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

This Year, Virtually All Funding for Compensation Increases Is In This Item In the 2007 –08 Budget Act , the Legislature expressed its intent that virtually all funding for proposed pay and benefit increases be included in this budget item in future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/general_govt/gen_anl08022.aspx

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: Resources Overview

Finally, some resources activities have a public safety purpose, and the cost drivers include emergency response costs that can vary substantially from year to year. These activities include the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ’s (CalFire ’s) emergency fire suppression activities and the emergency flood response actions of the Department of Water Resources (DWR).
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/resources/res_anl08001.aspx

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: CALFED Bay–Delta Program

The outcomes of these efforts (much of which will be determined a year from now), and the legislative policy –setting that will follow, will help guide the future course of CALFED. Therefore, it appears appropriate for the CALFED budget to start with a “clean slate ” next year.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/resources/res_anl08002.aspx

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: Implementation of “AB 32”—Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006

Governor’s Intent for AB 32 Funding: Borrow Through 2009 ‑10 Year
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/resources/res_anl08003.aspx

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: California Conservation Corps (3340)

Therefore, we recommend increasing CCC ’s budget –year expenditure authority from the Collins –Dugan Account by $1 million —thereby avoiding the need to close the centers in the budget year while still achieving $1 million in General Fund savings.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/resources/res_anl08005.aspx

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (3360)

Based on our discussions with program staff, we understand that developing these guidelines is a priority activity for the budget year and that it is likely that the guidelines will be completed some time during the budget year.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/resources/res_anl08006.aspx

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

The administration projects that this proposed surcharge will generate approximately $100 million in revenues in the budget year and $125 million per year thereafter (reflecting full –year collection).
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/resources/res_anl08007.aspx

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: Department of Fish and Game (3600)

We believe that the proposed General Fund budget –balancing reduction in the Law Enforcement Division can be offset in the budget year and subsequent years by providing additional special fund support for this program, as discussed below.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/resources/res_anl08008.aspx

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: Wildlife Conservation Board (3640)

Based on our analysis, there are available special and bond funds that could be used to replace the General Fund obligation to HCF in the budget year and future years. We therefore recommend that the Legislature eliminate the General Fund transfer to HCF in the budget year and replace those funds with specified special and bond funds, thereby
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/resources/res_anl08009.aspx

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: California Coastal Commission (3720)

As a result, the commission projects that permit and fee revenues will increase to $2.3 million in the budget year, an increase of about 53 percent from the current year. The regulations to implement these increases are currently under Office of Administrative Law review, and revenues from the increases are assumed both in the current – and budget –year projections.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/resources/res_anl08010.aspx