CHAPTER 3. State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission

Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 276.

§§ 25200–25235 · 42 sections

§ 25200 There is in the Resources Agency the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, consisting of five members appointed by the Governor…
§ 25201 One member of the commission shall have a background in the field of engineering or physical science and have knowledge of energy supply or conversion systems;…
§ 25202 The Secretary of the Resources Agency and the President of the Public Utilities Commission shall be ex officio, nonvoting members of the commission, whose…
§ 25203 Each member of the commission shall represent the state at large and not any particular area thereof, and shall serve on a full-time basis.
§ 25204 The Governor shall appoint the members of the commission within 30 days after the effective date of this division. Every appointment made by the Governor to…
§ 25205 (a) No person shall be a member of the commission who, during the two years prior to appointment on the commission, received any substantial portion of his or…
§ 25206 The terms of office of the members of the commission shall be for five years, except that the members first appointed to the commission shall classify…
§ 25207 (a) The members of the commission shall receive the salary provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the…
§ 25208 (a) By March 1, 2022, and by each March 1 thereafter, until March 1, 2027, the commission shall submit a report to the relevant policy committees of the…
§ 25209 Each member of the commission shall have one vote. Except as provided in Section 25211, the affirmative votes of at least three members shall be required for…
§ 25210 The commission may hold any hearings and conduct any investigations in any part of the state necessary to carry out its powers and duties prescribed by this…
§ 25211 The commission may appoint a committee of not less than two members of the commission to carry on investigations, inquiries, or hearings which the commission…
§ 25212 Every two years the Governor shall designate a chair and vice chair of the commission from among its members.
§ 25213 The commission shall adopt rules and regulations, as necessary, to carry out this division in conformity with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of…
§ 25214 The commission shall maintain its headquarters in the County of Sacramento and may establish branch offices in such parts of the state as the commission deems…
§ 25215 Any member of the commission may be removed from office by the Legislature, by concurrent resolution adopted by a majority vote of all members elected to each…
§ 25216 In addition to other duties specified in this division, the commission shall do all of the following: (a) Undertake a continuing assessment of trends in the…
§ 25216.3 (a) The commission shall compile relevant local, regional, state, and federal land use, public safety, environmental, and other standards to be met in…
§ 25216.5 The commission shall do all of the following: (a) Prescribe the form and content of applications for facilities; conduct public hearings and take other actions…
§ 25216.8 (a) On or before January 31, 2023, the commission, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission, the Department of Water Resources, and California…
§ 25217 The commission shall do all of the following: (a) Appoint an executive director with administration and fiscal experience, who shall serve at its pleasure and…
§ 25217.1 The commission shall nominate and the Governor shall appoint for a term of three years a public advisor to the commission who shall be an attorney admitted to…
§ 25217.5 The chair of the commission shall direct the public advisor, the executive director, and other staff in the performance of their duties in conformance with the…
§ 25218 In addition to other powers specified in this division, the commission may do any of the following: (a) Apply for and accept grants, contributions, and…
§ 25218.5 The provisions specifying any power or duty of the commission shall be liberally construed, in order to carry out the objectives of this division.
§ 25219 As to any matter involving the federal government, its departments or agencies, which is within the scope of the power and duties of the commission, the…
§ 25220 The commission may participate as a party, to the extent that it shall determine, in any proceeding before any federal or state agency having authority…
§ 25221 Upon request of the commission, the Attorney General shall represent the commission and the state in litigation concerning affairs of the commission, unless…
§ 25222 The public advisor shall ensure that full and adequate participation by all interested groups and the public at large is secured in the planning, site and…
§ 25223 The commission shall make available any information filed or submitted pursuant to this division under the provisions of the California Public Records Act…
§ 25224 (a) The commission and other state agencies shall, to the fullest extent possible, exchange records, reports, material, and other information relating to…
§ 25225 (a) Prior to expending any funds for any research, development, or demonstration program or project relating to vehicles or vehicle fuels, the commission shall…
§ 25226 (a) The Energy Technologies Research, Development, and Demonstration Account established under former Section 25683 is hereby continued in existence, in the…
§ 25229 (a) The commission, working with the State Air Resources Board and the Public Utilities Commission, shall prepare a statewide assessment of the electric…
§ 25230 (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Certified” means a business enterprise that is certified by the Public…
§ 25231 (a) The commission, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board, shall, as part of the development of the plan prepared pursuant to Section 44272.5 of…
§ 25231.5 (a) (1) The commission, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission, shall develop uptime recordkeeping and reporting standards for electric vehicle…
§ 25232 (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Blue Ribbon Commission” means the Blue Ribbon Commission on Lithium…
§ 25233 (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, on or before December 15, 2022, and quarterly thereafter, the commission and the Public Utilities…
§ 25233.2 (a) By September 30, 2023, the commission shall present a cost comparison of whether extended operations at the Diablo Canyon powerplant compared to a…
§ 25233.5 To help building owners to decarbonize buildings and add energy storage or electric vehicle charging capacity to buildings, the commission, in coordination…
§ 25235 (a) For purposes of this section, “financing or investment solutions” means financing or investment solutions that are consistent with the United States…