The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - If the Legislature determines that its other existing state commitments are higher priority than the LCI activities that would be funded with these proposals, it could revise existing statutory requirements t o downscale LCI ’s responsibilities and resource needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The 2026-27 Budget: Permitting Support at the State Water Resources Control Board

Mar 2, 2026 - (SWRCB estimates t hat exempting state-only permits from having to meet CEQA requirements would shorten their preparation time lines by at least a year.) Aligning Public Notification Requirements With Federal Processes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

The 2026-27 Budget: Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and Agriculture Budget

Feb 10, 2026 - Depending on the activity, such actions might be less disruptive than having to reduce an existing program, or than beginning implementation and then having t o pause it in the next year or two due to worsening budget conditions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

What Can We Learn From How the State Responded to the Last Major Drought?

May 13, 2021 - California ’s most recent drought included the driest consecutive four ‑year stretch since statewide precipitation record ‑keeping began — 2012 t hrough 2015 —with 2014 r epresenting the third driest year on record.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4429

The 2025-26 Budget: May Revision Trailer Bill Proposals on the Delta Conveyance Project and Water Quality Control Plans

May 27, 2025 - State regulations require them to prepare substitute environmental documents consisten t with CEQA goals and standards, rather than an environmental impact report. Bay-Delta Plan Update Is Long Overdue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5053

The 2021-22 Budget: Department of Toxic Substances Control

Mar 19, 2021 - Should the tax exemption be extended to businesses with 50 t o 99 e mployees? Should rates be maintained for businesses with 100 t o 499 e mployees? Should Pandemic Relief Measures Be Revisited in Future Years?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4406

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Electricity Generation

Jan 6, 2020 - Total emissions from electricity depend on two basic factors: ( 1)  t otal amount of electricity generated (megawatt hours, for example) and ( 2)  t he emission intensity (tons of CO2e per megawatt hour).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4131

The 2018-19 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 14, 2018 - In addition, the budget includes $1. 1  m illion from the General Fund in 2018 ‑ 19 t o develop preliminary plans for renovating the existing conservation camp to meet the needs of the proposed program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3747

The 2019-20 Budget: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 14, 2019 - Beginning July 2020, the administration proposes imposing monthly charges on most water system customers ranging from $0. 95 t o $ 10 p er month based on the size of the customers ’ water meter. According to a recent report by a private consulting firm, the average monthly residential water bill across the state typically falls between $ 40 t o $80.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3933

The 2020-21 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 25, 2020 - . $23.4  Million Ongoing General Fund Beginning in 2021 ‑ 22 t o Backfill Shortfall and Maintain Service Expansions. The Governor proposes that the Legislature act now to authorize funding for 2021 ‑ 22 t hat would allow the department to sustain existing service levels —including the recent expansions described in Figure   9 —when the three years of funding provided by the Legislature in 2018 ‑ 19 i s scheduled to expire.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4178