Cal. Pub. Util. Code § 6231.5
(a) An applicant for a franchise to build and operate a pipeline system transmitting oil or products thereof shall file with the legislative body of the municipality in which the franchise is desired an application stating all of the following:
(3) That the applicant, if granted the franchise, permit, license, or other privilege, will pay to the municipality an annual fee computed as follows:
The length of pipe expressed in feet located within the franchised area shall be multiplied by the applicable base rate, as adjusted pursuant to subdivision (d), in accordance with the following schedule:
| Pipe size (internal | Base rate |
| diameter in inches) | per lineal foot |
| 0–4 | $0.088 |
| 6 | 0.132 |
| 8 | 0.176 |
| 10 | 0.220 |
| 12 | 0.264 |
| 14 | 0.308 |
| 16 | 0.352 |
| 18 | 0.396 |
| 20 | 0.440 |
| 22 | 0.484 |
| 24 | 0.528 |
| 26 | 0.572 |
| 28 | 0.616 |
| 30 | 0.660 |
For pipelines with an internal diameter not listed above, the fees shall be in the same proportion to the fees of a 12-inch-diameter pipe as the diameter of the unlisted pipe is to 12 inches.
(b) The annual payment for each lineal foot of pipeline shall be computed and revised each calendar year as follows:
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, if the application is for a franchise for a nonpublic utility pipeline for industrial gas or oil or products thereof, the application shall state that the applicant, if granted the franchise, will pay to the municipality during the life of the franchise either of the following:
(f) Any nonpublic utility pipeline system transmitting oil or products thereof covered by subdivision (e) on December 31, 1989, that converts to public utility status shall continue to pay the fee established pursuant to subdivision (e) for the remaining term of its franchise, license, permit, or other privilege. Upon expiration of its franchise, license, permit, or other privilege, a nonpublic utility pipeline system transmitting oil or products thereof that has converted or seeks to convert to public utility status shall establish to the satisfaction of the franchising authority all of the following: