The 2018-19 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 14, 2018 - Specifically, we find that the proposal ( 1)  i s not evidence based; ( 2)  w ould not target high ‑risk, high ‑need individuals; ( 3)  w ould be unlikely to lead to employment for participants; ( 4)  w ould likely not be cost ‑effective; and ( 5)  i ncludes resources that are not fully justified.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3747

New Infrastructure Legislation: Summary and Issues for Legislative Oversight

Aug 8, 2023 - Chapter  53 of 2023 (SB  124, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) authorizes the Infrastructure and Economic Development  Bank (I-Bank) to spend future federal funding that the state might receive through the Climate Catalyst Revolving Loan Fund program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4785

Cap-and-Trade Extension: Issues for Legislative Oversight

Dec 12, 2017 - The high price scenario assumes prices are roughly $ 20 i n 2018 and increase to reach a price ceiling of about $ 85 i n 2030 (in 2017  i nflation ‑adjusted dollars). This scenario also assumes the price speed bumps are evenly distributed between the price floor and ceiling, and that they have the effect of keeping prices flat for about one year (in 2023 and 2027).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3719

The 2024-25 Budget: CalFire—Implementation of a 66-Hour Workweek

Mar 19, 2024 - For  example, an engine that currently is staffed at any given time with a Fire Captain and two Fire Fighter Is might instead be staffed by a Fire Captain, Fire Apparatus Engineer, and Fire  Fighter I.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4886

The 2025-26 Budget: Various California Air Resources Board Proposals

Feb 24, 2025 - CARB indicates that it initiated a multimedia evaluation for E15 in 2018 and finalized the Tier I analysis in 2020. The department has not yet completed Tier II or Tier III but anticipates finishing these remaining steps by summer 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4980

The 2019-20 Budget: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 14, 2019 - Major components of Chapters 14 (S B  606 , Hertzberg) and 15 (A B  1668 , Friedman) of 2018 i nclude ( 1)  i mproving urban water use efficiency, ( 2)  i mproving agricultural water use efficiency, and ( 3)  s trengthening drought resilience.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3933

The 2020-21 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 25, 2020 - Additionally, the Legislature authorized $ 88  m illion from Proposition   68 i n 2019 ‑20 for grants to GSAs to begin implementing their GSPs and employ practices that bring their groundwater usage into balance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4178

Improving Outcomes for California Conservation Corpsmembers

Feb 9, 2018 - Conservationist I positions are the staff who most directly supervise work crews and often act as mentors and counselors to corpsmembers. Some CCC administrators have argued that richer staffing levels might improve retention by allowing Conservationist I to spend more time working with corpsmembers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3742

Allocating Utility Wildfire Costs: Options and Issues for Consideration

Jun 21, 2019 - Initial up ‑front contributions to the fund could come from ( 1)  I OU shareholders, possibly through one ‑time cash contributions; ( 2)  I OU ratepayers, possibly through securitization of a dedicated rate component; and ( 3)  P OUs, through a one ‑time or ongoing contribution.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4079

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Transportation

Dec 21, 2018 - The spending on ZEV infrastructure overseen by state agencies is intended to address this problem by ( 1)  r educing the costs of installing ZEV infrastructure and ( 2)  i ncreasing consumer demand for ZEVs by reducing range anxiety.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/report/3912