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<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Assembly Member Ávila Farías</ns0:AuthorText>
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<ns0:Title> An act to amend Section 1711 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to the Public Utilities Commission.</ns0:Title>
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<ns0:Subject>Public Utilities Commission: outreach.</ns0:Subject>
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<html:p>Existing law, in effect until January 1, 2020, required the Policy and Planning Division of the Public Utilities Commission to undertake one or more studies of outreach efforts undertaken by other state and federal utility regulatory bodies and make recommendations to the commission to promote effective outreach, including metrics for use in evaluating success.</html:p>
<html:p>This bill would repeal that obsolete provision.</html:p>
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Section 1711 of the
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<html:p>Where feasible and appropriate, except for adjudication cases, before determining the scope of the proceeding, the commission shall seek the participation of those who are likely to be affected, including those who are likely to benefit from, and those who are potentially subject to, a decision in that proceeding. The commission shall demonstrate its efforts to comply with this section in the text of the initial scoping memo of the proceeding.</html:p>
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