STATE OF CALIFORNIA GRAY DAVIS, Governor
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
505 VAN NESS AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102-3298
July 19, 2001 Agenda Item No. H-10a
Meeting Date 8/2/2001
TO: PARTIES OF RECORD IN APPLICATION 96-10-038
Enclosed is H-10a Alternate Proposed Decision of Commissioner Lynch to the Draft Decision of Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Barnett previously mailed to you. This item in on the Commission's agenda for the Commission meeting on August 2, 2001.
When the Commission acts on this agenda item, it may adopt all or part of it as written, amend or modify it, or set aside and prepare its own decision. Only when the Commission acts does the decision become binding on the parties.
As set forth in Rule 77.6, parties to the proceeding may file comments on the enclosed alternate at least seven days before the Commission meeting or no later than July 26, 2001. Reply comments should be served by July 31, 2001. An original and four copies of the comments and reply comments with a certificate of service shall be filed with the Commission's Docket Office and copies shall be served on all parties on the same day of filing. The Commissioners and ALJ shall be served separately by overnight service.
/s/ LYNN T. CAREW
Lynn T. Carew, Chief
Administrative Law Judge
LTC:abw
Enclosure
COM/LYN/sid ALTERNATE DRAFT H-10a
8/2/2001
Decision ALTERNATE DRAFT DECISION OF COMMISSIONER LYNCH
(Mailed 7/19/2001)
BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Joint Application of Pacific Enterprises, Enova Corporation, Mineral Energy Company, B Mineral Energy Sub and G Mineral Energy Sub for Approval of a Plan of Merger of Pacific Enterprises and Enova Corporation With and Into B Energy Sub ("Newco Pacific Sub") and G Energy Sub ("Newco Enova Sub"), the Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of A Newly Created Holding Company, Mineral Energy Company. |
Application 96-10-038 (Petition filed |
Sempra Energy1 (Sempra) submits this Petition to Modify Decision (D.) 98-03-073 (merger decision), or for a declaratory order affirming that its proposed reorganization of its California utility subsidiaries, Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) is within the authority granted by the Commission in D.98-03-073. Sempra's petition is denied.
1 Sempra Energy is the legal successor-in-interest to applicants in the above docket, Mineral Energy Company, B Mineral Energy Sub and G Mineral Energy Sub. As described in the application, the latter two entities were created to facilitate the acquisition of Enova and Pacific Enterprises' stock, and became merged with and into Sempra Energy, the new name for Mineral Energy. This merger became effective on June 26, 1998.
