Cal. Pub. Util. Code § 377

Requirements for the Public Utilities Commission

Known as the Public Utilities Act

The act spans §§ 201 to 2120 (1,026 sections).

Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Pacific Gas and Electric Company Pg v. California California Dept of Toxic Substances Control US

Most recently applied in Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a California Corporation Pg & E Corporation v. People of the State of California, Ex. Rel. California Dept of Toxic Substances Control, Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado River Basin Regional Water Quality Control Board, State Water Resources Control Board, Lahontan Regional Water Quality Board, Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Regional Quality Control Board, California Dept Fish and Game, California Dept of Forestry and Fire Protection, California Dept Water Resources, California Environmental Protection Agency, California Highway Patrol, California Dept of Education, Bay Conservation Development Commission, Resources Agency, State Lands Commission, California Dept of Parks and Recreation, California Dept General Services, California Coastal Commission People of the State of California, Ex. Rel. California Dept Transportation City and County of San Francisco California Hydropower Reform Coalition California Public Utilities Commission, and City of Redwood City California Counties of Alameda, Fresno, Kern, Sacramento, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Siskiyou, Sonoma, and the City and County of San Francisco United States of America, on Behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, People of the State of California, Ex. Rel. California Dept Transportation City and County of San Francisco California Hydropower Reform Coalition California Public Utilities Commission v. Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a California Corporation (December 2003)

Amended by Stats. 2001, 1st Ex

The commission shall continue to regulate the facilities for the generation of electricity owned by any public utility prior to January 1, 1997, that are subject to commission regulation until the owner of those facilities has applied to the commission to dispose of those facilities and has been authorized by the commission under Section 851 to undertake that disposal. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no facility for the generation of electricity owned by a public utility may be disposed of prior to January 1, 2006. The commission shall ensure that public utility generation assets remain dedicated to service for the benefit of California ratepayers.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.