LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Resources Overview

The budget proposes General Fund expenditu res at a level that is above that found in 1997-98 and prior years, but is significantly below the General Fund expenditures in each of the years 1998-99 through 2002-03.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/resources/res_01_ov_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

The total proposed budget is a decrease of about $163  million (or 19  percent) below estimated current-year expenditures. Most of this decrease reflects higher expenditures for fire suppression activities during the current year than proposed for 20 04-05, reflecting a particularly high fire year in 2003-04.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/resources/res_06_3540_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Department of Fish and Game

This level of expenditure is about the same as estimated current-year expenditures. However, the current-year budget reflects reductions of about $15  million from 2002-03 expenditure levels. These reductions impact a variety of DFG's activities, including timber harvest plan review, management of marine resources, and resource assessment activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/resources/res_07_3600_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: California Coastal Commission

Budget Reflects Program Reductions Over Last Few Years. The commission's proposed budget for 2004-05 reflects cumulative reductions totaling around $3  million (and 30 positions) made over the last three years.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/resources/res_08_3720_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission

BCDC's Permit Fees —Set Administratively —Have Not Been Revised in 13 Years. Under current law, BCDC is provided broad authority to assess reasonable permit fees. Our review finds that BCDC has not revised its permit fee schedule since 1991.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/resources/res_10_3820_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Delta Protection Commission

In the last several years, the ELPF and HWRF have been the sole sou rce of support for the commission, with the latter fund providing the larger share of support. The commission's funding has increased over the past 11 years from $250,000 to its current level of $301,000.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/resources/res_11_3840_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment

Budget Reflects Significant Program Reductions Over Last Few Years. The OEHHA's proposed budget reflects cumulative reductions of close to $3  million in the current and budget years, a reduction of about 20  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/resources/res_13_3980_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: California Public Utilities Commission

This contrasts with the federal E-Rate program that determines the level of subsidy for schools based on the number of students at the school eligible for the National S chool Lunch Program. It uses the lunch program as a benchmark to indicate the poverty level at the school, thereby targeting schools with a higher level of students from low-income households.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/resources/res_14_8660_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: High-Speed Rail Authority

Despite the proposal to repeal Chapter  697, the budget proposes $1.1  million in support of HSRA in the budget year. The amount includes $300,000 for the legal defense of the final environmental impact report for the system.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/transportation/trans_05_2665_anl04.htm

^[PDF] Summary of the 2005-06 Analysis of the Budget Bill

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https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2005/2005-06_Analysis_Handout.pdf