General Government
8660 Public Utilities Commission

The California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) regulates critical and essential services such as privately owned telecommunications, electric, natural gas, and water companies, in addition to overseeing railroad/rail transit and moving and transportation companies. The PUC is the only agency in the state charged with protecting private utility consumers. As such, the PUC is responsible for ensuring that customers have safe, reliable utility service at reasonable rates, protecting against fraud, and promoting the health of California's economy, which depends on the infrastructure the utilities and the PUC provide.
MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • Survey of Limited English Proficient Telecom Customers-The Governor's Budget includes $2.3 million in reimbursements to conduct a survey of limited English proficient telecommunications customers which can improve services to telecommunications consumers who do not speak English fluently and promote consumer protection for limited English proficient customers.
PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year personnel years and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Proposed
2010-11*
Personnel
Years
Dollars
10 Regulation of Utilities
679.6
$727,421
15 Universal Service Telephone Programs
14.7
691,809
20 Regulation of Transportation
169.9
22,741
30.01 Administration
137.1
30,844
30.02 Distributed Administration
-
-30,844
Totals, Personnel Years and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
1,001.3
$1,441,971
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Personnel Years and All Expenditures
1,001.3
$1,441,971

Refer to the Program Descriptions for a description of programs operated by this state agency.

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Personnel Years for expenditures, personnel years, and funding detail.
PRINTABLE BUDGET DOCUMENTS Back to Top
The following identifies budget documents for this state agency that are available in a printable (pdf) format.

Entire Public Utilities Commission Budget (pdf * - 50K) in pdf format.
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of all budget information for this state agency. Note: Along with other information, this document includes the documents listed below.

 Fund Condition Statements ONLY (pdf * - 19K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the fund condition statements for each fund administered by this state agency.

 Detail of Appropriations and Adjustments ONLY (pdf * - 8K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the detail of appropriations and adjustments for this state agency.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Legal Citations and Authority
Includes the legal citations (state statutes, federal statutes, and court orders) for operation of department programs and activities.