The 2022-23 Budget: Municipal Stormwater and Urban Runoff Discharges Mandate

Feb 28, 2022 - Specifically, beginning in 2002, certain portions of Los Angeles County located in the Ballona Creek watershed were subject to a tras h “Total Maximum Daily Load ” (TMDL) plan, which carried its own trash management requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4565

The 2020-21 Budget: Climate Change Proposals

Feb 13, 2020 - Programs that receive funding should ( 1)  h ave clearly defined goals and objectives, ( 2)  b e well coordinated across different government entities, ( 3)  a ddress clear market failures and complement regulatory programs, and ( 4)  h ave effective strategies and resources for evaluating future outcomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4155

Expanding Access to Safe and Affordable Drinking Water in California—A Status Update

Nov 10, 2020 - In particular, oversight issues the Legislature may want to monitor include ( 1)  h ow well the SAFER program is meeting its objectives based on its adopted performance metrics; ( 2)  w hether the state might need to collect additional information to assess the program ’s performance, including regarding how effectively the program is addressing the existing disproportionate
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4294

The 2021-22 Budget: Department of Toxic Substances Control

Mar 19, 2021 - H owever, these numbers likely underestimate the number of brownfields in the state given the difficulty in estimating the number of properties that are underutilized as a result of suspected contamination.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4406

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - DWR also was required to collect and provide data to suppliers about residential landscape area measurements so they would know h ow much land in their service area is “irrigable. ” The first statutory reporting deadline for suppliers was January 1, 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Most significantly, the Governor proposes to: ( 1)  t o establish a uniform statewide schedule of prices at which drugs would have to be sold and ( 2)  h ave the state contract with drug manufacturers to create its own brand of generic drugs that would be available for purchase statewide.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

Reducing the Destructiveness of Wildfires: Promoting Defensible Space in California

Sep 30, 2021 - A key strategy for reducing home losses during wildfires is for homeowners to maintain an area free of excess or dead vegetation around their homes, known as defensible space.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4457

The 2020-21 Budget: Governor's Wildfire-Related Proposals

Feb 21, 2020 - We recommend that the Legislature adopt budget trailer legislation to provide clear legislative direction for completion of the strategic wildfire plan, including ( 1)  w hich entity is responsible for the plan; ( 2)  t he specific content to be included in the plan; ( 3)  t he timing of the final and any interim reports; and ( 4)  h ow various entities should be involved in the development of the plan, including state agencies, local representatives, and academic researchers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4172

Cap-and-Trade Extension: Issues for Legislative Oversight

Dec 12, 2017 - Alternatively, under a scenario where there continues to be only one committee, the Legislature could direct the committee to primarily serve in an advisory role for program design while also requiring it to ( 1) i dentify high ‑priority areas for additional research funding and/or ( 2) h elp evaluate proposed research projects, particularly to ensure sound methodologies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3719

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Electricity Generation

Jan 6, 2020 - Actual costs related to the RPS could be tens of dollars h igher per ton. For context, cap ‑and ‑trade allowance prices are currently about $ 17 p er ton. In theory, this suggests that this program is encouraging emissions reductions that cost up to $ 17 p er ton.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4131