Public Utilities Commission: report., the official text

An act to add Section 910.11 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to state government.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission 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 commission to annually submit a report to the Legislature with information related to the payment of invoices, as provided.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.
Section 910.11 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:
910.11.
The commission shall annually submit a report to the Legislature that includes all of the following:
(a) The information provided in the report required pursuant to Section 927.9 of the Government Code.
(b) The number of invoices submitted to the commission that were considered disputed.
(c) The number of invoices that were paid by the commission more than 45 days after receipt.
(d) Steps taken to mitigate cashflow barriers of small businesses and diverse suppliers participating in programs administered by the commission.