2005 California Public Resources Code Sections 25440-25440.5 Article 1. General Provisions

25440.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
   (a) Energy costs account for a growing and substantial portion of
the operating expenses for local governments, and other local
jurisdictions in California.
   (b) Substantial reductions in local jurisdiction energy costs can
be realized through the utilization of energy conservation,
management, and development techniques.
   (c) Provision of financial assistance to local jurisdictions to
reduce energy costs is consistent with the guidelines for using
federal petroleum violation escrow funds which provide compensation
to energy users who were overcharged by oil companies that violated
federal oil price control regulations.
25440.5.  "Local jurisdiction" means any city, county, or regional
planning agency, or any combination thereof formed for the joint
exercise of any power.