Amended IN Senate March 18, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1351Introduced by Senator PadillaFebruary 16, 2024An act to amend Section 8593.3.5 of the Government Code, relating to emergency services. 454.53 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to electricity.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1351, as amended, Padilla. Emergency services: cultural competence. Electricity: state policy.Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, while local publicly owned electric utilities are under the direction of their governing boards. Existing law establishes a state policy that eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources supply 90% of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2035, 95% of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2040, 100% of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2045, and 100% of electricity procured to serve all state agencies by December 31, 2035, as provided. Existing law requires the PUC, State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission), and State Air Resources Board to issue a joint report to the Legislature by January 1, 2021, and every 4 years thereafter, that includes specified information relating to the implementation of that state policy.This bill would require the PUC, Energy Commission, and state board, in consultation with all California balancing authorities and as part of a public process, on or before January 1, 2026, and subsequently as part of the above-described joint report, to issue a report to the Legislature that contains a clean energy infrastructure development plan setting out the infrastructure and processes necessary for the state to accomplish the above-described state policy, as provided.Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the PUC is a crime.Because the above provisions would be part of the act and a violation of a PUC action implementing this bills requirements 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.Existing law, under the California Emergency Services Act, requires a county to integrate cultural competence, as defined, into its emergency plan upon the next update to its emergency plan, as specified. Existing law requires a county to provide a forum for community engagement in geographically diverse locations in order to engage with culturally diverse communities, as defined, within its jurisdiction.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to these provisions.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 454.53 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:454.53. (a) It is the policy of the state that eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources supply 90 percent of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2035, 95 percent of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2040, 100 percent of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2045, and 100 percent of electricity procured to serve all state agencies by December 31, 2035. The achievement of this policy for California shall not increase carbon emissions elsewhere in the western grid and shall not allow resource shuffling. The commission and Energy Commission, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board, shall take steps to ensure that a transition to a zero-carbon electric system for the State of California does not cause or contribute to greenhouse gas emissions increases elsewhere in the western grid, and is undertaken in a manner consistent with clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution. The commission, the Energy Commission, the State Air Resources Board, and all other state agencies shall incorporate this policy into all relevant planning.(b) The commission, Energy Commission, State Air Resources Board, and all other state agencies shall ensure that actions taken in furtherance of subdivision (a) do all of the following:(1) Maintain and protect the safety, reliable operation, and balancing of the electric system.(2) Prevent unreasonable impacts to electricity, gas, and water customer rates and bills resulting from implementation of this section, taking into full consideration the economic and environmental costs and benefits of renewable energy and zero-carbon resources.(3) To the extent feasible and authorized under law, lead to the adoption of policies and taking of actions in other sectors to obtain greenhouse gas emission reductions that ensure equity between other sectors and the electricity sector.(4) Not affect in any manner the rules and requirements for the oversight of, and enforcement against, retail sellers and local publicly owned utilities pursuant to the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program (Article 16 (commencing with Section 399.11) of Chapter 2.3) and Sections 454.51, 454.52, 9621, and 9622.(5) Not consider the energy, capacity, or any attribute from the Diablo Canyon Unit 1 or Unit 2 powerplant after August 26, 2025, in achieving the policy described in subdivision (a).(c) This section does not affect a retail sellers obligation to comply with the federal Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. Sec. 2601 et seq.).(d) The commission, Energy Commission, and State Air Resources Board shall do all of the following:(1) Use programs authorized under existing statutes to achieve the policy described in subdivision (a).(2) In consultation with all California balancing authorities, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 399.12, as part of a public process, issue a joint report to the Legislature by January 1, 2021, and at least every four years thereafter. The joint report shall include all of the following:(A) A review of the policy described in subdivision (a) focused on technologies, forecasts, then-existing transmission, and maintaining safety, environmental and public safety protection, affordability, and system and local reliability.(B) An evaluation identifying the potential benefits and impacts on system and local reliability associated with achieving the policy described in subdivision (a).(C) An evaluation identifying the nature of any anticipated financial costs and benefits to electric, electrical, gas, and water utilities, including customer rate impacts and benefits.(D) The barriers to, and benefits of, achieving the policy described in subdivision (a).(E) Alternative scenarios in which the policy described in subdivision (a) can be achieved and the estimated costs and benefits of each scenario.(3) On or before December 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, in consultation with California balancing authorities, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 399.12, and as part of, or an interim addendum to, the quadrennial joint report required by paragraph (2), as applicable, issue a joint reliability progress report that reviews system and local reliability within the context of the policy described in subdivision (a), with a particular focus on summer reliability. The joint reliability progress report shall identify challenges and gaps, if any, to achieving system and local reliability and identify the amount and cause of any delays to achieving compliance with all energy and capacity procurement requirements set by the commission.(4) (A) In consultation with all California balancing authorities, as part of a public process, on or before January 1, 2026, and subsequently as part of the quadrennial joint report required by paragraph (2), issue a report to the Legislature that contains a clean energy infrastructure development plan setting out the infrastructure and processes necessary for the state to accomplish the policy described in subdivision (a).(B) The plan shall include all of the following:(i) A timeline and milestones by which each portion of the clean energy infrastructure shall be functional.(ii) The necessary actions each state agency, local government, load-serving entity, transmission owner, independent system operator, and local publicly owned electric utility shall take to comply with the plan, and when those actions shall be taken.(iii) Any recommended statutory changes necessary or helpful to achieve the policy described in subdivision (a).(iv) For each subsequent plan after the plan contained in the report due on or before January 1, 2026, an evaluation of the extent to which the prior plan has been achieved, the reasons for any failure to achieve the plan, and the steps needed to improve performance to achieve the policy described in subdivision (a).(C) The plan shall consider both of the following:(i) Each of the elements provided in subparagraphs (A) to (E), inclusive, of paragraph (2).(ii) The steps needed to accelerate achievement of the policy that eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources supply 100 percent of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2045, to 2040 and 2035.(D) For purposes of this paragraph, the following definitions apply:(i) California balancing authority has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 399.12.(ii) Infrastructure means generating plants, transmission facilities, distribution facilities, and all necessary associated equipment.