BILL NUMBER: SB 1437	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Kehoe

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2010

   An act to amend Section 740.2 of the Public Utilities Code,
relating to electricity.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1437, as introduced, Kehoe. Electricity: plug-in hybrid and
electric vehicles.
   Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has
regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical
corporations. Existing law requires the CPUC, in consultation with
the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission,
the State Air Resources Board, electrical corporations, and the motor
vehicle industry, to evaluate policies to develop infrastructure
sufficient to overcome any barriers to the widespread deployment and
use of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles and, by July 1, 2011, to
adopt rules that address specified matter.
   This bill would require the CPUC to determine, for each class of
ratepayers, the portion of the billings that are used for subsidizing
electricity for plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 740.2 of the Public Utilities Code is amended
to read:
   740.2.   (a)    The commission, in consultation
with the Energy Commission, State Air Resources Board, electrical
corporations, and the motor vehicle industry, shall evaluate policies
to develop infrastructure sufficient to overcome any barriers to the
widespread deployment and use of plug-in hybrid and electric
vehicles. By July 1, 2011, the commission shall adopt rules to
address all of the following: 
   (a) 
    (1)  The impacts upon electrical infrastructure,
including infrastructure upgrades necessary for widespread use of
plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles and the role and development of
public charging infrastructure. 
   (b) 
    (2)  The impact of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles
on grid stability and the integration of renewable energy resources.

   (c) 
    (3)  The technological advances that are needed to
ensure the widespread use of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles and
what role the state should take to support the development of this
technology. 
   (d) 
    (4)  The existing code and permit requirements that will
impact the widespread use of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles
and any recommended changes to existing legal impediments to the
widespread use of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles. 
   (e) 
    (5)  The role the state should take to ensure that
technologies employed in plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles work in
a harmonious manner and across service territories. 
   (f) 
    (6)  The impact of widespread use of plug-in hybrid and
electric vehicles on achieving the state's goals pursuant to the
California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 and renewables
portfolio standard program and what steps should be taken to address
possibly shifting emissions reductions responsibilities from the
transportation sector to the electrical industry. 
   (b) The commission, for each class of ratepayers, shall determine
the portion of the billings that are used for subsidizing electricity
for plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles. This determination shall
identify those costs for electrical infrastructure improvements that
are borne by each class of ratepayers that are incurred in order to
accommodate plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles.