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 2022-23 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Revenue Update

Apr 29, 2022 - This amount is similar to our base forecast and about $400 million higher than the Governor’s budget had assumed. The final quarterly auction in 2021-22 will occur on May 18 and results will be released on May 26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4591

The 2022-23 Budget: Wildfire Response Proposals

Jan 28, 2022 - Notably, $400  million would represent a substantial increase in funding for CalFire personnel. For reference, the budget estimates that spending on CalFire personnel costs will total $1.5  billion in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4504

The 2017-18 Budget: California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)

Feb 16, 2017 - The commission estimates that there will be about 400 contract summaries and audits to post annually. The commission requests one permanent position and $107,000 (from various CPUC funds) to gather and publish the required information and to respond to stakeholder questions that might result from publishing the information online.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3568

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

Jan 7, 2025 - CPUC ’s estimates of the costs of the NEM program to non ‑solar IOU ratepayers range from roughly 10  percent to 20  percent of an average non ‑California Alternate Rates for Energy customer ’s monthly electricity bill depending on the utility —accumulating to over $200 to $400 annually per customer.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

The 2022-23 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Jan 25, 2022 - Under our base revenue forecast, a 10  percent reserve would be slightly more than $400   million —which  would leave about $1.9  billion available for discretionary programs. If the Legislature assumes lower revenues, there is less of a need to maintain a substantial reserve because there is little risk that revenues would be lower than expected.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4496

The 2022-23 Budget: Fuel Price and Other Fiscal Relief Options

May 12, 2022 - The administration states that the proposal would provide a $400 refund per vehicle —capped at two vehicles —but would target refunds to individuals who own vehicles below a certain value. The administration estimates this proposal would have an associated General Fund cost of roughly $9  billion, but the actual cost would depend on what vehicle value threshold is established for providing refunds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4597

Cap-And-Trade Auction Update and GGRF Projections

Dec 6, 2021 - Under our base revenue forecast, a 10  percent reserve would be slightly more than $400   million —which would leave about $1.7  billion available for discretionary programs. Alternatively, the Legislature could take a more conservative budgeting approach by allocating $1.2  billion to discretionary programs —a spending level that could be met even under a scenario where allowance prices drop to the floor price.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4480

Overview of California's Ports

Aug 23, 2022 - These programs include the Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP) (about $400 million in state funds and $120 million in federal funds available annually), several Low Carbon Transportation programs administered by CARB (funding varies annually), and a couple of programs administered by the California Energy Commission for charging infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4618

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

Nov 10, 2020 - Even with this increase in SADW Fund spending, the program likely will not be able to fully fund the identified need for emergency supplies and interim solutions, which SWRCB has estimated at a total of around $ 400  m illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4294