Evaluating California's Pursuit of Zero Net Energy State Buildings

Nov 14, 2017 - (For more information on the cap ‑and ‑trade program, see our February 2017 r eport The 2017‑ 18 Budget: Cap‑and‑Trade.) LAO Assessment We find that a mandate for state buildings to be ZNE is not a necessary or cost ‑effective way for the state to achieve its GHG reduction goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3711

The 2018-19 Budget: The May Revision—State Project Infrastructure Fund

May 14, 2018 - Legislature Funded Initial Projects in 2016 ‑17 and 2017 ‑18. The 2016 ‑17 Budget Act and 2017 ‑18 Budget Act included about $870  million in funding —mostly from lease revenue bonds —for the O Street and new Resources Buildings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3840

The 2018-19 Budget: Department of General Services

Feb 20, 2018 - Legislature Funded Initial Projects in 2016 ‑17 and 2017 ‑18. The 2016 ‑17 and 2017 ‑18 Budget Acts included about $870  million in funding —mostly from lease revenue bonds —for the O Street and new Natural Resources Buildings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3758

The 2025-26 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 25, 2025 - Since 2017, the state has approved a total of $141.1  million ($7.5  million General Fund and $133.6  million lease revenue bond authority) to construct a 50 ‑bed mental health crisis facility at CIM.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

Ten Years Later: Progress Towards Expending the 2006 Bond Funds

Jan 3, 2017 - In other cases, multiple funding rounds are necessary because funds are not spent by their initial recipients (because projects come in under budget or do not move forward) and must be reallocated through new funding rounds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3519

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - This is because they attribute the pattern to partnerships, which are taxed under the personal income tax, changing to corporations in response to 2017 federal tax changes. This assumption is plausible, but there currently is limited evidence to support it.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions 90 $6,314.1 For a variety of reasons, we do not reflect certain capital outlay projects in the figure or linked table. Specifically, to avoid double counting previously provided funds or because specific data are not available, we do not include projects for which funding is: (1)  continuously appropriated,
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2025-26 Budget: SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Apr 11, 2025 - As a result, the maintenance payment do es not support the original goals of the program. Growth Adjustment Not Tied to Actual Growth in County Costs and Would Have Less Oversight. We also find that the maintenance payment ’s growth adjustment is problematic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5031

The 2019-20 Budget: Deferred Maintenance

Feb 8, 2019 - (The budget also allocates significant funding for maintaining transportation facilities, including $1. 2  b illion from Chapter  5, Statutes of 2017 [S B  1 , Beall] for the repair and maintenance of the state ’s highway system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3929

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Some faculty do not feel comfortable or do not want to work inside a prison. In addition, many prisons are in rural areas of the state with relatively small pools of individuals who are qualified to teach postsecondary courses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913