BILL NUMBER: AB 1182	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Calderon

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2005

   An act to amend Section 321.6 of the Public Utilities Code,
relating to public utilities.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1182, as introduced, Calderon.   Public Utilities Commission:
work plan access guide.
    Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission to develop,
publish, and annually update an annual work plan access guide
describing the scheduled ratemaking proceedings and other decisions
that may be considered by the commission during the calendar year,
and containing specific information regarding the ratemaking process
and access to that process. Existing law requires the commission to
develop a program to disseminate the information in the guide
utilizing computer mailing lists to provide regular updates on the
information to those members of the public and organizations which
request that information.
   This bill would also require the commission to post the
information in the guide on its Internet Web site.
   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 321.6 of the  Public Utilities Code  is amended
to read:
   321.6.  The commission shall develop, publish, and annually update
an annual work plan access guide  which   that
 describes in clear detail the scheduled ratemaking proceedings
and other decisions that may be considered by the commission during
the calendar year. The guide shall include  , but is not limited
to,  information on how members of the public and ratepayers can
gain access to the commission's ratemaking process and information
regarding the specific matters to be decided.  It 
 The guide  shall also include information on the operation
of the office of the public advisor and identify the names and
telephone numbers of those contact persons responsible for specific
cases and matters to be decided. The commission shall  post the
information in the guide on its Internet Web site and shall 
develop a program to disseminate the information in the guide
utilizing computer mailing lists to provide regular updates on the
information to those members of the public and organizations which
request that information. The annual work plan access guide shall be
transmitted to the Legislature between January 15 and February 1 of
each year.