1. Disclosure Categories

For purposes of the following categories, "business entity" means any organization or enterprise, including but not limited to a proprietorship, firm, business trust, joint venture, syndicate, corporation or association. "Business position" refers to status as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or holder of a position of management in any business entity. Gifts are treated as income for reporting purposes.

Category 1

Designated officials and employees assigned to this category must report all sources of income, interests in real property, and investments and business positions in business entities.

Category 2

Designated employees assigned to this category must report all income from, and investments and business positions in, business entities that provide services, supplies, materials, machinery or equipment of the type purchased, leased, or obtained by contract by the California Public Utilities Commission other than those interests reported under Category 3.

Category 3

Designated employees assigned to this category must report all income from, and investment and business positions in, business entities that manufacture, sell, distribute or otherwise provide computers, computer hardware, computer software, computer services, computer models, or computer-related supplies, materials, machinery, equipment of the type utilized by the California Public Utilities Commission.

Category 4
Designated employees assigned to this category must report all income from, and investment and business positions in, business entities that design, develop, construct, operate, maintain, sell or acquire facilities that transmit or distribute electricity or natural gas, or that generate electricity.

Category 5

Designated employees assigned to this category must report all income from, and investment and business positions in, business entities that are energy consultants, research firms, or engineering firms, or entities that design, build, manufacture, sell, distribute or maintain equipment of the type that is utilized by energy service providers.

Category 6

Designated employees assigned to this category must report all income from, and investment and business positions in, business entities that provide energy conservation services or energy management services, and entities that design, build, manufacture, sell, distribute or maintain energy conservation or energy management devices.

Category 7

Designated employees assigned to this category must report all income from, and investment and business positions in, business entities that design, develop, construct, operate, maintain, sell or acquire facilities for telecommunications services.

Category 8

Designated employees assigned to this category must report all income from, and investment and business positions in, business entities that are telecommunications consultants, research firms, or engineering firms, or entities that design, build, manufacture, sell, distribute or maintain equipment or related products of the type that are utilized by telecommunications providers and end-users.

Category 9

Designated employees assigned to this category must report all income from, and investment and business positions in, business entities that design, develop, construct, operate, maintain, sell, or acquire facilities for water utility service, as well as business entities that design, develop, manufacture, operate, maintain or sell water conservation devices or services.

Category 10

Designated employees assigned to this category must report all income from, and investment and business positions in, business entities that are hydrological or geological consultants, research firms, or engineering firms, or engineering firms, or entities that design, build, manufacture, sell, distribute or maintain equipment or related products of the type that are utilized by water utilities and end-users.

Category 11

Designated employees assigned to this category must report all income from, and investment and business positions in, business entities that design, develop, construct, operate, maintain, sell or acquire railroads, light rail transit and other transit systems that are within the jurisdiction of the California Public Utilities Commission.

Category 12

Designated employees assigned to this category must report all income from, and investment and business positions in, business entities that are consultants, research firms, or engineering firms, or entities that design, build manufacture, sell, distribute or maintain equipment or related products of the type that are utilized by motor carriers, railroads, light rail transit and other transit systems that are within the jurisdiction of the California Public Utilities Commission.

Category 13

Designated employees assigned to this category must report all income from, and investment and business positions in, business entities, including non-profit organizations that have applied for, can reasonably be expected to apply for, or have received approval from the California Public Utilities Commission of funding for intervenor participation or other purpose.

Category 14

Designated employees assigned to this category must report all interests in real property located within the state of California other than the reporting employee's primary residence.

Category 15

Designated employees assigned to this category must comply with all the reporting requirements in Categories 4 through 14.

Category 16

Consultants to the California Public Utilities Commission or to a regulated entity on behalf of the Commission (as defined in Title 2, California Code of Regulation § 18700) must disclose pursuant to the broadest disclosure category in the code subject to the following limitation:

The executive director may determine in writing that a particular consultant is hired to perform a range of duties that is limited in scope and thus is not required to fully comply with the disclosure requirements. Such written determination shall include a description of the consultant's duties and, based upon the description, a statement of the extent of disclosure requirements. The determination of the executive director is a public document and shall be retained for public inspection in the same manner and location as the disclosure statements.

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