LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board (1870)

The DOJ administers the California Witness Protection Program, which primarily reimburses county district attorney ’s offices for the costs of providing witness protection services. In 2006 –07, the Restitution Fund provided $3 million in annual support for this program.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/crim_justice/cj_anl08007.aspx

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: General Government Overview

Tax Collection. The Franchise Tax Board (FTB) and the Board of Equalization (BOE) are the state ’s two major revenue collection agencies. The FTB is responsible primarily for collection and administration of the state ’s personal income tax and the corporation tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/general_govt/gen_anl08001.aspx

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: Secretary for Business, Transportation and Housing (0520)

Specifically, loans are made at two –thirds of the market interest rate for an A –rated tax –exempt bond. This reduced interest rate lowers the cost of borrowing to local governments and can enable infrastructure investment to occur sooner or at greater levels than may otherwise happen.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/general_govt/gen_anl08003.aspx

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: Office of Planning and Research (0650)

The funding also provided assistance to existing walk –in volunteer “hubs, ” which serve 42 of the state ’s 58 counties. These hubs are operated by nonprofit organizations and help potential volunteers find volunteer opportunities.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/general_govt/gen_anl08004.aspx

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: Military Department (8940)

As we discuss in more detail in the “Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ” writeup in the “Resources ” chapter, the administration proposes to authorize a new surcharge on the insurance tax to cover wildland firefighting costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/general_govt/gen_anl08019.aspx

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: Tax Relief (9100)

The Williamson Act allows cities and counties to enter into contracts with landowners to restrict certain property to open space and agricultural uses. In return for these restrictions, the property owners pay reduced property taxes because the land is assessed at a lower –than –maximum level.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/general_govt/gen_anl08020.aspx

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: Augmentation for Employee Compensation (9800)

Including employer benefit expenses (principally retirement and health benefit contributions) and payroll taxes, the total costs of compensating these employees are about $30 billion. The General Fund supports more than one –half of this total.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/general_govt/gen_anl08022.aspx

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: Funding Timber Harvest Plan Review and Enforcement

Such a fee could be collected by the State Board of Equalization (BOE), which already collects a tax on timber yield. We recommend the Legislature create a new THP fee in statute, to be assessed on the value of timber harvested under each THP.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/resources/res_anl08004.aspx

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (3540)

The fee would be included in property tax bills and would be collected by county assessors or controllers. Based on our research, we believe the assessors will need information on parcels in SRA by July or August 2008, to include the fee in the tax bills that go out in September and October, in order to generate fee revenues when property taxes are paid in December 2008 and April 2009.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/resources/res_anl08007.aspx

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: Department of Parks and Recreation (3790)

In order to achieve the savings in park operations, the administration proposes to eliminate 124 positions in park operations, closing 48 state parks, and reducing or eliminating lifeguards at state beaches in Orange, San Diego, and Santa Cruz Counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/resources/res_anl08011.aspx