AB 682: Mobilehome park: electric and gas service: master-meter customers.
- Session Year: 2015-2016
- House: Assembly
- Latest Version Date: 2015-10-08
Existing law authorizes the transfer of the ownership and operational responsibility for the provision of electric or gas service from an owner of a master-metered mobilehome park or manufactured housing community that provides electric or gas service to residents to the electric or gas corporation providing service in the area in which the mobilehome park or manufactured housing community is located. Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission to adopt a standard form of agreement for transfer of gas and electric distribution facilities in these parks and communities that is required to be the basis for expedited approval of the transfers.
The Manufactured Housing Act of 1980 requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to enforce various laws pertaining to manufactured housing, mobilehomes, park trailers, commercial coaches, special purpose commercial coaches, and recreational vehicles. The act makes it unlawful for a person to alter or convert, or cause to be altered or converted, the plumbing, heat-producing, or electrical systems and installations or equipment of a manufactured home, mobilehome, or multifamily manufactured home that bears a department insignia of approval or federal label when these structures are used, occupied, sold, or offered for sale within the state, unless its performance is altered or converted in compliance with specified provisions of the act and applicable regulations adopted by the department.
Existing law authorizes the department to establish a schedule of fees to pay the costs related to the administration and enforcement of the act that are deposited in the Mobilehome-Manufactured Home Revolving Fund, which is continuously appropriated to the department for carrying out the provisions of the act.
This bill would authorize a person, without filing an application for an alteration or conversion with the department, to alter or convert, or cause to be altered or converted, the structural, fire safety, plumbing, heat-producing, or electrical systems and installations or equipment of a manufactured home or mobilehome in order to extend a gas line or electrical feeder line, or both, from a utility-owned service line to the electrical subpanel or gas inlet of the manufactured home or mobilehome only for the purpose of a natural gas or electric service utility upgrade, or both, within a mobilehome park that is subject to or consistent with a specified decision of the Public Utilities Commission.
The bill would also authorize a defect in the manufactured home or mobilehome relating to the heat-producing or electrical systems or installations or equipment to be repaired or replaced without filing an application for an alteration or conversion with the department if specified conditions are met.
The bill would require the department to inspect such an alteration or conversion to ensure that specified health and safety standards that are consistent with the mission set out in a specified decision of the Public Utilities Commission are met.
By increasing the duties of the department for which the department may charge fees that are deposited into a continuously appropriated fund and increasing the amounts deposited into that fund, this bill would make an appropriation.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Existing law authorizes the transfer of the ownership and operational responsibility for the provision of electric or gas service from an owner of a master-metered mobilehome park or manufactured housing community that provides electric or gas service to residents to the electric or gas corporation providing service in the area in which the mobilehome park or manufactured housing community is located. Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission to adopt a standard form of agreement for transfer of gas and electric distribution facilities in these parks and communities that is required to be the basis for expedited approval of the transfers.
The Manufactured Housing Act of 1980 requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to enforce various laws pertaining to manufactured housing, mobilehomes, park trailers, commercial coaches, special purpose commercial coaches, and recreational vehicles. The act makes it unlawful for a person to alter or convert, or cause to be altered or converted, the plumbing, heat-producing, or electrical systems and installations or equipment of a manufactured home, mobilehome, or multifamily manufactured home that bears a department insignia of approval or federal label when these structures are used, occupied, sold, or offered for sale within the state, unless its performance is altered or converted in compliance with specified provisions of the act and applicable regulations adopted by the department.
Existing law authorizes the department to establish a schedule of fees to pay the costs related to the administration and enforcement of the act that are deposited in the Mobilehome-Manufactured Home Revolving Fund, which is continuously appropriated to the department for carrying out the provisions of the act.
This bill would authorize a person, without filing an application for an alteration or conversion with the department, to alter or convert, or cause to be altered or converted, the structural, fire safety, plumbing, heat-producing, or electrical systems and installations or equipment of a manufactured home or mobilehome in order to extend a gas line or electrical feeder line, or both, from a utility-owned service line to the electrical subpanel or gas inlet of the manufactured home or mobilehome only for the purpose of a natural gas or electric service utility upgrade, or both, within a mobilehome park that is subject to or consistent with a specified decision of the Public Utilities Commission.
The bill would also authorize a defect in the manufactured home or mobilehome relating to the heat-producing or electrical systems or installations or equipment to be repaired or replaced without filing an application for an alteration or conversion with the department if specified conditions are met.
The bill would require the department to inspect such an alteration or conversion to ensure that specified health and safety standards that are consistent with the mission set out in a specified decision of the Public Utilities Commission are met.
By increasing the duties of the department for which the department may charge fees that are deposited into a continuously appropriated fund and increasing the amounts deposited into that fund, this bill would make an appropriation.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Existing law authorizes the transfer of the ownership and operational responsibility for the provision of electric or gas service from an owner of a master-metered mobilehome park or manufactured housing community that provides electric or gas service to residents to the electric or gas corporation providing service in the area in which the mobilehome park or manufactured housing community is located. Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission to adopt a standard form of agreement for transfer of gas and electric distribution facilities in these parks and communities that is required to be the basis for expedited approval of the transfers.
The Manufactured Housing Act of 1980 requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to enforce various laws pertaining to manufactured housing, mobilehomes, park trailers, commercial coaches, special purpose commercial coaches, and recreational vehicles. The act makes it unlawful for a person to alter or convert, or cause to be altered or converted, the plumbing, heat-producing, or electrical systems and installations or equipment of a manufactured home, mobilehome, or multifamily manufactured home that bears a department insignia of approval or federal label when these structures are used, occupied, sold, or offered for sale within the state, unless its performance is altered or converted in compliance with specified provisions of the act and applicable regulations adopted by the department.
Existing law authorizes the department to establish a schedule of fees to pay the costs related to the administration and enforcement of the act that are deposited in the Mobilehome-Manufactured Home Revolving Fund, which is continuously appropriated to the department for carrying out the provisions of the act.
This bill would authorize a person, without filing an application for an alteration or conversion with the department, to alter or convert, or cause to be altered or converted, the structural, fire safety, plumbing, heat-producing, or electrical systems and installations or equipment of a manufactured home or mobilehome in order to extend a gas line or electrical feeder line, or both, from a utility-owned service line to the electrical subpanel or gas inlet of the manufactured home or mobilehome only for the purpose of a natural gas or electric service utility upgrade, or both, within a mobilehome park that is subject to or consistent with a specified decision of the Public Utilities Commission.
The bill would also authorize a defect in the manufactured home or mobilehome relating to the heat-producing or electrical systems or installations or equipment to be repaired or replaced without filing an application for an alteration or conversion with the department if specified conditions are met.
The bill would require the department to inspect such an alteration or conversion to ensure that specified health and safety standards that are consistent with the mission set out in a specified decision of the Public Utilities Commission are met. The bill would authorize the department to establish, by rules and regulation, and charge an hourly technical service fee in an amount that is no more than necessary to cover the reasonable costs of the department to inspect that alteration or conversion of the manufactured home or mobilehome. The bill would require the fees collected to be deposited in the Mobilehome-Manufactured Home Revolving Fund.
By increasing the duties of the department for which the department may charge fees that are deposited into a continuously appropriated fund and increasing the amounts deposited into that fund, this bill would make an appropriation.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Existing law authorizes the transfer of the ownership and operational responsibility for the provision of electric or gas service from an owner of a master-metered mobilehome park or manufactured housing community that provides electric or gas service to residents to the electric or gas corporation providing service in the area in which the mobilehome park or manufactured housing community is located. Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission to adopt a standard form of agreement for transfer of gas and electric distribution facilities in these parks and communities that is required to be the basis for expedited approval of the transfers.
