PART 6. Wildfire [3280. - 3299.100.]

Heading of Part 6 amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 119, Sec. 39.

§§ 3280–3299.100 · 31 sections

1. CHAPTER 1. Definitions § 3280 · 1 section

   • § 3280 For purposes of this part, all of the following definitions apply: (a) “Account” means the Continuation Account created pursuant to Section 3298. This…
2. CHAPTER 2. The Wildfire Fund §§ 3281–3289 · 8 sections

   • § 3281 The administrator shall carry out the duties of this part and may do all of the following, subject to the oversight of the council: (a) Retain, employ, or…
   • § 3282 There shall be a limited civil immunity, and no criminal liability in a private capacity, on account of any act performed or omitted or obligation entered into…
   • § 3283 (a) The administrator shall prepare and submit to the council an annual report on the operations, financial condition, and activities of the fund and the…
   • § 3284 (a) There is hereby created the Wildfire Fund, which is not a fund in the State Treasury. (b) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the fund is…
   • § 3285 (a) The fund shall be initially capitalized by a loan from the state’s Surplus Money Investment Fund pursuant to Section 3288. (b) Proceeds of any bonds issued…
   • § 3286 The Director of Finance may, at any time, examine the books and records of the council and the administrator relating to the operation, management, and…
   • § 3288 (a) If Section 3291 is operative, the Director of Finance, in consultation with the Treasurer and the administrator, shall determine the amount and timing of…
   • § 3289 (a) (1) No later than July 26, 2019, the commission shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to consider using its authority pursuant to Section 701 to require…
3. CHAPTER 3. Operation of the Fund §§ 3291–3297 · 7 sections

   • § 3291 (a) The fund shall be established as a revolving liquidity fund that will pay eligible claims as provided in subdivision (c) and obtain reimbursement from…
   • § 3292 (a) If, no later than July 27, 2019, each large electrical corporation not subject to an insolvency proceeding on July 12, 2019, notifies the commission of its…
   • § 3293 A participating electrical corporation shall maintain reasonable insurance coverage. The administrator shall periodically review and make a recommendation as…
   • § 3294 Costs and expenses of administration of the fund shall be paid from Wildfire Fund assets.
   • § 3295 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), within six months after the commission adopts a decision in an application filed pursuant to Section 1701.8, a…
   • § 3296 In addition to any rights and remedies of the administrator provided by law, the administrator is authorized at any time and from time to time, without notice…
   • § 3297 Fund earnings are tax exempt and fund contributions by electrical corporations are tax deductible for state tax purposes.
4. CHAPTER 4. The Continuation Account §§ 3298–3298.6 · 7 sections

   • § 3298 (a) There is hereby created the Continuation Account in the Wildfire Fund, which is hereby continued in existence, which is administered by the administrator.…
   • § 3298.1 The administrator shall carry out the duties of this part and may do all of the following, subject to the oversight of the council: (a) Retain, employ, or…
   • § 3298.2 There shall be a limited civil immunity, and no criminal liability in a private capacity, as a result of any act performed or omitted or obligation entered…
   • § 3298.3 Upon the determination by the administrator that annual contributions are necessary pursuant to Section 3299.1, the council shall direct the administrator to…
   • § 3298.4 The Director of Finance may, at any time, examine the books and records of the council and the administrator relating to the operation, management, and…
   • § 3298.5 (a) On January 1 of the year following the date on which the administrator determines that annual contributions are necessary pursuant to Section 3299.1, and…
   • § 3298.6 This chapter shall become inoperative if a large electrical corporation elects not to participate pursuant to Section 3299 and is repealed on January 1 of the…
5. CHAPTER 5. Operation of the Account §§ 3299–3299.20 · 7 sections

   • § 3299 (a) (1) (A) Within 15 days of the effective date of this chapter, each large electrical corporation shall provide to the commission a written notification of…
   • § 3299.1 (a) On or after the date the commission provides the notification pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 3299, but not later than December 31, 2028, the…
   • § 3299.2 (a) Within 15 days of receiving the notification pursuant to Section 3299.1, the commission shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to consider using its…
   • § 3299.3 (a) (1) If the commission imposes a nonbypassable charge pursuant to Section 3299.2, each large electrical corporation shall provide to the administrator for…
   • § 3299.4 A large electrical corporation shall maintain reasonable insurance coverage. The administrator shall periodically review and make a recommendation as to the…
   • § 3299.10 (a) A large electrical corporation may seek payment from the account to satisfy settled or finally adjudicated eligible claims. Only eligible claims shall be…
   • § 3299.20 This chapter shall become inoperative if a large electrical corporation elects not to participate pursuant to Section 3299 and is repealed on January 1 of the…
6. CHAPTER 6. Right of First Refusal of an electrical Corporation § 3299.100 · 1 section

   • § 3299.100 (a) For purposes of this section, “third-party entity” means an entity, other than a large electrical corporation, other insurer or reinsurer admitted to…