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ASSEMBLY MEASURES
AB 120 (Kuykendall) As Amended May 6, 1997 (2-Year Bill)Would indefinitely extend the sales tax exemption for bunker fuel.
Location: Assembly Committee On Appropriations
AB 161 (Pacheco) As Amended April 24, 1997 (2-Year Bill)
Would appropriate an unspecified amount of PVEA funds to the Department of
Transportation for a grant to the University of California Riverside to construct a
track and tested to evaluate intelligent transportation technologies.
Location: Assembly Committee On Appropriations
AB 170 (Papan) Chapter 360, statutes of 1997
Specifies that interest penalty fee provisions of contracts entered into as of January 1,
1998, between state agencies and a person or business may not be waived, altered, or
limited by the contracting parties.
AB 206 (Hertzberg) Chapter 416, Statutes of 1997.
Requires all state agencies to make a complaint form available on their website by
July 1, 1998.
AB 251 (Firestone) As Introduced (2-Year Bill)
Would appropriate an unspecified amount of PVEA funds to the Energy
Commission to make loans for the purchase and installation of solar energy
technologies in schools and other public facilities.
Location: Assembly Committee On Appropriations
AB 277 (Ortiz) As Amended April 28, 1997 (2-Year Bill)
Would appropriate an unspecified amount of PVEA funds to the Department of
Forestry and Fire Protection for grants to nonprofit organizations for the planting
and purchasing of trees for energy conservation.
Location: Assembly Committee On Appropriations
AB 306 (Kaloogian) Introduced (2-Year Bill)
Exempts microcogeneration from the Competition Transition Charge.
Location: Assembly Appropriations
AB 360 (Kuykendall) As Amended July 25, 1997 (2-Year Bill)
Would increase the flexibility for the issuance of rate reduction bonds. Would
extend consumer protection provisions indefinitely. Establishes a comprehensive
set of residential and small commercial protections for electric service. Requires the
Office of Ratepayer Advocacy within the PUC to prepare information guides and
tools to help customers evaluate competing service options. Requires the PUC to
provide potential customers with a standard disclosure of the estimated total
monthly bill for standard usages.
Location: Assembly Appropriations
AB 375 (Firestone) As Amended May 27, 1997 (2-Year Bill)
Would impose a fee of $2 per vehicle for new vehicles sold in California for waste
tire programs. Funds would be used to promote waste tire energy recovery and
recycling. The bill would become inoperative on June 30, 2002.
Location: Assembly Appropriations
AB 388 (Runner) Chapter 84l, Statutes of 1997
Authorizes the Castaic Lake Water Agency to serve as an aggregator to facilitate
direct transactions within the boundaries of the agency.
AB 415 (Torlakson) As Amended April 28, 1997 (2-Year Bill)
Would appropriate an unspecified amount of PVEA funds to the Department of
Transportation for a grant to the East Bay Regional Park District for the construction
of a trail segment.
Location: Assembly Committee On Appropriations
AB 443 (Baca) As Amended April 23, 1997 (2-Year Bill) URGENCY
Would require the California Public Utilities Commission to implement various
measures prior to authorizing the unbundling of any distribution service.
Location: Assembly Committee On Utilities and Commerce
AB 578 (Martinez) Chapter 261, Statutes of 1997
Renames the Oversight Board the Electricity Oversight Board and makes other
provisions relating to board hearings.
AB 579 (Martinez) As Introduced (2-Year Bill) URGENCY
Would require the California Public Utilities Commission to require that all
electricity distribution services to the end user be unbundled no later than January 1,
1998.
Location: Assembly Committee On Utilities and Commerce
AB 581 (Martinez) As Amended May 1, 1997
Would extend indefinitely consumer protection measures of AB 1890 (Ch. 854, Stats.
'96) and require the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to adopt
standards of conduct for registered electrical corporations. Would additionally
require the CPUC to regularly update information on competitive market options
for consumers and issue public alerts about unauthorized and fraudulent electrical
companies doing business in the state.
