California Public Resources Code

§ 25300

PRC § 25300 Effective Jan 1, 2003Div. 15 · Ch. 4

Statute text

(a)The Legislature finds and declares that clean and reliable energy is essential to the health of the California economy and of vital importance to the health and welfare of the citizens of the state and to the environment.

(b)The Legislature further finds and declares that government has an essential role to ensure that a reliable supply of energy is provided consistent with protection of public health and safety, promotion of the general welfare, maintenance of a sound economy, conservation of resources, and preservation of environmental quality.

(c)The Legislature further finds and declares that the state government requires at all times a complete and thorough understanding of the operation of energy markets, including electricity, natural gas, petroleum, and alternative energy sources, to enable it to respond to possible shortages, price shocks, oversupplies, or other disruptions.

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Legislative history

Repealed and added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 568, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.