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Ch.356 —4— <br /> (d) A city, county, or city and county shall report to the Energy <br /> Commission when it is in compliance with subdivision(b). <br /> (e) (1) The Energy Commission shall set guidelines for cities,counties, <br /> and cities and counties to report to the commission on the number of permits <br /> issued for residential solar energy systems and residential energy storage <br /> systems paired with residential solar energy systems and the relevant <br /> characteristics of those systems. A city, county, or city and county shall <br /> annually report to the Energy Commission pursuant to those guidelines <br /> within one year of implementing the online, automated solar permitting <br /> system pursuant to subdivision(b).This annual reporting requirement shall <br /> become inoperative on June 30,2034. <br /> (2) The Energy Commission shall adopt the guidelines required by this <br /> subdivision through a public process that shall include, but shall not be <br /> limited to,both of the following requirements: <br /> (A) The Energy Commission shall make the proposed guidelines available <br /> for public comment for at least 30 days prior to adopting the guidelines. <br /> (B) The Energy Commission shall respond in writing to a public comment <br /> received during the period required by paragraph(A). <br /> (3) The Administrative Procedure Act(Chapter 3.5 (commencing with <br /> Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2) shall not apply to the <br /> adoption of guidelines pursuant to this subdivision. <br /> (f) A city, county, or city and county shall self-certify its compliance <br /> with this section when applying for funds from the Energy Commission <br /> after the applicable date in the compliance schedule in subdivision(c).This <br /> subdivision shall not apply to the twenty million dollars($20,000,000)in <br /> funds available, pursuant to Section 76 of Chapter 69 of the Statutes of <br /> 2021,from the Energy Commission for automated solar permitting. <br /> (g) This section does not limit or otherwise affect the generator <br /> interconnection requirements and approval process for a local publicly <br /> owned electric utility, as defined in Section 224.3 of the Public Utilities <br /> Code,or an electrical corporation,as defined in Section 218 of the Public <br /> Utilities Code. <br /> (h) All liabilities and immunities, including, but not limited to, the <br /> immunities provided in Sections 818.4, 818.6, and 821.2, applicable to <br /> cities, counties, and cities and counties shall apply to any permits issued <br /> through an online, automated permitting platform and any inspections <br /> conducted in connection with those permits. <br /> (i) For the purposes of this section,a city shall include a charter city. <br /> SEC.3. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 <br /> of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because a local agency or <br /> school district has the authority to levy service charges,fees,or assessments <br /> sufficient to pay for the program or level of service mandated by this act, <br /> within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code. <br /> SEC. 4. The Legislature finds and declares that Section 2 of this act <br /> adding Section 65850.5 of the Government Code address a matter of <br /> statewide concern rather than a municipal affair as that term is used in <br /> 89 <br />