The Manufactured Housing Act of 1980 requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to enforce various laws pertaining to manufactured housing, mobilehomes, park trailers, commercial coaches, special purpose commercial coaches, and recreational vehicles. The act makes it unlawful for a person to alter or convert, or cause to be altered or converted, the plumbing, heat-producing, or electrical systems and installations or equipment of a manufactured home, mobilehome, or multifamily manufactured home that bears a department insignia of approval or federal label when these structures are used, occupied, sold, or offered for sale within the state, unless its performance is altered or converted in compliance with specified provisions of the act and applicable regulations adopted by the department.
Existing law authorizes the department to establish a schedule of fees to pay the costs related to the administration and enforcement of the act that are deposited in the Mobilehome-Manufactured Home Revolving Fund, which is continuously appropriated to the department for carrying out the provisions of the act.
This bill would authorize a person, without filing an application for an alteration or conversion with the department, to alter or convert, or cause to be altered or converted, the structural, fire safety, plumbing, heat-producing, or electrical systems and installations or equipment of a manufactured home or mobilehome in order to extend a gas line or electrical feeder line, or both, from a utility-owned service line to the electrical subpanel or gas inlet of the manufactured home or mobilehome only for the purpose of a natural gas or electric service utility upgrade, or both, within a mobilehome park that is subject to or consistent with a specified decision of the Public Utilities Commission.
The bill would also authorize a defect in the manufactured home or mobilehome relating to the heat-producing or electrical systems or installations or equipment to be repaired or replaced without filing an application for an alteration or conversion with the department if specified conditions are met. By increasing the duties of the department for which the department may charge fees that are deposited in a continuously appropriated fund, this bill would make an appropriation.
The bill would require the department to inspect such an alteration or conversion to ensure that specified health and safety standards that are consistent with the mission set out in a specified decision of the Public Utilities Commission are met. The bill would authorize the department to establish, by rules and regulation, and charge an hourly technical service fee in an amount that is no more than necessary to cover the reasonable costs of the department to inspect that alteration or conversion of the manufactured home or mobilehome. The bill would require the fees collected to be deposited in the Mobilehome-Manufactured Home Revolving Fund.
By increasing the duties of the department for which the department may charge fees that are deposited into a continuously appropriated fund and increasing the amounts deposited into that fund, this bill would make an appropriation.
Existing law authorizes the transfer of the ownership and operational responsibility for the provision of electric or gas service from an owner of a master-metered mobilehome park or manufactured housing community that provides electric or gas service to residents to the electric or gas corporation providing service in the area in which the mobilehome park or manufactured housing community is located. Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission to adopt a standard form of agreement for transfer of gas and electric distribution facilities in these parks and communities that is required to be the basis for expedited approval of the transfers.
This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to address implementation issues regarding commission decision 14-03-021 and the voluntary conversion of electric and natural gas master-metered service at mobilehome parks to direct service by corporations providing electric or natural gas or both.
The Manufactured Housing Act of 1980 requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to enforce various laws pertaining to manufactured housing, mobilehomes, park trailers, commercial coaches, special purpose commercial coaches, and recreational vehicles. The act makes it unlawful for a person to alter or convert, or cause to be altered or converted, the plumbing, heat-producing, or electrical systems and installations or equipment of a manufactured home, mobilehome, or multifamily manufactured home that bears a department insignia of approval or federal label when these structures are used, occupied, sold, or offered for sale within the state, unless its performance is altered or converted in compliance with specified provisions of the act and applicable regulations adopted by the department.
Existing law authorizes the department to establish a schedule of fees to pay the costs related to the administration and enforcement of the act that are deposited in the Mobilehome-Manufactured Home Revolving Fund, which is continuously appropriated to the department for carrying out the provisions of the act.
This bill would authorize a person, without filing an application for an alteration or conversion with the department, to alter or convert, or cause to be altered or converted, the structural, fire safety, plumbing, heat-producing, or electrical systems and installations or equipment of a manufactured home or mobilehome in order to extend a gas line or electrical feeder line, or both, from a utility-owned service line to the electrical subpanel or gas inlet of the manufactured home or mobilehome only for the purpose of a natural gas or electric service utility upgrade, or both, within a mobilehome park that is subject to or consistent with a specified decision of the Public Utilities Commission.
The bill would also authorize a defect in the manufactured home or mobilehome relating to the heat-producing or electrical systems or installations or equipment to be repaired or replaced without filing an application for an alteration or conversion with the department if specified conditions are met. By increasing the duties of the department for which the department may charge fees that are deposited in a continuously appropriated fund, this bill would make an appropriation.
Existing law authorizes the transfer of the ownership and operational responsibility for the provision of electric or gas service from an owner of a master-metered mobilehome park or manufactured housing community that provides electric or gas service to residents to the electric or gas corporation providing service in the area in which the mobilehome park or manufactured housing community is located. Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission to adopt a standard form of agreement for transfer of gas and electric distribution facilities in these parks and communities that is required to be the basis for expedited approval of the transfers.
This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to address implementation issues regarding commission decision 14-03-021 and the voluntary conversion of electric and natural gas master-metered service at mobilehome parks to direct service by corporations providing electric or natural gas or both.
(a)Notwithstanding Section 18029, a person may, without filing an application for an alteration or conversion required by this chapter, alter or convert, or cause to be altered or converted, the structural, fire safety, plumbing, heat-producing, or electrical systems and installations or equipment of a manufactured home or mobilehome in order to extend a gas line or electrical feeder line, or both, from a utility-owned service line to the electrical subpanel or gas inlet of the manufactured home or mobilehome only for the purpose of a natural gas or electric service utility upgrade, or both, within a mobilehome park that is subject to or consistent with the requirements of Public Utilities Commission Decision 14-03-021 (March 13, 2014).
(b)Notwithstanding Section 18029, if, at the time that natural gas or electric service is connected to a manufactured home or mobilehome as part of a natural gas or electric service utility upgrade, or both, within a mobilehome park that is subject to or consistent with the requirements of Public Utilities Commission Decision 14-03-021 (March 13, 2014), a defect in the manufactured home or mobilehome relating to the heat-producing or electrical systems or installations or equipment is found, the heat-producing or electrical systems or installations or equipment may be repaired or replaced without filing an application for an alteration or conversion required by this chapter if the repair or replacement is necessary to correct the defect, is made promptly, and is approved by the department.
(c)The department shall inspect any alteration or conversion described in subdivision (a) or (b) to ensure that any health and safety standards set forth in this part or Part 2.1 (commencing with Section 18200), or any rules and regulations adopted pursuant to those parts, that are consistent with the mission set out in Public Utilities Commission Decision 14-03-021 (March 13, 2014) are met.
SEC. 2.This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:
In order to make the health and safety benefits available at the earliest possible time, and because the California Public Utilities Commission has determined that a pilot utility conversion program should begin in early 2015, which involves alterations to manufactured homes otherwise subject to Section 18029 of the Health and Safety Code, it is necessary that this act take effect immediately.
(a)Notwithstanding Section 18029, a person may, without filing an application for an alteration or conversion required by this chapter, alter or convert, or cause to be altered or converted, the structural, fire safety, plumbing, heat-producing, or electrical systems and installations or equipment of a manufactured home or mobilehome in order to extend a gas line or electrical feeder line, or both, from a utility-owned service line to the electrical subpanel or gas inlet of the manufactured home or mobilehome only for the purpose of a natural gas or electric service utility upgrade, or both, within a mobilehome park that is subject to or consistent with the requirements of Public Utilities Commission Decision 14-03-021 (March 13, 2014).
