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California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
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Public Utilities Code - PUC |
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Division 1. REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES |
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Part 1. PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT |
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Chapter 2. The Public Utilities Commission: Organization |
Section 326.
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(a) By January 10, 2012, and by January 10 of each year thereafter, the commission shall report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature, on all sources and amounts of funding and actual and proposed expenditures, both in the two prior fiscal years and for the proposed fiscal year, including any costs to ratepayers, related to interactions by the commission, its officers, or its staff with the California Public Utilities Commission Foundation, or any derivative, or successor, or with any agent or director of the foundation, including all of the following:
(1) Attendance at meetings, conferences, or events organized or sponsored by the foundation.
(2) Any contract or other agreement between the commission, its officers, or its staff and the foundation, including agreements relating to attendance at any educational or training conference or event.
(3) Any agenda item, order, decision, resolution, or motion, referencing the foundation.
(4) Endorsements of the foundation or its activities.
(5) Any contribution made to the foundation at the behest of a member of the commission, its officers, or its staff, and any direct or indirect contribution made to the foundation by a member of the commission, its officers, or its staff. For purposes of this paragraph, "contribution" means any payment, a forgiveness of a loan, a payment of a loan by a third party, or an enforceable promise to make a payment, except to the extent that full and adequate consideration is received.
(b) (1) Within eight weeks of any contribution to the foundation made at the behest of a member of the commission, its officers, or its staff, the commission shall report the contribution to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature, and include any documents pertaining to the contribution.
(2) Each report shall include certification from the commission that the contribution does not violate the Conflict of Interest Code and Statement of Incompatible Activities adopted pursuant to Section 303.