California Code, Public Utilities Code - PUC § 1904.2

(a) In every case in which an applicant's security issues are subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission pursuant to Section 204 of the Federal Power Act (49 Stat. 850, 16 U.S.C. 824c) or the applicant is an electrical or gas corporation whose security issues are subject to the jurisdiction of a public utilities regulatory agency of another state, no fees shall be charged and collected pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1904 and pursuant to Section 1904.1 for any face value of the bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness, or the proposed maximum proceeds of stock, as the case may be, which exceeds the face value or maximum proceeds bearing the same proportion to the total face value or maximum proceeds as the gross operating revenues of the applicant derived from operations within the state bear to all of the applicant's gross operating revenues.

(b) As used in this section, “gross operating revenues” means such revenues as are shown on the accounts of the applicant as of the close of the calendar year immediately preceding the issuance by the commission of the certificate for which fees are charged and collected pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1904 or pursuant to Section 1904.1.