(b)Notwithstanding Section 18029, if, at the time that natural gas or electric service is connected to a manufactured home or mobilehome as part of a natural gas or electric service utility upgrade, or both, within a mobilehome park that is subject to or consistent with the requirements of Public Utilities Commission Decision 14-03-021 (March 13, 2014), a defect in the manufactured home or mobilehome relating to the heat-producing or electrical systems or installations or equipment is found, the heat-producing or electrical systems or installations or equipment may be repaired or replaced without filing an application for an alteration or conversion required by this chapter if the repair or replacement is necessary to correct the defect, is made promptly, and is approved by the department.
(c)The department shall inspect any alteration or conversion described in subdivision (a) or (b) to ensure that any health and safety standards set forth in this part or Part 2.1 (commencing with Section 18200), or any rules and regulations adopted pursuant to those parts, that are consistent with the mission set out in Public Utilities Commission Decision 14-03-021 (March 13, 2014) are met.
SEC. 2.This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:
In order to make the health and safety benefits available at the earliest possible time, and because the California Public Utilities Commission has determined that a pilot utility conversion program should begin in early 2015, which involves alterations to manufactured homes otherwise subject to Section 18029 of the Health and Safety Code, it is necessary that this act take effect immediately.
(a)Notwithstanding Section 18029, a person may, without filing an application for an alteration or conversion required by this chapter, alter or convert, or cause to be altered or converted, the structural, fire safety, plumbing, heat-producing, or electrical systems and installations or equipment of a manufactured home or mobilehome in order to extend a gas line or electrical feeder line, or both, from a utility-owned service line to the electrical subpanel or gas inlet of the manufactured home or mobilehome only for the purpose of a natural gas or electric service utility upgrade, or both, within a mobilehome park that is subject to or consistent with the requirements of Public Utilities Commission Decision 14-03-021 (March 13, 2014).
(b)Notwithstanding Section 18029, if, at the time that natural gas or electric service is connected to a manufactured home or mobilehome as part of a natural gas or electric service utility upgrade, or both, within a mobilehome park that is subject to or consistent with the requirements of Public Utilities Commission Decision 14-03-021 (March 13, 2014), a defect in the manufactured home or mobilehome relating to the heat-producing or electrical systems or installations or equipment is found, the heat-producing or electrical systems or installations or equipment may be repaired or replaced without filing an application for an alteration or conversion required by this chapter if the repair or replacement is necessary to correct the defect, is made promptly, and is approved by the department.
(c)The department shall inspect any alteration or conversion described in subdivision (a) or (b) to ensure that any health and safety standards set forth in this part or Part 2.1 (commencing with Section 18200), or any rules and regulations adopted pursuant to those parts, that are consistent with the mission set out in Public Utilities Commission Decision 14-03-021 (March 13, 2014) are met. The department may establish, by rules and regulation, and charge an hourly technical service fee in an amount that is no more than necessary to cover the reasonable costs of the department to inspect that alteration or conversion of the manufactured home or mobilehome. The fees collected shall be deposited in the Mobilehome-Manufactured Home Revolving Fund.
SEC. 2.This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:
In order to make the health and safety benefits available at the earliest possible time, and because the California Public Utilities Commission has determined that a pilot utility conversion program should begin in early 2015, which involves alterations to manufactured homes otherwise subject to Section 18029 of the Health and Safety Code, it is necessary that this act take effect immediately.
(a)Notwithstanding Section 18029, a person may, without filing an application for an alteration or conversion required by this chapter, alter or convert, or cause to be altered or converted, the structural, fire safety, plumbing, heat-producing, or electrical systems and installations or equipment of a manufactured home or mobilehome in order to extend a gas line or electrical feeder line, or both, from a utility-owned service line to the electrical subpanel or gas inlet of the manufactured home or mobilehome only for the purpose of a natural gas or electric service utility upgrade, or both, within a mobilehome park that is subject to or consistent with the requirements of Public Utilities Commission Decision 14-03-021 (March 13, 2014).
(b)Notwithstanding Section 18029, if, at the time that natural gas or electric service is connected to a manufactured home or mobilehome as part of a natural gas or electric service utility upgrade, or both, within a mobilehome park that is subject to or consistent with the requirements of Public Utilities Commission Decision 14-03-021 (March 13, 2014), a defect in the manufactured home or mobilehome relating to the heat-producing or electrical systems or installations or equipment is found, the heat-producing or electrical systems or installations or equipment may be repaired or replaced without filing an application for an alteration or conversion required by this chapter if the repair or replacement is necessary to correct the defect, is made promptly, and is approved by the department.
(c)The department shall inspect any alteration or conversion described in subdivision (a) or (b) to ensure that any health and safety standards set forth in this part or Part 2.1 (commencing with Section 18200), or any rules and regulations adopted pursuant to those parts, that are consistent with the mission set out in Public Utilities Commission Decision 14-03-021 (March 13, 2014) are met. The department may establish, by rules and regulation, and charge an hourly technical service fee in an amount that is no more than necessary to cover the reasonable costs of the department to inspect that alteration or conversion of the manufactured home or mobilehome. The fees collected shall be deposited in the Mobilehome-Manufactured Home Revolving Fund.
(a)Notwithstanding Section 18029, a person may, without filing an application for an alteration or conversion required by this chapter, alter or convert, or cause to be altered or converted, the structural, fire safety, plumbing, heat-producing, or electrical systems and installations or equipment of a manufactured home or mobilehome in order to extend a gas line or electrical feeder line, or both, from a utility-owned service line to the electrical subpanel or gas inlet of the manufactured home or mobilehome only for the purpose of a natural gas or electric service utility upgrade, or both, within a mobilehome park that is subject to or consistent with the requirements of Public Utilities Commission Decision 14-03-021 (March 13, 2014).
(b)Notwithstanding Section 18029, if, at the time that natural gas or electric service is connected to a manufactured home or mobilehome as part of a natural gas or electric service utility upgrade, or both, within a mobilehome park that is subject to or consistent with the requirements of Public Utilities Commission Decision 14-03-021 (March 13, 2014), a defect in the manufactured home or mobilehome relating to the heat-producing or electrical systems or installations or equipment is found, the heat-producing or electrical systems or installations or equipment may be repaired or replaced without filing an application for an alteration or conversion required by this chapter if the repair or replacement is necessary to correct the defect, is made promptly, and is approved by the department.
SECTION 1.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would address implementation issues regarding Public Utilities Commission decision 14-03-021 and the voluntary conversion of electric and natural gas master-metered service at mobilehome parks to direct service by corporations providing electric or natural gas or both.
It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would address implementation issues regarding Public Utilities Commission decision 14-03-021 and the voluntary conversion of electric and natural gas master-metered service at mobilehome parks to direct service by corporations providing electric or natural gas or both.
