4-587: The Southern California Public Power Authority ( SCPPA ) is a joint powers authority , or a collective of 10 municipal utilities and one irrigation district in Southern California , United States. SCPPA was created in 1980 to help finance the acquisition of generation and transmission resources for its members. The SCPPA is composed of the municipal utilities of the cities of Anaheim , Azusa , Banning , Burbank , Cerritos , Colton , Glendale , Los Angeles , Pasadena , Riverside and Vernon , and
8-651: The Imperial Irrigation District (Member Agencies). In 2016, SCPPA was the 14th largest public power system in the United States by net generation. This California -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Joint Powers Authority A joint powers authority ( JPA ) is an entity permitted under the laws of some U.S. states , whereby two or more public authorities (e.g. local governments , or utility or transport districts), not necessarily located in
12-408: The powers inherent in all of the participating agencies. The authorizing agreement states the powers the new authority will be allowed to exercise. The term, membership, and standing orders of the board of the authority must also be specified. The joint authority may employ staff and establish policies independently of the constituent authorities. Joint powers authorities receive existing powers from
16-574: The same state, may jointly exercise any power common to all of them. Joint powers authorities may be used where: Joint powers authorities are particularly widely used in California (where they are permitted under Section 6502 of the Government Code ), but they are also found in other states. A joint powers authority is distinct from the member authorities; they have separate operating boards of directors. These boards can be given any of
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