The 2022-23 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Revenue Update

Apr 29, 2022 - Under those two revenue scenarios, we estimated that total revenue would exceed the Governor’s budget assumptions by $600 million (low scenario) to $2.8 billion (base scenario) over the 2021-22 and 2022-23 fiscal years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4591

The 2022-23 Budget: Wildfire and Forest Resilience Package [Publication Details]

Jan 26, 2022 - In this brief, we provide our initial assessment and recommendations in response to the Governor's wildfire resilience package, which would provide $1.2 billion over two years (including $800 million of new funding) for proposals intended to reduce the risk of severe and damaging wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4495

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Transportation

Dec 21, 2018 - The Legislature has not adopted statewide goals for the number of zero ‑emission heavy ‑duty vehicles deployed by a certain year. We note, however, that the 2016 Governor ’s Sustainable Freight Action Plan establishes targets of improving freight system efficiency by 25  p ercent and deploying over 100,000 vehicles and equipment capable of zero ‑emission operation by 2030.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3912

The 2022-23 Budget: Zero-Emission Vehicle Package

Feb 23, 2022 - These estimates include only projects implemented in the last few years. Technology Advancement. This is based on our assessment of the degree to which each program could help promote zero ‑emission technologies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4561

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Agriculture

Dec 15, 2021 - The program funds up to 50  percent of the total project costs, with the maximum grant amount capped at $3  million per project during the initial years of the program and $2  million per project in 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4483

The 2020-21 Budget: Climate Change Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 13, 2020 - This report assesses the Governor’s major 2020-21 budget proposals related to climate change. The four proposals we evaluate are the Governor's (1) cap-and-trade expenditure plan ($965 million), (2) expanded climate adaptation research and technical assistance activities ($25 million), (3) new Climate Catalyst loan fund ($250 million), and (4) climate bond ($4.75 billion).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4155

The 2016-17 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 16, 2016 - Without the proposed shift of fuel tax revenues, the SPRF would have a negative fund balance of $25  million in 2016 –17 , an amount which will continue to grow in out –years without action to address the structural deficit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3354

Adoption of April 2021 Wildfire and Forest Resilience Early Action Package

Apr 16, 2021 - In addition to early action funding, the Governor ’s January budget proposed funding in 2021 ‑22 for wildfire and forest resilience activities (for a total of $1  billion over the two years). In our recent publication The 2021‑22 Budget: Wildfire Resilience Package , we identified overarching issues for the Legislature to consider as it evaluates the Governor’s current- and budget-year proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4414

What Can We Learn From How the State Responded to the Last Major Drought? [Publication Details]

May 13, 2021 - Format: HTML Description: For the second consecutive year, the state is experiencing extremely low rates of precipitation. As we prepare for what could be an extended period of dry conditions, it is helpful to review how the state responded to the last major drought.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4429

State Wildfire Response Costs Estimated to Be Higher Than Budgeted

Oct 19, 2020 - The amount budgeted for the E-Fund each year is an estimate, in part based on the average costs of the large-incident firefighting incidents over the most recent five years. The Legislature approved, as part of the budget, authority for the Director of Finance to augment the item to pay for emergency fire suppression costs following notification of the Joint Legislative Bu dget Committee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4285