Location: Senate Committee On Energy, Utilities and Communications
AB 637 (Alby) Chapter 175, Statutes 1997
States that provisions of existing law do not apply to advertising for purposes of
economic development that benefits ratepayers, marketing competitive services and
commodities, or promoting electrotechnologies that enhance productivity or
provide environmental benefits.
AB 873 (Takasugi) As Introduced (2-Year Bill)
Would allow for a tax credit equal to various specified percentages for the
acquisition and installation costs of solar energy systems and energy conservation
measures.
Location: Assembly Committee On Revenue and Taxation
AB 930 (Thomson) As Amended April 24, 1997 (2-Year Bill)
Would appropriate an unspecified amount of PVEA funds to the Solano
Transportation Authority for planning and development of the Dixon-Davis Bike
Route.
Location: Assembly Committee On Appropriations
AB 1019 (Machado) As Amended June 19, 1997 (2-Year Bill)
Would authorize an income tax credit in an amount equal to an unspecified
percentage of the amount paid for liquefied petroleum gas that is delivered to a
residence with a storage capacity of 30 or more gallons.
Location: Assembly Committee On Revenue and Taxation
AB 1071 (Cardoza) Chapter 645, Statutes of 1997.
Makes technical changes to the Building Standards Code and allows for a graduated
compliance schedule for buildings when converting from military to non-military
use, with respect to building and fire safety regulations.
AB 1096 (Martinez) As Amended May 30, 1997
Would move the Office of Consumer Advocate from the PUC to the Attorney
General's Office to represent the interests of electricity customers and subscribers.
Location: Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications
AB 1097 (Brown) Chapter 52, Statutes of 1997
Deletes the repeal date in existing law that otherwise would have repealed the
authorization for state agencies to hold open or closed meetings by teleconference.
AB 1154 (Martinez) As Introduced (2-Year Bill)
Would permit the finding of imprudent or unreasonable acts by an electrical
corporation, if the failure to amend the contract is likely to result in a reduction of
costs to the customers of the electrical corporation, with no risk to the shareholders
of the corporation.
Location: Assembly Committee On Utilities and Commerce
AB 1158 (Martinez) As Introduced
Would require the California Public Utilities Commission to report to the
Legislature on the extent to which the transition to a competitive market has
impacted the quality of service provided by the utilities.
Location: Senate Committee On Energy, Utilities and Communications
AB 1368 (Kopp) 2-Year Bill
Would establish the California Air Quality and Energy Efficiency Joint Powers Agency in order to award grants for the purchase of new low-emission heavy-duty diesel engines, to replace or retrofit existing engines, and for research and development projects. Would impose a 6 cents/gal air quality impact mitigation fee on non-complying diesel fuels used in the state.
Location: Senate Transportation Committee
AB 1387 (Kopp) 2-Year Bill
Would create the Solar Electric Power Systems Financing Program to assist Californians in purchasing and installing solar electric systems through qualified loans. The bill would sunset on January 1, 2003.
Location: Senate Committee on Appropriations
AB 1513 (Cardoza) As Amended July 23, 1997
Would state the intent of the Legislature to develop and implement methods of
providing financial assistance to the biomass power industry.
Location: Senate Committee on Appropriations
SENATE MEASURES
SB 52 (Kopp) As amended May 23, 1997 (2 year bill)Would require the Energy Commission to report every six months on the percentage of fuel sold through outlets owned by refiners versus those owned independently. Would freeze this percentage in place until January 1, 2001, if the percentage of refiner-owned outlets increases by more than 5% from the highest monthly level between May 1996 through April 1997. Also, would prohibit discrimination against alternative fuels.
Location: Senate Committee on Appropriations
SB 90 (Sher) Chapter 905, Statutes of 1997
Provides the administrative and expenditure criteria necessary to implement the
renewables support and public interest RD&D provisions for AB 1890. Additionally,
the bill exempts microcogeneration from standby charges and allows the Lower Tule
River Irrigation District to be eligible for a CTC exemption.
SB 95 (Ayala) Chapter 949, Statutes of 1997
Makes numerous changes to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting At. Notable changes
include requiring public meeting agendas of a state body to include a description of
the items to be transacted or discussed in closed session and authorizing state bodies
to convene a special meeting with at least 48 hours notice under certain
circumstances.
