California Public Utilities Code 8385 – (a) For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions …
(a) For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) “Compliance period” means a period of approximately one year.
Terms Used In California Public Utilities Code 8385
- 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.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(2) “Deenergization event” means the proactive interruption of electrical service for the purpose of mitigating or avoiding the risk of causing a wildfire.
(3) “Electrical cooperative” has the same meaning as defined in Section 2776.
(4) “Large electrical corporation” has the same meaning as defined in Section 3280.
(5) “Office” means the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety, within the Natural Resources Agency.
(b) Beginning July 1, 2021, the office shall supervise an electrical corporation‘s compliance with the requirements of this chapter pursuant to the Public Utilities Act (Part 1 (commencing with Section 201) of Division 1). Nothing in this chapter affects the commission‘s authority or jurisdiction over an electrical corporation, electrical cooperative, or local publicly owned electric utility.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 819, Sec. 1. (SB 884) Effective January 1, 2023.)