The 2022-23 Budget: Fuel Price and Other Fiscal Relief Options

May 12, 2022 - The state can meet SAL  requirements through a variety of actions, such as lowering revenues from certain taxes, spending more on excludable purposes (for example, tax refunds, capital outlay, and subventions to local governments), and/or providing tax rebates and additional payments to schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4597

The 2022-23 Budget: Wildfire and Forest Resilience Package

Jan 26, 2022 - Additionally, A B  38 required a report assessing the cost ‑effectiveness of defensible space and home hardening compared to other activities to be completed by 2024. These required reports should help inform future legislative decisions on how much to spend on various potential approaches to reducing wildfire  risks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4495

The 2020-21 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 25, 2020 - The recent trade agreement between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada dedicated up to $ 300  m illion for wastewater treatment along the U.S. ‑Mexico border. However, how and where these funds will be spent —including how much will be dedicated to issues in California as compared to other border states —has not yet been determined.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4178

The 2023-24 Budget: Improving Legislative Oversight of CalFire’s Emergency Fire Protection Budget

May 1, 2023 - Furthermore, given that the state has been experiencing a trend towards a greater number of large and destructive wildfires, the administration ’s approach of averaging the five highest years over the past ten years (rather than the average of all the recent years) is  reasonable.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4765

School Land Bank Fund Investments [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - School Land Bank Fund Investments [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1444

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

An Initial Review of the Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program

Dec 13, 2021 - Fourth, grantees vary in when they expect to complete their regional priority plans —those receiving grants in the first round reported their expected completion dates range from the end of 2021 to 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4482

The 2019-20 Budget: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 14, 2019 - For example, SWRCB administers: Drinking Water for Schools. Recent budgets provided $ 10  m illion General Fund in 2016 ‑17 and another $6. 8  m illion in 2018 ‑19 for grants to local education agencies to improve access to, and the quality of, drinking water in public schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3933

Options for Creating a Forestry Management Training Center

Jan 4, 2022 - The Corps provides young adults (generally age 18 to 25) one year or longer of paid service to work on environmental projects and respond to natural disasters. The Corps operates out of 26 centers across the state, including both residential and nonresidential centers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4487

Improving State’s Approach to Park User Fees

Jan 12, 2017 - Third, some groups —such as veterans, the elderly, and school groups —can get fee exemptions. Many visitors to Sutter's Fort State Historic Park, for example, are school groups, contributing to more than half of their visitors paying no day use fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3527