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Status
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| Aug 31, 2015 | Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2310.). |
| Jun 30, 2015 | In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. |
| Jun 30, 2015 | Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Jun 30, 2015 | Withdrawn from committee. |
| Jul 13, 2015 | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 13). |
| Jul 14, 2015 | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| Aug 26, 2015 | Ordered to special consent calendar. |
| Aug 31, 2015 | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 2 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. |
| Aug 31, 2015 | Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. |
| Jun 25, 2015 | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E., U., & C. |
| Sep 1, 2015 | Assembly Rule 77 suspended. |
| Sep 1, 2015 | Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 2729.) |
| Sep 1, 2015 | Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 2746.). |
| Sep 1, 2015 | Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0.). |
| Sep 10, 2015 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. |
| Oct 8, 2015 | Approved by the Governor. |
| Oct 8, 2015 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 581, Statutes of 2015. |
| Feb 25, 2015 | Read first time. To print. |
| Jun 24, 2015 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E., U., & C. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on E., U., & C. |
| Jun 4, 2015 | Referred to Coms. on T. & H. and E., U., & C. |
| May 22, 2015 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1558.) |
| May 22, 2015 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. |
| May 22, 2015 | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| May 21, 2015 | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| May 20, 2015 | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 20). |
| May 14, 2015 | Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| May 13, 2015 | In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. |
| May 13, 2015 | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended. |
| Apr 29, 2015 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Apr 6, 2015 | Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. |
| Mar 26, 2015 | Referred to Com. on H. & C.D. |
| Mar 26, 2015 | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended. |
| Feb 26, 2015 | From printer. May be heard in committee March 28. |
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| Sep 1, 2015 | AB 682 WILLIAMS Concurrence - Urgency Added | Assembly Floor |
Passed |
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| Aug 31, 2015 | Special Consent #8 AB682 Williams By Leyva | Senate Floor |
Passed |
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| Jul 13, 2015 | Do pass | Senate Standing Committee on Appropriations |
Passed |
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| Jun 23, 2015 | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Energy, Utilities and Communications] | Senate Standing Committee on Transportation and Housing |
Passed |
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| May 22, 2015 | AB 682 WILLIAMS Assembly Third Reading | Assembly Floor |
Passed |
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| May 20, 2015 | Do pass. | Assembly Standing Committee on Appropriations |
Passed |
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| Apr 29, 2015 | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | Assembly Standing Committee on Housing and Community Development |
Passed |
This list shows positions taken on this bill by organizations on the date displayed, which is linked to the original source.
Positions by individuals are not included.
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| Golden State Manufactured Home Owners League | ** Support | Sep 1, 2015 |
| Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association | ** Support | Sep 1, 2015 |
AB 682
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 682
(Williams)
As Amended June 25, 2015
2/3 vote. Urgency
ASSEMBLY: |
75-0 |
(May 22, 2015) |
SENATE: |
40-0 |
(August 31, 2015) |
Original Committee Reference: H. & C.D.
SUMMARY: Authorizes a person to have specified alterations, conversions, and repairs made to a mobilehome without filing an application with the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). Specifically, this bill:
Authorizes a person to, without filing an application for an alteration or conversion with HCD, alter or convert, or cause to be altered or converted, the structural, fire safety, plumbing, heat-producing, or electrical systems and installations or equipment of a mobilehome in order to extend a gas line and/or electrical feeder line from a utility-owned service line to the electrical subpanel or gas inlet of a mobilehome only for the purpose of a natural gas and/or electric service utility upgrade within a mobilehome park that is subject to or consistent with the requirements of the Public Utilities Commission's (CPUC) Mobilehome Park Utility Upgrade Program (MHP Pilot Program).
Authorizes a defect in the mobilehome relating to the heat-producing or electrical systems or installations or equipment to be repaired or replaced without filing an application for an alteration or conversion with HCD if the following conditions are met:
The defect is found at the time that natural gas or electric service is connected to a mobilehome as part of a utility upgrade within a mobilehome park that is subject to or consistent with the requirements of the MHP Pilot Program.
The repair or replacement is necessary to correct the defect;
The repair or replacement is made promptly; and
HCD approves the repair or replacement.
Requires HCD to inspect any such alterations or conversions to ensure that health and safety standards are met.
The Senate amendments:
Provide that this bill is an urgency measure.
Strike language providing that HCD may establish and charge an hourly technical service fee to cover the reasonable costs of inspecting mobilehome alterations or conversions pursuant to the MHP Pilot Program.
FISCAL EFFECT: According to the Senate Appropriations Committee:
HCD staffing costs of $952,000 in 2015-16, $928,000 in 2016-17, and $464,000 in 2017-18 for 8 Personnel Years to perform construction inspections of mobilehome utility meter installations in conjunction with the MHP Pilot Program (Mobilehome-Manufactured Home Revolving Fund).
All costs are expected to be fully offset by inspection fee revenues. Position and fee authority for 2015-16 and 2016-17 was approved as part of the 2015 Budget Act.
COMMENTS: MHP Pilot Program: Existing law establishes the procedure for transferring master-metered mobilehome parks to utilities that provide direct service. However, due to a variety of reasons, few transfers have actually occurred since the law took effect in 1997. In 2014, the CPUC initiated a voluntary three-year pilot program to encourage park owners to transfer master-meter and submeter service to direct utility service.
The MHP Pilot Program is a voluntary three-year program which authorizes each California investor-owned utility to convert 10%, approximately 40,000, of master-metered gas and/or electric mobilehome park spaces within its operating territory to direct utility service. Each participating utility is authorized to fully recover in distribution rates the costs of the pilot program, subject to reasonableness review. There are numerous benefits to converting to direct utility service, including safety inspections by the utilities and local agencies, as well as infrastructure upgrades. The pilot program involves the replacement of utility lines and installation of new meters for new locations, and existing service inlets. It also requires new service lines from the new meters to the existing service inlets for the mobilehomes which will be accompanied by installing new gas and/or electric lines to the underside of mobilehomes in the park. It requires extensive plan reviews and inspections of contractor work.
According to the CPUC, "in February 2011, following a petition filed by the Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association (WMA), the CPUC opened a rulemaking proceeding (R.11-02-018) to examine what could be done to encourage owners of mobilehome parks and manufactured housing communities (both referred herein as MHPs) to upgrade aging gas and electric distribution systems in an effort to enhance both public safety and service reliability for MHP residents.
"On March 13, 2014, the CPUC issued Decision 14-03-021, establishing a three-year pilot program authorizing each California investor-owned utility to convert 10% of master-metered gas and/or electric MHP spaces within its operating territory to direct utility service."
The MHP Pilot Program will run for three years, beginning January 1, 2015, and continuing through December 31, 2017. There was a 90-day open enrollment period, from January 1 to March 31, 2015, in which the CPUC's Safety and Enforcement Division (SED) accepted initial applications from park owners interested in participating in the program. The SED is responsible for prioritizing and selecting parks for the upgrade program. Selected parks will need to meet additional requirements to go through with the pilot program.
Once the park is converted to direct utility services, current residents will become new customers of the local serving CPUC regulated utility, and will be "grandfathered" into the program so as to avoid the normal credit check and service deposit requirements. Generally, residents should not see a significant change in their rates.
Purpose of this bill: According to the author, "the law requires construction permits for alterations made to a mobilehome, and a permit can only be issued if a homeowner has the title or proper paperwork certifying they own their unit. However, it's not uncommon for a mobilehome owner to lack the title or appropriate paperwork for their mobilehome, due to multiple title transfers.
"AB 682 provides a narrow exemption to the permit requirements for alterations to mobilehomes thereby ensuring the smooth implementation of the MHP Pilot Program. The narrow exemption would allow a utility to upgrade the electric and gas system to mobilehome park tenants who may or may not have up-to-date paperwork. Mobilehome tenants would be able to participate in the pilot program without a current title or appropriate paperwork. The pilot program's successful implementation means upgrading aging gas and electric distribution systems in an effort to enhance both public safety and service reliability for the state's mobilehome residents.
"AB 682 will address the issue of the utility transfer pilot program not being implemented due to lack of current and proper documentation, while expediting the utility upgrades."
Senate amendments add an urgency clause to this bill, and strike language providing that HCD may establish and charge an hourly technical service fee to cover the reasonable costs of inspecting mobilehome alterations or conversions pursuant to the MHP Pilot Program. HCD already has the authority to charge a technical service fee for technical services. Since the bill categorizes MHP Pilot Program inspections as technical services, HCD is authorized to charge a fee under existing law and does not need to establish a new technical service fee.