SB 116 (Peace) As Amended May 28, 1997
Would require the California Public Utilities Commission to implement a program
to administer one-time grants for up to 25% of the cost of a solar energy system, up
to $1,000. The program would be funded from voluntary contributions through
utility bill payments. The bill would sunset on January 1, 2008.
Location: Assembly Appropriations
SB 211 (Kelley) As Introduced (2-Year Bill)
Would establish a 5-year pilot project authorizing the Cochella Valley Association of
Governments or the Sunline Joint Powers Transit Agency to establish a
neighborhood electric vehicle plan.
Location: Senate Committee On Transportation
SB 216 (Brulte) As Amended May 20, 1997
Would make technical changes to provisions relating to the restructuring of the
electricity market.
Location: Assembly Committee on Utilities and Commerce
SB 252 (Kelley) Chapter 479, Statutes of 1997
Requires the Energy Commission to report, by July 1, 1998, to the Regional Council
of Rural Counties and to the Chairs of the Legislative energy committees with an
assessment of the options for electrical load aggregation in small rural counties. The
report additionally is required to identify legislative changes which may be necessary
to achieve any identified potential net economic benefits of electrical load
aggregation.
SB 286 (Mountjoy) As Amended June 10, 1997 (2-Year Bill)
Would authorize master-meter customers that provide electric service to
mobilehome parks or manufactured housing communities to engage in direct
transactions with electricity suppliers.
Location: Senate Committee On Energy, Utilities and Communications
SB 313 (Ayala) As Introduced (2-Year Bill)
Would appropriate $900,000 in PVEA funds to the Energy Commission for a grant to
Southern California Edison's Distributed Generation Research Program.
Location: Senate Committee On Energy, Utilities, And Communications
SB 332 (Johannessen) As Amended April 1, 1997 (2-Year Bill)
Would make the following PVEA appropriations: $500,000 to the City of Redding for
construction of a pedestrian and bicycle bridge, and $50,000 to the University of
California for research and development of a hybrid electric vehicle.
Location: Senate Committee On Energy, Utilities and Communications
SB 368 (Peace) Chapter 659, Statutes of 1997.
Appropriates 32.6 million in PVEA funds for various energy projects. The CEC is
the administering agency for 10l projects totaling $18.2 million.
SB 404 (Peace) As Amended May 12, 1997 (2-Year Bill)
Would allow gasoline franchisees to purchase blended gasoline from any location or
through any vendor in the franchiser's wholesale network.
Location: Failed Passage
SB 477 (Peace) Chapter 275, Statutes 1997 URGENCY
Makes technical changes to facilitate the issuance of the AB 1890 Rate Reduction
Bonds. Establishes various consumer protection measures, including stricter
registration standards, distribution of informational materials, disclosure of electric
server provider pricing and terms, standard billing formats, and telemarketing
limitations.
SB 504 (Johnston) Chapter 192, Statutes of 1997
Provides that any person submitting material to be presented at a quasi-judicial
hearing of a state agency clearly indicate on the communication any person who
paid to have the communication produced. State agencies are granted authority to
refuse such a submittal unless this requirement is fulfilled.
SB 521 (Mountjoy) Chapter 816, Statutes of 1997
Would require the University of California to conduct a human health and
environmental risk study on methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) to be submitted to
the Director of Health Services by January 1, 1999. Would additionally require the
Air Resources Board to list MTBE as a toxic air contaminant.
SB 523 (Polanco) As Amended April 9, 1997 (2-Year Bill)
Would express the intent of the Legislature with regard to the objectives for
metering and billing in the restructured electricity industry.
Location: Senate Committee On Energy, Utilities and Communications
SB 558 (Leslie) Chapter 823, Statutes of 1997
Increases the percentage of federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
funds used by the Department of Community Services and Development and local
service providers for assistance to low-income households.
SB 606 (Sher) As Introduced (2-Year Bill)
Would express the intent of the Legislature that electric bills disclose the charges
allocated for metering, billing, and information services.
