Crude Oil by Rail—Federal Update

Dec 17, 2015 - The 2015-16 budget package also established a fee on the top 25 most hazardous materials travelling by rail in California (as defined by OES). Fee revenue will be used to repay the loans and provide ongoing funding for the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3321

The 2018-19 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 14, 2018 - The minimum qualifications for a Firefighter  I require a candidate to be at least 18  years old and have a high school diploma or its equivalent. However, the department indicates that many applicants are returning Firefighter I ’s who have previous experience working as seasonal firefighters and many have an Emergency Medical Technician certification (which is extremely difficult for a convicted felon to obtain).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3747

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 17, 2019 - These first-year costs include CalFire staff, contract pilots, and the first year of a three-year exclusive use contract for a C-130 air tanker to use as a training platform and be available to assist in wildfire response.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4103

The 2020-21 Budget: Climate Change Proposals

Feb 13, 2020 - This would require annual payments averaging about $ 200  m illion from the General Fund over about the next 40 years. The exact costs and time period would depend on the specific details of the bond ’s sales.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4155

The 2020-21 Budget: Governor's Wildfire-Related Proposals

Feb 21, 2020 - Fire Engine Prepositioni ng. $25  million annually to pre ‑position mutual aid fire engines and other related equipment in order to decrease local response times to potentially destructive wildfires and other disasters.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4172

Managing Floods in California

Mar 22, 2017 - CDAA typically covers no more than 75  percent of eligible costs, with the relevant local agency covering the remaining 25  percent of eligible costs. These ratios apply to both state ‑declared eligible disaster costs, as well as to the nonfederal share of federally declared disaster costs, as described below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3571

The 2016-17 Budget: The State's Drought Response

Feb 5, 2016 - As a result, statewide urban water usage dropped by 25.5  percent from June to December of 2015 compared to the same period in 2013, slightly exceeding the statewide conservation target of 25  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3343

The 2015-16 Budget: Major Features of the Adopted Plan (Other Issues)

Jun 19, 2015 - Under these bills, the department will have five years to commit Proposition  1E funds and three additional years to spend the funds, after which time the authorization to use the funds will expire. Cap-and-Trade Additional Cap-and-Trade Expenditures Expected to Be Part of Future Legislation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3278

Reducing the Destructiveness of Wildfires: Promoting Defensible Space in California

Sep 30, 2021 - Specifically, 21 p ercent of reporting agencies had compliance rates below 25 p ercent, while 38 p ercent had compliance rates above 75 p ercent. In the box below, we discuss some issues related to why measuring compliance rates is a valuable, though imperfect, measure of wildfire risk reduction, as well as why there is no clear optimal compliance rate that the state should target.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4457

Improving California's Forest and Watershed Management

Apr 4, 2018 - (CalFire also received one ‑time allocations from GGRF for forest health in previous years but at lesser levels —$ 25  m illion in 2014 ‑15 and $ 40  m illion in 2016 ‑17.) CalFire plans to allocate these funds via grants for projects through its Forest Health Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3798