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Transportation Department recommending that the Board consider the following:
1) Approve the list of potential projects identified as those to be the potential recipients of Rule 20A funds over the next five years; and
2) Authorize the Department of Transportation to move forward with local utilities and the public to establish an Underground Utility District.
FUNDING: Rule 20A tariff program
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $0
Funding
Budgeted $
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $10,768,040.00
Total Funding Available $10,768,040.00
Change To Net County Cost $0
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: None
These funds are allocated annually and are cumulative to El Dorado County from the Rule 20A tariff program; however, they are held by Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) who contracts for the work to be performed. Currently the County of El Dorado is entitled to approximately $10,768,040 in Rule 20A funding.
Background:
In the latter part of 1967, the California Public Utilities Commission, (CPUC), directed that all privately owned electrical utility firms provide annual funding in the form of allocation credits to cities and counties for conversion of existing overhead utilities to underground. Because of the apparent benefits in such a program, El Dorado County enacted its Underground Utility Ordinance (Chapter 12.36) to govern the creation of Underground Utility Districts (UUD).
There are several steps to complete the approval process for a UUD to be formed. The utility companies will visit the proposed site to determine if the project qualifies as a public interest project. PG&E determines whether the allocation account has adequate credits to move forward on the project. The projects must be determined to be a public interest project by the governing public agency. A UUD requires persons owning at least 51% of the assessed valuation of property within the pro...
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