Location: Senate Committee On Energy, Utilities and Communications
SB 656 (O'Connell) As Introduced (2-Year Bill)
Would make a technical change in provisions related to the intent of the Legislature
with regard to the assessment of a competition transition charge in the restructured
electricity industry.
Location: Senate Committee On Rules
SB 714 (Solis) As Amended July 1, 1997 (2-Year Bill) URGENCY
Would extend the deadline for the Independent System Operator (ISO) to adopt
standards for transmission facilities from March 31, 1997, to January 1, 1998. Would
require the adoption of both performance and prescriptive standards..
Location: Senate Committee On Appropriations
SB 800 (Lewis) As Introduced (2-Year Bill)
Would abolish the Energy Commission and transfer its functions to the California
Public Utilities Commission.
Location: Senate Committee On Energy, Utilities, And Communications
SB 840 (Karnette) As Introduced (2-Year Bill)
Would appropriate $300,000 in PVEA funds to the Energy Commission for a grant to
partially support the establishment of an Oil and Natural Gas Technology and
Information Center.
Location: Senate Committee On Energy, Utilities, And Communications
SB 962 (Hughes) As Amended May 6, 1997 (2-Year Bill)
Would provide that, with regard to funds to be spent to support renewable resource
technologies in the restructured electricity market, an in-state renewable resources
technology provider includes a geothermal resource facility located within the
former service territory of a California utility and, as of January 1, 1997, is only
served with power generated from a California utility.
Location: Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities, And Communications
SB 1055 (Monteith) As Introduced (2-Year Bill)
Would make a technical change in provisions related to the intent of the Legislature
with regard to the assessment of a competition transition charge in the restructured
electricity industry.
Location: Senate Committee On Rules
SB 1096 (Brulte) As Amended May 28, 1997 (2-Year Bill)
Would express the intent of the Legislature to provide financial assistance for the
research, development, and deployment of new lower emission heavy-duty
vehicles.
Location: Senate Committee On Appropriations
SB 1172 (Burton) As Amended April 3, 1997 (2-Year Bill)
Would make a technical change to the requirement that the California Public
Utilities Commission provide rate discounts to industries located within an
enterprise zone, recycling market development zone, economic incentive area, or to
facilities located on a federal military base designated for closure.
Location: Senate Committee On Energy, Utilities and Communications
SB 1189 (Hayden) Chapter 815, Statutes of 1997.
Enacts provisions designed to identify, monitor, and prevent MTBE contamination
of drinking water wells.
SB 1216 (Costa) As Amended May 28, 1997 (2-Year Bill)
Would state the intent of the Legislature to develop and implement methods of
providing financial assistance to the biomass power industry.
Location: Senate Committee On Appropriations
SB 1250 (Kopp) As Introduced (2-Year Bill)
Would appropriate all available PVEA funds into the Smog Check Repair
Assistance Account, created by the bill, for the purpose of providing up to 80% of the
amount necessary (up to $400) to repair a high polluting vehicle for qualified
low-income vehicle owners.
Location: Senate Committee On Transportation
SB 1273 (Hurtt) Chapter 687, Statutes of 1997
Provides that any requirement that a state agency send material, information,
notices, correspondence, or other communication through US mail be deemed to
include the authority to send such information by electronic mail. Additionally
provides that direct costs incurred by the state agency may be paid by the requester of
the information.
SB 1305 (Sher) Chapter 796, statutes of 1997.
Requires retail suppliers, with some limited exceptions, to disclose to their
customers the fuel source(s) of the electricity provided or offered for sale. Requires
electricity generators to provide fuel source and electricity generation information to
system operators. Provides that the Energy Commission would have access to this
data and requires the Commission to annually report on the comparison of
information disclosed to consumers with actual generation. Authorizes the Energy
Commission to verify environmental claims made by retail suppliers and to report
on the air emission effects of electric utility restructuring.
SCR 15 (Peace) As Amended February 20, 1997
Would create the Joint Oversight Committee on Electricity Restructuring and
Reform to oversee the implementation of AB 1890, SB 960, and SB 1322 from 1996.
The Committee would terminate on June 30, 1998.
Location: Assembly Committee On Rules