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SB-770 Pacific Union College : electric service reliability.(2003-2004)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.
 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) Concerns have been raised about the quality of electric service provided by the Pacific Gas & Electric Company to rural areas of northern Napa County, in particular the area surrounding the Pacific Union College.
(b) While the Pacific Union College has agreed to be served under an interruptible electric service tariff, the college believes that it has been subject to an unreasonable number of interruptions in excess of those permitted by the tariff.
(c) The Pacific Union College believes that these service interruptions could have been avoided if Pacific Gas & Electric Company made improvements to its electric distribution system.
(d) The Pacific Union College is considering installation of its own natural-gas fueled electric generation equipment as a way of ensuring reliable electric service.
SEC. 2.
 The Public Utilities Commission shall require Pacific Gas & Electric Company to perform a reliability study on the electric service provided to the Pacific Union College and surrounding areas. If the Public Utilities Commission determines, based on that study, that the electric service quality fails to meet existing service quality standards, it shall order Pacific Gas & Electric Company to make timely and appropriate system upgrades.
SEC. 3.
 Because
of the unique circumstances applicable only to the Pacific Union College , a statute of general applicability cannot be enacted within the meaning of subdivision (b) of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution. Therefore, this special statute is necessary.
SEC. 4.
 No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.