The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 18, 2021 - Over the past several decades, the city has applied these taxes to the state ’s share of tidelands revenue, reducing the amount of revenue the state receives. Budget trailer legislation specifies that the state “consents ” to those previous city taxes but prohibits the state ’s share of revenues from being subject to any future local taxes, fees, or assessments without explicit statutory authorization.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4463

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection [Publication Details]

Oct 18, 2021 - The 2021‑22 budget package provides a total of $21.7 billion from various fund sources—the General Fund, bond funds, and various special funds—for programs administered by the California Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Agencies. This is a net increase of $4.8 billion (22 percent) compared to 2020‑21 estimated expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4463

Property tax assessment. [Ballot]

Oct 15, 2021 - Increases State Funding. Local governments and schools would receive additional state funding to cover their property tax losses from other recent changes. State Appropriations Limit Consideration. The State Constitution limits how much tax revenues the state can spend each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-015

Local land use. [Ballot]

Oct 15, 2021 - Limits State ’s Discretion When Appropriating State Funds. The measure amends the California Constitution to specify that the state could not modify how it appropriates state funding as a result of this measure.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-016

Water supply. [Ballot]

Oct 15, 2021 - State Appropriations Limit Consideration. The State Constitution limits how much tax revenues the state can spend each year. However, certain types of spending, most notably for infrastructure, are excluded from this limit.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-014

California New Business Creation: September 2021 [EconTax Blog]

Oct 14, 2021 - California New Business Creation: September 2021 [EconTax Blog] California New Business Creation: September 2021 October 14, 2021 Brian Uhler The extent of new business creation in California can be a useful gauge of the health of the state ’s economy.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/704

Chronic dialysis clinics. [Ballot]

Oct 14, 2021 - This scenario would lead to increased costs for state and local governments likely in th e low tens of millions of dollars annually. This represents a minor increase in the state ’s total spending on Medi-Cal and state and local governments ’ total spending on employee and retiree health coverage.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-013

Funding for students attending private schools. [Ballot]

Oct 13, 2021 - Similar to the state, public schools also make pension contributions that include both of these components. (Most other public school employees also qualify for pensions when they retire, but the state does not fund these pensions directly.)
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-011

Voting in California. [Ballot]

Oct 13, 2021 - Costs Likely Borne by State. The State Constitution generally requires that the state reimburse local governments for the cost to implement state mandated activities. Generally, voter approved initiatives are exempt from this reimbursement requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-012

Peace officer use of force. [Ballot]

Oct 12, 2021 - State Appropriations Limit Consideration . The State Constitution limits how much tax revenues the state can spend each year. However, certain types of spending are excluded from this limit. In recent years, the limit has been an important consideration in state budgeting decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-010