(a) In a proceeding for a conversion, the city and any public utility, cable operator, or public agency supplying electric service, cable television service, or communication service within the city, by agreement, may provide that, upon confirmation of the assessment, the public utility, cable operator, or public agency shall have legal title to the electric or communication facilities, which shall thereafter constitute part of a system of the public utility or public agency and be used, operated, maintained, and managed by it as part of its system.

(b) Subject to any rules, regulations, or tariffs applicable to any public utility, cable operator, or public agency, the agreement also may provide, among other things, for any of the following: the supplying or approval by the public utility, cable operator, or public agency of plans and specifications; a contribution of labor, materials, or money by the public utility, cable operator, or public agency; the performance by the public utility, cable operator, or public agency of all, or any part, of the work or improvement; and payment to the public utility, cable operator, or public agency for any work or improvement performed or service rendered by it.

(c) Any agreement shall be made prior to the adoption of the resolution ordering the work. If the proceedings are abandoned, the agreement shall be given no further force or effect. To the extent that the agreement provides that all, or any part, of the work or improvement is to be performed by the public utility, cable operator, or public agency, the provisions of this division requiring competitive bidding and the award of the contract to the lowest responsible bidder shall be inapplicable.

(d) Nothing in this chapter precludes the city, cable operator, or the public utility, in the event of disagreement regarding any provision of the proposed agreement, from seeking review of the disagreement by the Public Utilities Commission.

(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 792, Sec. 4. (AB 1145) Effective January 1, 2018.)