SEC. 3.
The Legislature finds and declares that Section 1 of this act, which adds Section 5895 to the Public Utilities Code, imposes a limitation on the public’s right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies within the meaning of Section 3 of Article I of the California Constitution. Pursuant to that constitutional provision, the Legislature makes the following findings to demonstrate the interest protected by this limitation and the need for protecting that interest:This act furthers the public interest by requiring the reporting of specific, detailed, granular information to the Public Utilities Commission in order to enable the commission to act in an informed manner to promote advanced communications, while protecting competitively sensitive information and the privacy of individual consumers.