(E) A report to be submitted pursuant to this paragraph shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(e) This section does not authorize the commission to establish any requirements on a nonmobile self-cogeneration or cogeneration facility that served onsite load, or that served load pursuant to an over-the-fence arrangement if that arrangement existed on or before December 20, 1995.(f) This section does not limit any entity, including local governments, from accelerating their achievement of the states electric sector decarbonization targets.SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB 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 XIIIB of the California Constitution.SECTION 1.Section 8593.3.5 of the Government Code is amended to read:8593.3.5.(a)A county, including a city and county, shall, upon the next update to its emergency plan, integrate cultural competence into its emergency plan by addressing, at a minimum, how culturally diverse communities within its jurisdiction are served by the following:(1)Emergency communications, including the integration of interpreters and translators.(2)Emergency evacuation and sheltering.(3)Emergency mitigation and prevention.(4)Emergency planning, including drawing on community-based values and customs, and incorporating qualified representatives from diverse population groups in the community, during the planning process.(5)Emergency preparedness, including the use of culturally appropriate resources and outreach techniques to educate and prepare community members for emergencies or disasters.(b)Pursuant to subdivision (a), a county, including a city and county, shall provide a forum for community engagement in geographically diverse locations in order to engage with culturally diverse communities within its jurisdiction.(1)A county, including a city and county, may establish a separate community advisory board for the purpose of cohosting, coordinating, and conducting outreach for the community engagement forums. The advisory board may assist the county in prioritizing which culturally diverse communities to outreach to and in implementing strategies related to elements in subdivision (a) for integration into the county emergency plan. Representatives of the following parties shall be considered for the composition of the advisory board:(A)Interagency county government departments including, but not limited to, emergency services, public health, social services, and transportation.(B)Culturally diverse community advocacy groups and community members as identified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (c).(2)A county, including a city and county, through the advisory board may coordinate community outreach forums to solicit input from and share information with culturally diverse community organizations and community members as identified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) on related topics of the emergency plan as identified under subdivision (a).(3)The community engagement forums may include translation and interpretation in languages other than English.(c)For purposes of this section:(1)Cultural competence means the ability to understand, value, communicate with, and effectively interact with people across cultures in order to ensure that the needs of all community members are addressed, with priority given to culturally diverse communities. Cultural competence includes, but is not limited to, being respectful and responsive to the cultural and linguistic needs of diverse population groups.(2)Culturally diverse communities includes, but is not limited to, race and ethnicity, including indigenous peoples, communities of color, and immigrant and refugee communities; gender, including women; age, including the elderly and youth; sexual and gender minorities; people with disabilities; occupation and income level including low-income individuals and the unhoused; education level; people with no or limited English language proficiency; as well as geographic location.
Amended IN Senate March 18, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1351Introduced by Senator PadillaFebruary 16, 2024An act to amend Section 8593.3.5 of the Government Code, relating to emergency services. 454.53 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to electricity.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1351, as amended, Padilla. Emergency services: cultural competence. Electricity: state policy.Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, while local publicly owned electric utilities are under the direction of their governing boards. Existing law establishes a state policy that eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources supply 90% of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2035, 95% of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2040, 100% of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2045, and 100% of electricity procured to serve all state agencies by December 31, 2035, as provided. Existing law requires the PUC, State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission), and State Air Resources Board to issue a joint report to the Legislature by January 1, 2021, and every 4 years thereafter, that includes specified information relating to the implementation of that state policy.This bill would require the PUC, Energy Commission, and state board, in consultation with all California balancing authorities and as part of a public process, on or before January 1, 2026, and subsequently as part of the above-described joint report, to issue a report to the Legislature that contains a clean energy infrastructure development plan setting out the infrastructure and processes necessary for the state to accomplish the above-described state policy, as provided.Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the PUC is a crime.Because the above provisions would be part of the act and a violation of a PUC action implementing this bills requirements 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.Existing law, under the California Emergency Services Act, requires a county to integrate cultural competence, as defined, into its emergency plan upon the next update to its emergency plan, as specified. Existing law requires a county to provide a forum for community engagement in geographically diverse locations in order to engage with culturally diverse communities, as defined, within its jurisdiction.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to these provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NOYES
Amended IN Senate March 18, 2024
Amended IN Senate March 18, 2024
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 1351
Introduced by Senator PadillaFebruary 16, 2024
Introduced by Senator Padilla
February 16, 2024
An act to amend Section 8593.3.5 of the Government Code, relating to emergency services. 454.53 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to electricity.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1351, as amended, Padilla. Emergency services: cultural competence. Electricity: state policy.
Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, while local publicly owned electric utilities are under the direction of their governing boards. Existing law establishes a state policy that eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources supply 90% of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2035, 95% of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2040, 100% of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2045, and 100% of electricity procured to serve all state agencies by December 31, 2035, as provided. Existing law requires the PUC, State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission), and State Air Resources Board to issue a joint report to the Legislature by January 1, 2021, and every 4 years thereafter, that includes specified information relating to the implementation of that state policy.This bill would require the PUC, Energy Commission, and state board, in consultation with all California balancing authorities and as part of a public process, on or before January 1, 2026, and subsequently as part of the above-described joint report, to issue a report to the Legislature that contains a clean energy infrastructure development plan setting out the infrastructure and processes necessary for the state to accomplish the above-described state policy, as provided.Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the PUC is a crime.Because the above provisions would be part of the act and a violation of a PUC action implementing this bills requirements 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.Existing law, under the California Emergency Services Act, requires a county to integrate cultural competence, as defined, into its emergency plan upon the next update to its emergency plan, as specified. Existing law requires a county to provide a forum for community engagement in geographically diverse locations in order to engage with culturally diverse communities, as defined, within its jurisdiction.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to these provisions.
Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, while local publicly owned electric utilities are under the direction of their governing boards. Existing law establishes a state policy that eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources supply 90% of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2035, 95% of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2040, 100% of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2045, and 100% of electricity procured to serve all state agencies by December 31, 2035, as provided. Existing law requires the PUC, State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission), and State Air Resources Board to issue a joint report to the Legislature by January 1, 2021, and every 4 years thereafter, that includes specified information relating to the implementation of that state policy.
This bill would require the PUC, Energy Commission, and state board, in consultation with all California balancing authorities and as part of a public process, on or before January 1, 2026, and subsequently as part of the above-described joint report, to issue a report to the Legislature that contains a clean energy infrastructure development plan setting out the infrastructure and processes necessary for the state to accomplish the above-described state policy, as provided.
Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the PUC is a crime.
Because the above provisions would be part of the act and a violation of a PUC action implementing this bills requirements 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.
Existing law, under the California Emergency Services Act, requires a county to integrate cultural competence, as defined, into its emergency plan upon the next update to its emergency plan, as specified. Existing law requires a county to provide a forum for community engagement in geographically diverse locations in order to engage with culturally diverse communities, as defined, within its jurisdiction.
This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to these provisions.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 454.53 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:454.53. (a) It is the policy of the state that eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources supply 90 percent of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2035, 95 percent of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2040, 100 percent of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2045, and 100 percent of electricity procured to serve all state agencies by December 31, 2035. The achievement of this policy for California shall not increase carbon emissions elsewhere in the western grid and shall not allow resource shuffling. The commission and Energy Commission, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board, shall take steps to ensure that a transition to a zero-carbon electric system for the State of California does not cause or contribute to greenhouse gas emissions increases elsewhere in the western grid, and is undertaken in a manner consistent with clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution. The commission, the Energy Commission, the State Air Resources Board, and all other state agencies shall incorporate this policy into all relevant planning.(b) The commission, Energy Commission, State Air Resources Board, and all other state agencies shall ensure that actions taken in furtherance of subdivision (a) do all of the following:(1) Maintain and protect the safety, reliable operation, and balancing of the electric system.(2) Prevent unreasonable impacts to electricity, gas, and water customer rates and bills resulting from implementation of this section, taking into full consideration the economic and environmental costs and benefits of renewable energy and zero-carbon resources.(3) To the extent feasible and authorized under law, lead to the adoption of policies and taking of actions in other sectors to obtain greenhouse gas emission reductions that ensure equity between other sectors and the electricity sector.(4) Not affect in any manner the rules and requirements for the oversight of, and enforcement against, retail sellers and local publicly owned utilities pursuant to the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program (Article 16 (commencing with Section 399.11) of Chapter 2.3) and Sections 454.51, 454.52, 9621, and 9622.(5) Not consider the energy, capacity, or any attribute from the Diablo Canyon Unit 1 or Unit 2 powerplant after August 26, 2025, in achieving the policy described in subdivision (a).(c) This section does not affect a retail sellers obligation to comply with the federal Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. Sec. 2601 et seq.).(d) The commission, Energy Commission, and State Air Resources Board shall do all of the following:(1) Use programs authorized under existing statutes to achieve the policy described in subdivision (a).(2) In consultation with all California balancing authorities, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 399.12, as part of a public process, issue a joint report to the Legislature by January 1, 2021, and at least every four years thereafter. The joint report shall include all of the following:(A) A review of the policy described in subdivision (a) focused on technologies, forecasts, then-existing transmission, and maintaining safety, environmental and public safety protection, affordability, and system and local reliability.(B) An evaluation identifying the potential benefits and impacts on system and local reliability associated with achieving the policy described in subdivision (a).(C) An evaluation identifying the nature of any anticipated financial costs and benefits to electric, electrical, gas, and water utilities, including customer rate impacts and benefits.(D) The barriers to, and benefits of, achieving the policy described in subdivision (a).(E) Alternative scenarios in which the policy described in subdivision (a) can be achieved and the estimated costs and benefits of each scenario.(3) On or before December 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, in consultation with California balancing authorities, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 399.12, and as part of, or an interim addendum to, the quadrennial joint report required by paragraph (2), as applicable, issue a joint reliability progress report that reviews system and local reliability within the context of the policy described in subdivision (a), with a particular focus on summer reliability. The joint reliability progress report shall identify challenges and gaps, if any, to achieving system and local reliability and identify the amount and cause of any delays to achieving compliance with all energy and capacity procurement requirements set by the commission.(4) (A) In consultation with all California balancing authorities, as part of a public process, on or before January 1, 2026, and subsequently as part of the quadrennial joint report required by paragraph (2), issue a report to the Legislature that contains a clean energy infrastructure development plan setting out the infrastructure and processes necessary for the state to accomplish the policy described in subdivision (a).(B) The plan shall include all of the following:(i) A timeline and milestones by which each portion of the clean energy infrastructure shall be functional.(ii) The necessary actions each state agency, local government, load-serving entity, transmission owner, independent system operator, and local publicly owned electric utility shall take to comply with the plan, and when those actions shall be taken.(iii) Any recommended statutory changes necessary or helpful to achieve the policy described in subdivision (a).(iv) For each subsequent plan after the plan contained in the report due on or before January 1, 2026, an evaluation of the extent to which the prior plan has been achieved, the reasons for any failure to achieve the plan, and the steps needed to improve performance to achieve the policy described in subdivision (a).(C) The plan shall consider both of the following:(i) Each of the elements provided in subparagraphs (A) to (E), inclusive, of paragraph (2).(ii) The steps needed to accelerate achievement of the policy that eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources supply 100 percent of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2045, to 2040 and 2035.(D) For purposes of this paragraph, the following definitions apply:(i) California balancing authority has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 399.12.(ii) Infrastructure means generating plants, transmission facilities, distribution facilities, and all necessary associated equipment.(E) A report to be submitted pursuant to this paragraph shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(e) This section does not authorize the commission to establish any requirements on a nonmobile self-cogeneration or cogeneration facility that served onsite load, or that served load pursuant to an over-the-fence arrangement if that arrangement existed on or before December 20, 1995.(f) This section does not limit any entity, including local governments, from accelerating their achievement of the states electric sector decarbonization targets.SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB 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 XIIIB of the California Constitution.SECTION 1.Section 8593.3.5 of the Government Code is amended to read:8593.3.5.(a)A county, including a city and county, shall, upon the next update to its emergency plan, integrate cultural competence into its emergency plan by addressing, at a minimum, how culturally diverse communities within its jurisdiction are served by the following:(1)Emergency communications, including the integration of interpreters and translators.(2)Emergency evacuation and sheltering.(3)Emergency mitigation and prevention.(4)Emergency planning, including drawing on community-based values and customs, and incorporating qualified representatives from diverse population groups in the community, during the planning process.(5)Emergency preparedness, including the use of culturally appropriate resources and outreach techniques to educate and prepare community members for emergencies or disasters.(b)Pursuant to subdivision (a), a county, including a city and county, shall provide a forum for community engagement in geographically diverse locations in order to engage with culturally diverse communities within its jurisdiction.(1)A county, including a city and county, may establish a separate community advisory board for the purpose of cohosting, coordinating, and conducting outreach for the community engagement forums. The advisory board may assist the county in prioritizing which culturally diverse communities to outreach to and in implementing strategies related to elements in subdivision (a) for integration into the county emergency plan. Representatives of the following parties shall be considered for the composition of the advisory board:(A)Interagency county government departments including, but not limited to, emergency services, public health, social services, and transportation.(B)Culturally diverse community advocacy groups and community members as identified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (c).(2)A county, including a city and county, through the advisory board may coordinate community outreach forums to solicit input from and share information with culturally diverse community organizations and community members as identified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) on related topics of the emergency plan as identified under subdivision (a).(3)The community engagement forums may include translation and interpretation in languages other than English.(c)For purposes of this section:(1)Cultural competence means the ability to understand, value, communicate with, and effectively interact with people across cultures in order to ensure that the needs of all community members are addressed, with priority given to culturally diverse communities. Cultural competence includes, but is not limited to, being respectful and responsive to the cultural and linguistic needs of diverse population groups.(2)Culturally diverse communities includes, but is not limited to, race and ethnicity, including indigenous peoples, communities of color, and immigrant and refugee communities; gender, including women; age, including the elderly and youth; sexual and gender minorities; people with disabilities; occupation and income level including low-income individuals and the unhoused; education level; people with no or limited English language proficiency; as well as geographic location.
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 454.53 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:454.53. (a) It is the policy of the state that eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources supply 90 percent of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2035, 95 percent of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2040, 100 percent of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2045, and 100 percent of electricity procured to serve all state agencies by December 31, 2035. The achievement of this policy for California shall not increase carbon emissions elsewhere in the western grid and shall not allow resource shuffling. The commission and Energy Commission, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board, shall take steps to ensure that a transition to a zero-carbon electric system for the State of California does not cause or contribute to greenhouse gas emissions increases elsewhere in the western grid, and is undertaken in a manner consistent with clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution. The commission, the Energy Commission, the State Air Resources Board, and all other state agencies shall incorporate this policy into all relevant planning.(b) The commission, Energy Commission, State Air Resources Board, and all other state agencies shall ensure that actions taken in furtherance of subdivision (a) do all of the following:(1) Maintain and protect the safety, reliable operation, and balancing of the electric system.(2) Prevent unreasonable impacts to electricity, gas, and water customer rates and bills resulting from implementation of this section, taking into full consideration the economic and environmental costs and benefits of renewable energy and zero-carbon resources.(3) To the extent feasible and authorized under law, lead to the adoption of policies and taking of actions in other sectors to obtain greenhouse gas emission reductions that ensure equity between other sectors and the electricity sector.(4) Not affect in any manner the rules and requirements for the oversight of, and enforcement against, retail sellers and local publicly owned utilities pursuant to the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program (Article 16 (commencing with Section 399.11) of Chapter 2.3) and Sections 454.51, 454.52, 9621, and 9622.(5) Not consider the energy, capacity, or any attribute from the Diablo Canyon Unit 1 or Unit 2 powerplant after August 26, 2025, in achieving the policy described in subdivision (a).(c) This section does not affect a retail sellers obligation to comply with the federal Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. Sec. 2601 et seq.).(d) The commission, Energy Commission, and State Air Resources Board shall do all of the following:(1) Use programs authorized under existing statutes to achieve the policy described in subdivision (a).(2) In consultation with all California balancing authorities, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 399.12, as part of a public process, issue a joint report to the Legislature by January 1, 2021, and at least every four years thereafter. The joint report shall include all of the following:(A) A review of the policy described in subdivision (a) focused on technologies, forecasts, then-existing transmission, and maintaining safety, environmental and public safety protection, affordability, and system and local reliability.(B) An evaluation identifying the potential benefits and impacts on system and local reliability associated with achieving the policy described in subdivision (a).(C) An evaluation identifying the nature of any anticipated financial costs and benefits to electric, electrical, gas, and water utilities, including customer rate impacts and benefits.(D) The barriers to, and benefits of, achieving the policy described in subdivision (a).(E) Alternative scenarios in which the policy described in subdivision (a) can be achieved and the estimated costs and benefits of each scenario.(3) On or before December 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, in consultation with California balancing authorities, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 399.12, and as part of, or an interim addendum to, the quadrennial joint report required by paragraph (2), as applicable, issue a joint reliability progress report that reviews system and local reliability within the context of the policy described in subdivision (a), with a particular focus on summer reliability. The joint reliability progress report shall identify challenges and gaps, if any, to achieving system and local reliability and identify the amount and cause of any delays to achieving compliance with all energy and capacity procurement requirements set by the commission.(4) (A) In consultation with all California balancing authorities, as part of a public process, on or before January 1, 2026, and subsequently as part of the quadrennial joint report required by paragraph (2), issue a report to the Legislature that contains a clean energy infrastructure development plan setting out the infrastructure and processes necessary for the state to accomplish the policy described in subdivision (a).(B) The plan shall include all of the following:(i) A timeline and milestones by which each portion of the clean energy infrastructure shall be functional.(ii) The necessary actions each state agency, local government, load-serving entity, transmission owner, independent system operator, and local publicly owned electric utility shall take to comply with the plan, and when those actions shall be taken.(iii) Any recommended statutory changes necessary or helpful to achieve the policy described in subdivision (a).(iv) For each subsequent plan after the plan contained in the report due on or before January 1, 2026, an evaluation of the extent to which the prior plan has been achieved, the reasons for any failure to achieve the plan, and the steps needed to improve performance to achieve the policy described in subdivision (a).(C) The plan shall consider both of the following:(i) Each of the elements provided in subparagraphs (A) to (E), inclusive, of paragraph (2).(ii) The steps needed to accelerate achievement of the policy that eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources supply 100 percent of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2045, to 2040 and 2035.(D) For purposes of this paragraph, the following definitions apply:(i) California balancing authority has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 399.12.(ii) Infrastructure means generating plants, transmission facilities, distribution facilities, and all necessary associated equipment.(E) A report to be submitted pursuant to this paragraph shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(e) This section does not authorize the commission to establish any requirements on a nonmobile self-cogeneration or cogeneration facility that served onsite load, or that served load pursuant to an over-the-fence arrangement if that arrangement existed on or before December 20, 1995.(f) This section does not limit any entity, including local governments, from accelerating their achievement of the states electric sector decarbonization targets.
