Section 321.1 - Establishment of office or department for evaluating and mitigating consequences of commission activities(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the commission assess the consequences of its decisions, including economic effects, and assess and mitigate the impacts of its decision on customer, public, and employee safety, as part of each ratemaking, rulemaking, or other proceeding, and that this be accomplished using existing resources and within existing commission structures. The commission shall not establish a separate office or department for the purpose of evaluating and mitigating consequences of commission activities.(b) The commission shall take all necessary and appropriate actions to assess the economic effects of its decisions and to assess and mitigate the impacts of its decisions on customer, public, and employee safety.Ca. Pub. Util. Code § 321.1
Amended by Stats 2014 ch 552 (SB 900),s 1, eff. 1/1/2015.