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          SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                             Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
                            2015 - 2016  Regular  Session

          SB 1222 (Hertzberg) - Public Utilities Commission:  reports
          
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          |Version: April 27, 2016         |Policy Vote: E., U., & C. 11 -  |
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          |Urgency: No                     |Mandate: No                     |
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          |Hearing Date: May 27, 2016      |Consultant: Narisha Bonakdar    |
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          Bill  
          Summary:  SB 1222 changes the date by which the California  
          Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) must submit specified  
          reports, changes the contents of specified reports, reassigns  
          the PUC's duty to prepare a specified report to the California  
          Energy Commission (CEC), and repeals provisions requiring the  
          CPUC to submit specified reports.


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             The following information is revised to reflect amendments 
                      adopted by the committee on May 27, 2016




          Fiscal  
          Impact:  
           Unknown, likely under $100,000 (Energy Resources Programs  
            Account), in costs for the CEC to develop and submit energy  
            efficiency report.
           Unknown, likely under $100,000 (Public Utilities Commission  







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            Utilities Reimbursement Account), reduction in costs to the  
            CPUC resulting from the transition of the report to the CEC.


          Committee  
          Amendments:  
           Clarify that the energy efficiency report transferred from the  
            CPUC to the CEC must only identify ratepayer-funded energy  
            efficiency programs.




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