Cal. PUC § 3430
This is the official text of Cal. PUC § 3430, part of California’s Public Utilities Code — regulates utilities such as electricity, gas, water, and transportation carriers.
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Official statutory text
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this division, the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law (Part 2 (commencing with Section 5110) of Division 2 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code) shall apply to Golden State Energy, and Golden State Energy shall have all the powers of a nonprofit public benefit corporation formed pursuant to that part.
(b) Golden State Energy is an electrical corporation and gas corporation subject to all statutory provisions and the regulatory authority of the commission applicable to electrical or gas corporations, except as otherwise provided in this division.
(c) Insofar as this division is inconsistent with any other law, including the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law (Part 2 (commencing with Section 5110) of Division 2 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code), this division shall prevail.
(d) Insofar as there is overlap in the application of oversight authority over Golden State Energy, including between the commission and the Attorney General, the commission’s authority shall prevail.
(b) Golden State Energy is an electrical corporation and gas corporation subject to all statutory provisions and the regulatory authority of the commission applicable to electrical or gas corporations, except as otherwise provided in this division.
(c) Insofar as this division is inconsistent with any other law, including the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law (Part 2 (commencing with Section 5110) of Division 2 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code), this division shall prevail.
(d) Insofar as there is overlap in the application of oversight authority over Golden State Energy, including between the commission and the Attorney General, the commission’s authority shall prevail.
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