SECTION 1. Section 454.53 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:
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454.53. (a) It is the policy of the state that eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources supply 90 percent of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2035, 95 percent of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2040, 100 percent of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2045, and 100 percent of electricity procured to serve all state agencies by December 31, 2035. The achievement of this policy for California shall not increase carbon emissions elsewhere in the western grid and shall not allow resource shuffling. The commission and Energy Commission, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board, shall take steps to ensure that a transition to a zero-carbon electric system for the State of California does not cause or contribute to greenhouse gas emissions increases elsewhere in the western grid, and is undertaken in a manner consistent with clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution. The commission, the Energy Commission, the State Air Resources Board, and all other state agencies shall incorporate this policy into all relevant planning.(b) The commission, Energy Commission, State Air Resources Board, and all other state agencies shall ensure that actions taken in furtherance of subdivision (a) do all of the following:(1) Maintain and protect the safety, reliable operation, and balancing of the electric system.(2) Prevent unreasonable impacts to electricity, gas, and water customer rates and bills resulting from implementation of this section, taking into full consideration the economic and environmental costs and benefits of renewable energy and zero-carbon resources.(3) To the extent feasible and authorized under law, lead to the adoption of policies and taking of actions in other sectors to obtain greenhouse gas emission reductions that ensure equity between other sectors and the electricity sector.(4) Not affect in any manner the rules and requirements for the oversight of, and enforcement against, retail sellers and local publicly owned utilities pursuant to the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program (Article 16 (commencing with Section 399.11) of Chapter 2.3) and Sections 454.51, 454.52, 9621, and 9622.(5) Not consider the energy, capacity, or any attribute from the Diablo Canyon Unit 1 or Unit 2 powerplant after August 26, 2025, in achieving the policy described in subdivision (a).(c) This section does not affect a retail sellers obligation to comply with the federal Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. Sec. 2601 et seq.).(d) The commission, Energy Commission, and State Air Resources Board shall do all of the following:(1) Use programs authorized under existing statutes to achieve the policy described in subdivision (a).(2) In consultation with all California balancing authorities, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 399.12, as part of a public process, issue a joint report to the Legislature by January 1, 2021, and at least every four years thereafter. The joint report shall include all of the following:(A) A review of the policy described in subdivision (a) focused on technologies, forecasts, then-existing transmission, and maintaining safety, environmental and public safety protection, affordability, and system and local reliability.(B) An evaluation identifying the potential benefits and impacts on system and local reliability associated with achieving the policy described in subdivision (a).(C) An evaluation identifying the nature of any anticipated financial costs and benefits to electric, electrical, gas, and water utilities, including customer rate impacts and benefits.(D) The barriers to, and benefits of, achieving the policy described in subdivision (a).(E) Alternative scenarios in which the policy described in subdivision (a) can be achieved and the estimated costs and benefits of each scenario.(3) On or before December 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, in consultation with California balancing authorities, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 399.12, and as part of, or an interim addendum to, the quadrennial joint report required by paragraph (2), as applicable, issue a joint reliability progress report that reviews system and local reliability within the context of the policy described in subdivision (a), with a particular focus on summer reliability. The joint reliability progress report shall identify challenges and gaps, if any, to achieving system and local reliability and identify the amount and cause of any delays to achieving compliance with all energy and capacity procurement requirements set by the commission.(4) (A) In consultation with all California balancing authorities, as part of a public process, on or before January 1, 2026, and subsequently as part of the quadrennial joint report required by paragraph (2), issue a report to the Legislature that contains a clean energy infrastructure development plan setting out the infrastructure and processes necessary for the state to accomplish the policy described in subdivision (a).(B) The plan shall include all of the following:(i) A timeline and milestones by which each portion of the clean energy infrastructure shall be functional.(ii) The necessary actions each state agency, local government, load-serving entity, transmission owner, independent system operator, and local publicly owned electric utility shall take to comply with the plan, and when those actions shall be taken.(iii) Any recommended statutory changes necessary or helpful to achieve the policy described in subdivision (a).(iv) For each subsequent plan after the plan contained in the report due on or before January 1, 2026, an evaluation of the extent to which the prior plan has been achieved, the reasons for any failure to achieve the plan, and the steps needed to improve performance to achieve the policy described in subdivision (a).(C) The plan shall consider both of the following:(i) Each of the elements provided in subparagraphs (A) to (E), inclusive, of paragraph (2).(ii) The steps needed to accelerate achievement of the policy that eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources supply 100 percent of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2045, to 2040 and 2035.(D) For purposes of this paragraph, the following definitions apply:(i) California balancing authority has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 399.12.(ii) Infrastructure means generating plants, transmission facilities, distribution facilities, and all necessary associated equipment.(E) A report to be submitted pursuant to this paragraph shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(e) This section does not authorize the commission to establish any requirements on a nonmobile self-cogeneration or cogeneration facility that served onsite load, or that served load pursuant to an over-the-fence arrangement if that arrangement existed on or before December 20, 1995.(f) This section does not limit any entity, including local governments, from accelerating their achievement of the states electric sector decarbonization targets.
