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| 1 | + | Amended IN Senate March 31, 2022 Amended IN Senate March 15, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1119Introduced by Senator LimnFebruary 16, 2022An act to add Section 2775.8 1001.6 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to public utilities. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1119, as amended, Limn. Public utilities: gas corporations: gas distribution infrastructure: repair or replacement. plants: new construction or substantial modification.Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including gas corporations. Existing law prohibits a gas corporation from constructing a gas plant, as defined, or an extension of a gas plant without having first obtained from the commission a certificate that the present or future public convenience and necessity requires or will require that construction.This bill would authorize the commission, in issuing a certificate for the construction of a new gas plant or a substantial modification of an existing gas plant, to take into consideration the need for the new gas plant or substantially modified gas plant as it relates to the provision of safe, reliable, and affordable electrical or gas service, the states greenhouse gas emissions reduction target, and the environmental impact of the construction, including impacts on surrounding communities.Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including gas corporations. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility and requires those rates and charges to be just and reasonable.This bill would, in a proceeding in which a gas corporation is seeking funding from ratepayers for the repair or replacement of its gas distribution infrastructure, authorize the commission to require the gas corporation to conduct an analysis of the environmental impacts of the repair or replacement.Under existing law, a violation of an order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime.Because a violation of the commissions actions implementing the provisions of this bill would be a crime, 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.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YESNO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 1001.6 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:1001.6. In issuing a certificate for the construction of a new gas plant or a substantial modification of an existing gas plant, the commission may take into consideration both of the following:(a) The need for the new or substantially modified gas plant as it relates to the provision of safe, reliable, and affordable electrical or gas service, and the states greenhouse gas emissions reduction target set forth in Section 38566 of the Health and Safety Code.(b) The environmental impacts of the new or substantially modified gas plant, including impacts on the surrounding communities.SECTION 1.Section 2775.8 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:2775.8.In a proceeding in which a gas corporation is seeking funding from ratepayers for the repair or replacement of its gas distribution infrastructure, the commission may require the gas corporation to conduct an analysis of the environmental impacts of the repair or replacement, including impacts on neighboring disadvantaged communities and on emissions of greenhouse gases.SEC. 2.No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution. | |
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| 3 | + | Amended IN Senate March 31, 2022 Amended IN Senate March 15, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1119Introduced by Senator LimnFebruary 16, 2022An act to add Section 2775.8 1001.6 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to public utilities. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1119, as amended, Limn. Public utilities: gas corporations: gas distribution infrastructure: repair or replacement. plants: new construction or substantial modification.Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including gas corporations. Existing law prohibits a gas corporation from constructing a gas plant, as defined, or an extension of a gas plant without having first obtained from the commission a certificate that the present or future public convenience and necessity requires or will require that construction.This bill would authorize the commission, in issuing a certificate for the construction of a new gas plant or a substantial modification of an existing gas plant, to take into consideration the need for the new gas plant or substantially modified gas plant as it relates to the provision of safe, reliable, and affordable electrical or gas service, the states greenhouse gas emissions reduction target, and the environmental impact of the construction, including impacts on surrounding communities.Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including gas corporations. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility and requires those rates and charges to be just and reasonable.This bill would, in a proceeding in which a gas corporation is seeking funding from ratepayers for the repair or replacement of its gas distribution infrastructure, authorize the commission to require the gas corporation to conduct an analysis of the environmental impacts of the repair or replacement.Under existing law, a violation of an order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime.Because a violation of the commissions actions implementing the provisions of this bill would be a crime, 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.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YESNO | |
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| 11 | 10 | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION | |
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| 15 | 14 | No. 1119 | |
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| 17 | 16 | Introduced by Senator LimnFebruary 16, 2022 | |
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| 19 | 18 | Introduced by Senator Limn | |
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| 22 | - | An act to add Section 1001.6 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to public utilities. | |
| 21 | + | An act to add Section 2775.8 1001.6 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to public utilities. | |
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| 24 | 23 | LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST | |
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| 26 | 25 | ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST | |
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| 28 | - | SB 1119, as amended, Limn. Public utilities: gas corporations: gas plants: new construction or substantial modification. | |
| 27 | + | SB 1119, as amended, Limn. Public utilities: gas corporations: gas distribution infrastructure: repair or replacement. plants: new construction or substantial modification. | |
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| 30 | - | Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including gas corporations. Existing law prohibits a gas corporation from constructing a gas plant, as defined, or an extension of a gas plant without having first obtained from the commission a certificate that the present or future public convenience and necessity requires or will require that construction.This bill would authorize the commission, in issuing a certificate for the construction of a new gas plant or a substantial modification of an existing gas plant, to take into consideration the need for the new gas plant or substantially modified gas plant as it relates to the provision of safe, reliable, and affordable electrical or gas service, the states greenhouse gas emissions reduction target, | |
| 29 | + | Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including gas corporations. Existing law prohibits a gas corporation from constructing a gas plant, as defined, or an extension of a gas plant without having first obtained from the commission a certificate that the present or future public convenience and necessity requires or will require that construction.This bill would authorize the commission, in issuing a certificate for the construction of a new gas plant or a substantial modification of an existing gas plant, to take into consideration the need for the new gas plant or substantially modified gas plant as it relates to the provision of safe, reliable, and affordable electrical or gas service, the states greenhouse gas emissions reduction target, and the environmental impact of the construction, including impacts on surrounding communities.Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including gas corporations. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility and requires those rates and charges to be just and reasonable.This bill would, in a proceeding in which a gas corporation is seeking funding from ratepayers for the repair or replacement of its gas distribution infrastructure, authorize the commission to require the gas corporation to conduct an analysis of the environmental impacts of the repair or replacement.Under existing law, a violation of an order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime.Because a violation of the commissions actions implementing the provisions of this bill would be a crime, 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. | |
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| 32 | 31 | Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including gas corporations. Existing law prohibits a gas corporation from constructing a gas plant, as defined, or an extension of a gas plant without having first obtained from the commission a certificate that the present or future public convenience and necessity requires or will require that construction. | |
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| 34 | - | This bill would authorize the commission, in issuing a certificate for the construction of a new gas plant or a substantial modification of an existing gas plant, to take into consideration the need for the new gas plant or substantially modified gas plant as it relates to the provision of safe, reliable, and affordable electrical or gas service, the states greenhouse gas emissions reduction target, service and the environmental impact impacts of the construction, new or substantially modified gas plant, including impacts on surrounding communities. | |
| 33 | + | This bill would authorize the commission, in issuing a certificate for the construction of a new gas plant or a substantial modification of an existing gas plant, to take into consideration the need for the new gas plant or substantially modified gas plant as it relates to the provision of safe, reliable, and affordable electrical or gas service, the states greenhouse gas emissions reduction target, and the environmental impact of the construction, including impacts on surrounding communities. | |
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| 35 | + | Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including gas corporations. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility and requires those rates and charges to be just and reasonable. | |
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| 39 | + | This bill would, in a proceeding in which a gas corporation is seeking funding from ratepayers for the repair or replacement of its gas distribution infrastructure, authorize the commission to require the gas corporation to conduct an analysis of the environmental impacts of the repair or replacement. | |
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| 43 | + | Under existing law, a violation of an order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime. | |
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| 47 | + | Because a violation of the commissions actions implementing the provisions of this bill would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. | |
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| 51 | + | 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. | |
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| 55 | + | This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. | |
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| 36 | 59 | ## Digest Key | |
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| 38 | 61 | ## Bill Text | |
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| 40 | - | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 1001.6 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:1001.6. In issuing a certificate for the construction of a new gas plant or a substantial modification of an existing gas plant, the commission may take into consideration both of the following:(a) The need for the new or substantially modified gas plant as it relates to the provision of safe, reliable, and affordable electrical or gas service, and the states greenhouse gas emissions reduction target set forth in Section 38566 of the Health and Safety Code. | |
| 63 | + | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 1001.6 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:1001.6. In issuing a certificate for the construction of a new gas plant or a substantial modification of an existing gas plant, the commission may take into consideration both of the following:(a) The need for the new or substantially modified gas plant as it relates to the provision of safe, reliable, and affordable electrical or gas service, and the states greenhouse gas emissions reduction target set forth in Section 38566 of the Health and Safety Code.(b) The environmental impacts of the new or substantially modified gas plant, including impacts on the surrounding communities.SECTION 1.Section 2775.8 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:2775.8.In a proceeding in which a gas corporation is seeking funding from ratepayers for the repair or replacement of its gas distribution infrastructure, the commission may require the gas corporation to conduct an analysis of the environmental impacts of the repair or replacement, including impacts on neighboring disadvantaged communities and on emissions of greenhouse gases.SEC. 2.No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution. | |
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| 42 | 65 | The people of the State of California do enact as follows: | |
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| 44 | 67 | ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: | |
