(a) The fund shall be established as a revolving liquidity fund that will pay eligible claims as provided in subdivision (c) and obtain reimbursement from electrical corporations as set forth in subdivision (d). (b) Except as provided in subdivision (e), to participate in the fund established pursuant to subdivision (a), an electrical corporation must meet the following conditions by no later than June 30, 2020: (1) The electrical corporation is not, and has not been since July 12, 2019, the subject of an insolvency proceeding or on criminal probation unless the electrical corporation meets the following conditions: (A) The electrical corporationâs insolvency proceeding has been resolved pursuant to a plan or similar document not subject to a stay. (B) The bankruptcy court or a court of competent jurisdiction, in the insolvency proceeding, has determined that the resolution of the insolvency proceeding provides funding or establishes reserves for, provides for assumption of, or otherwise provides for satisfying any prepetition wildfire claims asserted against the electrical corporation in the insolvency proceeding in the amounts agreed upon in any pre-insolvency proceeding settlement agreements or any post-insolvency settlement agreements, authorized by the court through an estimation process or otherwise allowed by the court. (C) The commission has approved the reorganization plan and other documents resolving the insolvency proceeding, including the electrical corporationâs resulting governance structure, as being acceptable in light of the electrical corporationâs safety history, criminal probation, recent financial condition, and other factors deemed relevant by the commission. (D) The commission has determined that the reorganization plan and other documents resolving the insolvency proceeding are (i) consistent with the stateâs climate goals as required pursuant to the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program and related procurement requirements of the state and (ii) neutral, on average, to the ratepayers of the electrical corporation. (E) The commission has determined that the reorganization plan and other documents resolving the insolvency proceeding recognize the contributions of ratepayers, if any, and compensate them accordingly through mechanisms approved by the commission, which may include sharing of value appreciation. (2) For a regional electrical corporation, it shall have requested to participate and have established a charge required by the commission pursuant to Section 3289. The charge shall be included on monthly bills for customers. Collections on that charge shall be remitted, on a monthly basis, to the administrator for deposit into the fund. (c) A participating electrical corporation may seek payment from the fund to satisfy settled or finally adjudicated eligible claims. Only eligible claims shall be made against or paid by the fund. In accordance with the procedures established by the administrator, the administrator shall review and approve any settlement of an eligible claim as being in the reasonable business judgment of the electrical corporation before releasing funds to the electrical corporation for payment. To the extent approved by the administrator, the settlement shall not be subject to further review by the commission. (d) Within six months after the commission adopts a decision in an application filed pursuant to Section 1701.8, the electrical corporation shall reimburse the fund for the full amount of payments received from the fund. The electrical corporation may recover in rates those costs and expenses allowed by the commission pursuant to Section 451 or 451.1, as applicable. (e) The administrator may authorize an electrical corporation that is formed after July 12, 2019, to participate in the fund if the administrator determines that the electrical corporation meets the requirements of this section, other than the requirement that the conditions be met by June 30, 2
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