Analysis Prepared by: Rebecca Rabovsky / H. & C.D. / (916) 319-2085 FN: 0001292
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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 682
Amended: 6/25/15 in Senate
SENATE TRANS. & HOUSING COMMITTEE: 10-0, 6/23/15
AYES: Beall, Cannella, Allen, Bates, Gaines, Galgiani, Leyva, Mendoza, Roth, Wieckowski
NO VOTE RECORDED: McGuire
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: 7-0, 7/13/15
AYES: Lara, Bates, Beall, Hill, Leyva, Mendoza, Nielsen
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 75-0, 5/22/15 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT: Mobilehome park: electric and gas service: master-meter customers
DIGEST: This bill facilitates upgrades to mobilehome utility service by eliminating a required Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) permit in specified situations.
ANALYSIS: Existing law requires that any alteration of heating or electrical systems of mobilehomes be permitted in advance by the HCD.
This bill:
Allows for alterations to electric or gas service in mobilehome parks from the utility-owned line to the electrical subpanel or gas inlet of the mobilehome for mobilehomes that are subject to a specified California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) decision without HCD permits.
Requires the HCD to inspect all the above alterations and assess an hourly technical service fee.
Comments
Purpose of bill. According to the author, it is not uncommon for mobilehome owners to lack clear title to their homes. This makes it difficult to obtain construction permits from HCD as those can only be issued if the owner can demonstrate that he/she has the title. By creating a narrow exemption to the permitting requirement, this bill allows mobilehomes to participate in a program to upgrade their substandard gas and electric service.
Solving a problem. Mobilehome park residents often receive substandard utility service. This is because gas and/or electric service is often provided by the mobilehome park, rather than the utility which serves the surrounding area. Known as master metered service, the mobilehome park acts as a mini utility, receiving service from the traditional utility (e.g., Southern California Edison, PG&E) and then distributing the service through its own distribution system to the individual mobilehomes in the parks. The mobilehome park receives a discount on the utility service and then resells the service to the individual mobilehomes at a regulated rate. The discount is intended to provide the mobilehome park owner with sufficient margin to pay for the cost of operating and maintaining the gas and/or electric distribution system on the park property, though there is much debate over the adequacy of the discount. However, there is little debate that mobilehome park residents are receiving service which is neither as reliable nor as safe as traditional utility-provided service.
To remedy this long-standing problem, the CPUC, which has regulatory authority over most utilities, has established a three-year pilot program to upgrade the utility service in mobilehome parks. Under the program, the utility would provide the utility service in place of the mobilehome park, replacing the existing lines and equipment with facilities that meet current regulations. The result will be utility-provided and -maintained service similar to that of most residential neighborhoods. Ten percent of the mobilehome park residents would receive this upgrade, which is approximately 25,000 mobilehomes. The cost of these upgrades can be expensive — upwards of $28,000 per mobilehome, according to one utility estimate — though when spread over all the utility customers it will be reasonable, according to the CPUC.
This bill is concerned with the permitting for the replacement of the relatively short run of electric and gas lines from the customer meter located at or near the individual mobilehome space to the mobilehome itself. This bill eliminates the need for an upfront HCD permit, as the time to acquire such a permit can be lengthy, especially when the mobilehome owner does not have clear title. That would likely hold up the utility replacement for the entire park, as it is most economical for the crews to complete an entire park at once, rather than piecemeal the retrofit.
Safety inspection required. This bill requires HCD to inspect all the work accomplished under this bill. This seems to be necessary for public safety, given California’s recent history with natural gas service and the wide variation in the serviceability of mobilehomes.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: Yes Fiscal Com.: Yes Local: No
According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, HCD staffing costs of $952,000 in 2015-16, $928,000 in 2016-17, and $464,000 in 2017-18 for eight PY to perform construction inspections of mobilehome utility meter installations in conjunction with the Mobilehome Park Utility Upgrade Pilot Program. (Mobilehome-Manufactured Home Revolving Fund)
All costs are expected to be fully offset by inspection fee revenues. Position and fee authority for 2015-16 and 2016-17 was approved as part of the 2015 Budget Act.
Golden State Manufactured Home Owners League
Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association
OPPOSITION: (Verified 7/14/15)
None received
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 75-0, 5/22/15
AYES: Achadjian, Travis Allen, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Grove, Hadley, Harper, Roger Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, Patterson, Perea, Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Wilk, Williams, Wood, Atkins
NO VOTE RECORDED: Alejo, O'Donnell, Olsen, Waldron, Weber
Prepared by: Randy Chinn / T. & H. / (916) 651-4121
7/15/15 17:39:22
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
AB 682 (Williams) - Mobilehome park: electric and gas service: master-meter customers
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Version: June 25, 2015 |
Policy Vote: T. & H. 10 - 0 |
Urgency: Yes |
Mandate: No |
Hearing Date: July 13, 2015 |
Consultant: Mark McKenzie |
This bill does not meet the criteria for referral to the Suspense File.
Bill Summary:
AB 682, an urgency measure, would authorize the conversion of master gas and electric utility meters in mobilehome parks to direct utility service, pursuant to a specified upgrade program, without the approval of the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). The bill would require HCD to inspect the utility upgrades to ensure adherence to specified health and safety standards.
Fiscal Impact:
HCD staffing costs of $952,000 in 2015-16, $928,000 in 2016-17, and $464,000 in 2017-18 for 8 PY to perform construction inspections of mobilehome utility meter installations in conjunction with the Mobilehome Park Utility Upgrade Pilot Program. (Mobilehome-Manufactured Home Revolving Fund)
All costs are expected to be fully offset by inspection fee revenues. Position and fee authority for 2015-16 and 2016-17 was approved as part of the 2015 Budget Act. (see staff comments)
Background:
Existing law requires HCD to enforce various statutes pertaining to manufactured homes and mobilehomes, including the issuance of construction permits for alterations or conversions to the structural, fire safety, plumbing, heat-producing, or electrical systems and installations or equipment. Mobilehome owners must document that they own their unit in order to apply for a construction or alteration permit.
Existing law, AB 622 (Conroy), Ch. 424/1996, requires mobilehome parks constructed after January 1, 1997 to provide directly metered natural gas and/or electric service to individual mobilehomes from the gas or electric utility corporation that provides service in the area where the park is located. AB 622 also established a statutory framework for transferring existing master-metered mobilehome parks to utilities that provide direct service in the area where the park is located, but very few conversions have taken place since the law took effect.
In response to the lack of conversions, and in recognition of the benefits, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) initiated a voluntary three-year pilot program (the Mobilehome Park Utility Upgrade Program) that authorizes each California investor-owned utility to convert 10% of master-metered gas and/or electric mobilehome park spaces within its operating territory to direct utility service (CPUC Decision 14-03-021). The CPUC began accepting forms of intent to participate in the program early this year, and expects to begin conversions in September of 2015. The program will continue until December 31, 2017. Costs for the utility conversions will be paid by ratepayers in the utility’s service area.
Under current law, the construction work related to the upgrade program will require permits and inspections by HCD to ensure completed work meets code and is safe prior to conversion to directly metered service.
Proposed Law:
AB 682, an urgency measure, would authorize the alteration or conversion of specified systems or equipment of a manufactured home or mobilehome to extend a gas line and/or electrical feeder line from a utility-owned service line to the home’s subpanel or inlet for purposes of a utility service upgrade pursuant to CPUC’s Mobilehome Park Utility Upgrade Program, without filing an application with HCD.
The bill would also authorize repair or replacement of any defects in the home related to heat-producing or electrical systems or installations without filing an application for alteration or conversion with HCD, if repair or replacement is necessary, is made promptly, and is approved by HCD.
AB 682 would require HCD to inspect any specified alteration or conversion to ensure adherence to applicable health and safety standards, and rules and regulations.
Staff Comments:
This bill is intended to facilitate master meter conversions in mobilehome parks by eliminating an HCD permit requirement (but not inspection requirement) in order to participate in the CPUC’s participation in the Mobilehome Park Utility Upgrade Program. The author indicates that many mobilehome owners may not have proper ownership documentation necessary for an HCD construction permit, due to multiple title transfers and lack of compliance with change-of-ownership requirements.
