BILL ANALYSIS
AB 1890
Date of Hearing: April 17, 1995
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON UTILITIES AND COMMERCE
Mickey Conroy, Chair
AB 1890 (Conroy) - As Introduced: February 24, 1995
SUBJECT
Public Utilities: bills for services.
DIGEST
Existing law grants the California Public Utilities Commission
(CPUC) the regulatory authority over public utilities.
This bill would permit gas, electrical, and water corporations to
identify, as a separate amount, on bills for services, the amount
to be paid by the customer that represents the costs of complying
with a federal, state, or local governmental mandate, not
including fees imposed by the CPUC.
FISCAL EFFECT
Unknown.
COMMENTS
1) According to the author, this a spot bill. The author has
expressed his willingness to return the bill to this committee
when substantive amendments have been made.
2) Currently, California's electric utilities charge some of the
highest electric rates in the nation. In an attempt to
identify why the rates are at the level they are at, this bill
will allow utilities to offer transparent billing. That is a
billing system which allow the utilities to identify
government imposed mandates and costs as a separate line item
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on a customers bill. Although there are many factors
contributing to California's high electric rates, this bill
attempts to highlight government intervention as one of the
primary reasons for California's high electric rates.
SUPPORT OPPOSITION
California Municipal Utilities Assn. None reported to Committee.
San Diego Gas & Electric
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