California Government Code 16428.2 – As used in this article, the following terms have the following …
As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “Fund” means the Ratepayer Relief Fund established in Section 16428.1.
Terms Used In California Government Code 16428.2
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Fund: means the Ratepayer Relief Fund established in Section 16428. See California Government Code 16428.2
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
(b) “Energy settlement agreement” means any agreement arising from the energy crisis of 2000-02, where the State of California or a division of the State of California, is a party in a complaint or any action relating to the operation and management of any generation facilities, any sale or purchase or transmission of natural gas, any sale or purchase or transmission of electricity or other utility or energy goods and services, or a violation of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. § 791a et seq.), state law, or Public Utilities Commission orders or regulations relating to electricity generation, transmission, or distribution, electrical corporations, gas generation, storage, transmission, or distribution, gas corporations, energy generation facilities, or publicly owned utilities.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 228, Sec. 16. Effective August 11, 2003.)