Public Utilities Code section 3299
(a)
(1)(A)Within 15 days of the effective date of this chapter, each large electrical corporation shall provide to the commission a written notification of its election to participate, or not to participate, in the account and provide, if applicable, annual contributions and additional contributions pursuant to this chapter.(B)
A large electrical corporation’s election to participate in the account shall be considered as its agreement to do all of the following:(i)
To authorize the administration of the account by the administrator pursuant to this chapter and Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 3298).(ii)
To provide an annual contribution pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 3299.3 and any additional contributions pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 3299.3.(iv)
To authorize the use of the Wildfire Fund assets and account assets for purposes of Section 719, as added by the measure adding this chapter.(2)
A large electrical corporation that fails to provide the notification pursuant to this subdivision is deemed to have elected not to participate in the account.(b)
If all large electrical corporations provide written notification to the commission of their election to participate in the account and their commitment to provide annual contributions and additional contributions pursuant to this chapter, the commission shall notify the administrator, the Secretary of State, and the relevant policy committees of the Legislature of the election.(c)
If a notification provided pursuant to subdivision (a) indicates that a large electrical corporation has elected not to participate in the account, or if a large electrical corporation fails to provide the notification pursuant to subdivision (a), the commission shall provide notification of the nonparticipation to the administrator, Secretary of State, and the relevant policy committees of the Legislature and this chapter shall become inoperative on the date of the notification and is repealed on January 1 of the year following the notification.
Source:
Section 3299, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PUC§ionNum=3299. (updated Sep. 19, 2025; accessed Oct. 6, 2025).
