A local government that enters into an energy service contract with the State Public Works Board pursuant to this chapter shall do both of the following:

(a) Include in the contract specific provisions to meet its energy service contract obligation determined pursuant to this chapter.

Terms Used In California Government Code 15814.26

  • Board: means the State Public Works Board. See California Government Code 15802
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10

(b) Authorize the Controller, as part of the energy service contract, to withhold sufficient payments, from specific moneys that it otherwise would receive from the state, in order to meet its annual energy service contract obligation determined pursuant to this chapter, if the provisions of subdivision (a) are for any reason insufficient to meet that annual energy service contract obligation.

(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 485, Sec. 86. Effective January 1, 1999.)