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age and a citizen of the state. The bill would also provide that a person,
regardless of citizenship or immigration status, is eligible to hold an
appointed civil office if the person is 18 years of age and a resident of
the state. The bill would provide that a person appointed to civil office,
regardless of citizenship or immigration status, may receive any form
of compensation that the person is not otherwise prohibited from
receiving pursuant to federal law, including, but not limited to, any
stipend, grant, or reimbursement of personal expenses that is associated
with carrying out the duties of that office.
Existing law establishes the Public Utilities Commission and vests
the commission with regulatory jurisdiction and authority over public
utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law places various
responsibilities upon the commission to ensure that public utility services
are provided in a manner that protects the public safety and the safety
of utility employees.
This bill would appropriate moneys resulting from a settlement
agreement between Southern California Edison Company and the
commission for power outages that occurred in the City of Long Beach
in the summer of 2015 to the City of Long Beach for certain public
infrastructure projects located in, or benefitting, areas affected by the
outages.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the
necessity of a special statute for the City of Long Beach.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an
urgency statute.
Vote: 2⁄3 majority. Appropriation: yes no. Fiscal committee: yes
no. State-mandated local program: no.
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