Section 82002 Of Chapter 2. Definitions From California Government Code >> Title 9. >> Chapter 2.
82002
. (a) "Administrative action" means either of the following:
(1) The proposal, drafting, development, consideration, amendment,
enactment, or defeat by any state agency of any rule, regulation, or
other action in any ratemaking proceeding or any quasi-legislative
proceeding, which shall include any proceeding governed by Chapter
3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title
2.
(2) With regard only to placement agents, the decision by any
state agency to enter into a contract to invest state public
retirement system assets on behalf of a state public retirement
system.
(b) "Ratemaking proceeding" means, for the purposes of a
proceeding before the Public Utilities Commission, any proceeding in
which it is reasonably foreseeable that a rate will be established,
including, but not limited to, general rate cases, performance-based
ratemaking, and other ratesetting mechanisms.
(c) "Quasi-legislative proceeding" means, for purposes of a
proceeding before the Public Utilities Commission, any proceeding
that involves consideration of the establishment of a policy that
will apply generally to a group or class of persons, including, but
not limited to, rulemakings and investigations that may establish
rules affecting an entire industry.