Environmental Water Account: Need for Legislative Definition and Oversight

Water moves th rough the Bay-Delta's system of canals and channels, and is transported to cities and farms in the Bay Area, the San Joaquin Valley, and most of Southern California by the State Wa ter Project (SWP) and the federal Central Valley Project (CVP).
https://lao.ca.gov/2001/012901_env_water_acct.html

Major Features of the 2001-02 California Budget

Local Government and Housing The Governor's budget in January included $250  million in general purpose fiscal relief for cities, counties, and special districts, and $200  million to expand a program which provides payments to local governments to reward them for the construction of new housing units.
https://lao.ca.gov/2001/bud_features/072701_bdgt_features.html

2001-02 Senate Budget Bill SB 75 (Peace) As Adopted by the Budget and Fiscal Review Committee

2001-02 Senate Budget Bill SB 75 (Peace) As Adopted by the Budget and Fiscal Review Committee 3.0 -4.0 The Senate approved the May Revision proposal to postpone the transfer of gasoline sales tax revenues from the General Fund to the Transportation Investment Fund (TIF).
https://lao.ca.gov/2001/budget_packets/052401_sen_floor.html

^[PDF] January 25, 2001 Sales Taxation Of Bunker Fuel

For example, fuel purchased by California motorists is fully subject to the SUT, regardless 6 California’s SUT-Related Provisions General Features of the SUT The SUT is generally levied in California on the gross receipts of personal property sold or transferred to individuals and businesses which are held to be the final con- sumer.
https://lao.ca.gov/2001/bunker_fuel/012501_bunker_fuel.pdf

^[PDF] An LAO California’s Land Conservation Efforts: The Role of State Conservancies

As shown in Figure 1, ownership of California’s 75 million acres of wildlands is divided primarily among federal, state, and private entities. The federal government owns 60 percent of California’s wildlands, and 37 percent is privately owned.
https://lao.ca.gov/2001/conservancies/010501_conservancies.pdf

^[PDF] CAL FACTS California's Economy and Budget in Perspective

Other special districts are governed by a board of supervisors or (less frequently) a city council. ! Measured on a per capita basis, California tends to have fewer cities, counties, and special districts than other states.
https://lao.ca.gov/2002/cal_facts/cal_facts_2002.pdf

Analysis of 2002-03 Mid-Year Budget Proposal

Under current law, the SHA was to provide the local maintenance funding in 2001-02 and 2002-03, and in return would receive cities' and counties' share of TIF funding in 2006-07 and 2007-08. The Governor's December proposal would stop the last three quarters of the SHA transfer to locals in the c urrent year, but would not provide offsetting funding to the locals in later years.
https://lao.ca.gov/2002/midyear_budget/1202_midyear_budget.html

Enhancing Implementation and Oversight: Proposition 40 Resources Bond

For other programs, the bond measure specifies the allocation of grants to cities and counties. Legislative review of the grant criteria proposed to be used by the departments will give the Legislature an opportunity to ensu re that the bond measure's requirements are being met.
https://lao.ca.gov/2002/prop_40/prop_40_050702.html

Supplemental Report 2002-03

This annual report of transfer related expenditures shall diffe rentiate between those expenditures which are directly related to transfer center operations or other transfer related activities and those transfer related efforts that may indire ctly impact the success of students wishing to transfer to a four-year baccalaureate granting institution.
https://lao.ca.gov/2002/supplemental_report/supp_rpt_2002_budget_act.html

^[PDF] Water Special Districts: A Look at Governance and Public Participation

A dependent governing body is one in which the gov- erning body is directly controlled by either a city or county. For dependent districts, a city council or county board of supervisors acts as the district’s ruling body or they appoint individuals for that responsibility who serve at the pleasure of the city or county.
https://lao.ca.gov/2002/water_districts/Special_Water_Districts.pdf