California Public Utilities Code

§ 1701.4

PUC § 1701.4 Effective Jan 1, 2019Div. 1 · Part 1 · Ch. 9 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)This section shall apply only to quasi-legislative cases, except, if the commissioner assigned pursuant to Section 1701.1 has determined that a quasi-legislative case does not require a hearing, the procedures prescribed by subdivisions (b), (d), and (e) shall not apply.

(b)The assigned administrative law judge and any assigned technical advisory staff shall act as an assistant to the assigned commissioner in quasi-legislative cases. The assigned commissioner shall prepare the proposed rule or order with the assistance of the administrative law judge and any assigned technical advisory staff. The assigned commissioner shall present the proposed rule or order to the full commission in a public meeting. The report shall include the number of days of hearing and the number of days that the commissioner was present.

(c)Ex parte communications in quasi-legislative proceedings are permitted and not subject to the disclosure requirements of this article, except when the commission, by order or ruling, determines either of the following:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 519, Sec. 4. (SB 1358) Effective January 1, 2019.