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Existing law requires the California Energy Commission (CEC), working with the State Air Resources Board (ARB) and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), to prepare, and update biennially, a statewide assessment of the electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure needed to support the levels of EV adoption required for the state to meet its goals of … Read more
Existing law establishes in the Natural Resources Agency the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire), and requires CalFire to be responsible for, among other things, fire protection and prevention, as provided. Existing law establishes the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection in CalFire to represent the state’s interest in the acquisition and management … Read more
Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. Existing law, subject to implementation of the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) initiative, … Read more
Existing law vests the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, while local publicly owned electric utilities are under the direction of their governing boards. Under existing law, the Legislature appropriated $40 million from the General Fund to the Department of Conservation to implement the Multi-benefit Land Repurposing … Read more
Existing law vests the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) with regulatory authority over all public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law requires the CPUC, in consultation with the California Energy Commission (CEC), the State Air Resources Board (ARB), electrical corporations, and the motor vehicle industry, to evaluate policies to develop infrastructure sufficient to overcome any … Read more
Existing law, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Act) requires the State Air Resources Board (ARB) to ensure that statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are reduced to at least 40% below the 1990 level by 2030. Under the act, a violation of a rule, regulation, order, emission limitation, emission reduction measure, or other … Read more
Existing law authorizes persons proposing eligible facilities, including electrical transmission lines carrying electricity from certain other facilities that are located in the state to a point of junction with any interconnected electrical transmission system, to file applications for certification, on or before June 30, 2029, with the California Energy Commission (CEC) to certify sites and … Read more
Existing law requires the California Energy Commission (CEC), in collaboration with the State Air Resources Board (ARB), the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), and other relevant stakeholders, to annually gather from state agencies specified entities’ fleet data for on-road and off-road vehicles in the medium- and heavy-duty sectors, including information that would allow an electrical … Read more
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law requires the CPUC and the California Energy Commission (CEC) to undertake specified actions to advance the state’s clean energy and pollution reduction objectives, including, where feasible, cost effective, and consistent with other state policy objectives, increasing … Read more
Existing law establishes the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program, which requires the Public Utilities Commission to implement annual procurement targets for the procurement of eligible renewable energy resources, which is defined as an electrical generating facility that meets the definition of “renewable electrical generation facility” subject to certain conditions, for all retail sellers, as defined, … Read more