The Governor’s proposed 2015-16 budget included a request for expenditure authority for the positions that HCD indicates would be required to comply with the necessary permitting and inspections related to the CPUC’s Mobilehome Park Utility Upgrade Program. On May 7, 2015, Senate Budget Subcommittee 4 approved position and expenditure authority for the 8 PY of staff as two-year limited term positions, noting that in two years the justification for permanent staff, based on initial results from the pilot project, can be revisited.
Staff notes that HCD has current authority to charge a technical service fee for each utility meter inspection its staff performs. Current regulations establish a fee of $196 for the first hour (which accounts for travel time), $82 for the second hour, and $40 for each 30 minutes thereafter. HCD indicates that these fees are expected to fully offset the identified staffing costs to conduct inspections associated with mobilehome park utility upgrades.
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING
Senator Jim Beall, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular
Bill No: AB 682 Hearing Date: 6/23/2015
Author: |
Williams |
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Version: |
5/13/2015 |
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Urgency: |
No |
Fiscal: |
Yes |
Consultant: |
Randy Chinn |
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SUBJECT: Mobilehome park: electric and gas service: master-meter customers
DIGEST: This bill facilitates upgrades to mobilehome utility service by eliminating a required Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) permit in specified situations.
ANALYSIS:
Existing law requires that any alteration of heating or electrical systems of mobilehomes be permitted in advance by the HCD.
This bill:
Allows for alterations to electric or gas service in mobilehome parks from the utility-owned line to the electrical subpanel or gas inlet of the mobilehome for mobilehomes that are subject to a specified California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) decision without HCD permits.
Requires the HCD to inspect all the above alterations and assess an hourly technical service fee.
COMMENTS:
Purpose of bill. According to the author, it is not uncommon for mobilehome owners to lack clear title to their homes. This makes it difficult to obtain construction permits from HCD as those can only be issued if the owner can demonstrate that s/he has the title. By creating a narrow exemption to the permitting requirement, this bill allows mobilehomes to participate in a program to upgrade their substandard gas and electric service.
Solving a problem. Mobilehome park residents often receive substandard utility service. This is because gas and/or electric service is often provided by the mobilehome park, rather than the utility which serves the surrounding area. Known as master metered service, the mobilehome park acts as a mini utility, receiving service from the traditional utility (e.g., Southern California Edison, PG&E) and then distributing the service through its own distribution system to the individual mobilehomes in the parks. The mobilehome park receives a discount on the utility service and then resells the service to the individual mobilehomes at a regulated rate. The discount is intended to provide the mobilehome park owner with sufficient margin to pay for the cost of operating and maintaining the gas and/or electric distribution system on the park property, though there is much debate over the adequacy of the discount. However, there is little debate that mobilehome park residents are receiving service which is neither as reliable nor as safe as traditional utility-provided service.
To remedy this long-standing problem, the CPUC, which has regulatory authority over most utilities, has established a three-year pilot program to upgrade the utility service in mobilehome parks. Under the program, the utility would provide the utility service in place of the mobilehome park, replacing the existing lines and equipment with facilities that meet current regulations. The result will be utility-provided and -maintained service similar to that of most residential neighborhoods. Ten percent of the mobilehome park residents would receive this upgrade, which is approximately 25,000 mobilehomes. The cost of these upgrades can be expensive, upwards of $28,000 per mobilehome according to one utility estimate; though when spread over all the utility customers it will be reasonable, according to the CPUC.
This bill is concerned with the permitting for the replacement of the relatively short run of electric and gas lines from the customer meter located at or near the individual mobilehome space to the mobilehome itself. This bill eliminates the need for an upfront HCD permit, as the time to acquire such a permit can be lengthy, especially when the mobilehome owner does not have clear title. That would likely hold up the utility replacement for the entire park, as it is most economical for the crews to complete an entire park at once, rather than piecemeal the retrofit.
Safety inspection required. The bill requires HCD to inspect all the work accomplished under this bill. This seems to be necessary for public safety, given California’s recent history with natural gas service and the wide variation in the serviceability of mobilehomes.
Double-referral. The Rules Committee has referred this bill to both this committee and the Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee.
Related Legislation:
AB 587 (Chau) — creates a tax abatement program for mobilehome owners who cannot transfer title into their names due to delinquent taxes and fees that may have been incurred by prior owners. This bill is pending in the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee.
AB 999 (Daly) — establishes due-process requirements for mobilehome park owners seeking to dispose of an abandoned mobilehome without first being required to pay any unpaid property taxes on the mobilehome. This bill is also being heard in this committee today.
Assembly Votes:
Floor: 75-0
Appr: 15-0
H&CD: 5-1
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: Yes Fiscal Com.: Yes Local: No
POSITIONS: (Communicated to the committee before noon on Wednesday,
June 17, 2015.)
SUPPORT:
Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association (sponsor)
Golden State Manufactured Home Owners League
OPPOSITION:
None received
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB 682
(Williams)
As Amended May 13, 2015
Majority vote
Committee |
Votes |
Ayes |
Noes |
Housing |
5-1 |
Chau, Steinorth, Burke, Chiu, Beth Gaines |
Lopez |
Appropriations |
15-0 |
Gomez, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonta, Calderon, Chang, Eggman, Gallagher, Eduardo Garcia, Holden, Quirk, Rendon, Wagner, Weber, Wood |
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SUMMARY: Authorizes a person to have specified alterations, conversions, and repairs made to a mobilehome without filing an application with the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). Specifically, this bill:
Authorizes a person to, without filing an application for an alteration or conversion with HCD, alter or convert, or cause to be altered or converted, the structural, fire safety, plumbing, heat-producing, or electrical systems and installations or equipment of a mobilehome in order to extend a gas line and/or electrical feeder line from a utility-owned service line to the electrical subpanel or gas inlet of a mobilehome only for the purpose of a natural gas and/or electric service utility upgrade within a mobilehome park that is subject to or consistent with the requirements of a specified Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Decision.
Authorizes a defect in the mobilehome relating to the heat-producing or electrical systems or installations or equipment to be repaired or replaced without filing an application for an alteration or conversion with HCD if the following conditions are met:
The repair or replacement is necessary to correct the defect;
The repair or replacement is made promptly; and
HCD approves the repair or replacement.
Requires HCD to inspect any alterations and conversions made to ensure that health and safety standards are met, and authorizes HCD to establish an hourly technical service fee to cover the reasonable costs of inspections. The fees collected shall be deposited in the Mobilehome-Manufactured Home Revolving Fund.
EXISTING LAW:
Requires HCD to enforce various laws pertaining to manufactured housing, mobilehomes, park trailers, commercial coaches (Health and Safety Code Section 18000 et seq.).
Requires construction permits, issued by HCD, for alterations or conversions to the structural, fire safety, plumbing, heat-producing, or electrical systems and installations or equipment of a mobilehome (Health and Safety Code Section 18029).
Requires a mobilehome owner to have documentation certifying they own their unit in order to apply for a construction or alteration permit with HCD (Health and Safety Code Section 18029).
Provides that HCD may establish a schedule of fees to pay the costs of work related to administration and enforcement of mobilehome and manufactured home standards, including applications for alterations or conversions, and the fees collected must be deposited in the Mobilehome-Manufactured Home Revolving Fund (Health and Safety Code Section 18031).
Prohibits HCD from issuing a duplicate or new certificate of title or registration card or amending the permanent title record of the mobilehome when specified fees and penalties have not been paid (Health and Safety Code Sections 18116.1 and 18092.7).
Provides that residents of mobilehome parks constructed after January 1, 1997, must be individually metered and served by gas and electric distribution facilities owned, operated, and maintained by the gas or electric corporation providing the service in the area where the park is located (Public Utilities Code Sections 2791).
