Assessing Vulnerability of State Assets to Climate Change

Jan 9, 2020 - They also involve estimating the likelihood and financial costs associated with projected impacts to specific assets and communities, while taking into account the inherent ability of those assets and communities to withstand some of the potential harms.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4133

What Threat Does Sea-Level Rise Pose to California?

Aug 10, 2020 - Specifically, they can ( 1)   p rotect , by building hard or soft barriers to try to stop or buffer the encroaching water and keep the assets from flooding; ( 2)   a ccommodate , by modifying the assets so that they can manage regular or periodic flooding; or ( 3)   r elocate , by moving assets from the potential flood zone to higher ground or further inland.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4261

Preparing for Rising Seas: How the State Can Help Support Local Coastal Adaptation Efforts

Dec 10, 2019 - As shown in Figure  3 , they can ( 1)  b uild hard or soft barriers to try to stop or buffer the encroaching water and protect the assets from flooding, ( 2)  m odify the assets so that they can accommodate regular or periodic flooding, or ( 3)   r elocate assets from the potential flood zone by moving them to higher ground or further inland.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4121

The 2022-23 Budget: Wildfire and Forest Resilience Package

Jan 26, 2022 - Protecting State Assets and Responsibilities. For example, some funding in the package is targeted to addressing risks on state ‑owned lands, such as state parks. The Legislature could also consider whether more funding should be spent in ways that better ensure protection of other state assets, such as highways and state buildings, or the watersheds that provide most of the water flows for the State Water Project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4495

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

Sep 12, 2024 - Figure 7 2023 ‑24 Revised Multiyear Totals 2024 ‑25 Investments in Strategic Reliability Assets DWR Incentives for long duration storage CEC Equitable Building Decarbonization —TECH Initiative CPUC Energy data infrastructure and analysis CEC a Reflects $100 million transferred from Distributed Electricity Backup Assets to DWR Strategic Reliability Assets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

The 2019-20 Budget: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 14, 2019 - State Assets. What steps should the state take to protect assets for which the state has primary responsibility —such as highways and state ‑owned buildings —from the effects of SLR? Does the state have a long ‑term adaptation plan —including time lines, cost estimates, and identified funding —for these assets?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3933

The 2024-25 Budget: Flood Management Proposals

Feb 26, 2024 - Given  the  significant population and assets located in these regions, the fiscal and safety risks of failing to adequately protect against flood damage and levee failures are  considerable. Leverage Significant Federal Funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4856

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Energy Policy Changes

Mar 10, 2023 - Distributed Electricity Backup Assets ($700   Million). This new program, administered by the California Energy Commission (CEC), provides incentives for certain distributed energy resources that can be used to support the state ’s electrical grid during extreme events.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4735

The 2016-17 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 16, 2016 - The state has invested many billions of dollars in its infrastructure assets —which play critical roles in the state ’s economy and overall well –being —and has a strong interest in ensuring they are maintained in safe working order.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3354

Managing Floods in California

Mar 22, 2017 - According to researchers at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis), as of October 2016, California ’s NFIP policies cover $82.6  billion of insured assets and are supported by $213  million in annual premiums payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3571