CA AB551

Clarifies that regulations and guidelines related to the California Environmental Quality Act are exempt from the requirement that the Public Utilities Commission submit its Rules of Practice and Procedure to the Office of Administrative Law for prior review

Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to adopt successor guidelines at a publicly noticed meeting addressing receipt, review, and actions on applications for electrical transmission facility construction

Requires parties challenging an executive director's disposition of a protest to a General Order 131-D notice of proposed construction to file an application for rehearing within 10 days after issuance

Mandates the Public Utilities Commission issue its decision and order on rehearing within 90 days after filing of the rehearing application for General Order 131-D electrical transmission facility matters