AB3198:v96#DOCUMENTBill Start
Assembly Bill
No. 3198
CHAPTER 585
An act to add Section 6502.1 to the Government Code, relating to joint powers agreements.
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Approved by
Governor
September 25, 2024.
Filed with
Secretary of State
September 25, 2024.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 3198, Garcia.
Joint powers agreements: retail electric services.
Existing law, the Joint Exercise of Powers Act, authorizes 2 or more public agencies, if authorized by their legislative or other governing bodies, to enter into an agreement to jointly exercise any power common to the contracting parties, as provided. That act requires, among other things, that the agreement state the purpose of the agreement or power to be exercised and provide for the method by which the purpose will be accomplished or the manner in which the power will be exercised.
This bill would authorize a public agency with the authority to provide retail electric services to enter into a joint powers agreement with one or more public agencies with jurisdiction within the Coachella Valley Service Area, as defined, to jointly exercise the authority to provide retail electric services
notwithstanding an inability of a party to the joint powers agreement to exercise that power independently.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Coachella Valley Service Area, as defined.
Digest Key
Vote:
MAJORITY
Appropriation:
NO
Fiscal Committee:
NO
Local Program:
NO
Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 6502.1 is added to the Government Code, to read:6502.1.
(a) Notwithstanding Section 6502 or any other law, a public agency with the authority to provide retail electric services may enter into a joint powers agreement with one or more public agencies with jurisdiction within the Coachella Valley Service Area to jointly exercise the authority to provide retail electric services notwithstanding an inability of a party to the joint powers agreement to exercise that power independently.(b) For purposes of this section, “Coachella Valley Service Area” means the territory within the Imperial Irrigation District’s sphere of influence within the County of Riverside as determined by the Local Agency Formation Commission of the County of Riverside as set forth in Resolution No. 2020-10-3 adopted on April 23,
2020, and the land within the exterior boundaries of the Torres Martinez Reservation.
SEC. 2.
The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique circumstances facing electrical service in the Coachella Valley Service Area. For purposes of this section, “Coachella Valley Service Area” means the territory within the Imperial Irrigation District’s sphere of influence within the County of Riverside as determined by the Local Agency Formation Commission of the County of Riverside as set forth in Resolution No. 2020-10-3 adopted on April 23, 2020, and the land within the exterior boundaries of the Torres Martinez Reservation.