The 2022-23 Budget: Zero-Emission Vehicle Package

Feb 23, 2022 - Measuring Impact of Mobile Source Incentive Programs We provide information below on how we determined the different measurements included in Figure  6 regarding the impact of various mobile source incentive programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4561

The 2025-26 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - These transfers would pay for the costs of CARB ’s Mobile Source Program, which is intended to reduce emissions from on ‑ and off ‑road mobile sources. (Separately, the Governor also proposes to transfer $85  million from CARB ’s Air Pollution Control Fund to further address MVA shortfalls.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4960

The 2022-23 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Jan 25, 2022 - Mobile monitors would be used to provide a one ‑time snapshot of air pollution at the local level. According to the administration, the data would be integrated into CARB tools that help visualize local pollution, and potentially inform future A B 617 activities to reduce community pollution in disadvantaged communities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4496

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

Feb 24, 2026 - Mobile sources —including light ‑, medium ‑, and heavy ‑duty vehicles —contribute to California ’s GHG emissions and air pollution. For example, light ‑duty vehicles represent about 28  percent of statewide GHG emissions and 7  percent of statewide NOx emissions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

The 2017-18 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 15, 2017 - Background Mobile Source Regulations. Mobile sources, such as automobiles, are a large portion of the state ’s overall emissions. For example, 83   percent of statewide NOx emissions —a major contributor to ground ‑level ozone —comes from mobile sources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3558

Reducing the Destructiveness of Wildfires: Promoting Defensible Space in California

Sep 30, 2021 - A key strategy for reducing home losses during wildfires is for homeowners to maintain an area free of excess or dead vegetation around their homes, known as defensible space.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4457

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Cap-and-Trade Reauthorization

May 7, 2025 - To the extent the Legislature identifies other policy goals beyond GHG emission reductions and affordability —such as related to environmental quality, transportation mobility, or climate change adaptation —it could structure the program to support those goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5042

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

Oct 16, 2025 - Supports Mobile Source Laboratory Equipment Support and Maintenance. The budget includes $8  million on an ongoing basis from the Certification and Compliance Fund (CCF) to support CARB ’s mobile source laboratory in Riverside, which helps ensure that manufacturers meet the state ’s emissions standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

Lessons From Other States to Address California’s Redemption Center Closures

Apr 10, 2017 - Another example in Hawaii and New York is mobile recycling collection. Under this system, a mobile trailer collects containers in different areas throughout the week or for a few hours at several locations throughout the day.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3649

The 2025-26 Budget: Various California Air Resources Board Proposals

Feb 24, 2025 - CARB is responsible primarily for the regulation of mobile sources of pollution (such as cars and trucks) and for reviewing and approving regional district programs and plans. CARB Also Plays a Key Role in the State ’s Efforts to Reduce GHG Emissions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4980