that promote transportation electrification and allow for affordable fueling and efficient integration into the electricity grid.(C) Plans to coordinate with adjacent or similarly situated utilities to meet broader community or regional infrastructure needs and ensure harmonious interterritory operations of electric transportation technologies.(D) Programs to promote transportation electrification in communities identified as disadvantaged communities pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code.(E) Customer education and outreach efforts being implemented to inform customers about programs, tariffs, and other opportunities to advance transportation electrification.(F) How transportation electrification planning is aligned with federal, statewide, or local air pollution reduction and zero-emission-vehicle initiatives, or a combination of those initiatives.(3) The plan shall be proposed, reviewed, and adopted by the governing board in a public meeting.(b) Each local publicly owned electric utility shall ensure that a copy of the plan required by this section is available on its internet website.
SECTION 1. Section 9623 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
9623. (a) (1) Each local publicly owned electric utility shall develop a transportation electrification plan, individually, or in collaboration with other local publicly owned electric utilities, to support the levels of electric vehicle adoption required for the state to meet the goals of putting at least 5,000,000 zero-emission vehicles on California roads by 2030 and of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases to 40 percent below the 1990 level by 2030.(2) The plan shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following elements:(A) Investments to deploy, or facilitate the deployment of, charging infrastructure for light-duty plug-in electric vehicles for residential, public, and workplace settings and that support medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, and public transit within its service territory.(B) Electricity rate structures that promote transportation electrification and allow for affordable fueling and efficient integration into the electricity grid.(C) Plans to coordinate with adjacent or similarly situated utilities to meet broader community or regional infrastructure needs and ensure harmonious interterritory operations of electric transportation technologies.(D) Programs to promote transportation electrification in communities identified as disadvantaged communities pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code.(E) Customer education and outreach efforts being implemented to inform customers about programs, tariffs, and other opportunities to advance transportation electrification.(F) How transportation electrification planning is aligned with federal, statewide, or local air pollution reduction and zero-emission-vehicle initiatives, or a combination of those initiatives.(3) The plan shall be proposed, reviewed, and adopted by the governing board in a public meeting.(b) Each local publicly owned electric utility shall ensure that a copy of the plan required by this section is available on its internet website.
9623. (a) (1) Each local publicly owned electric utility shall develop a transportation electrification plan, individually, or in collaboration with other local publicly owned electric utilities, to support the levels of electric vehicle adoption required for the state to meet the goals of putting at least 5,000,000 zero-emission vehicles on California roads by 2030 and of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases to 40 percent below the 1990 level by 2030.(2) The plan shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following elements:(A) Investments to deploy, or facilitate the deployment of, charging infrastructure for light-duty plug-in electric vehicles for residential, public, and workplace settings and that support medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, and public transit within its service territory.(B) Electricity rate structures that promote transportation electrification and allow for affordable fueling and efficient integration into the electricity grid.(C) Plans to coordinate with adjacent or similarly situated utilities to meet broader community or regional infrastructure needs and ensure harmonious interterritory operations of electric transportation technologies.(D) Programs to promote transportation electrification in communities identified as disadvantaged communities pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code.(E) Customer education and outreach efforts being implemented to inform customers about programs, tariffs, and other opportunities to advance transportation electrification.(F) How transportation electrification planning is aligned with federal, statewide, or local air pollution reduction and zero-emission-vehicle initiatives, or a combination of those initiatives.(3) The plan shall be proposed, reviewed, and adopted by the governing board in a public meeting.(b) Each local publicly owned electric utility shall ensure that a copy of the plan required by this section is available on its internet website.
