New Infrastructure Legislation: Summary and Issues for Legislative Oversight

Aug 8, 2023 - Chapter  53 of 2023 (SB  124, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) authorizes the Infrastructure and Economic Development  Bank (I-Bank) to spend future federal funding that the state might receive through the Climate Catalyst Revolving Loan Fund program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4785

Improving California’s Response to the Environmental and Safety Hazards Caused by Abandoned Mines

Aug 4, 2020 - The sites were assigned to three tiers based upon incurred and future estimated remediation costs as follows: ( 1)  T ier 1 i ncluded 12 m ines where costs ranged from $ 10  m illion to $ 100  m illion or more, ( 2)  T ier 2 i ncluded 52 m ines where costs ranged from $ 1  m illion to $ 10  m illion, and ( 3)  T ier 3 i ncluded 53 m ines where costs ranged from $100, 000 t o $ 1  m illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4258

The 2019-20 Budget: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 14, 2019 - Major components of Chapters 14 (S B  606 , Hertzberg) and 15 (A B  1668 , Friedman) of 2018 i nclude ( 1)  i mproving urban water use efficiency, ( 2)  i mproving agricultural water use efficiency, and ( 3)  s trengthening drought resilience.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3933

The 2017-18 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 15, 2017 - Several Project Changes Contribute to $53  Million Estimated Net Cost Increase. The estimated construction and equipment costs for the project have increased by $53  million since 2015 ‑ 16 —from $360  million to $413  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3558

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Electricity Generation

Jan 6, 2020 - As a result, in this report, we often focus o n changes in emissions and generation sources that occur after 2009 i n order to avoid capturing changes that are simply due to an accounting change. This is especially relevant when discussing changes in imports and coal generation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4131

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

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

May 13, 2021 - So far, 2021 i s shaping up to be even drier. As of May 10, 2021, precipitation levels were tracking at 48  p ercent of average for the year in the Northern Sierra region, 49 percent in the mid‑Sierra San Joaquin region, and 36 percent further south in the Tulare Basin region.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4429

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

Improving Outcomes for California Conservation Corpsmembers

Feb 9, 2018 - The average General Fund cost per corpsmember slot (including administrative support costs) is estimated to be about $36, 000 i n 2018 ‑19. Collins ‑Dugan Reimbursement Account. This account was established by legislation in 1994 t o accept funds received by the CCC in payment for work projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3742

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