The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Sep 12, 2024 - D = Delay; FS = Fund Shift; and R = Reduction. CARB = California Air Resources Board; CDFA = California Department of Food and Agriculture; Go ‑Biz = Governor ’s Office of Business and Economic Development; GHG = greenhouse gas; and DPR = Department of Pesticide Regulation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

The 2022-23 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Revenue Update

Apr 29, 2022 - Given significant GGRF revenue uncertainty, we recommend the Legislature focus its budget deliberations over the next several weeks on a package that is close r to $1.6  billion. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4591

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

Nov 10, 2020 - 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

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This change is estimated to reduce state r evenues by $135  million in fiscal year 2025-26 and $85  million annually thereafter. Excludes Wildfire Settlements From State Income Taxation. The budget package provides a blanket exemption for settlements related to any wildfire occurring between tax years 2021 and 2029.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Electricity Generation

Jan 6, 2020 - In contrast, as we found in our 2018 r eport, Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Transportation , estimated costs for some of the transportation programs are much higher—hundreds of dollars per ton or more.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4131

Allocating Utility Wildfire Costs: Options and Issues for Consideration

Jun 21, 2019 - In June 2019, the full Commission and smaller Commission work groups issued reports that ( 1)  r ecommend a series of changes to the current legal and regulatory system, ( 2)  d iscuss in detail how different changes might be implemented, and ( 3)  i dentify a wide variety of issues for legislative consideration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4079

A Framework for Evaluating State-Level Green Stimulus Proposals

Jan 5, 2021 - As the current economic downturn continues, the President recently signed into law legislation providing an additional $ 900 b illion for COVID ‑ 19 r elief, as well as $1. 4 b illion for federal government spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4308

What Threat Does Sea-Level Rise Pose to California?

Aug 10, 2020 - Please see our December 2019 r eport, Preparing for Rising Seas: How the State Can Help Support Local Coastal Adaptation Efforts for more discussion of how the Legislature can support local governments in their SLR preparation efforts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4261

The 2024-25 Budget: Flood Management Proposals

Feb 26, 2024 - Because of its special responsibility for SPFC facilities in the Central Valley, the state could be liable for resulting r epair and recovery costs should the levees fail. Pausing Projects Already Underway Would Be Highly Disruptive.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4856

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

Jan 13, 2020 - The constitution also requires the state to make deposits into a Proposition   98 r eserve when a series of conditions are met. Under the administration ’s estimates, the balance of the Proposition   98 r eserve would reach $ 487  m illion at the end of 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135