The 2022-23 Budget: Oil Well Abandonment and Remediation

Jan 31, 2022 - This approach could reduce near ‑term state fiscal costs, allow the state to maximize available federal funding, and give the Legislature an opportunity to better evaluate the benefits and costs of the remediation activities before allocating additional state funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4508

The 2022-23 Budget: State Water Resources Control Board—Bay-Delta Plan Update [Publication Details]

Jan 31, 2022 - The 2022-23 Budget: State Water Resources Control Board—Bay-Delta Plan Update [Publication Details] Description: In this post, we discuss the State Water Resources Control Board’s (SWRCB’s) efforts to update the water quality control plan for the Sacramento‑San Joaquin Bay‑Delta and its source rivers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4506

The 2022-23 Budget: State Water Resources Control Board—Bay-Delta Plan Update

Jan 31, 2022 - The 2022-23 Budget: State Water Resources Control Board—Bay-Delta Plan Update The 2022‑23 Budget State Water Resources Control Board — Bay ‑Delta Plan Update Summary. In this post, we discuss the State Water Resources Control Board ’s (SWRCB ’s) efforts to update the water quality control plan for the Sacramento ‑San Joaquin Bay ‑Delta and its source rivers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4506

The 2022-23 Budget: Oil Well Abandonment and Remediation [Publication Details]

Jan 31, 2022 - Furthermore, it may be appropriate for the current oil and gas operators to bear at least some of the cost of remediating the environmental damages from these wells—rather than the general taxpayer through the state General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4508

The 2022-23 Budget: Water and Drought Response Proposals

Jan 31, 2022 - More Than Half of the Governor’s Proposed Activities Are Excluded From State Appropriations Limit (SAL). The California Constitution imposes a limit on the amount of revenue the state can appropriate each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4509

The 2022-23 Budget: Wildfire Response Proposals

Jan 28, 2022 - Some Proposed Spending Is Excluded Under State Appropriations Limit (SAL). The  California Constitution imposes a limit on the amount of revenue the state can appropriate each year. The state can exclude certain capital outlay appropriations from the SAL calculation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4504

The 2022-23 Budget: Wildfire and Forest Resilience Package

Jan 26, 2022 - Protecting State Assets and Responsibilities. For example, some funding in the package is targeted to addressing risks on state ‑owned lands, such as state parks. The Legislature could also consider whether more funding should be spent in ways that better ensure protection of other state assets, such as highways and
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4495

The 2022-23 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Jan 25, 2022 - Why should the state invest in a one ‑time snapshot of air pollution, rather than a system that can help the state track changes in air pollution over time? How many areas of the state would be monitored?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4496

The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Toxic Substances Control Reform Implementation

Jan 25, 2022 - To inform the 2021 ‑22  budget decisions, DTSC provided the Legislature with an expenditure plan that stated the programs and activities the department intended to augment with the additional revenues from HWCA  and TSCA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4497

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget [Publication Details]

Jan 13, 2022 - On January 10, 2022, Governor Newsom presented his proposed state budget to the Legislature. In this report, we provide a brief summary of the proposed budget based on our initial review. In the coming weeks, we will analyze the plan in more detail and release several additional budget analyses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4492