COM/LYN/edf/t05/mel Agenda ID # 3699
Ratesetting
Item 68 08/19/2004
BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Order Instituting Rulemaking to update the Commission's policies and procedures related to electromagnetic fields emanating from regulated utility facilities |
FILED PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION July 8, 2004 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA RULEMAKING 04-07- |
ORDER INSTITUTING RULEMAKING
I. Summary
We open this rulemaking to examine the Commission's policies and rules related to electromagnetic fields (EMF) emanating from utility facilities. The Commission's current policies and procedures in this area predate research findings recently submitted to the Commission by the California Department of Health Services (DHS) as well as a decision of the California Supreme Court, SDG&E v. Covalt, 13 Cal 4th 893, (1996), concerning the extent of the Commission's jurisdiction related to EMF issues. This proceeding will reconsider the Commission's policies and procedures in light of these events and in light of the utilities' experiences in implementing existing policy.
