(1) The Public Utility Commission shall annually report on actions taken to reduce the risk of wildfire from utility infrastructure to a committee or interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to wildfire, in the manner provided in ORS 192.245, to the State Wildfire Programs Director and to the Wildfire Programs Advisory Council. (2) The report shall include, but need not be limited to: (a) A status report regarding the review of wildfire protection plans described in ORS 757.963 that have been filed by public utilities and the receipt of wildfire mitigation plans described in ORS 757.966 that have been filed by consumer-owned utilities; (b) A summary of the best practice workshops for wildfire mitigation practices described in ORS 757.960 that the commission convened in the prior 12 months; (c) A summary of public safety power shutoffs initiated by utilities during the prior 12 months to mitigate wildfire ignitions; (d) The amount of moneys budgeted or expended by public utilities during the prior 12 months on utility wildfire mitigation plans and wildfire protection plans and that were subject to commission review and oversight; and (e) Any commission recommendations for legislative action, including but not limited to current or future resource and funding needs for reducing wildfire risk in order to ensure safe and reliable power. Note: 757.972 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 757 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation. PENALTIES
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