Senate Bill No. 715

Introduced by Senator Lara

February 22, 2013

An act to amend Section 10001 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to public utilities.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 715, as introduced, Lara. Public utilities: acquisition and operation.

Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities. Existing law also provides various provisions regulating the acquisition, operation, and sale of utilities. Existing law further defines the term “public utility” as the supply of a municipal corporation, alone or together with its inhabitants, or any portion thereof, with water, light, heat, power, sewage collection, treatment, or disposal for sanitary or drainage purposes, transportation of persons or property, means of communication, or means of promoting the public convenience.

This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to the latter provision.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 10001 of the Public Utilities Code is
amended to read:

10001.  

“Public utility” as used in this article, means the supply
of a municipal corporation alone or together with its inhabitants,
or begin delete any end delete begin insert a end insert portion thereof, with water, light, heat, power, sewage
collection, treatment, or disposal for sanitary or drainage purposes,
transportation of persons or property, means of communication,
or means of promoting the public convenience.