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                                                                  SB 168
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          Date of Hearing:  June 16, 2003

                    ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON UTILITIES AND COMMERCE
                                 Sarah Reyes, Chair
           SB 168 (Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications) - As  
                               Amended:  June 12, 2003

           SENATE VOTE  :  39-0
           
          SUBJECT  :  Public Utilities Code and Public Resources Code.

           SUMMARY  :  Makes a number of technical changes to the Public  
          Utilities Code and the Public Resources Code.  Specifically,  
          this bill  :   

          1)Changes an incorrect cross references in Public Resources Code  
            Sections 25401.2 and 25525;

          2)Corrects a grammatical error in Public Resources code section  
            25523 (d)(1);

          3)Broadens the potential membership of an advisory board to the  
            Public Interest Energy Research Program;

          4)Eliminates requirements that the CEC file four quarterly  
            reports, an annual report and an biennial report, on the  
            Renewable Energy Program and consolidates these reports into  
            one annual report;

          5)Extends from March 31, 2003, to September 30, 2003 the due  
            date for a CEC report regarding the feasibility of  
            implementing a real-time metering program;

          6)Appropriates $40,000,000 from the High Cost Fund A  
            Administrative Committee Fund to the Public Utilities  
            Commission for the purpose of paying prior year claims owed to  
            telephone corporations providing services in high cost rural  
            and small metropolitan areas;

          7)Appropriates $19,000,000 from the Universal Lifeline Telephone  
            Service Trust Administrative Committee Fund to the Public  
            Utilities Commission for the purpose of paying prior year  
            claims owed to telephone corporations providing discounted  
            residential telephone services to eligible customers.









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           FISCAL EFFECT :  Unknown.

           COMMENTS  :  This bill is an annual omnibus code clean up bill.   
          This bill corrects several incorrect cross references, expands  
          the potential membership of an advisory board for the Public  
          Interest Energy Research Program, and consolidates an number of  
          reports CEC is required to file with the Legislature.   
          Furthermore, this bill includes an appropriation to pay approved  
          prior year claims owed to telephone corporations that provide  
          services under the High Cost Fund B program and the Universal  
          Lifeline Telephone Service program.




           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :

           Support 
           
          None on file.
           
            Opposition 
           
          None on file.


           Analysis Prepared by  :    Edward Randolph / U. & C. / (916)  
          319-2083