The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Budget Proposals

Feb 9, 2022 - California Volunteers serves this purpose in the state, coordinating state funds and private donations to match federal funds for the state ’s AmeriCorps programs. Disaster Response and Recovery. California  Volunteers also is tasked with coordinating volunteer activities related to disaster response and recovery.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523

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: 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

Options for Creating a Forestry Management Training Center

Jan 4, 2022 - State Conservation Camps Train Inmate Hand Crews. CalFire and CDCR jointly operate 35  conservation camps in 25 counties across the state. Inmates in the program live in a conservation camp rather than in a state prison.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4487

An Initial Review of the Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program

Dec 13, 2021 - These potential longer ‑term actions include aligning state grants with regional priority plans and considering ongoing  funding for RFFC. Short ‑Term Recommendations Create State Requirements for Regional Priority Plans State Standards Could Help Align Plans With State Priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4482

The 2022-23 Budget: Clean Energy Package

Feb 22, 2022 - The state ’s 2030 GHG goals will be difficult to meet. The Legislature could redirect some of the proposed funding to other programs that likely do more to help meet the state ’s 2030 goals, such as methane reduction programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4554

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: Zero-Emission Vehicle Package

Feb 23, 2022 - By  comparison, other state programs are likely more cost ‑effective. For example, current cap ‑and ‑trade allowance prices are about $30  per ton and Low Carbon Fuel Standard credits are about $150 per ton.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4561

The 2022-23 Budget: California Spending Plan Series [Publication Details]

Sep 29, 2022 - Each year, our office publishes California Spending Plan, a series of publications that summarize the annual state budget. The Overview of the California Spending Plan is presented here along with short online posts that focus on major areas and features of the 2022-23 budget package. As more of these posts become available, we will add them below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4629