California Public Utilities Code

§ 854.2

PUC § 854.2 Effective Jan 1, 2020Div. 1 · Part 1 · Ch. 4 · Art. 6

Statute text

(a)The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(1)California’s electric and gas utilities provide essential services to California residents and businesses, which are necessary to maintaining the vitality of California’s economy.

(2)Consistent with Sections 913.4, 961, and 977, an adequately sized workforce of experienced electric and gas utility employees with the appropriate training and skills, as well as the knowledge of an electric or gas utility’s facilities and equipment, is essential to the safe, efficient, and uninterrupted provision of electrical and gas services. Safe and reliable electric and gas utility service is vital to public health, public safety, air quality, and reducing emissions of greenhouse gases.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 396, Sec. 31. (AB 1513) Effective January 1, 2020.