454.53. (a) It is the policy of the state that eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources supply 90 percent of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2035, 95 percent of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2040, 100 percent of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2045, and 100 percent of electricity procured to serve all state agencies by December 31, 2035. The achievement of this policy for California shall not increase carbon emissions elsewhere in the western grid and shall not allow resource shuffling. The commission and Energy Commission, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board, shall take steps to ensure that a transition to a zero-carbon electric system for the State of California does not cause or contribute to greenhouse gas emissions increases elsewhere in the western grid, and is undertaken in a manner consistent with clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution. The commission, the Energy Commission, the State Air Resources Board, and all other state agencies shall incorporate this policy into all relevant planning.(b) The commission, Energy Commission, State Air Resources Board, and all other state agencies shall ensure that actions taken in furtherance of subdivision (a) do all of the following:(1) Maintain and protect the safety, reliable operation, and balancing of the electric system.(2) Prevent unreasonable impacts to electricity, gas, and water customer rates and bills resulting from implementation of this section, taking into full consideration the economic and environmental costs and benefits of renewable energy and zero-carbon resources.(3) To the extent feasible and authorized under law, lead to the adoption of policies and taking of actions in other sectors to obtain greenhouse gas emission reductions that ensure equity between other sectors and the electricity sector.(4) Not affect in any manner the rules and requirements for the oversight of, and enforcement against, retail sellers and local publicly owned utilities pursuant to the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program (Article 16 (commencing with Section 399.11) of Chapter 2.3) and Sections 454.51, 454.52, 9621, and 9622.(5) Not consider the energy, capacity, or any attribute from the Diablo Canyon Unit 1 or Unit 2 powerplant after August 26, 2025, in achieving the policy described in subdivision (a).(c) This section does not affect a retail sellers obligation to comply with the federal Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. Sec. 2601 et seq.).(d) The commission, Energy Commission, and State Air Resources Board shall do all of the following:(1) Use programs authorized under existing statutes to achieve the policy described in subdivision (a).(2) In consultation with all California balancing authorities, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 399.12, as part of a public process, issue a joint report to the Legislature by January 1, 2021, and at least every four years thereafter. The joint report shall include all of the following:(A) A review of the policy described in subdivision (a) focused on technologies, forecasts, then-existing transmission, and maintaining safety, environmental and public safety protection, affordability, and system and local reliability.(B) An evaluation identifying the potential benefits and impacts on system and local reliability associated with achieving the policy described in subdivision (a).(C) An evaluation identifying the nature of any anticipated financial costs and benefits to electric, electrical, gas, and water utilities, including customer rate impacts and benefits.(D) The barriers to, and benefits of, achieving the policy described in subdivision (a).(E) Alternative scenarios in which the policy described in subdivision (a) can be achieved and the estimated costs and benefits of each scenario.(3) On or before December 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, in consultation with California balancing authorities, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 399.12, and as part of, or an interim addendum to, the quadrennial joint report required by paragraph (2), as applicable, issue a joint reliability progress report that reviews system and local reliability within the context of the policy described in subdivision (a), with a particular focus on summer reliability. The joint reliability progress report shall identify challenges and gaps, if any, to achieving system and local reliability and identify the amount and cause of any delays to achieving compliance with all energy and capacity procurement requirements set by the commission.(4) (A) In consultation with all California balancing authorities, as part of a public process, on or before January 1, 2026, and subsequently as part of the quadrennial joint report required by paragraph (2), issue a report to the Legislature that contains a clean energy infrastructure development plan setting out the infrastructure and processes necessary for the state to accomplish the policy described in subdivision (a).(B) The plan shall include all of the following:(i) A timeline and milestones by which each portion of the clean energy infrastructure shall be functional.(ii) The necessary actions each state agency, local government, load-serving entity, transmission owner, independent system operator, and local publicly owned electric utility shall take to comply with the plan, and when those actions shall be taken.(iii) Any recommended statutory changes necessary or helpful to achieve the policy described in subdivision (a).(iv) For each subsequent plan after the plan contained in the report due on or before January 1, 2026, an evaluation of the extent to which the prior plan has been achieved, the reasons for any failure to achieve the plan, and the steps needed to improve performance to achieve the policy described in subdivision (a).(C) The plan shall consider both of the following:(i) Each of the elements provided in subparagraphs (A) to (E), inclusive, of paragraph (2).(ii) The steps needed to accelerate achievement of the policy that eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources supply 100 percent of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2045, to 2040 and 2035.(D) For purposes of this paragraph, the following definitions apply:(i) California balancing authority has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 399.12.(ii) Infrastructure means generating plants, transmission facilities, distribution facilities, and all necessary associated equipment.(E) A report to be submitted pursuant to this paragraph shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(e) This section does not authorize the commission to establish any requirements on a nonmobile self-cogeneration or cogeneration facility that served onsite load, or that served load pursuant to an over-the-fence arrangement if that arrangement existed on or before December 20, 1995.(f) This section does not limit any entity, including local governments, from accelerating their achievement of the states electric sector decarbonization targets.
