BILL ANALYSIS                                                                                                                                                                                                    



                                                                  AB 2447
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          Date of Hearing:   May 19, 2004

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                   Judy Chu, Chair

                    AB 2447 (Diaz) - As Amended:  April 29, 2004 

          Policy Committee:                               
          UtilitiesVote:11-0

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:  
          No     Reimbursable:               

           SUMMARY  

          This bill requires the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to post  
          the following information on its Internet web site 

          1)Its annual workplan.

          2)Any listing or reports the commission is annually required to  
            file with the Legislature, which must remain on the website  
            for five years, except one-time reports, which must remain for  
            10 years.

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Minor absorbable costs to the PUC.

          COMMENTS  

           Purpose  . According to the author, the PUC's reports often go  
          unnoticed by the general public or interested stakeholders. This  
          bill is intended to provide more widespread public disclosure of  
          the various reports in an accessible manner, and also to provide  
          an easy way for the Legislature to monitor and track PUC's  
          compliance with reporting deadlines. The PUC indicates that it  
          currently posts some of its legislatively required reports on  
          its website.

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916) 319-2081