State Lawmakers Targeting Blackouts, Emergency Communications with Recent Bills

Another piece of legislation has been added to a growing group of state bills currently in various stages of the legislative process that could change the impacts of future wildfire safety-related power outages carried out by utilities like Pacific Gas and Electric Company.  California Assembly Bill 2163, called the Rural Broadband and Emergency Infrastructure Grant Act of 2020, was introduced Tuesday by Assemblymembers Robert Rivas (D-Salinas), Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) and Devon Mathis (R-Visalia).