Terms Used In California Codes > Public Resources Code > Division 15 > Chapter 8 - Energy Shortage Contingency Planning

• Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
• Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law.
• Council: as used in this chapter , means the Planning Advisory and Assistance Council established pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 65040. See California Government Code 65028.1
• Office: as used in this chapter means the Office of Planning and Research. See California Government Code 65025
• Person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Corporations Code 18
• Report: as used in this chapter , means the State Environmental Goals and Policy Report. See California Government Code 65027
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Education Code 77
• State Clearinghouse: means the office of that name established by executive action of the Governor or any successor office designated by the Governor as the clearinghouse for information from the Office of Management and Budget in accordance with the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1968 (P. See California Government Code 65040.10 v2