Improving State’s Approach to Park User Fees

Jan 12, 2017 - Other funding sources for state park operations include revenue from fuel taxes, federal highway dollars for trails, the cigarette surtax, and various special funds designated for natural resource habitat protection.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3527

Administration’s Cap-and-Trade Report Provides New Information, Raises Issues For Consideration

Apr 15, 2016 - Such an approach would give the Legislature greater flexibility to use the revenue to (1) prov ide rebates or tax reductions that offset the costs that would be incurred by households or businesses and/or (2) fund projects that promote the Legislature ’s highest priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3445

The 2018-19 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 14, 2018 - Some larger local agencies, such as the Los Angeles County Fire Department, provide their own wildfire protection. However, many agencies mostly respond to structure fires rather than wildfires. In addition, the U.S.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3747

Funding Environmental Regulation [Publication Details]

Apr 28, 1995 - Presented by Mark Newton to: University of California, Berkeley Environmental Health Policy Program Workshop On: Taxing Pesticides to Fund Environmental Management and Integrated Pest Management
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2926

Fiscal Challenge From Three Major Lawsuits [Publication Details]

Feb 17, 2000 - California faces a very positive budgetary environment, but three legal challenges--Special Education. Property Tax Shift, and Smog Impact Fees--pose some fiscal concern.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/672

Allocating Utility Wildfire Costs: Options and Issues for Consideration

Jun 21, 2019 - The fund could be structured in a way that other parties would contribute, such as the state (through direct cash contributions or providing tax exempt status to the fund), and/or a surcharge on property insurance policies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4079

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

Feb 5, 2016 - For example, as of December  2015, a total of 1,130 households in Tulare County had reported running out of water, and of those, 700  reported obtaining an interim or permanent solution. The impacts of these water shortages have compounded other challenges in some affected communities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3343

The 2017-18 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 15, 2017 - This includes (1)  making payments to recyclers based on a tiered structure to better support low ‑volume recyclers, (2)  allowing greater flexibility to meet CZ  recycler requirements, (3)  restructuring payments made to cities and counties into a competitive grant program, (4)  incentivizing less contamination of materials in curbside collection programs, and (5)  replacing the curbside supplemental payments with a competitive grant program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3558

Proposition 50 Resources Bond: Funding Eligibility of Private Water Companies [Publication Details]

May 14, 2004 - The implementation of the Proposition 50 resources bond has raised the issue of whether private water companies should be eligible for these funds. We identify several legal, tax, and policy issues for legislative consideration in evaluating this issue. We recommend that the Legislature declare its policy position on this matter.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1180

Cogeneration Equipment Investments: The Effects of Rapid Amortization [Publication Details]

Jun 1, 1985 - In 1980, the California Legislature enacted AB 1404 (Chapter 1328, Statutes of 1980), which shortened the time period over which certain cogeneration equipment can be depreciated for California tax purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/476