Environmental & Energy
Mar. 16, 2020
Judge wants evidence state didn’t hold wildfire fund hearings
In an unexpected move, U.S. District Judge James Donato has opted not to dismiss the lawsuit challenging Assembly Bill 1054 and instead, has asked plaintiffs to provide further evidence to show exactly how they were shut out of the public hearing process with the California Public Utilities Commission during its plans to impose a $13.5B charge to utility customers to contribute to the $21.5B wildfire fund.
Utility customers have 45 days to show that state agencies failed to hold public hearings before enacting a controversial wildfire liability funding bill, a federal judge ruled.
Michael J. Aguirre of Aguirre Severson LLP in San Diego challenged the constitutional validity of Assembly Bill 1054, enacted July 12.
The law created a $21.5 billion fund for utilities to dip into to offset future wildfir...
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