The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Sep 12, 2024 - D = Delay; FS = Fund Shift; and R = Reduction. CARB = California Air Resources Board; CDFA = California Department of Food and Agriculture; Go ‑Biz = Governor ’s Office of Business and Economic Development; GHG = greenhouse gas; and DPR = Department of Pesticide Regulation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

The 2024-25 Budget: Salton Sea Management Program

Feb 26, 2024 - Other landowners include the state, Riverside County, Imperial Irrigation District (IID), Coachella Valley Water D istrict (CVWD), the federal Bureau of Land Management, the federal Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), and private  landowners.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4859

The 2024-25 Budget: Flood Management Proposals

Feb 26, 2024 - Funding reflects state ’s share of cost required by federal government to proceed with projects. d Project led by the state, but spending could be eligible for a credit toward the state share of cost on a future USACE project. e The Kopta Slough project likely will receive $10 million in federal funds from the Bureau of Reclamation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4856

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2023 - Figure 4 General Fund Unless Otherwise Noted (In Millions) Program 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23 2023 ‑24 2025 ‑26 and 2026 ‑27 Totals Investments in Strategic Reliability Assets DWR Energy data infrastructure and analysis CEC a Reflects the reduction in total funding from 2022 ‑23 through 2025 ‑26. b Includes $60 million from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF). c Includes $345 million GGRF. d Funded with GGRF. e Includes $22 million GGRF.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807

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

Feb 27, 2024 - Amount displayed does not include proposed increases related to this proposal. c Governor ’s proposal expected as part of the May Revision. d Does not include General Fund transfers. DPR = Department of Pesticide Regulation; DTSC = Department of Toxic Substances Control; DMV = Department of Motor Vehicles; CNRA  =  California  Natural Resources Agency; Parks = Department of Parks and Recreation; MVFA = Motor Vehicle Fuel Account; and CEC  =  California  Energy Commission.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4858

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - Urban water savings d uring wet years will only help local suppliers and/or the state better manage and meet California ’s water needs during periods of drought if they are targeted effectively. Recommendations for Legislative Consideration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823

LAO Recommended Legislation [Publication Details]

Dec 1, 2008 - Recommendations in this report include, among many others: (a) Simplify and Consolidate K-12 General Purpose Funding, (b) Promote the Adoption of Health Information Technology in California, (c) Fund Inmate Education Programs Based on Actual Attendance, and (d) Increase and Index the State Gas Tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1897

The 2023-24 Budget: Improving Legislative Oversight of CalFire’s Emergency Fire Protection Budget

May 1, 2023 - Furthermore, to help maximize legislative oversight, we recommend adding language specifying that this fund may not be used in cases where costs coul d reasonably be foreseen during the prior, current, or upcoming budget process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4765

Cap-and-Trade Revenues: Strategies to Promote Legislative Priorities

Jan 21, 2016 - Specifically, as shown in Figure  6: Without Subsidy, Company  D Reduces Emission and Others Purchase Allowances. As shown in Figure  6, without state spending on GHG emission reductions, Company  D will reduce emissions for a cost of $10.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3328

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