California Public Utilities Code 2775.6 – Every request for the recovery in rates of any costs or liability …
Every request for the recovery in rates of any costs or liability incurred by a gas corporation and resulting from any violation of § 25421 of the Health and Safety Code, or of any costs, damages, penalties, or other liabilities incurred in connection with the sale of landfill gas containing chemicals known to the state to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity shall be reviewed by the commission for the purposes of establishing rates for the gas corporation. If the commission finds that the gas corporation, on or after January 1, 1989, knowingly and intentionally violated § 25421 of the Health and Safety Code, the costs and liability shall be disallowed by the commission for purposes of determining rates.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 162, Sec. 160. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2013.)
Terms Used In California Public Utilities Code 2775.6
- Commission: means the Public Utilities Commission created by §. See California Public Utilities Code 20
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Public Utilities Code 17