SB 1366: Public Utilities Commission: report.

Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) with regulatory authority over public utilities, including every common carrier, toll bridge corporation, pipeline corporation, gas corporation, electrical corporation, telephone corporation, telegraph corporation, water corporation, sewer system corporation, and heat corporation, as specified. Existing law requires each state agency, including the commission, to provide the Director of General Services with an annual report on late payment penalties that were paid by the agency, as provided.

This bill would require the PUC and the Energy Commission, in administering or approving programs, to comply with the California Prompt Payment Act and to ensure that payment timelines, advance payment structures, and accountability measures required under the act are incorporated into program designs, implementation plans, and cost recovery authorizations. The bill would require the PUC and the Energy Commission to provide a minimum advance payment of 25%, and, if the nonprofit organization has been in good standing with the state for at least 3 years, to provide an advanced payment of 100%, except as provided. The bill would prohibit the PUC and the Energy Commission from structuring procurement or payment terms in a way that unreasonably restricts participation by small businesses, nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations, or certain certified suppliers, as specified. The bill would require the PUC and the Energy Commission the commission to annually submit a report to the Legislature with information related to the payment of invoices. invoices, as provided.