The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Energy Policy Changes

Mar 10, 2023 - Senate Bill  846 also included legislative intent to provide a total of $1  billion General Fund from 2023 ‑24 through 2025 ‑26 —$100  million in 2023 ‑24, $400  million in 2024 ‑25, and $500  million in 2025 ‑ 26 —to support the CERIP, which CEC recently developed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4735

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Water Resources

Mar 2, 2023 - And while recent storms may have helped recharge some shallow groundwater basins, years of overdraft in deeper basins mean it could take months or years to recharge groundwater in some areas. State Passed Major Legislation to Regulate Groundwater in 2014.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4725

The 2023-24 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Revenue Estimates

Mar 2, 2023 - Commits Out-Year GGRF Revenues. In addition to using the full $861  million of discretionary GGRF revenues to backfill proposed ZEV and AB  617 program General Fund reductions in 2023-24, the Governor also proposes using $414  million annually in future GGRF discretionary funds to backfill proposed cuts to intended General Fund for ZEV programs in 2024-25 and 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4730

The 2023-24 Budget: California Volunteers Proposed Program Expansions

Mar 1, 2023 - CA Volunteers spread those funds across portions of 2022, 2023, and 2024 to fund the program for two and a half years. The  2022 ‑23 budget package supplemented these funds with an additional $25  million on a one ‑time basis from the General Fund for the program to augment services during the summer of 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4723

The 2023-24 Budget: CalRecycle’s Zero Waste Plan Proposal

Feb 28, 2023 - Over the past several years, the Legislature has enacted legislation that has significantly expanded CalRecycle ’s responsibilities with regard to certain waste streams. These include: Chapter   395 of 2016 (S B   1383 , Lara).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4719

The 2023-24 Budget: Crafting Climate, Resources, and Environmental Budget Solutions

Feb 22, 2023 - While the Governor ’s budget is balanced under the administration ’s estimates for 2023 ‑24, the administration forecasts operating deficits of $9  billion in 2024 ‑25, $9  billion in 2025 ‑26, and $4  billion in 2026 ‑27.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4692

The 2023-24 Budget: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Major Capital Outlay Proposals

Feb 21, 2023 - As noted above, the Governor ’s request includes $3.9  million in 2023 ‑24 (decreasing to $3.4  million annually beginning in 2024 ‑25) for 12  facility staff to consult with DGS as it manages the training center project, as well as other potential capital outlay projects at CFTC ‑Ione that may be identified in the forthcoming master plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4693

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - We define a delay as an expenditure reduction that occurs in the budget window (2021 ‑22 through 2023 ‑24), but has an associated expenditure increase in a future year of the multiyear window (2024 ‑25 through 2026 ‑27).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

Summary of Major 2022 Climate and Energy Legislation

Jan 6, 2023 - Senate Bill  846 includes additional intent language to provide $10  million in 2023-24 and $150  million in 2024-25 from the General Fund, subject to appropriation, to fund implementation of a Land Conservation and Economic Development Plan to be developed by the California Natural Resources Agency that would support environmental enhancements, access to DCPP lands, and local economic development consistent with the updated decommissioning time line.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4660

Assessing California's Climate Policies—The 2022 Scoping Plan Update

Jan 4, 2023 - The plan assumes a 25  percent reduction in per capita VMT by 2030. In contrast, CARB assumes continuing with current policies (the Reference Scenario) would lead to a 4  percent reduction in VMT by  2045.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4656