DIVISION 28. WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 2019 [80500. - 80550.]

Division 28 added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 79, Sec. 22.

§§ 80500–80550 · 16 sections

1. CHAPTER 1. General Provisions §§ 80500–80510 · 6 sections

   • § 80500 Nothing in this division shall be construed to reduce or modify an electrical corporation’s obligation to serve. The commission shall issue orders it…
   • § 80502 (a) The development and operation of a program as provided in this division is in all respects for the welfare and the benefit of the people of the state, to…
   • § 80504 (a) The powers and responsibilities of the department established pursuant to this division are separate from, and not governed by, the provisions relating to…
   • § 80506 As used in this division, unless the context otherwise requires, all of the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Account” means the Continuation…
   • § 80508 (a) The department may prescribe, adopt, and enforce emergency regulations relating to the administration and enforcement of this division. Any emergency…
   • § 80510 All state agencies and other official state organizations, and all persons connected with those agencies and organizations, shall, at the request of the…
2. CHAPTER 2. Powers of the Department §§ 80520–80528 · 5 sections

   • § 80520 (a) The department may contract with an electrical corporation or its successor in the performance of related service, as an agent of the department, to…
   • § 80522 The commission may issue rules regulating the enforcement of the agency functions pursuant this division, including collection and payment to the department.
   • § 80524 (a) (1) The revenue requirement for each year or, with respect to the first year and last year, the pro rata portion of the year, shall be equal to the average…
   • § 80526 To the extent any moneys are received by an electrical corporation pursuant to Section 80520 in the process of collection, and pending their transfer to the…
   • § 80528 (a) The department may do any of the following as may be, in the determination of the department, necessary for the purposes of this division: (1) Engage the…
3. CHAPTER 3. Bonds §§ 80540–80544.5 · 4 sections

   • § 80540 (a) (1) The department may incur indebtedness and issue bonds as evidence thereof solely for purposes of supporting the Wildfire Fund and other related…
   • § 80542 (a) Bonds may be issued by the department, upon authorization by written determination of the director of the department, with the approval of the Director of…
   • § 80544 (a) If, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 80524, the commission makes a just and reasonable determination with respect to that revenue requirement, the…
   • § 80544.5 (a) If, pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 80524, the commission makes a just and reasonable determination with respect to that revenue requirement, the…
4. CHAPTER 4. Department of Water Resources Charge Fund § 80550 · 1 section

   • § 80550 (a) There is hereby established in the State Treasury the Department of Water Resources Charge Fund. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all…