Provides a statutory framework for transferring master-metered mobilehome parks to utilities that provide direct service in the area where the park is located (Public Utilities Code Sections 2791 to 2799).
Establishes a three-year Mobilehome Park Utility Upgrade Program (MHP Pilot Program) authorizing each California investor-owned utility to convert 10%, approximately 40,000, of master-metered gas and/or electric mobilehome park spaces within its operating territory to direct utility service (CPUC Decision 14-03-021).
FISCAL EFFECT: According to the Assembly Appropriations Committee, unknown costs to HCD (Mobilehome-Manufactured Home Revolving Fund) to fund the necessary health and safety inspections associated with the mobilehome upgrades. This cost is expected to be fully offset by a technical service fee authorized in the bill.
COMMENTS:
MHP Pilot Program: Existing law establishes the procedure for transferring master-metered mobilehome parks to utilities that provide direct service. However, due to a variety of reasons, few transfers have actually occurred since the law took effect in 1997. In 2014, the CPUC initiated a voluntary three-year pilot program to encourage park owners to transfer master-meter and submeter service to direct utility service.
The MHP Pilot Program is a voluntary three year program which authorizes each California investor-owned utility to convert 10%, approximately 40,000, of master-metered gas and/or electric mobilehome park spaces within its operating territory to direct utility service. Each participating utility is authorized to fully recover in distribution rates the costs of the pilot program, subject to reasonableness review. There are numerous benefits to converting to direct utility service, including safety inspections by the utilities and local agencies, as well as infrastructure upgrades. The pilot program involves the replacement of utility lines and installation of new meters for new locations, and existing service inlets. It also requires new service lines from the new meters to the existing service inlets for the mobilehomes which will be accompanied by installing new gas and/or electric lines to the underside of mobilehomes in the park. It requires extensive plan reviews and inspections of contractor work.
According to the CPUC, "In February 2011, following a petition filed by the Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association (WMA), the CPUC opened a rulemaking proceeding (R.11-02-018) to examine what could be done to encourage owners of mobilehome parks and manufactured housing communities (both referred herein as MHPs) to upgrade aging gas and electric distribution systems in an effort to enhance both public safety and service reliability for MHP residents.
"On March 13, 2014, the CPUC issued Decision 14-03-021, establishing a three-year pilot program authorizing each California investor-owned utility to convert 10% of master-metered gas and/or electric MHP spaces within its operating territory to direct utility service."
The MHP Pilot Program will run for three years, beginning January 1, 2015, and continuing through December 31, 2017. There was a 90-day open enrollment period, between January 1 to March 31, 2015, in which the CPUC's Safety and Enforcement Division (SED) accepted initial applications from park owners interested in participating in the program. The SED is responsible for prioritizing and selecting parks for the upgrade program. Selected parks will be notified by May 2015, and would then need to meet additional requirements to go through with the pilot program.
Once the park is converted to direct utility services, current residents will become new customers of the local serving CPUC regulated utility, and will be "grandfathered" into the program so as to avoid the normal credit check and service deposit requirements. Generally, residents should not see a significant change in their rates.
Purpose of this bill: According to the author, "The law requires construction permits for alterations made to a mobilehome, and a permit can only be issued if a homeowner has the title or proper paperwork certifying they own their unit. However, it's not uncommon for a mobilehome owner to lack the title or appropriate paperwork for their mobilehome, due to multiple title transfers.
"AB 682 provides a narrow exemption to the permit requirements for alterations to mobilehomes thereby ensuring the smooth implementation of the Mobilehome Park Utility Upgrade Program. The narrow exemption would allow a utility to upgrade the electric and gas system to mobilehome park tenants who may or may not have up-to-date paperwork. Mobilehome tenants would be able to participate in the pilot program without a current title or appropriate paperwork. The pilot program's successful implementation means upgrading aging gas and electric distribution systems in an effort to enhance both public safety and service reliability for the state's mobilehome residents.
"AB 682 will address the issue of the utility transfer pilot program not being implemented due to lack of current and proper documentation, while expediting the utility upgrades."
Related legislation:
AB 999 (Daly) of the current legislative session: Establishes due process requirements for mobilehome park owners (park management) seeking to dispose of an abandoned mobilehome without first being required to pay any unpaid property taxes on the mobilehome. AB 999 is pending on the Assembly Floor.
AB 587 (Chau) of the current legislative session: Creates a tax abatement program for mobilehome owners who cannot transfer title into their names due to delinquent taxes and fees that may have been incurred by prior owners. AB 587 is pending in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
Analysis Prepared by: Rebecca Rabovsky / H. & C.D. / (916) 319-2085 FN: 0000491
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Date of Hearing: May 20, 2015
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Jimmy Gomez, Chair
AB 682
(Williams) – As Amended May 13, 2015
Policy Committee: |
Housing and Community Development |
Vote: |
5 - 1 |
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: No Reimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This bill authorizes a person to have specified alterations, conversions, and repairs made to a mobilehome, for purposes of participating in the Mobilehome Park Utility Upgrade Program (pilot program), without filing an application with the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). Requires HCD to inspect any alterations and conversions made to ensure that health and safety standards are met, and authorizes HCD to establish an hourly technical service fee to cover the reasonable costs of inspections.
FISCAL EFFECT:
Unknown costs to HCD (Mobilehome-Manufactured Home Revolving Fund) to fund the necessary health and safety inspections associated with the mobilehome upgrades. This cost is expected to be fully offset by a technical service fee authorized in the bill.
Staff notes that HCD inspection costs are generally recovered as part of its owner permit application fee. This bill exempts participating mobilehome owners from acquiring a permit for the needed work, and thus from paying the permit fee; but instead authorizes HCD to establish an hourly technical service fee to cover the reasonable inspection costs.
COMMENTS:
Purpose. According to the author, "the law requires construction permits for alterations made to a mobilehome, and a permit can only be issued if a homeowner has the title or proper paperwork certifying they own their unit. However, it’s not uncommon for a mobilehome owner to lack the title or appropriate paperwork for their mobilehome, due to multiple title transfers.
"AB 682 provides a narrow exemption to the permit requirements for alterations to mobilehomes thereby ensuring the smooth implementation of the Mobilehome Park Utility Upgrade Program. The narrow exemption would allow a utility to upgrade the electric and gas system to mobilehome park tenants who may or may not have up-to-date paperwork. Mobilehome tenants would be able to participate in the pilot program without a current title or appropriate paperwork. The pilot program’s successful implementation means upgrading aging gas and electric distribution systems in an effort to enhance both public safety and service reliability for the state’s mobilehome residents.”
Background. Existing law establishes the procedure for transferring master-metered mobilehome parks to utilities that provide direct service. However, due to a variety of reasons, few transfers have actually occurred since the law took effect in 1997. In 2014, the CPUC initiated a voluntary three-year pilot program to encourage park owners to transfer master-meter and submeter service to direct utility service.
The MHP Pilot Program authorizes each California investor-owned
utility to convert 10%, approximately 40,000, of master-metered gas
and/or electric mobilehome park spaces within its operating territory
to direct utility service. The pilot program involves the
replacement of utility lines and installation of new meters for new
locations, and existing service inlets. It also requires new service
lines from the new meters to the existing service inlets for the
mobilehomes which will be accompanied by installing new gas and/or
electric lines to the underside of mobilehomes in the park. It
requires extensive plan reviews and inspections of contractor work.
Once the park is converted to direct utility services, current residents will become new customers of the local serving CPUC regulated utility, and will be "grandfathered" into the program so as to avoid the normal credit check and service deposit requirements.
The lack of current and proper documentation, by mobilehome owners, has been an impediment to implementing the utility transfer pilot program. This bill seeks to address this by allowing the necessary safety upgrades to occur even without proper title or paperwork.
