The 2026-27 Budget: Permitting Support at the State Water Resources Control Board

Mar 2, 2026 - SWRCB also found that approximately 48  percent of individual state-only permits processed recently could have instead been processed as dredge/fill certifications before Sackett . SWRCB estimates an individual state-only dredge/fill permit requires up to 140 more staff hours than a dredge/fill certification.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Additionally, the budget agreement includes intent to provide $83.6  million in General Fund and 48 positions for College Corps in 2026-27 and ongoing, making the program permanent. (Previous funding for the program was only provided on a pilot, limited-term basis through 2025-26.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

Assessing California's Climate Policies—The 2022 Scoping Plan Update

Jan 4, 2023 - As it relates to the 2030 goal, perhaps the most significant change in the 2022 plan (as compared to previous Scoping Plans) is that it identifies a new GHG target of 48  percent below the 1990  level, compared to the current statutory goal of 40  percent below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4656

What Threat Does Sea-Level Rise Pose to California?

Aug 10, 2020 - Locations identified as being at risk include: 59 m iles of highways and bridges, 48 m iles of freight rail lines, 20 m iles of passenger rail lines, 11 acres of ferry terminals, 780 acres of seaports, and 4,670 acres of airports.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4261

The 2022-23 Budget: Pesticide Enforcement

May 5, 2022 - The legislation would allow DPR to levy new administrative penalties of up to $15,000 for entities who do not provide this information within 48 hours after being requested. DPR indicates that this information would o nly be requested after the department identifies that a particular lot of produce carries illegal pesticide residues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4592

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Residential Electricity Rates in California

Jan 7, 2025 - Specifically, over the same four ‑year period, PG &E, SCE, and SDG &E average rates have increased by between 48  percent and 67  percent. Additionally, although electricity rates in California have exceeded the national average for many years, the gap has grown substantially in recent years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

The 2018-19 Budget: California Department of Food and Agriculture

Mar 28, 2018 - The applicator must give these beekeepers 48 hours notification be fore the intended application. This notification period is intended to give beekeepers an opportunity to take action to protect their colonies, such as temporarily moving them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3793

What Can We Learn From How the State Responded to the Last Major Drought?

May 13, 2021 - As of May 10, 2021, precipitation levels were tracking at 48  p ercent of average for the year in the Northern Sierra region, 49 percent in the mid‑Sierra San Joaquin region, and 36 percent further south in the Tulare Basin region.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4429

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 5, 2020 - The budget also includes authority for 48 new positions to implement the SADW Fund and associated program. These positions will supplement the 23 positions established in 2019 ‑20. All of the positions will be supported by a portion of the $130  million from the SADW Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4275

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - Legislation approved in 2018 established a long-term urban water use efficiency framework to “Make Conservation a California Way of Life,” creating new requirements for urban retail water suppliers across the state. This report responds to a requirement that our office assess implementation of the framework.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823