(a) Every operator shall prepare and submit to the commission annually a report on the distribution system.

(b) The report shall be submitted to the commission at the same time the annual application for a permit to operate the mobilehome park is submitted to the department or the local enforcement agency.

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Terms Used In California Public Utilities Code 4354

  • Commission: means the Public Utilities Commission created by §. See California Public Utilities Code 20
  • Department: means the Department of Housing and Community Development. See California Public Utilities Code 4351
  • Distribution system: means a system of pipes within a mobilehome park operated by a person or corporation, other than a public utility, which is connected to a meter or other measuring device under the control of a privately owned or publicly owned public utility, for purposes of distribution of gas by the operator of a mobilehome park to the tenants of the mobilehome park who are the actual users of the gas furnished through the meter or device to the operator by the public utility. See California Public Utilities Code 4351
  • Local enforcement agency: means the city, county, or city and county which has assumed the responsibility for the enforcement of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 18300) of Part 2. See California Public Utilities Code 4351
  • Operator: is a mobilehome park owner or operator who maintains and operates a master-metered natural gas distribution system. See California Public Utilities Code 4351
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Public Utilities Code 17

(c) The report shall be prepared using a form required by the commission and shall contain the information the commission finds necessary to carry out the intent of this chapter. In developing the form, the commission shall consult with interested parties to ensure that the form contains no more than the necessary and appropriate information to carry out the intent of this chapter.

(d) Upon receipt of the report, the commission shall examine the report for violations of (1) applicable federal pipeline safety laws or regulations or (2) any applicable commission rules or orders. The commission may inspect the operator’s distribution system for the purpose of verifying whether or not a violation of federal or state pipeline safety laws or regulations has occurred or is occurring.

(Repealed and added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1630, Sec. 2. This section was also added, in identical language, by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1601. Operative July 1, 1991, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 1630 (and Sec. 3 of Ch. 1601), except that subd. (c) is operative January 1, 1991.)