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

Feb 18, 2025 - Parks notes that while the program is available throughout the state, the department has taken steps to increase access within lower ‑income communities by providing a larger proportion of passes to library branches located in areas with high poverty index percentages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

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

Feb 9, 2022 - To increase awareness about the program and to recruit volunteers, California Volunteers would develop a robust marketing campaign using social media platforms, such as Facebook and Ring Neighborhoods, and provide communications support to neighborhood leaders. $1.5   Million for Digital Infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523

The 2024-25 Budget: Insolvency Risks for Environmental and Transportation Special Funds

Feb 27, 2024 - Other solutions provided longer ‑term solutions, including (1)  ending a previous practice of transferring about $90  million annually from MVA to the General Fund; (2)  authorizing vehicle registration fees to be adjusted annually based on the percent change in the California Consumer Price Index (CPI) to account for inflation; (3)  shifting certain programs from MVA to other
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4858

The 2021-22 Budget: Department of Toxic Substances Control

Mar 19, 2021 - The cap would be adjusted annually for inflation according to the Consumer Price Index beginning in 2024 ‑25. Once the cap is reached, the Legislature would have to take action to authorize additional tax increases to align with higher expenditure levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4406

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

Feb 5, 2016 - Another tool upon which researchers and government agencies frequently rely to measure drought is the Palmer Drought Severity Index, which uses temperature and precipitation data to calculate water supply and demand.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3343

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 18, 2021 - Second, the legislation authorizes the state to annually adjust fee levels beginning in 2023 to keep pace with inflation, based on the California Consumer Price Index. Third, the legislation expands the fee to apply not only to petroleum but also fuels made from renewable sources —such as plant and animal oils and fats —in recognition that these fuels also pose a risk of spilling and causing environmental damage as they are transported by rail and ship across the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4463