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 2019-20 Budget: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 14, 2019 - Lack of O &M Funding an Obstacle for Some Systems. Some water systems —often those in disadvantaged communities —are unable to access the funding for capital improvements available through DWSRF because they cannot demonstrate the ability to generate sufficient revenue to perform O &M on new capital infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3933

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

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

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Electricity Generation

Jan 6, 2020 - Chapter   516 o f 2002 (S B  1078 , Sher) established a 20  p ercent RPS by 2017, and Chapter   464 o f 2006 (S B  107 , Simitian) accelerated the 20  p ercent requirement to 2010. Subsequently, Chapter   1 o f 2011 (SBX1 2, Simitian) established a 33  p ercent requirement by 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4131

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

May 13, 2021 - While it was adopted a few years after the drought ended, Chapter   120 o f 2019 (S B  200 , Monning) was developed partially in response to the drinking water shortages that were exacerbated during the drought.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4429

The 2017-18 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 15, 2017 - State Pays All O &M Costs. The state pays 100  percent of the O &M costs after the remedial action phase at an orphan site is complete. For example, in some cases, fences around sites have to be inspected and maintained, and this is considered O &M.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3558

The 2020-21 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 25, 2020 - Also, Chapter   542 o f 2017 (S B  507 , Hueso) provided $500, 000 t o San Diego County to identify and study potential projects to address pollution in the valley. (The final report from that study is due in spring 2020.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4178

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

Nov 10, 2020 - Figure   1 o n the next page identifies the different types of water systems in California. As described in the figure, a public water system is one that provides water for human consumption and has 15 o r more service connections, or regularly serves at least 25 i ndividuals daily at least 60 days out of the year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4294

Improving Outcomes for California Conservation Corpsmembers

Feb 9, 2018 - There are also operational costs associated with low retention, such as for ( 1)  o utreach to recruit new corpsmembers, ( 2)  r eviewing applications and interviewing candidates, and ( 3)  p roviding COMET to new corpsmembers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3742