Related Legislation.
AB 587 (Chau), pending in the Committee, creates a tax abatement program for mobilehome owners who cannot transfer title into their names due to delinquent taxes and fees that may have been incurred by prior owners.
AB 999 (Daly), pending in this Committee, would establish due process requirements for mobilehome park owners to dispose of an abandoned mobilehome without first being required to pay any unpaid property taxes on the mobilehome.
Analysis Prepared by: Jennifer Swenson / APPR. / (916) 319-2081
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Date of Hearing: April 29, 2015
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Ed Chau, Chair
AB 682
(Williams) – As Amended March 26, 2015
SUBJECT: Mobilehome park: electric and gas service: master-meter customers
SUMMARY: Authorizes a person to have specified alterations, conversions, and repairs made to a mobilehome without filing an application with the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). Specifically, this bill:
Authorizes a person to, without filing an application for an alteration or conversion with HCD, alter or convert, or cause to be altered or converted, the structural, fire safety, plumbing, heat-producing, or electrical systems and installations or equipment of a mobilehome in order to extend a gas line and/or electrical feeder line from a utility-owned service line to the electrical subpanel or gas inlet of a mobilehome only for the purpose of a natural gas and/or electric service utility upgrade within a mobilehome park that is subject to or consistent with the requirements of a specified Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Decision.
Authorizes a defect in the mobilehome relating to the heat-producing or electrical systems or installations or equipment to be repaired or replaced without filing an application for an alteration or conversion with HCD if the following conditions are met:
The repair or replacement is necessary to correct the defect;
The repair or replacement is made promptly; and
HCD approves the repair or replacement.
EXISTING LAW:
Requires HCD to enforce various laws pertaining to manufactured housing, mobilehomes, park trailers, commercial coaches (Health and Safety Code Section 18000 et seq.).
Requires construction permits, issued by HCD, for alterations or conversions to the structural, fire safety, plumbing, heat-producing, or electrical systems and installations or equipment of a mobilehome (Health and Safety Code Section 18029).
Requires a mobilehome owner to have documentation certifying they own their unit in order to apply for a construction or alteration permit with HCD (Health and Safety Code Section 18029).
Provides that HCD may establish a schedule of fees to pay the costs of work related to administration and enforcement of mobilehome and manufactured home standards, including applications for alterations or conversions, and the fees collected must be deposited in the Mobilehome-Manufactured Home Revolving Fund (Health and Safety Code Section 18031).
Prohibits HCD from issuing a duplicate or new certificate of title or registration card or amending the permanent title record of the mobilehome when specified fees and penalties have not been paid (Health and Safety Code Sections 18116.1, 18092.7).
Provides that residents of mobilehome parks constructed after January 1, 1997, must be individually metered and served by gas and electric distribution facilities owned, operated, and maintained by the gas or electric corporation providing the service in the area where the park is located (Public Utilities Code Sections 2791).
Provides a statutory framework for transferring master-metered mobilehome parks to utilities that provide direct service in the area where the park is located (Public Utilities Code Sections 2791-2799).
Establishes a three-year Mobilehome Park Utility Upgrade Program (MHP Pilot Program) authorizing each California investor-owned utility to convert 10%, approximately 40,000, of master-metered gas and/or electric mobilehome park spaces within its operating territory to direct utility service (CPUC Decision 14-03-021).
FISCAL EFFECT: Unknown.
COMMENTS:
MHP Pilot Program: Existing law establishes the
procedure for transferring master-metered mobilehome parks to
utilities that provide direct service. However, due to a variety of
reasons, few transfers have actually occurred since the law took
effect in 1997. In 2014, the CPUC initiated a voluntary three-year
pilot program to encourage park owners to transfer master-meter and
submeter service to direct utility service.
The MHP Pilot Program is a voluntary three year program which authorizes each California investor-owned utility to convert 10%, approximately 40,000, of master-metered gas and/or electric mobilehome park spaces within its operating territory to direct utility service. Each participating utility is authorized to fully recover in distribution rates the costs of the pilot program, subject to reasonableness review. There are numerous benefits to converting to direct utility service, including safety inspections by the utilities and local agencies, as well as infrastructure upgrades. The pilot program involves the replacement of utility lines and installation of new meters for new locations, and existing service inlets. It also requires new service lines from the new meters to the existing service inlets for the mobilehomes which will be accompanied by installing new gas and/or electric lines to the underside of mobilehomes in the park. It requires extensive plan reviews and inspections of contractor work.
According to
the CPUC, “in February 2011, following a petition filed by the
Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association (WMA), the CPUC
opened a rulemaking proceeding (R.11-02-018) to examine what could be
done to encourage owners of mobilehome parks and manufactured housing
communities (both referred herein as MHPs) to upgrade aging gas and
electric distribution systems in an effort to enhance both public
safety and service reliability for MHP residents.
"On
March 13, 2014, the CPUC issued Decision 14-03-021, establishing a
three-year pilot program authorizing each California investor-owned
utility to convert 10% of master-metered gas and/or electric MHP
spaces within its operating territory to direct utility service."
The MHP Pilot Program will run for three years, beginning
January 1, 2015 and continuing through December 31, 2017. There was a
90-day open enrollment period, between January 1 - March 31, 2015, in
which the CPUC’s Safety and Enforcement Division (SED) accepted
initial applications from park owners interested in participating in
the program. The SED is responsible for prioritizing and selecting
parks for the upgrade program. Selected parks will be notified
by May 2015, and would then need to meet additional requirements to
go through with the pilot program.
Once the park is
converted to direct utility services, current residents will become
new customers of the local serving CPUC regulated utility, and will
be "grandfathered" into the program so as to avoid the
normal credit check and service deposit requirements. Generally,
residents should not see a significant change in their rates.
Need
for this bill: According to the author, "the law requires
construction permits for alterations made to a mobilehome, and a
permit can only be issued if a homeowner has the title or proper
paperwork certifying they own their unit. However, it’s not
uncommon for a mobilehome owner to lack the title or appropriate
paperwork for their mobilehome, due to multiple title transfers.
"AB 682 provides a narrow exemption to the permit requirements for alterations to mobilehomes thereby ensuring the smooth implementation of the Mobilehome Park Utility Upgrade Program. The narrow exemption would allow a utility to upgrade the electric and gas system to mobilehome park tenants who may or may not have up-to-date paperwork. Mobilehome tenants would be able to participate in the pilot program without a current title or appropriate paperwork. The pilot program’s successful implementation means upgrading aging gas and electric distribution systems in an effort to enhance both public safety and service reliability for the state’s mobilehome residents.
"AB 682 will address the issue of the utility transfer pilot program not being implemented due to lack of current and proper documentation, while expediting the utility upgrades."
Related
legislation:
AB 999 (Daly): Establishes due process
requirements for mobilehome park owners (park management) seeking to
dispose of an abandoned mobilehome without first being required to
pay any unpaid property taxes on the mobilehome. AB 999 is currently
pending hearing in the Assembly Committee on Housing and Community
Development.
AB 587 (Chau):
Creates a tax abatement program for mobilehome owners who cannot
transfer title into their names due to delinquent taxes and fees that
may have been incurred by prior owners. AB 587 is currently pending
hearing in the Assembly Judiciary Committee.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association (sponsor)
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by: Rebecca Rabovsky / H. & C.D. / (916) 319-2085
Discussed in Hearing
52SEC
Assembly Floor
2MIN
Senate Standing Committee on Appropriations
4MIN
Senate Standing Committee on Transportation and Housing
1MIN
Assembly Floor
1MIN
Assembly Standing Committee on Appropriations
4MIN
Assembly Standing Committee on Housing and Community Development
Bill Author
Bill Co-Author(s):