Assessing Vulnerability of State Assets to Climate Change

Jan 9, 2020 - One study estimates that by 2100 sea-level rise, combined with the impact of a 100-year storm, could put $150 billion of property value at risk in California, as well as cause loss of beaches and other coastal habitats.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4133

New Federal Toxics Law Could Have Future Implications for State

Oct 5, 2016 - In addition, the new law allows EPA to charge fees on manufacturers (up to $25  million in revenue annually) to offset evaluation costs and requires the agency to evaluate new chemicals before they can be brought to the market.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3504

The 2023-24 Budget: Improving Legislative Oversight of CalFire’s Emergency Fire Protection Budget

May 1, 2023 - Furthermore, given that the state has been experiencing a trend towards a greater number of large and destructive wildfires, the administration ’s approach of averaging the five highest years over the past ten years (rather than the average of all the recent years) is  reasonable.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4765

What Threat Does Sea-Level Rise Pose to California?

Aug 10, 2020 - To the degree local property tax revenues drop, this also could affect the state budget in some years because the California Constitution could require that losses in certain local property tax revenues used to support local schools be backfilled by the state ’s General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4261

What Can We Learn From How the State Responded to the Last Major Drought?

May 13, 2021 - One of the most publicized short ‑term policies implemented during the 2012 t o 2016 drought was Governor Brown ’s call for a 25  p ercent statewide reduction in urban water use. In response to direction from an executive order, SWRCB passed emergency regulations implementing temporary water conservation requirements for urban potable water users, including certain limitations on outdoor irrigation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4429

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Water Resources

Mar 2, 2023 - And while recent storms may have helped recharge some shallow groundwater basins, years of overdraft in deeper basins mean it could take months or years to recharge groundwater in some areas. State Passed Major Legislation to Regulate Groundwater in 2014.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4725

A Framework for Evaluating State-Level Green Stimulus Proposals

Jan 5, 2021 - Similarly, in the California Forest Carbon Plan , the state established a goal of conducting forest restoration and fuels treatment activities on 35,000 acres of forest lands per year by 2020, increasing to 60,000 acres per year by 2030.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4308

Overview of California's Ports

Aug 23, 2022 - The state plans to lend these properties to support port operations for one year, with an option to renew for another year. At the time of this writing, DGS had leased these properties to a wareho using company that will work with importers to store containers on these sites.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4618

The 2018-19 Budget: California Department of Food and Agriculture

Mar 28, 2018 - For example, bees from an apiary located in an almond orchard bordering an urban area may pollinate ornamental plants at nearb y parks, schools, and private residences. General Fund Proposed for Some Functions That Could Be Funded Through Fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3793

The 2022-23 Budget: California Spending Plan Series [Publication Details]

Sep 29, 2022 - Each year, our office publishes California Spending Plan, a series of publications that summarize the annual state budget. The Overview of the California Spending Plan is presented here along with short online posts that focus on major areas and features of the 2022-23 budget package. As more of these posts become available, we will add them below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4629