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| 46 | - | SECTION 1. Section 1001.6 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:1001.6. In issuing a certificate for the construction of a new gas plant or a substantial modification of an existing gas plant, the commission may take into consideration both of the following:(a) The need for the new or substantially modified gas plant as it relates to the provision of safe, reliable, and affordable electrical or gas service, and the states greenhouse gas emissions reduction target set forth in Section 38566 of the Health and Safety Code. | |
| 69 | + | SECTION 1. Section 1001.6 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:1001.6. In issuing a certificate for the construction of a new gas plant or a substantial modification of an existing gas plant, the commission may take into consideration both of the following:(a) The need for the new or substantially modified gas plant as it relates to the provision of safe, reliable, and affordable electrical or gas service, and the states greenhouse gas emissions reduction target set forth in Section 38566 of the Health and Safety Code.(b) The environmental impacts of the new or substantially modified gas plant, including impacts on the surrounding communities. | |
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| 48 | 71 | SECTION 1. Section 1001.6 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read: | |
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| 52 | - | 1001.6. In issuing a certificate for the construction of a new gas plant or a substantial modification of an existing gas plant, the commission may take into consideration both of the following:(a) The need for the new or substantially modified gas plant as it relates to the provision of safe, reliable, and affordable electrical or gas service, and the states greenhouse gas emissions reduction target set forth in Section 38566 of the Health and Safety Code. | |
| 75 | + | 1001.6. In issuing a certificate for the construction of a new gas plant or a substantial modification of an existing gas plant, the commission may take into consideration both of the following:(a) The need for the new or substantially modified gas plant as it relates to the provision of safe, reliable, and affordable electrical or gas service, and the states greenhouse gas emissions reduction target set forth in Section 38566 of the Health and Safety Code.(b) The environmental impacts of the new or substantially modified gas plant, including impacts on the surrounding communities. | |
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| 54 | - | 1001.6. In issuing a certificate for the construction of a new gas plant or a substantial modification of an existing gas plant, the commission may take into consideration both of the following:(a) The need for the new or substantially modified gas plant as it relates to the provision of safe, reliable, and affordable electrical or gas service, and the states greenhouse gas emissions reduction target set forth in Section 38566 of the Health and Safety Code. | |
| 77 | + | 1001.6. In issuing a certificate for the construction of a new gas plant or a substantial modification of an existing gas plant, the commission may take into consideration both of the following:(a) The need for the new or substantially modified gas plant as it relates to the provision of safe, reliable, and affordable electrical or gas service, and the states greenhouse gas emissions reduction target set forth in Section 38566 of the Health and Safety Code.(b) The environmental impacts of the new or substantially modified gas plant, including impacts on the surrounding communities. | |
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| 56 | - | 1001.6. In issuing a certificate for the construction of a new gas plant or a substantial modification of an existing gas plant, the commission may take into consideration both of the following:(a) The need for the new or substantially modified gas plant as it relates to the provision of safe, reliable, and affordable electrical or gas service, and the states greenhouse gas emissions reduction target set forth in Section 38566 of the Health and Safety Code. service.(b) The environmental impacts of the new or substantially modified gas plant, including impacts on the surrounding communities. | |
| 79 | + | 1001.6. In issuing a certificate for the construction of a new gas plant or a substantial modification of an existing gas plant, the commission may take into consideration both of the following:(a) The need for the new or substantially modified gas plant as it relates to the provision of safe, reliable, and affordable electrical or gas service, and the states greenhouse gas emissions reduction target set forth in Section 38566 of the Health and Safety Code.(b) The environmental impacts of the new or substantially modified gas plant, including impacts on the surrounding communities. | |
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| 81 | + | 1001.6. In issuing a certificate for the construction of a new gas plant or a substantial modification of an existing gas plant, the commission may take into consideration both of the following:(a) The need for the new or substantially modified gas plant as it relates to the provision of safe, reliable, and affordable electrical or gas service, and the states greenhouse gas emissions reduction target set forth in Section 38566 of the Health and Safety Code.(b) The environmental impacts of the new or substantially modified gas plant, including impacts on the surrounding communities. | |
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| 83 | + | 1001.6. In issuing a certificate for the construction of a new gas plant or a substantial modification of an existing gas plant, the commission may take into consideration both of the following: | |
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| 85 | + | (a) The need for the new or substantially modified gas plant as it relates to the provision of safe, reliable, and affordable electrical or gas service, and the states greenhouse gas emissions reduction target set forth in Section 38566 of the Health and Safety Code. | |
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| 87 | + | (b) The environmental impacts of the new or substantially modified gas plant, including impacts on the surrounding communities. | |
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| 60 | - | 1001.6. In issuing a certificate for the construction of a new gas plant or a substantial modification of an existing gas plant, the commission may take into consideration both of the following: | |
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| 62 | - | (a) The need for the new or substantially modified gas plant as it relates to the provision of safe, reliable, and affordable electrical or gas service, and the states greenhouse gas emissions reduction target set forth in Section 38566 of the Health and Safety Code. service. | |
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| 64 | - | (b) The environmental impacts of the new or substantially modified gas plant, including impacts on the surrounding communities. | |
| 93 | + | In a proceeding in which a gas corporation is seeking funding from ratepayers for the repair or replacement of its gas distribution infrastructure, the commission may require the gas corporation to conduct an analysis of the environmental impacts of the repair or replacement, including impacts on neighboring disadvantaged communities and on emissions of greenhouse gases. | |
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| 99 | + | No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution. |