The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandate—Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board

May 5, 2025 - Governor ’s Position Conflicts With the Court ’s and Commission ’s Decisions. The justification behind the Governor ’s proposal conflicts with decisions by both the 2022 appellate court and CSM. The court determined that local governments lack fee authority when voter approval pursuant to Proposition  218 is required, distinguishing this requirement from the majority protest requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Energy Policy Changes

Mar 10, 2023 - For example, between 2020 and 2022, CPUC ’s IRP procurement orders resulted in more than 11,000 MW of new energy resources, most of which are coming from solar, wind, and battery storage projects. CPUC also has expanded its allowed time lines for LSEs to secure new energy resources in recognition of the timing difficulties in bringing these resources online.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4735

The 2022-23 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Revenue Update

Apr 29, 2022 - The 2022-23 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Revenue Update The 2022-23 Budget Cap-and-Trade Revenue Update LAO January Revenue Estimates Were Substantially Higher Than Governor ’s Budget. In our January analysis, The 2022-23 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan , we identified different cap-and-trade auction revenue scenarios, including
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4591

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandates—Regional Water Quality Control Boards

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

The 2025-26 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Reauthorization and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Proposals at May Revision

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5049

The 2025-26 Budget: Natural Resources and Agriculture Discretionary Spending Proposals

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

The 2025-26 Budget: May Revision Trailer Bill Proposals on the Delta Conveyance Project and Water Quality Control Plans

May 27, 2025 - However, VA parties did not submit an initial VA memorandum of understanding to SWRCB until March  2022, and they continue to refine the proposal ’s details to this day. SWRCB also has indicated that the severe multiyear droughts that occurred in recent years strained its staff capacity to work on the Bay-Delta Plan updates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5053

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

Feb 9, 2022 - The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Budget Proposals The 2022-23 Budget Office of Planning and Research Budget Proposals Summary. This budget post describes the Governor ’s 2022 ‑23 budget proposals for the Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and provides comments and recommendations to the  Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523

The 2023-24 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Revenue Estimates

Mar 2, 2023 - February 2023 Auction Revenues About $350  Million Higher Than 2022-23 Budget Act Assumptions. The preliminary auction results exceeded the expectations of the 2022-23 Budget Act for this auction —$630  million, which reflected the administration ’s projections —by about $350  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4730

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - For example, CalFire maintains an incident reporting dashboard, and the Salton Sea Management Program presents updates annually to SWRCB, prepares a yearly report, and mainta ins an online project tracker.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4958