Statutory requirement for submittal of AB 32 zero-based budget by April 1, 2011

Apr 28, 2011 - Funding for AB 32 implementation in the budget year was approved by the Legislature earlier this year in the budget process, presumably based on the assumption that the Administrat ion would make a good-faith effort to comply with the statutory requirement (and be on time) and that the Legislature would make any necessary adjustments to the AB 32 budgets afte r having evaluated the ZBB report.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/406

April income tax collections on track to be $300 million above projections

Apr 28, 2011 - Through the end of March 2011 , General Fund agency cash tax revenues were running approximately $2 billion above year-to-date projections for 2010-11. In the next few weeks, the state's budget forecasters will have to consider how to incorporate these higher year-to-date tax collections into final state revenue projections for 2010-11, as well as 2011-12.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/407

April Finance Letter: Advanced energy storage

Apr 27, 2011 - Last year, the Governor requested three positions for workload associated with AES.  The Legislature instead approved  one two-year limited term position.   AES Legislation Was Enacted  in 2010.   Subsequent to the Legislature 's evaluation of the CPUC 's 2010-11 budget request related to AES,  Chapter 469, Statutes of 2010 (AB 2514, Skinner), was enacted to provide  Legislature 's  policy direction in the area of AES.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/403

Davis-Dolwig cost allocation study

Apr 27, 2011 - LAO Policy Concerns and Recommendations Made in Past Years. We   have raised concerns in the past (again, see “ Funding Recreation at the State Water Project ,” as well as our analyses of the 2009-10 and 2010-2011 Governor’s budgets) over DWR's practice of using SCRB to calculate the state’s share of SWP costs. 
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/401

Salton Sea Restoration Funding (Reappropriations and Reimbursement Expenditure Authority)

Apr 27, 2011 - The majority of benefits of any restoration plan are likely to be realized only after the completion of the restoration many years from now, and as such, a temporary delay is unl ikely to have significant negative  consequences on fish and bird species.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/399

State Water Project staffing for implementation of biological opinions

Apr 27, 2011 - In our initial analysis we also questioned the need for permanent staff when many of these activities will be completed over the next several years.   The department agreed that the workload is of a limited duration, but it has identified a significant number of future projects that these positions will work on after the comple tion of the workload listed in the Governor ’s proposal.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/325

Advanced energy storage (See April Finance Letter for update on issue)

Apr 27, 2011 - Last year, the Governor requested three positions for workload associated with AES.  The Legislature instead approved  one two-year limited term position.   AES Legislation Was Enacted  in 2010.   Subsequent to the Legislature 's evaluation of the CPUC 's 2010-11 budget request related to AES,  Chapter 469, Statutes of 2010 (AB 2514, Skinner), was enacted to provide  Legislature 's  policy direction in the area of AES.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/281

Reappropriations of Propositions 40 and 84 bond funds

Apr 20, 2011 - In light of this action plan and WCB ’s  success at expending reappropriations requested in 2010-11,  we now recommend approval of the request to reappropriate $25 million from Proposition 84 for NCCP.      
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/277

Big Three state taxes above projections in March. Personal income taxes strong.

Apr 8, 2011 - Final payments from corporations for tax year 2010 were low, and estimated payments for 2011 were near the expected level. (April, however, is the first major estimated CT payment for the 2011 calendar year.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/397

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 6 and 13 [Publication Details]

Apr 8, 2011 - We reviewed the proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Bargaining Unit 6 (Correctional Peace Officers) and Unit 13 (Stationary Engineers). If adopted, the MOUs would result in increased state costs in the current year, savings in 2011-12, and costs thereafter. Overall, the MOUs would reduce state Bargaining Unit 6 and 13 employee compensation costs in 2011-12 by about 3.6 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2468