The 2012-13 Budget: Strategies to Maintain California's Park System [Publication Details]

Mar 2, 2012 - In this report, we evaluate various options that could be adopted to reduce costs or increase revenue for the state park system. Based on this analysis, we recommend specific steps to help maintain the park system, such as transferring the ownership of some state parks to local governments, eliminating the use of peace officers for certain park tasks, allowing private companies to operate some state parks, and increasing park user fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2588

The 2012–13 Budget: Cap–and–Trade Auction Revenues [Publication Details]

Feb 16, 2012 - These auctions are part of the state's plan to meet the goals of the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (commonly referred to as AB 32). In this report, we recommend that the Legislature first use the revenues in 2012-13 to offset General Fund costs of existing programs designed to mitigate GHG emissions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2563

Evaluating the Policy Trade-Offs in ARB's Cap-and-Trade Program [Publication Details]

Feb 9, 2012 - This new, complex program is part of the state's plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions statewide to 1990 levels by 2020—a goal set by the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (commonly referred to as AB 32).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2559

Public Interest Research Program Review, Letter to Senator Padilla [Publication Details]

Feb 3, 2011 - We find that (1) the CEC has not demonstrated that there has been a substantial payoff to date from the state’s investment of more than $700 million in ratepayer funds, (2) there is a role for the state to continue to support public interest energy research, and (3) if the Legislature decides that there should be a continuing state role in this area of research,
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2416

AB32: Letter to Assembly Member Dan Logue Regarding Potential Economic Leakage [Publication Details]

May 13, 2010 - Specifically we were asked to look at the costs California would likely incur following the implementation of AB 32 through the California Air Resource Board’s Scoping Plan, compared to states that do not have similar policies in place.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2277

Implementation of AB 32—Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 [Publication Details]

Apr 14, 2010 - The state's AB 32 activities, currently carried out mainly by the Air Resources Board (ARB) but also by eleven other state agencies, will be shifting from the development of plans and regulations to program implementation and enforcement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2253

Liquid Assets: Improving Management of the State's Groundwater Resources [Publication Details]

Mar 24, 2010 - Liquid Assets: Improving Management of the State's Groundwater Resources [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/2242

The 2010-11 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection [Publication Details]

Mar 8, 2010 - Finally, we recommend rejection of the Governor’s proposal to dedicate the ongoing Tranquillon Ridge oil lease revenues to support state parks, because it limits the Legislature's future decision making.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2217

Reforming Davis-Dolwig: Funding Recreation in the State Water Project [Publication Details]

Mar 19, 2009 - Reforming Davis-Dolwig: Funding Recreation in the State Water Project [Publication Details] Reforming Davis-Dolwig: Funding Recreation in the State Water Project Format: HTML Description: The Davis-Dolwig Act is a 47-year-old state law that specifies that the state, not water ratepayers, should fund the recreation component of the the State Water Project (SWP).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1984

2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Resources and Environmental Protection [Publication Details]

Feb 3, 2009 - Fees are an appropriate funding source in these cases, in our view, because the state is either providing a service directly to beneficiaries or administering a pollution control program that should be funded on a “polluter pays” basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1921