9623. (a) (1) Each local publicly owned electric utility shall develop a transportation electrification plan, individually, or in collaboration with other local publicly owned electric utilities, to support the levels of electric vehicle adoption required for the state to meet the goals of putting at least 5,000,000 zero-emission vehicles on California roads by 2030 and of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases to 40 percent below the 1990 level by 2030.(2) The plan shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following elements:(A) Investments to deploy, or facilitate the deployment of, charging infrastructure for light-duty plug-in electric vehicles for residential, public, and workplace settings and that support medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, and public transit within its service territory.(B) Electricity rate structures that promote transportation electrification and allow for affordable fueling and efficient integration into the electricity grid.(C) Plans to coordinate with adjacent or similarly situated utilities to meet broader community or regional infrastructure needs and ensure harmonious interterritory operations of electric transportation technologies.(D) Programs to promote transportation electrification in communities identified as disadvantaged communities pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code.(E) Customer education and outreach efforts being implemented to inform customers about programs, tariffs, and other opportunities to advance transportation electrification.(F) How transportation electrification planning is aligned with federal, statewide, or local air pollution reduction and zero-emission-vehicle initiatives, or a combination of those initiatives.(3) The plan shall be proposed, reviewed, and adopted by the governing board in a public meeting.(b) Each local publicly owned electric utility shall ensure that a copy of the plan required by this section is available on its internet website.
9623. (a) (1) Each local publicly owned electric utility shall develop a transportation electrification plan, individually, or in collaboration with other local publicly owned electric utilities, to support the levels of electric vehicle adoption required for the state to meet the goals of putting at least 5,000,000 zero-emission vehicles on California roads by 2030 and of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases to 40 percent below the 1990 level by 2030.
(2) The plan shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following elements:
(A) Investments to deploy, or facilitate the deployment of, charging infrastructure for light-duty plug-in electric vehicles for residential, public, and workplace settings and that support medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, and public transit within its service territory.
(B) Electricity rate structures that promote transportation electrification and allow for affordable fueling and efficient integration into the electricity grid.
(C) Plans to coordinate with adjacent or similarly situated utilities to meet broader community or regional infrastructure needs and ensure harmonious interterritory operations of electric transportation technologies.
(D) Programs to promote transportation electrification in communities identified as disadvantaged communities pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code.
(E) Customer education and outreach efforts being implemented to inform customers about programs, tariffs, and other opportunities to advance transportation electrification.
(F) How transportation electrification planning is aligned with federal, statewide, or local air pollution reduction and zero-emission-vehicle initiatives, or a combination of those initiatives.
(3) The plan shall be proposed, reviewed, and adopted by the governing board in a public meeting.
(b) Each local publicly owned electric utility shall ensure that a copy of the plan required by this section is available on its internet website.
SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because a local agency or school district has the authority to levy service charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code.
SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because a local agency or school district has the authority to levy service charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code.
SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because a local agency or school district has the authority to levy service charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code.
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(a)The commission shall develop, publish, and annually update a report that contains all of the following information:
(1)A workplan that describes in clear detail the scheduled proceedings and other decisions that may be considered by the commission during the calendar year.
(2)Performance criteria for the commission and the executive director, and an evaluation of the performance of the executive director during the previous year based on criteria established in the prior years workplan.
(3)An accounting of the commissions transactions and proceedings from the prior year, together with other facts, suggestions, and recommendations that the commission deems of value to the people of the state. The accounting shall include the activities that the commission has taken, and plans to take, to reduce the costs of, and the rates for, water and energy, including electricity, to improve the competitiveness of the states industries, including agriculture, and, to the extent possible, shall include suggestions and recommendations for the reduction of those costs and rates.
(4)A description of activities taken and processes instituted to both solicit the input of customers from diverse regions of the state in ratesetting and quasi-legislative proceedings and to process that input in a way that makes it usable in commission decisionmaking. The report shall describe the successes and challenges of these processes, the effect of resource constraints, and efforts to be made during the calendar year to further the goal of increased public participation.
(5)A list of the public meetings held outside San Francisco in the previous year, and a schedule of meetings anticipated to be held outside San Francisco during the coming year.
(b)(1)The commission shall submit the report required pursuant to subdivision (a) to the Governor and the Legislature, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, no later than February 1 of each year.
(2)The commission shall post the report in a conspicuous area of its internet website and shall have a program to disseminate the information in the report using computer mailing lists to provide regular updates on the information to those members of the public and organizations that request that information.