CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 3246Introduced by Assembly Member Garcia(Coauthor: Senator Dodd)February 16, 2024 An act relating to electricity. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 3246, as introduced, Garcia. Electricity: transmission.Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory jurisdiction over public utilities, including electrical corporations. The Public Utilities Act prohibits any electrical corporation from beginning the construction of, among other things, a line, plant, or system, or of any extension thereof, 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 state the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation that will enable the integration of advanced conductor technology with Californias transmission system to maximize system efficiency and reduce ratepayer electricity costs.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation that will enable the integration of advanced conductor technology with Californias transmission system to maximize system efficiency and reduce ratepayer electricity costs. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 3246Introduced by Assembly Member Garcia(Coauthor: Senator Dodd)February 16, 2024 An act relating to electricity. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 3246, as introduced, Garcia. Electricity: transmission.Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory jurisdiction over public utilities, including electrical corporations. The Public Utilities Act prohibits any electrical corporation from beginning the construction of, among other things, a line, plant, or system, or of any extension thereof, 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 state the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation that will enable the integration of advanced conductor technology with Californias transmission system to maximize system efficiency and reduce ratepayer electricity costs.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 3246 Introduced by Assembly Member Garcia(Coauthor: Senator Dodd)February 16, 2024 Introduced by Assembly Member Garcia(Coauthor: Senator Dodd) February 16, 2024 An act relating to electricity. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 3246, as introduced, Garcia. Electricity: transmission. Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory jurisdiction over public utilities, including electrical corporations. The Public Utilities Act prohibits any electrical corporation from beginning the construction of, among other things, a line, plant, or system, or of any extension thereof, 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 state the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation that will enable the integration of advanced conductor technology with Californias transmission system to maximize system efficiency and reduce ratepayer electricity costs. Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory jurisdiction over public utilities, including electrical corporations. The Public Utilities Act prohibits any electrical corporation from beginning the construction of, among other things, a line, plant, or system, or of any extension thereof, 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 state the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation that will enable the integration of advanced conductor technology with Californias transmission system to maximize system efficiency and reduce ratepayer electricity costs. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation that will enable the integration of advanced conductor technology with Californias transmission system to maximize system efficiency and reduce ratepayer electricity costs. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation that will enable the integration of advanced conductor technology with Californias transmission system to maximize system efficiency and reduce ratepayer electricity costs. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation that will enable the integration of advanced conductor technology with Californias transmission system to maximize system efficiency and reduce ratepayer electricity costs. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation that will enable the integration of advanced conductor technology with Californias transmission system to maximize system efficiency and reduce ratepayer electricity costs. ### SECTION 1.