The 2024-25 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4847

The 2024-25 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Feb 20, 2024 - DOF ’s new approach uses an average of actual allowance prices from auctions that occurred in the previous calendar year. For 2024 ‑25, this new approach has resulted in the administration basing its spending plan on higher estimates compared to its previous practice.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4847

The 2024-25 Budget: Crafting Climate, Resources, and Environmental Budget Solutions

Feb 14, 2024 - (We discuss the overall budget condition in our January 2024 report,  The 2024‑25 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Budget .)  Governor’s Proposals Uses Three Strategies to Generate $4.1   Billion in General Fund Solutions for 2024 ‑25 Budget Problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4841

The 2024-25 Budget: Crafting Climate, Resources, and Environmental Budget Solutions [Publication Details]

Feb 14, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: Crafting Climate, Resources, and Environmental Budget Solutions [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4841

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - (CII  includes water used by businesses, manufacturers, and public ‑serving entities, such as schools, as well as for large landscapes, such as parks.) Urban Water Suppliers Provide Water to Most Californians.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823

California’s Cap-and-Trade Program: Frequently Asked Questions

Oct 24, 2023 - For example, the board is expected to initiate a process in 2024 which may include potential changes related to program stringency and the allocation of allowanc es to certain industrial entities. CARB has made numerous changes to the program in past years, including adjusting the supply of allowances and establishing the linkage with Quebec ’s carbon market.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4811

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2023 - The budget package delays a total of $450  million in General Fund spending until 2024 ‑25: (1) $200  million from 2021 ‑22 to 2024 ‑25 for drinking water and wastewater projects at the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), and (2) $250  million that was originally planned in 2022 ‑23 and 2023 ‑24 until
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807

The 2023-24 Budget: California Spending Plan Series [Publication Details]

Oct 2, 2023 - Each year, our office publishes California Spending Plan, a series of publications that summarize the annual state budget. The final version of Overview of the California Spending Plan is presented here along with short online posts that focus on major areas and features of the 2023-24 budget package. As these posts become available, we will add them below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4835

New Infrastructure Legislation: Summary and Issues for Legislative Oversight

Aug 8, 2023 - Extends the Governor ’s existing, similar authority to streamline CEQA judicial review for certain other types of projects from January  1,  2024 to January 1, 2032. Infrastructure Contracting —Chapter 58 of 2023 (SB 146, Gonzalez) Reports By July 1, 2024, and annually thereafter until July 1, 2033, Caltrans must report on its website information on active and expired job order contracts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4785

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