454.53. (a) It is the policy of the state that eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources supply 90 percent of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2035, 95 percent of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2040, 100 percent of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2045, and 100 percent of electricity procured to serve all state agencies by December 31, 2035. The achievement of this policy for California shall not increase carbon emissions elsewhere in the western grid and shall not allow resource shuffling. The commission and Energy Commission, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board, shall take steps to ensure that a transition to a zero-carbon electric system for the State of California does not cause or contribute to greenhouse gas emissions increases elsewhere in the western grid, and is undertaken in a manner consistent with clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution. The commission, the Energy Commission, the State Air Resources Board, and all other state agencies shall incorporate this policy into all relevant planning.(b) The commission, Energy Commission, State Air Resources Board, and all other state agencies shall ensure that actions taken in furtherance of subdivision (a) do all of the following:(1) Maintain and protect the safety, reliable operation, and balancing of the electric system.(2) Prevent unreasonable impacts to electricity, gas, and water customer rates and bills resulting from implementation of this section, taking into full consideration the economic and environmental costs and benefits of renewable energy and zero-carbon resources.(3) To the extent feasible and authorized under law, lead to the adoption of policies and taking of actions in other sectors to obtain greenhouse gas emission reductions that ensure equity between other sectors and the electricity sector.(4) Not affect in any manner the rules and requirements for the oversight of, and enforcement against, retail sellers and local publicly owned utilities pursuant to the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program (Article 16 (commencing with Section 399.11) of Chapter 2.3) and Sections 454.51, 454.52, 9621, and 9622.(5) Not consider the energy, capacity, or any attribute from the Diablo Canyon Unit 1 or Unit 2 powerplant after August 26, 2025, in achieving the policy described in subdivision (a).(c) This section does not affect a retail sellers obligation to comply with the federal Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. Sec. 2601 et seq.).(d) The commission, Energy Commission, and State Air Resources Board shall do all of the following:(1) Use programs authorized under existing statutes to achieve the policy described in subdivision (a).(2) In consultation with all California balancing authorities, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 399.12, as part of a public process, issue a joint report to the Legislature by January 1, 2021, and at least every four years thereafter. The joint report shall include all of the following:(A) A review of the policy described in subdivision (a) focused on technologies, forecasts, then-existing transmission, and maintaining safety, environmental and public safety protection, affordability, and system and local reliability.(B) An evaluation identifying the potential benefits and impacts on system and local reliability associated with achieving the policy described in subdivision (a).(C) An evaluation identifying the nature of any anticipated financial costs and benefits to electric, electrical, gas, and water utilities, including customer rate impacts and benefits.(D) The barriers to, and benefits of, achieving the policy described in subdivision (a).(E) Alternative scenarios in which the policy described in subdivision (a) can be achieved and the estimated costs and benefits of each scenario.(3) On or before December 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, in consultation with California balancing authorities, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 399.12, and as part of, or an interim addendum to, the quadrennial joint report required by paragraph (2), as applicable, issue a joint reliability progress report that reviews system and local reliability within the context of the policy described in subdivision (a), with a particular focus on summer reliability. The joint reliability progress report shall identify challenges and gaps, if any, to achieving system and local reliability and identify the amount and cause of any delays to achieving compliance with all energy and capacity procurement requirements set by the commission.(4) (A) In consultation with all California balancing authorities, as part of a public process, on or before January 1, 2026, and subsequently as part of the quadrennial joint report required by paragraph (2), issue a report to the Legislature that contains a clean energy infrastructure development plan setting out the infrastructure and processes necessary for the state to accomplish the policy described in subdivision (a).(B) The plan shall include all of the following:(i) A timeline and milestones by which each portion of the clean energy infrastructure shall be functional.(ii) The necessary actions each state agency, local government, load-serving entity, transmission owner, independent system operator, and local publicly owned electric utility shall take to comply with the plan, and when those actions shall be taken.(iii) Any recommended statutory changes necessary or helpful to achieve the policy described in subdivision (a).(iv) For each subsequent plan after the plan contained in the report due on or before January 1, 2026, an evaluation of the extent to which the prior plan has been achieved, the reasons for any failure to achieve the plan, and the steps needed to improve performance to achieve the policy described in subdivision (a).(C) The plan shall consider both of the following:(i) Each of the elements provided in subparagraphs (A) to (E), inclusive, of paragraph (2).(ii) The steps needed to accelerate achievement of the policy that eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources supply 100 percent of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2045, to 2040 and 2035.(D) For purposes of this paragraph, the following definitions apply:(i) California balancing authority has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 399.12.(ii) Infrastructure means generating plants, transmission facilities, distribution facilities, and all necessary associated equipment.(E) A report to be submitted pursuant to this paragraph shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(e) This section does not authorize the commission to establish any requirements on a nonmobile self-cogeneration or cogeneration facility that served onsite load, or that served load pursuant to an over-the-fence arrangement if that arrangement existed on or before December 20, 1995.(f) This section does not limit any entity, including local governments, from accelerating their achievement of the states electric sector decarbonization targets.
454.53. (a) It is the policy of the state that eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources supply 90 percent of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2035, 95 percent of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2040, 100 percent of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2045, and 100 percent of electricity procured to serve all state agencies by December 31, 2035. The achievement of this policy for California shall not increase carbon emissions elsewhere in the western grid and shall not allow resource shuffling. The commission and Energy Commission, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board, shall take steps to ensure that a transition to a zero-carbon electric system for the State of California does not cause or contribute to greenhouse gas emissions increases elsewhere in the western grid, and is undertaken in a manner consistent with clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution. The commission, the Energy Commission, the State Air Resources Board, and all other state agencies shall incorporate this policy into all relevant planning.
(b) The commission, Energy Commission, State Air Resources Board, and all other state agencies shall ensure that actions taken in furtherance of subdivision (a) do all of the following:
(1) Maintain and protect the safety, reliable operation, and balancing of the electric system.
(2) Prevent unreasonable impacts to electricity, gas, and water customer rates and bills resulting from implementation of this section, taking into full consideration the economic and environmental costs and benefits of renewable energy and zero-carbon resources.
(3) To the extent feasible and authorized under law, lead to the adoption of policies and taking of actions in other sectors to obtain greenhouse gas emission reductions that ensure equity between other sectors and the electricity sector.
(4) Not affect in any manner the rules and requirements for the oversight of, and enforcement against, retail sellers and local publicly owned utilities pursuant to the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program (Article 16 (commencing with Section 399.11) of Chapter 2.3) and Sections 454.51, 454.52, 9621, and 9622.
