Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - Figure 4 Select State Policies That Seek to Increase Water Conservation 2009 Chapter 4 (SB X7 ‑7, Steinberg) Known as the Water Conservation Act of 2009, required development of urban water use targets to achieve a 20 percent reduction in water use per capita by 2020 ( “20x2020 ”). 2014 ‑2015 Proclamations (1/17/14 and 4/25/14) Executive Orders B ‑26 ‑2014, B ‑28 ‑2014, B ‑29 ‑2015, and B ‑36 ‑2015 Proclaimed a drought state of emergency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823

Federal Funding for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

May 10, 2017 - We identify total federal spending for these programs in 2015-16, as well as describe in more detail the state programs receiving the most in federal funds that year. About 6  Percent of Total Funding From Federal Sources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3664

Residential Water Use Trends and Implications for Conservation Policy

Mar 8, 2017 - Water Use Higher in Last Half of 2016 Compared to 2015 . . . One notable trend highlighted in the data is the increase in per capita residential water use in the second half of 2016 —particularly the summer months —compared to the same months in 2015.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3611

The 2015-16 Budget: Major Features of the Adopted Plan (Other Issues)

Jun 19, 2015 - Chapter  1, Statutes of 2015 (AB  91, Committee on Budget) —the emergency drought legislation passed in March  2015 —included $660  million (primarily from Proposition  1E) for flood protection projects in urban and rural areas, as well as for grants to local governments for local flood protection activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3278

The 2016-17 Budget: The State's Drought Response

Feb 5, 2016 - Specifically, in fall 2015 the United States Forest Service estimated 29  million trees had died largely as a result of the drought. A subsequent study published by Stanford researchers in December 2015 reaffirmed such concerns.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3343

The 2023-24 Budget: CalRecycle’s Zero Waste Plan Proposal

Feb 28, 2023 - CalRecycle has continued to provide annual updates on the state ’s progress in meeting the A B  341 goal, but has not conducted a comprehensive assessment since 2015. Recent Legislation Expanded CalRecycle ’s Responsibilities for Certain Waste Streams.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4719

Crude Oil by Rail—Federal Update

Dec 17, 2015 - (The National Conference of State Legislatures website and our analysis of a 2015-16 budget proposal for the Office of Emergency Services [OES] have more information on federal and state oil by rail programs and policies.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3321

The 2015-16 Budget: Effectively Implementing the 2014 Water Bond [Publication Details]

Feb 11, 2015 - The 2015-16 Budget: Effectively Implementing the 2014 Water Bond [Publication Details] The 2015-16 Budget: Effectively Implementing the 2014 Water Bond Format: HTML Description: In August 2014, the Legislature approved Chapter 188, Statutes of 2014 (AB 1471, Rendon), which placed before the voters a water bond measure primarily aimed at increasing the supply of clean, safe, and reliable water and restoring habitat.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3171

The 2016-17 Budget: California Public Utilities Commission

Feb 25, 2016 - For example, the 2015-16 budget provided $346  million for the LifeLine program, which is more than twice 2012-13 LifeLine expenditures. The 2015-16 budget also included budget bill language that gave the Department of Finance (DOF) the authority, with 30-day notification to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC), to appropriate additional funds for the program if costs were higher than projected.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3373

Department of Toxic Substances Control: Performance Improvement Initiatives Merit Oversight

Apr 4, 2017 - In 2015 ‑16, the Legislature approved increases in spending for the cleanup of properties contaminated by Exide Technologies. In August 2015, the Legislature approved $7  million of emergency funding from the Toxic Substances Control Account (TSCA) to (1) test approximately 1,000 properties in the community surrounding Exide, (2) develop a comprehensive cleanup plan, and (3) begin cleanup of the highest priority sites.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3644