The 2023-24 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Revenue Estimates

Mar 2, 2023 - Under current law, a total of 65  percent of auction revenue is continuously appropriated to the following programs: the high-speed rail project (25  percent), Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program (20  percent), Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (10  percent), low carbon transit operations (5  percent), and Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Program (5  percent, up to $130  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4730

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2025 - (After the passage of the budget, the Governor signed Chapter  247 of 2025 [AB  30, Alvarez], which authorizes the use of E15 until CARB completes its regulatory process.) Funds Implementation of Zero-Emission Airport Shuttle (ZEAS) Regulations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

Summary of Major 2022 Climate and Energy Legislation

Jan 6, 2023 - Chapter  368 of 2022 (SB  1203, Becker): Establishes Goal of Net-Zero Emissions From State Agency Operations by 2035. Senate Bill  1203 requires the Department of General Services (DGS) to publish an inventory of state agency GHG emissions by 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4660

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—An Overview

Dec 21, 2018 - Figure  5 provides examples of some of the major actions. State policies encourage these actions through market incentives, regulations, and financial subsidies. For example, building regulations require new home builders to install rooftop solar.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3911

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive

Feb 24, 2026 - Most recently, the federal Inflation Reduction Act included a tax credit of up to $7,500 per vehicle for the purchase of new light ‑duty ZEVs and up to $4,000 per vehicle for the purchase of used light ‑duty ZEVs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

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

Mar 19, 2026 - Note: Numbers may not add up due to rounding. LCI = Governor ’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation; EEO = Equal Employment Opportunity; and CEQA = California Environmental Quality Act. Assessment Administration Has Provided Reasonable Justification for Proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

Managing Floods in California

Mar 22, 2017 - Required DWR and CVFPB to (1)  map flood risk areas in the Central Valley, (2)  prepare levee flood protection zone maps, and (3)  annually notify applicable property owners that they live in a flood zone protected by a levee. a Chapters 364 (SB 5, Machado); 365 (SB 17, Florez); 366 (AB 5, Wolk); 367 (AB 70, Jones); 368  (AB  156,  Laird), and 369 (AB  162, Wolk) of 2007.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3571

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - The frequency of use of the bonus incentive, the volume of water associated with the bonus incentive, value to urban water suppliers of the bonus incentive, and any implications of the use of the bonus incentive on water use efficiency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823

The 2026-27 Budget: Cap-and-Invest Expenditure Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - (The Governor also proposes providing $85 million from the Air Pollution Control Fund—similarly freed up from undoing the previously‑approved MVA fund transfer—to support this new ZEV program, for a total of $200 million.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The 2025-26 budget package includes up to $20  million for DOF to enter into one or more new contracts to implement operational improvements that allow the state to reduce state operations expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/