(5) Not consider the energy, capacity, or any attribute from the Diablo Canyon Unit 1 or Unit 2 powerplant after August 26, 2025, in achieving the policy described in subdivision (a).
(c) This section does not affect a retail sellers obligation to comply with the federal Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. Sec. 2601 et seq.).
(d) The commission, Energy Commission, and State Air Resources Board shall do all of the following:
(1) Use programs authorized under existing statutes to achieve the policy described in subdivision (a).
(2) In consultation with all California balancing authorities, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 399.12, as part of a public process, issue a joint report to the Legislature by January 1, 2021, and at least every four years thereafter. The joint report shall include all of the following:
(A) A review of the policy described in subdivision (a) focused on technologies, forecasts, then-existing transmission, and maintaining safety, environmental and public safety protection, affordability, and system and local reliability.
(B) An evaluation identifying the potential benefits and impacts on system and local reliability associated with achieving the policy described in subdivision (a).
(C) An evaluation identifying the nature of any anticipated financial costs and benefits to electric, electrical, gas, and water utilities, including customer rate impacts and benefits.
(D) The barriers to, and benefits of, achieving the policy described in subdivision (a).
(E) Alternative scenarios in which the policy described in subdivision (a) can be achieved and the estimated costs and benefits of each scenario.
(3) On or before December 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, in consultation with California balancing authorities, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 399.12, and as part of, or an interim addendum to, the quadrennial joint report required by paragraph (2), as applicable, issue a joint reliability progress report that reviews system and local reliability within the context of the policy described in subdivision (a), with a particular focus on summer reliability. The joint reliability progress report shall identify challenges and gaps, if any, to achieving system and local reliability and identify the amount and cause of any delays to achieving compliance with all energy and capacity procurement requirements set by the commission.
(4) (A) In consultation with all California balancing authorities, as part of a public process, on or before January 1, 2026, and subsequently as part of the quadrennial joint report required by paragraph (2), issue a report to the Legislature that contains a clean energy infrastructure development plan setting out the infrastructure and processes necessary for the state to accomplish the policy described in subdivision (a).
(B) The plan shall include all of the following:
(i) A timeline and milestones by which each portion of the clean energy infrastructure shall be functional.
(ii) The necessary actions each state agency, local government, load-serving entity, transmission owner, independent system operator, and local publicly owned electric utility shall take to comply with the plan, and when those actions shall be taken.
(iii) Any recommended statutory changes necessary or helpful to achieve the policy described in subdivision (a).
(iv) For each subsequent plan after the plan contained in the report due on or before January 1, 2026, an evaluation of the extent to which the prior plan has been achieved, the reasons for any failure to achieve the plan, and the steps needed to improve performance to achieve the policy described in subdivision (a).
(C) The plan shall consider both of the following:
(i) Each of the elements provided in subparagraphs (A) to (E), inclusive, of paragraph (2).
(ii) The steps needed to accelerate achievement of the policy that eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources supply 100 percent of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2045, to 2040 and 2035.
(D) For purposes of this paragraph, the following definitions apply:
(i) California balancing authority has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 399.12.
(ii) Infrastructure means generating plants, transmission facilities, distribution facilities, and all necessary associated equipment.
(E) A report to be submitted pursuant to this paragraph shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(e) This section does not authorize the commission to establish any requirements on a nonmobile self-cogeneration or cogeneration facility that served onsite load, or that served load pursuant to an over-the-fence arrangement if that arrangement existed on or before December 20, 1995.
(f) This section does not limit any entity, including local governments, from accelerating their achievement of the states electric sector decarbonization targets.
SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB 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 XIIIB of the California Constitution.
SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB 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 XIIIB of the California Constitution.
SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB 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 XIIIB of the California Constitution.
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(a)A county, including a city and county, shall, upon the next update to its emergency plan, integrate cultural competence into its emergency plan by addressing, at a minimum, how culturally diverse communities within its jurisdiction are served by the following:
(1)Emergency communications, including the integration of interpreters and translators.
(2)Emergency evacuation and sheltering.
(3)Emergency mitigation and prevention.
(4)Emergency planning, including drawing on community-based values and customs, and incorporating qualified representatives from diverse population groups in the community, during the planning process.
(5)Emergency preparedness, including the use of culturally appropriate resources and outreach techniques to educate and prepare community members for emergencies or disasters.
(b)Pursuant to subdivision (a), a county, including a city and county, shall provide a forum for community engagement in geographically diverse locations in order to engage with culturally diverse communities within its jurisdiction.
(1)A county, including a city and county, may establish a separate community advisory board for the purpose of cohosting, coordinating, and conducting outreach for the community engagement forums. The advisory board may assist the county in prioritizing which culturally diverse communities to outreach to and in implementing strategies related to elements in subdivision (a) for integration into the county emergency plan. Representatives of the following parties shall be considered for the composition of the advisory board:
(A)Interagency county government departments including, but not limited to, emergency services, public health, social services, and transportation.
(B)Culturally diverse community advocacy groups and community members as identified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (c).
(2)A county, including a city and county, through the advisory board may coordinate community outreach forums to solicit input from and share information with culturally diverse community organizations and community members as identified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) on related topics of the emergency plan as identified under subdivision (a).
(3)The community engagement forums may include translation and interpretation in languages other than English.
(c)For purposes of this section:
(1)Cultural competence means the ability to understand, value, communicate with, and effectively interact with people across cultures in order to ensure that the needs of all community members are addressed, with priority given to culturally diverse communities. Cultural competence includes, but is not limited to, being respectful and responsive to the cultural and linguistic needs of diverse population groups.
(2)Culturally diverse communities includes, but is not limited to, race and ethnicity, including indigenous peoples, communities of color, and immigrant and refugee communities; gender, including women; age, including the elderly and youth; sexual and gender minorities; people with disabilities; occupation and income level including low-income individuals and the unhoused; education level; people with no or limited English language proficiency; as well as geographic location.