^[PDF] Funding for Natural Resources And Environmental Protection Programs

Fees are paid to the county clerk (who collects the fees on behalf of DFG) at the time of filing the final CEQA documents. Fees are then remitted to DFG. Statute requires the department to prepare an annual review of these filing fees and to recommend to the Legislature adjustments to the statutory fee structure.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/resources/2003/032703_funding.pdf

^[PDF] Propositions 1C and 84 Bond Implementation: Issues for Legislation

Agreement to prepare and adopt planning documents in col- laboration with all cities in the same county. – Proposition 84: Urban Greening/ Conservation Planning Provisions (Continued) 5L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C E March 13, 2007 Legislative Proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/resources/2007/Prop_1c_84_Bond_Implementation_031307.pdf

^[PDF] ABx2 8—Safe, Clean, Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2008

Property Tax Impacts. Local property tax rolls will be reduced if the bond funds are used for property acquisitions by gov- ernment agencies and/or nonprofi t entities, which do not pay property taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/resources/2008/ABx2_8_08_26_08.pdf

^[PDF] Funding Timber Harvest Plan Review and Enforcement

This would allow the fee to be col- lected by the Board of Equalization when it collects the existing timber tax (in lieu of property tax on timber). It would also collect fees roughly in proportion to the revenues generated from the harvesting and thus also in proportion to the economic benefi ts of timber production allowed by the THP.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/resources/2008/Funding_Timber_Harvest_Plan_Review_and_Enforcement_040708.pdf

^[PDF] LAO Budget Options: Resources Agency and Cal-EPA Departments

Such a fee could be based on the value of timber harvested and collected by the Board of Equalization which collects the existing timber yield tax. We estimate this proposal will reduce General Fund expenditures by $21 million, beginning in the 2009-10 budget year.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/resources/2008/LAO_Budget_Options_Resources_Agency_and_CalEPA_Depts.pdf

^[PDF] Department of Fish and Game: 2010-11 Budget and Policy Overview

In most cases, taxes (in the form of general sales tax or dedicated sales tax) raised the most fund- ing. However, as with any tax, these funds are potentially subject to diversion to other legislative priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/resources/2010/Department_of_Fish_and_Game_201011_Budget_and_Policy_Overview_20910.pdf

^[PDF] Tranquillon Ridge Offshore Oil and Gas Lease Agreement

The Environmental Impact Report (EIR) which was prepared by Santa Barbara County found that, as- suming a 14-year oil production termination date, the probability of an oil spill from oil production associated with Platform Irene increases from a current 5.4 percent to 11 percent under the Tran- quillon Ridge proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/resources/2010/Tranquillon_Ridge_Offshore_Oil_Gas_Lease_Agreement_012110.pdf

^[PDF] Department of Fish and Game: Budget and Policy Overview

In most cases, taxes (in the form of general sales tax or dedicated sales tax) raised the most funding. However, as with any tax, these funds are potentially subject to diversion to other legislative priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/resources/2011/DFG_Budget_and_Policy_Overview_72111.pdf

^[PDF] Fish and Wildlife Agency Structures and Best Practices: A Study of Florida, Texas, Washington, and New York

Florida dedicates 65 percent of its real estate transfer tax to conservation purposes. That tax raises roughly $600 million annually on average. Texas dedicates all receipts from sales taxes on sporting goods to conservation, which averages approximately $100 million per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/resources/2011/Fish_and_Wildlife_Agency_Structures_and_Best_Practices_91411.pdf

^[PDF] Major Water-Related Proposals In the Governor’s 2015-16 Budget

Since bonds will be repaid with state tax revenues, funds should be directed to projects that provide benefits to the state as a whole, not private beneficiaries. We recommend the Legislature specify what portion and type of activities should be considered as providing state-level public benefits. „ Require Robust Cost-Effectiveness Criteria for Project Selection.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/resources/2015/Major-Water-Related-Proposals-021215.pdf