Electricity and natural gas: legislation imposing mandated programs and requirements: third-party review.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
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- Became Law
Overview
This bill creates a program within the California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) to review proposed legislation that would impose costs on electricity and natural gas ratepayers. The CCST will analyze the potential impacts of such legislation, including costs, benefits, and effects on ratepayers, disadvantaged communities, and the environment. The program will also establish conflict-of-interest provisions to ensure unbiased analysis, and it will be repealed in 2032. This aims to provide the legislature with a more comprehensive understanding of the potential consequences of mandated programs before they are enacted.
Key provisions
- Establishes a CCST program to analyze legislation affecting electricity and natural gas ratepayers.
- Requires the CCST to assess the cost and efficacy of proposed programs or requirements.
- Mandates the inclusion of data on rate impacts, benefits, and environmental effects in the analysis.
- Requires the CCST to consider similar existing programs and funding sources.
- Establishes conflict-of-interest provisions to prevent biased analysis.
- Defines key terms related to the program, such as ‘mandated program or requirement’.
- Specifies that the analysis must be conducted based on the best available data.
- Allows the legislature to request the CCST’s analysis.
Who is affected
- Electricity ratepayers
- Natural gas ratepayers
- California Council on Science and Technology
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